Subsea
JFD Hyperbaric Lifeboats for Flash Tekk Engineering
Singapore’s Flash Tekk Engineering has awarded the design and manufacture of Self-Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboats (SPHL) contract to JFD – Divex. The SPHLs are to be installed as part of the 18-man saturation diving system on the Van Gogh diving support vessels (DSV). These are currently under constr
Aker Solutions Works on Next Steps of Johan Sverdrup Development
Aker Solutions will deliver a concept study on a new processing platform for future phases of the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup North Sea field. The study includes design solutions for a tie-in of the platform and future satellites to the field center that is being developed in the project’s first
Magseis, BGP Clinch Red Sea Seismic for Aramco
Norwegian ocean-bottom seismic specialist, Magseis, has, in combination with China’s BGP, secured a contract on Saudi Aramco’s S78 project for seismic acquisition in the Red Sea. On January 19, BGP informed it had won the bidding on Saudi Aramcos S78 project. The S78 is Saudi Aramcos’ first 3D surve
EdgeTech Welcomes Product Line Sales Engineer
EdgeTech announced that John DeMille has joined its team as Product Line Sales Engineer. John has over 40 years in the marine industry. He spent 20 years as a US Navy Sea Bee Deep Sea Diver serving with the US Navy underwater construction teams and then went on to work as a project superintendent in
CIRIA Releases UXO Best Practice Guidelines
The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) has published guidelines for the management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment. CIRIA’s report, entitled “Assessment and management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk in the marine environment (C754)” has been
DRDC Acquires Iver3 AUV
OceanServer Technology has received an order for an Iver3-580 EP system from Canada Public Works and Government Services for delivery to the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC). The Iver3 AUV will be used to augment existing autonomous systems and provide a platform to continue R&D in und
Songa Rigs in BOP Struggle
Songa Offshore’s semi-submersible newbuild rigs Songa Equinox and Songa Endurance have been faced with BOP-related downtime during the past month, the offshore drilling contractor said Tuesday in its fleet update. Namely, from January 22, the Songa Equinox ops were suspended due to unplanned BOP-rel
Technip Scores GoM Subsea Prize
Technip has been awarded a contract by Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC (DGE) for the development of the South Santa Cruz and Barataria fields. The fields are located in Mississippi Canyon, offshore New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico, in approximately 2,000 meters of water depth. The contract consists of:
Volstad Turns Down DeepOcean’s Charter Termination
Norway’s Volstad Shipping has received a charter termination notice from DeepOcean AS for the vessel Volstad Surveyor. Volstad Surveyor is a 85.3 meters long multipurpose DP II vessel of ST-253 design built for hull and ROV based seabed mapping and surveys, structural inspection and construction sup
Wood Group Gets Chevron Contract Extension in North Sea
Wood Group has secured an extension to continue to support Chevron Upstream Europe across four offshore assets in the North Sea. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver operations and maintenance services to the Alba Northern platform, Alba floating storage unit, Captain floating production, storage and
Bhagwan Marine Adds Delta Subsea
Australian marine services provider, Bhagwan Marine, has acquired Perth-based company Delta Subsea. Delta Subsea is recognised as a subsea engineering consultancy dedicated to delivering solutions to the offshore energy industry. As a result of the acquisition, Delta’s managing director, David Husba
EPG Delivers Loading Structures for Gina Krog
Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG), a member of MARS Shipyards & Offshore, has completed construction of oil and gas loading elements for Norwegian Gina Krog field. Submerged turret loading (STL) and riser base, made by EPG, weigh 500 tones. Riser base will be installed on the seabed and will be used
Steel River Consultants to Work on NSL Link
Health-and-safety specialists Steel River Consultants (SRC) have been selected to provide technical support for a project to construct an electricity link between the UK and Norway. The company will act as hazard identification (HAZID) facilitator and provide CDM support and health and safety adviso
JFD Boosts Team
JFD has appointed Valerio Percoco as sales director. The appointment follows the company’s contract win with NATO, as well as the merger of James Fisher Defence, Divex and the National Hyperbaric Centre. Valerio Percoco joins JFD from Offshore Installation Services (OIS), the subsea integrated proje