Subsea
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (Febuary 01 – Febuary 07). A 22-year-old diver from Karmoy, Norway died on Friday after being critically injured during maintenance work underwater on a platform at Westcon’s shipyard in Ølensvåg. Acco
Get Fit for $30 Oil, Industry Body Says
Almost 7,000 visits were made to Europe’s largest subsea event, Subsea Expo, held in Aberdeen this week, despite the industry facing its toughest year ever. The exhibition and conference, organised by Subsea UK, attracted just under 5,000 individual delegates. Chief executive of Subsea UK, Neil Gord
Halliburton Launches Electrohydraulic Subsea Safety System
Halliburton has released the Dash 3-inch Subsea Safety System, a solution for electrohydraulic control of Halliburton’s subsea safety tree. Previously, control was provided through direct hydraulic pressure from the surface. According to Halliburton, this latest edition to the Dash series employs th
EU Approves Schlumberger’s Acquisition of Cameron
The European Commission has given the green light, under the EU Merger Regulation, for the acquisition of Cameron by Schlumberger. In august last year, a definitive merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies in which the companies will combine in a stock a
PHOTO: MSS Welcomes Maersk Connector to Its Fleet
Maersk Connector, the DP2 cable installation vessel, was handed over from Damen Shipyards Group to Maersk Supply Service (MSS) on February 04, 2016. The vessel is going directly on a long-term charter for subsea services provider DeepOcean. “We’ve already been awarded three UK and North Sea contract
Subsea in January
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The year started off with mixed feelings about where the subsea industry will be heading in 2016. The companies continue to adjust to new market conditions as the
PSL Releases New Product; Gets Harkand and Bibby Offshore Support
PhotoSynergy Ltd (PSL) has added a new product to its subsea portfolio, the SLS2000, developed to provide the option to illuminate the dive umbilical from the diver end. The unit, with 30mm in diameter and 70mm length, was designed to provide a light source to saturation divers using an LED attached
Nautilus: Factory Acceptance Testing Starts for Solwara 1 SSLP
GE Oil & Gas has informed Nautilus Minerals that the factory acceptance testing (FAT) on the subsea slurry and lift pump (SSLP) for the Solwara 1 mining project has started. The company is conducting the test on behalf of Solwara 1 Joint Venture (comprising Nautilus 85% and Eda Kopa (Solwara) Limite
European Consortium Introduces Blue Nodules Project
An European consortium has launched a new Horizon 2020 project, Blue Nodules, on February 01, 2016. This project addresses the challenge of creating a viable and sustainable value chain to retrieve polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor. The technical side of the project is dedicated to subsea ha
Subsea UK Backs MATE ROV Challenge
Subsea UK has committed £20,000 to the Scottish MATE ROV competition, the industry body announced at Subsea Expo. The initiative, organised by the Robert Gordon University, encourages young engineers to design and test underwater machinery with help from industry mentors. Subsea UK joins BP, which h
Danish Minister Approves Baltic Sea Interconnection to Germany
The Danish Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate, Lars Christian Lilleholt, has approved Energinet.dk’s application for investment in a new interconnection between the Eastern Danish and German electricity grids via the Baltic Sea. Pursuant to the Danish Act on Energinet.dk, any investments in
Hawboldt Expands Team with New Appointment
Hawboldt Industries has welcomed David Marchetti to its team who joined the company in a senior sales role. Marchetti brings to Hawboldt over 27 years of experience in operations, manufacturing, engineering, project management, and aftermarket / customer service, including extensive experience with
Phoenix Returns to Search for MH370
Phoenix International has been contracted by the Commonwealth of Australia to provide deepwater towed side scan sonar services in support of continuing the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370). Phoenix and Hydrospheric Solutions (HSI) will conduct side scan sonar operations usi
Technip Wins Union Boycott Case in Norway
The Norwegian Labor Court has ruled in favor of Technip in the case against Industri Energi (IE) and the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) over the alleged “breach of peace obligation”. Nevertheless, it was a close call with four against three judges ruling against IE. Earlier this year,