Subsea
SBM Scoops Sea Lion FPSO FEED, Subsea Awards to Follow
SBM Offshore has been awarded FPSO Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract following the completion of Pre-FEED work for Phase 1a of the Sea Lion development, the UK-based oil and gas exploration company, Rockhopper, said on Wednesday. Reportedly, the work on the discovery, located some 220
TE SubCom Increases Cable Manufacturing Capacity
TE SubCom has increased capacity throughput of cable manufacturing at its wet plant factory by 50 percent. In addition, the company has expanded its marine fleet capability to include a sixth 3-meter plow, providing 3-meter burial tools across the entire construction fleet. SubCom achieved a 50 perc
EC OKs Eni’s Stake Sale in Saipem
Italy’s Eni has been given the green light by the European Commission to sell a stake in oilfield services player Saipem. Namely, Eni plans to seel a stake consisting of 55,176,364 ordinary shares that correspond to 12.5% of Saipem’s share capital plus one share to Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI). I
IKM Lands Johan Castberg Job
Statoil has awarded a contract for Johan Castberg Subsea Integration Pre-FEED and FEED project with options to IKM Ocean Design. The contract includes Pre-FEED and FEED of pipelines, risers, cables, tie-ins and related structures on the Johan Castberg field. Furthermore, detail design and follow-on
GMC Wins Nexans Skagerrak Overhaul
Norway’s GMC Maritime has secured a contract with subsea cable specialist Nexans in connection with the planned renewal of class and various upgrades of its cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak. The work scope, which is performed by GMC Maritime’s shipyard on Buøy in Stavanger, includes docking in c
Cinia Links Finland and Germany
Finland’s Cinia Group informed that the laying project of the Cinia C-Lion1 cable system is now completed as the cable reached its destination in Rostock, Germany. Started in Helsinki on October 12, 2015, the project took three months. According to the company , the new connection is planned to be c
MainOne: NCSCS Subsea Cable Complete
MainOne informed that the Nigerian-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) connecting Lagos, Nigeria, Kribi and Cameroon has been completed and went live last month. The submarine cable installation, which started in June 2015 following a tripartite partnership between MainOne, The Ministry of Post
BAS Extends RRS Ernest Shackleton Charter
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has declared its third option for a one-year extension of the bareboat charter for “RRS Ernest Shackleton”. The option will be effective from August 2016. RRS Ernest Shackleton is a polar research and subsea support vessel built in 1995 by Kverner Klevin Leirvik, Norwa
Fugro Wraps Up Site Investigation Off Australia
Fugro’s Seafloor Drill 2 (SFD2) has completed a multi-site investigation across the North West Shelf of Australia, encountering variable calcareous sediments and delivering results to support a jack-up drilling campaign. The work was performed in water depths up to 112 metres and required in situ te
Technip Buys into Vallourec’s Pipeline Welding Division
Technip has acquired a minority stake in Serimax, a Vallourec subsidiary and provider of offshore & onshore welding solutions, in order to achieve a strategic partnership in the domain of pipeline welding. The agreement would see these two companies combine their expertise and deploy the Serimax wel
JFD Opens New Offices in UK
JFD has opened two new offices in Glasgow and Bristol, UK. The new office at Pacific Quay in Glasgow will support JFD’s global headquarters in Glasgow. Giovanni Corbetta, Managing Director, JFD said: “With a number of significant contract wins and acquisitions, 2015 been a highly successful year for
CIS Finalizes Conductor Installation Ops in North Sea
Conductor Installation Services (CIS), an Acteon company, has completed its second conductor installation operation during the last 12 months for a North Sea oil and gas operator. Work was carried out on a gas development project in the Southern North Sea. CIS installed six 30-inch conductors on the
Ireland Backs Marine R&D Projects
The Minister for Jobs, Richard Burton, together with the Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, today announced details of a €28 million investment in research equipment and facilities through Science Foundation Ireland. A total of 21 exemplary research projects will be suppor
Eni Brings Online Third Field at West Hub Development
Eni has started production from the Mpungi field in the West Hub Development Project, within Block 15/06 of the Angolan Deep Offshore, approximately 350 kilometers northwest of Luanda and 130 kilometers west of Soyo. Reportedly, the start-up of Mpungi field, which follows the West Hub’s first oil fr