Subsea
OSIL Unveils New Camera for Deep Sea Sediment Corers
UK-based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has released a new camera system designed to be mounted to deep sea sediment corers. The self-contained system will allow users to record the corer deployment and review the footage on recovery of the corer to check the system has deployed correctly
FMC Technologies Helps Develop Subsea Engineers in Nigeria
FMC Technologies, together with the Offshore Technology Institute at the University of Port Harcourt (OTI-UNIPORT), has officially launched the first ever subsea engineering degree programme offered in Nigeria. The Master of Science degree in Subsea Engineering was developed by OTI – UNIPORT in coll
Kraken Launches New Seabed Mapping Solution
Kraken has released a new solution for seabed mapping called ‘SoundPix’. SoundPix has been designed to work with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and conventional survey launches. According to the company, the solution integrates Kraken’s real-time Synthetic Ap
Neptune Nets AUV Services Contract from Woodside
Neptune was awarded an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) services contract from Woodside Energy Ltd. The contract is for deep water AUV services to perform a pipeline route investigation survey on the Greater Enfield Development. The Greater Enfield Development is located approximately 40 km off t
SPE Aberdeen Section Names New Chairman
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section Board has elected Ian Phillips, chief executive of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), as its new chairman. Phillips assumes the position from Shankar Bhukya, who has stepped down ahead of a move to Singapore. Ian Phillips, an MBA quali
Alba B3 on Its Way to Equatorial Guinea
Marathon Oil’s Alba B3 compression platform has left for its final destination offshore Equatorial Guinea. The Alba project is managed by Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) as main contractor and the EPC scope was jointly executed with Iv-Oil & Gas (Iv). In addition to the EPC, HFG was also awarded the
WATCH: Building Island Venture
The video above shows the largest offshore vessel so far from Norwegian Ulstein Verft the ‘Island Venture’, hull number 302. The Ulstein SX165-design vessel measures 159.9 meters in length and 30 meters in the beam. It was redesigned and increased in both length and beam during the engineering phase
Subsea 7 Selects Hydratight Pipeline Connector for EPRS Project Off Australia
Subsea 7 has awarded a contract to Hydratight to supply pipeline connector solution for their Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project in Australia. The contract will see Hydratight deliver its MORGRIP mechanical connector. The repair system is part of the contingency planning for multiple pi
Schlumberger in New Round of Layoffs
The Houston-based oilfield services major, Schlumberger, said it will further reduce its workforce in light of expected reduced activity for 2016. As a result, Schlumberger currently expects to record a pre-tax restructuring charge in the fourth quarter of 2015 that is estimated to be approximately
Jan De Nul’s Isaac Newton Heads to Its First Job
Jan De Nul Group’s newly delivered cable laying vessel Isaac Newton has set sail to Norway to pick up the cables for its first job. The vessel, built by Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste, will transport and install cables in the Middle East. Isaac Newton can transport and install over 10,000
ASN, Bluesky Team Up on ‘Moana Cable’ Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a turnkey contract with Amper, subsidiary Bluesky Pacific Group, to roll out a new submarine cable system spanning more than 9,700 km across the Pacific. Named ‘Moana Cable’, the system will link New Zealand and Hawaii using the latest submarine cab
Eco Atlantic to Acquire Seismic in Cape Three Points West Block
Eco Atlantic has completed acquisition of an interest in the Deepwater Cape Three Points West Block, located in the Tano Cape Three Points Basin, offshore Ghana. The company is to acquire approximately 1,000 km2 of 3D seismic data for the Block and expects to begin pre-processing and reprocessing im
Alam Scores Pipeline Gig on Petronas TCOT Project
Malaysia’s Alam Maritim has been awarded a contract from Petronas for the provision of engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of 1 km long pipeline for Terengganu Crude Oil Terminal (TCOT) effluent discharge line extension project. The TCOT is located near Ker
Subsea in November
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The first week of November was highlighted by the news about Fugro’s new round of layoffs, this time by some 500 employees. French seismic player CGG also announc