Subsea
Shell to Revisit Ormen Lange Subsea Concept Next Year
Shell intends next year to settle on its plan on subsea compression solution for Ormen Lange field, developed offshore Norway at water depths of between 800 and 1,100 metres. Mark Wildon, VP at Norske Shell told Reuters on Thursday: “We still expect in the course of 2016 that we will get to a point
Siem Offshore Delays Again
Siem Offshore (SIOFF) has once again agreed to postpone the delivery of the Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) Siem Daya 1 to Daya Materials until December 15, 2015. This time the cancelling date was set for December 31, 2015. Other terms and conditions of the agreement will remain valid and
DNS and OGUK Join Forces to Streamline Activities
UK offshore oil and gas industry trade bodies Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) and Decom North Sea (DNS) are to work more closely together to deliver a more efficient and effective decommissioning agenda for the North Sea. More joined-up working, but with each body retaining its independence, geographical repres
Eastern Shipbuilding Launches MPSV Harvey Sub-Sea
Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has launched the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) HARVEY SUB-SEA (Hull 249), built for Harvey Gulf International Marine. The launching ceremony was held at ESG’s Allanton facility. Deacon Tim Warner of Saint John’s Catholic Church of Panama City, Flo
DNV GL in Largest Underwater CO2 Release Study
The largest ever controlled release of carbon dioxide from an underwater pipeline is to be conducted at DNV GL’s full-scale Spadeadam Testing and Research Centre as part of an international Joint Industry Project (JIP) called Sub-C-O2. Scheduled to start in early 2016, the planned release will mark
FMC Technologies’ Multiphase Pump for Shell’s BC10 Development
FMC Technologies has secured a contract for the supply of Multiphase Pump solution for Shell’s BC10 Parque das Conchas fields in Brazil. The BC-10 is located in the Campos Basin in water depths up to 6,562 ft (2,000m). The development consist of six fields, Ostra, Abalone, Argonauta B-West, Argonaut
Kraken in Marine Robotics Buy
Canadian technology company Kraken has acquired the underwater robotics technology and related intellectual property rights previously owned by Marine Robotics. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Marine Robotics ceased operations following the receivership of its parent, Marport Deep Sea T
GEOMAR Scientists Embark on GEOTRACES Expedition
German research vessel METEOR, under the leadership of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, is set to take on another GEOTRACES (GA08) cruise in the southeastern Atlantic. For the past seven years, the international research program GEOTRACES has been investigating the sources, sinks
Alcatel-Lucent Starts Phase II of ACE Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks is to roll out Phase II of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system, a 5,000km extension from the Gulf of Guinea island of Sao Tomé-et-Principe to South Africa. Phase II will link Namibia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville an
Polarcus Bags Egypt Shoot
Seismic player Polarcus has secured a contract with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt. This is another deal Polarcus scored offshore Egypt, having previously announced a 50-days seismic shoot in March this year. The project, expected to run for approximately two an
Decom North Sea Appoints Five New Directors
Decom North Sea (DNS) has elected five new board directors and re-elected five directors, from across a range of sectors within the oil and gas industry, during its Annual General Meeting in St Andrews. New directors have been named as Alistair Hope, Alan Edwards, SebastiaanPauwels, Robert McCaig an
Claxton, LR Senergy in Decommissioning Pact
Claxton Engineering Services, an Acteon company, has formed a collaborative alliance with energy services firm LR Senergy to provide end-to-end offshore rig-based decommissioning service. By collaborating with LR Senergy, Claxton adds rig-based decommissioning solutions to its decommissioning servic
Fugro Scoops Total Subsea Gig
Fugro has won a five-year contract for the provision of underwater services to Total E&P UK (TEP UK). Under the contract, which runs from July 2015 and includes extension options for a further two years, Fugro is providing a full range of ROV services to conduct inspection, repair and maintenance ac
Forum Sub-Atlantic ‘Mojave’ for Spanish ROV Training School
EuroROV, the Spanish ROV training and engineering company, has taken delivery of a Forum Sub-Atlantic Mojave vehicle for its newly-launched ROV pilot training facility. The electric observation ROV, which was manufactured by Sub-Atlantic’s parent company Forum, can be set up and deployment using any