Subsea
UPDATE: Eidesvik Hands Over Viking II
Eidesvik Offshore’s subsidiary Eidesvik Shipping has delivered the seismic vessel Viking II to an undisclosed buyer, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on August 20, 2015. The seismic vessel, built by Mjellem & Karlsen in 1999, was previously operated by a French seismic contra
First Steel Cut on Nautilus’ Production Support Vessel
The steel cutting ceremony for the Nautilus Minerals’ production support vessel occurred last Friday, September 25, 2015 at the shipyard of Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding. The vessel is to be used by Nautilus and its PNG partner, Eda Kopa (Solwara) Limited, as the base for its seafloor operations planned
ACE Winches Strengthens Position in Indonesia
ACE Winches has appointed has appointed Indonesian company Abumas in Jakarta as its local representative and agent. Managing Director of Abumas, David Philp, stated: “Abumas is a group of companies supplying products and services to the oil and gas industry in South East Asia with a primary focus in
RS Adds Services for Subsea Pipelines
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has conducted the first survey of production of external concrete coating for subsea pipelines using spray-up techniques. The external concrete weight coating (CWC) is used to provide negative buoyancy, mechanical protection and submerged stability of steel
USCG Mobilizes After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Haiti
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a report of a cargo ship with 12 crew members aboard reportedly sinking, 51 nautical miles northwest of Haiti, Thursday night. The 212-foot cargo ship reportedly started sinking earlier in the evening due to the severe weather conditions from Hurricane Joaquin. Coas
The Development of True Wet Gas Compressor
Experts from OneSubsea and Sulzer, among others, will share recent experiences in subsea processing during a technical session as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015. Subsea processing provides an alternative to production equipment located on a fixed or floating platform. Experts w
Chevron Hires 2H Offshore for 20Ksi Subsea System Project
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract by Chevron to manage a production riser weld qualification testing programme. The aim of the development of 20,000 psi technology is to qualify the equipment required to develop future offshore fields with design pressures above 15,000 psi
Ulstein’s Power Package for Jan de Nul’s SRI Vessels
Ulstein Power & Control has been awarded a contract with AVIC Weihai Shipyard on power and control deliveries for two subsea rock installation vessels for Jan De Nul Group. The vessels will be used for rock installation to protect cables and other subsea structures at depths up to 600 metres. “Ulste
¡VAMOS! Project Marks Delivery of Conceptual Design Plans
¡VAMOS!, the Viable Alternative Mining Operating System, has passed a major milestone with the successful delivery of conceptual design plans of the prototype and all associated equipment, Damen Shipyards Group informed today. This work was carried out in Work Package 2 (WP2), which also designed th
Fugro Integrates and Rebrands UK Geotech Businesses
UK geotechnical companies have restructured as Fugro GeoServices Ltd. The renaming completes the integration of key UK specialists – Fugro Seacore, Fugro Engineering Services, EM Drilling, Fugro Loadtest, Fugro Instrumentation & Monitoring and Fugro Aperio. Fugro GeoServices Ltd employs close to 600
Alcatel-Lucent to Develop Sonangol Offshore Optical Cable
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has been awarded the development of the Sonangol Offshore Optical Cable (SOOC), a project aimed at reducing the cost-per-bit associated with the delivery of data traffic to Angola, including its offshore oil and gas production facilities. Spanning 1,900 km, the SOOC
Harkand Names Africa General Manager
Global inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction company, Harkand, has appointed Doug Fieldgate as Africa General Manager. Doug has 23 years of experience in the African Oil and Gas market primarily focused on West Africa – he will be based in the North America and Africa operatio
Technip Umbilicals for Eni’s East Hub Off Angola
Technip’s wholly-owned subsidiaries Technip Umbilicals and Angoflex have been awarded a contract by ENI to supply umbilicals to the Block 15/06 East Hub Development offshore Angola. The field is located approximately 350 kilometers north of Luanda, at water depths of 450-600 meters. The contract cov
Aker Supplies Subsea Production System for Rotan Field
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Murphy Sabah Oil Co. to deliver the subsea production system for the Rotan deepwater natural gas development offshore Malaysia. The delivery includes hardware for four subsea wells, a hub manifold, in-line tees, a connection system and production contr