Subsea
Nominations Open for 2016 Subsea UK Awards
Nominations have opened for the 2016 Subsea UK Awards. Entries are being sought for the best subsea company of the year (large and small), the most promising young person in the sector, the most exciting new enterprise and an individual who has made the most outstanding contribution to the subsea in
Hydrex Repairs Drillship in GoM
Hydrex mobilized a team of diver/technicians to perform repairs on a 225-meter drillship after its transit flap came loose and caused damage in the aft bulkhead and a leak in the ballast tank situated behind the moonpool hull. The vessel was located in Trinidad but was about to start a contract in G
HMS Grimsby Divers Recover Six Historic Mines
During a week long NATO exercise the Royal Navy vessel has helped find and recover six historic mines. Faslane based, HMS Grimsby joined fellow members of NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) for Exercise Northern Coast 15. For a week the minehunter worked with vessels from Belgium, the Nethe
IMCA Gets Ready for Annual Seminar in Abu Dhabi
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will hold its annual seminar at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on 27-28 October 2015. The theme of the 19th IMCA Annual Seminar will be “A health check for the marine contracting industry”. 260 delegates ar
Technip Receives Norway Boycott Notice
Norway’s offshore union, Industri Energi, has warned Technip Singapore PTE about a boycott starting October 23 because the company, reportedly, refuses to conclude a collective agreement. Namely, Industri Energi’s association chairman Leif Sande and area manager Ommund Stokka delivered today (Septem
Rana Bags Adriatic LNG Terminal Diving Contract
Rana Diving, provider of commercial diving and subsea services, has secured a five-year contract from Adriatic LNG. Under the contract Rana will provide diving and ROV services for inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) of the LNG Terminal offshore Italy. With its 8 billion cubic meters capacity,
Stril Server to Support Van Oord’s Gabon Project
Simon Møkster Shipping’s multi purpose support vessel (MPSV), Stril Server, has won a new contract with Van Oord Offshore for diving services for its Gamba Sealine Replacement Project offshore Gabon. Van Oord was contracted by Shell Gabon, in November last year, for the replacement of a dual 10 km l
Equinix Supports FASTER Subsea Cable
Equinix announced support for the new FASTER subsea cable system which runs on the trans-Pacific route, connecting United States and Japan. The cable will be backhauled into four of Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers on the West Coast of the United States including Silicon
DNB Bank Takes 7% Stake in Ezra
Norway’s largest bank, DNB Bank ASA, has acquired a 7.04 per cent stake at offshore oil and gas contractor Ezra Holdings for S$24.84 million ($17.3 million), from Frontica Global Employment Limited, ultimately a subsidiary of Oslo-listed Akastor. According to Ezra’s Singapore Stock Exchange filing,
UTEC Wraps Up Positioning Project in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
UTEC Survey, an Acteon company, has provided a positioning solution for the installation of a monopod liquid natural gas platform and 30km 10” LNG pipeline located in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. A total of 24 field personnel were mobilized and engaged with Coda Octopus for use of their Echoscope technology
Searcher Completes Silver-Eye Seismic in Barents Sea
Searcher Seismic has completed the acquisition of the Silver-Eye 3D Seismic Survey in the Hammerfest Basin, Norwegian Barents Sea. The Silver-Eye 3D Seismic Survey comprises 3,000 km2 covering the north and south flanks in the Hammerfest Basin. The survey covers the areas close to the Snøhvit and Go
Ecosse Nets Wikinger OWF Trenching Job from Prysmian
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been appointed by Prysmian Group to carry out pre-cut seabed trenching prior to Prysmian’s cable laying on the Wikinger offshore wind farm. The 350 MW Wikinger project is Iberdrola’s first offshore project in Germany. Located in the north east of the island of Reugen,
Oceaneering Scores India Contract
Oceaneering has entered into a two-year, subsea field support vessel services agreement with an oil and gas company in India for use of the Island Pride. Anticipated start date is in November 2015 upon completion of the vessel’s mobilization from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The contract provides
Lankhorst, W. Giertsen Services Ink Sales Agreement
Lankhorst Ropes has appointed lifting company W. Giertsen Services AS as sales agent in Norway. Under the agreement, Giertsen Services will offer Lankhorst synthetic fibre tethers for mooring flexible risers, umbilicals, cables and mid water arches (MWA) systems. Lankhorst tethers are made from high