Subsea
Bibby Reconstructs North Sea Diving Incident
On an evening in September 2012, a rare sequence of events left one of Bibby Offshore’s saturation divers stranded in complete darkness, 90 metres below the surface of the North Sea, without any gas to breathe. The diver was rescued and recovered fully, but Bibby Offshore wanted to share its experie
WIND Runs for Shipping Award 2015
Dutch subsea cable logistics specialist WIND has been nominated by The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KNVR) for the dutch Shipping Award 2015. WIND received the nomination for its pioneering role in the development of recovery of long distance, out-of-service subsea cable systems. The
UK Subsea Companies to Strengthen Ties with Mexico
UK subsea companies will be heading to Mexico at the end of this week on trade mission which aims to match British expertise with the requirements of the emerging oil and gas sector in Latin America’s second largest economy. Subsea UK, in partnership with UKTI, and support by EIC, NOF Energy and Abe
VideoRay Shows Cavitation Cleaner ROV at VIPS
The first VideoRay Mission Specialist ROV system was officially deployed for the first time during VIPS conference. During a demonstration for VIPS attendees, the Cavitation Cleaner hit the water in Dutch Springs. The Cavitation Cleaner ROV attaches a CaviBlaster probe to the front of the ROV to cle
Antarctic Bryozoans Capture Carbon as Sea Ice Melts
Colonies of tiny filter-feeding Antarctic marine creatures (bryozoans), that appear to be thriving in response to a reduction in sea-ice cover, are playing an important role in carbon draw-down according to new research published this week. A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) investigation into biologi
Impact Subsea Opens New HQ in Aberdeenshire
Impact Subsea has announced the opening of its new headquarters in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, UK. The new premises will enable the company to continue to support and expand on its underwater engineering and product solutions to the Oil and Gas, Renewables and Scientific markets. Benedict Grant, Managing
NOV Bags Pipe Supply Deal for Eni’s OCTP Project
Flexibles, a Group of National Oilwell Varco (NOV), has been awarded a contract to supply flexible pipe structures for Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project offshore Ghana. In total, Flexibles will supply in excess of 120km flexible pipe structures, including a variety of flexible risers a
NPD: Lifetime Extension and Production Boost for Gullfaks
Gullfaks field, which has been producing for nearly 30 years, will see further investments to boost production and extend the field’s lifetime. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has now submitted its assessment of the amended Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for Gullfaks, including S
Another Win for Viking Neptun
Eidesvik Offshore ASA, through the Ghanaian entity Eidesvik Ghana Limited operated by Ghanaian partners in cooperation with Eidesvik, and Technip, have entered into an agreement for the charter of the Offshore Construction Vessel MV Viking Neptun for work to be performed on the “TEN URF Development
InterMoor Wraps Up CALM Buoy Risers Gig in WA
InterMoor crew has completed a project involving disconnecting two risers from a CALM buoy. The job, which took place in 384 meters of water, involved an Anchor Handling Vessel to disconnect, plug and lay down the CALM buoy risers on the seabed. InterMoor was responsible for developing engineering p
CGG: Banda Arc Seismic Data Ready for Delivery
CGG announced that all four phases of its BandaSeis 2D BroadSeis multi-client program targeting the Banda Arc around East Indonesia and Timor Leste have now been fully processed and are ready for delivery. The regional program, totaling more than 14,000 km of broadband seismic data, was acquired in
Edda Fonn in North Sea Campaign
Norwegian contractor, Reach Subsea has, through its joint venture (JV) cooperation with Sweden’s MMT, signed contracts for approximately 60 days for Edda Fonn in the North Sea. At the end of June this year, the two companies established a joint venture agreement primarily for survey services. Includ
Vallourec Supplies OCTG and Line Pipe for Stampede Project
Vallourec delivers 14,000 tons of premium tubes in the scope of a contract with Hess Corporation for the Stampede project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Stampede is a deepwater subsea development which is located in the Green Canyon Block area, approximately 115 miles south of Fourchon, Louisiana. Vallou
FMC Technologies Scoops Appomattox Contract
FMC Technologies, has received an award from Shell for its Appomattox deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico. FMC Technologies will provide Enhanced Vertical Deepwater Trees, subsea manifolds, topside controls, a control system, and a distribution system for the field, which lies in the Mississ