Subsea
RINA Buys into SeaTech (Italy)
D’Appolonia, the independent engineering consulting company of RINA Group, headquartered in Italy, has strengthened its expertise in the marine offshore oil and gas sector by acquiring a majority stake in Fano-based SeaTech. SeaTech provides analysis, design services and manages projects for offshor
Jan De Nul Boosts Installation Capabilities
Jan De Nul Group has signed the taking-over of the offshore jack-up crane vessel Vidar, formerly operating for the German company Hochtief. The vessel is one of the largest of its kind in the world, and with its crane of up to 1,200 tonnes lifting capacity, it is fit for installation of the heaviest
SAL Fit to Challenge Offshore Installation Market
Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift is a well known specialist in sea transport of heavy lift and project cargo. Not too long ago the company launched a subsidiary SAL Offshore B.V. to focus on developing and delivering offshore installation solutions for the oil & gas and renewables sectors. By adding MV Sven
Statoil: Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Plant Online (VIDEO)
Statoil and its partners this week put the first subsea gas compression facility online at Åsgard in the Norwegian Sea. Subsea compression will add some 306 million barrels of oil equivalent to total output over the field’s life. “This is one of the most demanding technology projects aimed at improv
2H Offshore Acquires BFLEX Software
2H has recently strengthened its flexible riser engineering service offering by acquiring the pipe cross-section analysis tool, BFLEX. BFLEX comprises a suite of analysis software products developed by SINTEF, under sponsorship of the Testrig JIP and the Norwegian Research Council. The software enab
Aquatic Gears for Power Cable Project Off Canada
Aquatic Engineering and Construction has been awarded a contract to lay power cables for the main provider of electricity in British Columbia, Canada. The shallow water project will start later this week in the tidal estuary of the Strait of Georgia and it will see Aquatic deliver its multi-reel sol
Deep Down in $2.5 Mln GoM Deal
Deep Down, a subsea oilfield services company, has secured a large order from an undisclosed client for patented flying leads and UTA (Umbilical Termination Assembly). According to Houston-based firm, the order is valued at approximately $2.5 million. The flying leads and UTA will be delivered and d
Exxon Mobil: Erha North Phase 2 Production Starts Off Nigeria
Exxon Mobil announced that its subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, has started oil production ahead of schedule at the Erha North Phase 2 project offshore Nigeria. The Erha North Phase 2 project is a deepwater subsea development located 60 miles offshore Nigeria in 3,300 fee
Saab, BAE Systems to Develop MuMNS
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with BAE Systems for the design and development of the new Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS). In March this year Thales France won the contract for the French and UK’s collaborative Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) project. As p
WATCH: Pioneering Spirit Drone Video
The video above shows Allseas’ giant, the 382 meters long and 124 meters wide, DP platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit. In June 2010, the Swiss-based offshore company awarded the contract for building Pioneering Spirit, to the South Korean shipyard Daewoo. When
Dong Completes Gode Wind Foundation Setup
Dong Energy informed that the last of 97 foundations at the two offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2 has been installed. Altogether, the installation of the 97 monopiles and transition pieces took five months and it was delivered ahead of schedule. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director of DONG Ener
Viking SeaTech Bags Woodside Award
Specialist Marine Services provider Viking SeaTech has secured a three-year contract with oil and gas company Woodside. Viking SeaTech will provide bespoke pre-laid mooring systems and project management for multiple rig moves. The schedule includes engineering, scope of works, system design, deploy
ROVOP in New Contract Wins
ROVOP has revealed more than £2.5 million worth of new contract wins in the last month from its Aberdeen and Houston offices across the oil, gas and offshore wind markets. Work scopes for the projects, extending into Q3 2016, include Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) on several North Sea oper
Tower Plans Thali 3D Shoot in 2016 (Cameroon)
Tower Resources, the AIM-listed Africa-focussed oil and gas exploration company, has signed the shallow water Thali (formerly known as Dissoni) Production Sharing Contract (PSC), offshore Cameroon. Tower has a 100% interest in the Thali PSC, and the terms of the PSC include three exploration phases,