Subsea
Norway: Statoil, Partners Choose Development Concept for Skrugard
Statoil and its partners have chosen a development concept for the Skrugard field in the Barents Sea. The concept includes a floating production unit with a pipeline to shore and a terminal for oil from the Skrugard field at Veidnes outside Honningsvåg in Finnmark. The field is scheduled to come on
Siem to Install Inner Array Grid Cables for Baltic 2 OWF in Germany
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced that SOC has been awarded the contract for the installation of the inner array grid cables for the Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm (“OWF”) project by EnBW Baltic 2 GmbH (“EnBW”), a subsidiary of EnBW Erneu
UK: ITF Scores Hatrick of New Members
ITF, the global technology facilitator, has signed three new members to its international group of oil and gas operators and service companies, who will work together to drive forward innovation and collaboration in the industry. CNR International (CNR), the International division of Canadian Natura
Proserv Nets Two North Sea Contracts (UK)
Rapidly-evolving energy production technology services company Proserv has secured two major contract wins worth in excess of £15 million for work in the North Sea, further strengthening the company’s market-leading position in the subsea controls and communications field. The first deal is with TAQ
UK: Hydratight Receives Prestigious Subsea 2013 Award
Hydratight has been recognised with an award for its work in providing safe subsea joint integrity and bolting solutions, at the Subsea UK 2013 industry awards. Jan de Koning, Global Business Leader at Hydratight, was presented with the award at a dinner event attended by 850 people, at the AECC, Ab
Rolls-Royce Develops New Technologies for Deep Waters
To handle the new heavyweight anchors required for rigs operating in extreme depths off Brazil, Rolls-Royce has developed a tailor made solution. Two torpedo anchor-handling systems will be installed on two anchor-handling vessels to be built for the Norwegian shipowner DOF. Brazilian oil giant Petr
Douglas-Westwood: Deepwater Projects Become Increasingly Capital-Intensive (UK)
A new report from Douglas-Westwood shows the outlook for the deepwater business to be one of major long-term opportunity. As deepwater projects become increasingly capital-intensive there is an economic challenge for exploration & production (E&P) companies but a significant potential prize for oilf
Technip Names New State-of-the-Art Vessel Deep Orient (Spain)
Technip officially named its latest new vessel in Vigo, Spain. The Deep Orient, a newbuild medium construction vessel, will be dedicated to subsea construction and flexible pipelay projects. During the ceremony held at the Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo, the ship was named by the vessel’s
SCF Pays Tribute to Anniversary of Vyacheslav Tikhonov, whose Name is Given to Seismic Vessel
Sovcomflot pays tribute to 85th anniversary of famous actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, whose name is given to SCF’s seismic vessel. 8 February, 2013, marked the anniversary of the outstanding Soviet and Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, who would have been 85 today. People’s Artist of the USSR Vyacheslav
Novacavi Delivers Buoyant Cable to Russia
Following inside research and development, Italy-based special cable manufacturer Novacavi, reports its first delivery of a special hybrid neutrally buoyant cable with flexible subsea CAT 6 conductors to Russia. Novacavi was called in to provide its expertise in designing and manufacturing bespoke c
I R of Iran Becomes New Member of PRIMAR ENC
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service has signed a bilateral agreement with the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of I R Iran. As a result of signing of this agreement the Iranian ENCs will be available through the PRIMAR ENC service. The Iranian ENCs will at present comprise of 120 cells organized
NCE Subsea Organises Seminar on How to Handle Risk in Subsea Contracts
Contracts used by marine contractors in the offshore installation industry are usually extensive and detailed, and can be associated with risk. In a breakfast seminar recently ClampOn and Schjødt showed us how to handle risk related to subsea contracts. At the end of January NCE Subsea arranged a br
Nautronix CEO Receives Outstanding Achievement Award at Subsea UK 2013
As a climax to Subsea 2013’s seventh annual awards ceremony which recognises innovation and outstanding achievements across the UK subsea industry, Mark Patterson CEO of Nautronix was the proud recipient of this year’s Outstanding Contribution award. After joining Nautronix in 1996, Mark oversaw the
VOS Sweet Subsea Support Vessel Named in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Vroon announced that, in a ceremony held at Oranjewerf Shipyard in Amsterdam, VOS Sweet was Christened by Mrs. Madelon Bangma, Partner, Ernst & Young Accountants LLP. Built at Fujian Southeast Shipyard of China, VOS Sweet is a DP-2 and 4-point mooring subsea-support vessel (SSV). She is sister vesse