Subsea
Norway: Rem Offshore Orders OSCV from Kleven
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a shipbuilding contract for an Offshore Subsea Construction (OSCV) vessel with Kleven Verft AS. The vessel is of the MT6022 L design and has a length of 117 meters and a width of 22 meters. It will be delivered from the shipyard in the second quarter of 2014. The [&
UK: Ithaca Energy Completes Cook Field Acquisition
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that the Company has completed the acquisition, announced on 9 October 2012, of the wholly owned UK subsidiary company of Noble Energy Capital Limited (a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc.), which owns the 12.885% non-operated interest in the Cook field. The Cook oil field,
BP, Maersk Drilling Reach Agreement on Design Development for Project 20KTM
BP announced that it has reached an agreement with Maersk Drilling to develop conceptual engineering designs for a new breed of advanced technology offshore drilling rigs that will unlock the next frontier of deepwater oil and gas resources. The agreement is part of BP’s Project 20KTM, a multi-year
UK: SMD & SeeByte Announce Successful Integration
Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD), world leading manufacturer of remote intervention equipment, and SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, have announced the successful integration of SeeTrack CoPilot to SMD’s work-class ROV system. “SMD’s work class R
SMD Delivers HD3 Inter Array Cable Plough to Reef Subsea (UK)
Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) announced the early delivery of an HD3 inter array cable plough to Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd. (RSPU). RSPU has named the vehicle HDIA (Heavy Duty Inter Array) Plough and is to be mobilised onto the Polar Prince subsea construction vessel. The HD3 cable plough,
UK: 3sun Group Nominated for 2013 Spirit Enterprise Awards
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry, announced it has been shortlisted for three categories in the 2013 Spirit of Enterprise Awards, celebrating all that is outstanding in business and enterprise in the Borough of Great Yarmouth. The group received recog
Alcatel-Lucent and Statoil to Design Communications Solution, Norway
Alcatel-Lucent has signed an agreement with Statoil to co-design and deliver a solution incorporating high-bandwidth communications and electrical power supply into subsea control systems for offshore oil and gas production facilities. The solution will address tiebacks – connections from offshore/o
UK: Hafren Power to Build Tidal Power Station in Severn Estuary to Generate Zero Carbon Electricity
Hafren Power – which plans to build an 18km (11 mile) tidal power station across the Severn Estuary to generate zero carbon electricity – pledged to work with all stakeholders to protect ports and wildlife. Tony Pryor, Hafren Power’s Chief Executive, said: “We will deliver green, safe, secure and ul
EnQuest Plans to Extend Alma/Galia Field Life, UK
EnQuest announced that its Board has approved an increase in the scope and specification of the Alma/Galia project with the objective of extending the field life, optimising operating costs and enabling a potential second phase development. These changes, which are subject to the normal partner appr
Navis Engineering Supplies Bourbon’s New FSIVs with DP2 Systems (France)
Navis Engineering is supplying six DP2 systems for the new series of Fast Support Intervention Vessels (FSIVs) being built at the Piriou SEAS shipyard in Vietnam for Paris-based Bourbon, the offshore marine services provider. The first vessel in the six-ship series, the Bourbon Sirocco was delivered
Top News of the Week of Jan 28 – Feb 03, 2013
1. Hallin Marine’s Penrith Vessel Sinks Offshore Myanmar Hallin Marine announced that the offshore support vessel Penrith sunk offshore Myanmar after it had a major incident last week. 2. VIDEO: Giant Squid Caught On Tape for the First Time Offshore Japan Ocean explorers have finally achieved one of
Norway: Aker Solutions Supplies SPS for Aasta Hansteen Field
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Statoil for the supply of a subsea production system for the Aasta Hansteen field development project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract value is approximately NOK 2 billion. Last week, Aker Solutions signed a NOK 280 million contract with Stat
Anchor Contracting Appoints New Managing Director (Norway)
Jørgen Jorde is appointed as Managing Director of Anchor Contracting AS. Jørgen Jorde has served as project manager and technical director of Anchor Contracting since he entered Inocean as responsible for SURF & Renewable in beginning of 2012, a position he will continue holding. Jorde has more than
Flexlife to Demonstrate FlexGel at Subsea 2013, UK
Flexlife are exhibiting at Subsea 2013 during the 6-7 February 2013 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). Flexlife are planning a FlexGel demonstration on Wednesday 6th February 2013. Other items on display will include the Armadillo, annulus testing, Neptune (video and literature