Subsea
DOF Subsea Hikes Q2 Profit
DOF Subsea has seen its profit rise in the second quarter 2015 despite tough market conditions. Profit for the second quarter 2015 was NOK 296 million ($36.2 million) compared to NOK 178 million ($21.8 million) in the same period in 2014. However, profit for the first half of 2015 was NOK 436 millio
WFS Technology Gets New VP Operations
WFS Technology, a subsea wireless instrumentation and control solutions specialist, has appointed Bill Strahan as Vice President, Operations and General Manager. WFS Technologies supplies subsea wireless instrumentation and control products and solutions to the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Environmental,
Johan Sverdrup Template in Place
The first piece of the Johan Sverdrup development has now been completed and installed on the field in the North Sea. The Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel “Thialf” completed the installation of the 280-tonne pre-drilling template on the Johan Sverdrup field. “We have completed and installed
InterMoor Helps to Secure Heidelberg
InterMoor has provided Anadarko Petroleum Corporation with rapid hook-up services for their Heidelberg truss spar in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico after stepping in at short notice for another contractor. InterMoor’s job was to ensure the new production facility was safely secured in case of a storm.
Ocean Installer and Barakah in Malaysia Subsea Alliance
Barakah Offshore Petroleum Berhad’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PBJV, has signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) with a Norwegian subsea service provider, Ocean Installer to exclusively work together in Malaysia to provide deepwater installation of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and
Greene’s Energy Names New Manager
Greene’s Energy Group, a provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services for drilling, completion, production, pipeline and construction operations, has appointed Brian Cooper as key account manager focusing on the Permian Basin region. Based in Houston, Cooper will be responsible for
MCG: Geoex to Add Value to Maximus Campaign
MultiClient Geophysical ASA (MCG), a marine seismic data provider, started operations on the 31,600 km Maximus 2D multi-client survey in Mexico on the July 25, 2015. More than 2,000 km have been acquired and processing of first data has started with DownUnder GeoSolution (DUG) in Houston. According
Fugro Boosts Survey Services with EOMAP Deal
Fugro has extended its integrated survey services with a new agreement with global specialist EOMAP. The new agreement enables the creation of integrated bathymetric survey products that comprise elements from Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SDB), Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) and traditional acoust
Borets Expands Its Management Team
Borets, a provider of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, informed that Phyllis Mitchell has been named vice president of human resources and Kent C. Crago has been named vice president of finance, both to be based in Houston. Mitchell joins Borets with more than 20 years of diverse domestic an
Barakah in Petronas Pigging Award (Malaysia)
Barakah Offshore’s subsidiary PBJV Group Sdn Bhd (PBJV), has received the Letter of Award from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) for the supply, refurbishment and maintenance of cleaning pig and associated services. The contract comprises the supply, refurbishment, and maintenance of cleaning pig and
Hydrex Patches Up Tanker after Collision Damage
Hydrex performed a repair operation on a 118-meter, 8550 DWT chemical tanker in Syros, Greece after it suffered large cracks in its hull plating as the result of a collision. The tanker was berthed in Egypt when another vessel struck its portside hull. This caused a large hole, severe cracks and den
Video Walkthrough: Olympic Delta
Texas-based Delta Subsea released a walk-through video of a latest addition to its fleet, a 94 meters long multipurpose subsea support & construction vessel Olympic Delta. Olympic Delta was named by Cassie Dingman on July 4 during a ceremony in Fosnavåg, organized by Norway’s Kleven Verft and Olympi
PHOTO: Shakedown Cruise for Seven Rio
Seven Rio, built by Royal IHC for Subsea 7, has started sea trials following the installation of a 550mt pipelay tower at the Huisman Schiedam quayside. In November last year, IHC launched the Subsea 7’s 550t pipelaying vessel, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming c
Dolphin Sees Red in Q2
Norway’s Dolphin has slumped into the red in the second quarter as revenues declined on lower pricing and less capacity allocated to exclusive contracts. The Oslo-listed seismic player recorded a net loss of $15 million for the quarter or negative diluted earnings per share of $0.04. Nordstjernan AB