Subsea
TSC Concludes North Sea Rig Inspection
TSC Inspection Services have now successfully completed the 5th inspection campaign of a rig in the Norwegian sector operated by oil and gas company Talisman. The work included the Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) inspection of a number of shear plates, braces and the caisson of the rig
AGR Gets New CEO and CFO
AGR, a provider of well project management and subsurface solutions to the upstream oil and gas industry, has made internal promotions to appoint new CEO and CFO. The current CEO, Åge Landro, moves on to a new role after 11 years with AGR. Svein Sollund, part of AGR’s executive team for eight years,
3sun Sets Up Asset Integrity Service
3sun Group, specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has launched a fully comprehensive asset integrity service. The Group’s in-house capabilities for working at height support the repair, maintenance and decommissioning of all on and offshore structures, both in o
Kraken Sonar for ECA Robotics AUV
Kraken Sonar has been awarded a contract valued at over US$325,000 by ECA Robotics. Kraken will supply and help integrate its AquaPix Miniature Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar and Embedded Real-Time SAS Signal Processor on ECA Robotics’ (ECA Group) newest A18D Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Global Marine Executes CEM T&I for Tampnet
Global Marine Systems, a specialist in subsea cabling and engineering projects, has recently delivered a T&I (transportation and installation) of a Cable End Module (CEM) in the North Sea. Global Marine’s project engineering department was tasked by Tampnet with demands that included pre-planning, i
OSBIT Power Bags Another Helix Equipment Order
OSBIT Power has secured a contract from Helix Well Ops U.K. to deliver new support structures and deck equipment for two of its new well intervention vessels. The contract, worth several million pounds, is the latest in a series of projects to be awarded to the North East England-based company to su
OMM Puts Its New Subsea Tool to Work
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed its contract in the German North Sea using its new tool, a multi-mattress deployment system the MDS3, to lay mattresses for client NSW. NSW is the main contractor for the manufacture and installation of export cable for the Gode Wind 1 offs
Statoil: Mariner Jacket Heads to North Sea
The steel jacket for the Statoil operated Mariner A platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) left the Spanish Dragados yard yesterday, 10 August, and is now on its way to the North Sea. Construction of the large platform sub-structure started in October 2013 and was completed in May this year, on
First Subsea Wraps Up Goliat FPSO Project
First Subsea has completed the installation of bend stiffener connections for gas lift and production risers, power cables and umbilicals, for the Goliat FPSO in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Operated by ENI Norge AS, the Goliat FPSO is the first offshore oil development in Norway’s Arctic region, in t
Oceanica Adds Two Lynx ROVs (Brazil)
Brazilian subsea engineering company, Oceanica, is expanding its Saab Seaeye ROV fleet with two new Lynx vehicles. According to the company, each Lynx will be used in conjunction with two new vessels being built for Oceanica’s growing Petrobras activities in the vast Brazilian oil fields. Head of RO
Harkand Revamps DSV Swordfish
Harkand has successfully completed the $10.5-million upgrade of its Gulf of Mexico based dive support vessel (DSV) Swordfish. The fully International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) compliant, ABS classed, 104 m long, DP2 DSV features a newly upgraded 15-man saturation diving system with a thr
Ceona Chairman Steps Down
SURF contractor Ceona informed that John Smith, Chairman of the company’s board, has stepped down with immediate effect due to ill health. Smith has been involved in the oil & gas sector for more than 30 years and has been pivotal in overseeing the growth of Ceona since its inception in 2012. Mark P
WATCH: Navy Divers Detonate UXO Off Cape Wrath
A team from the Northern Diving Group is spending a fortnight at the north-western tip of the British Isles dealing with a rich haul of unexploded bombs. Each summer the bomb disposal experts from Faslane decamp to the ranges at Cape Wrath to get rid of high explosives peppering the seabed. The remo
Deep Down Swings to Profit
Deep Down reported net income of $0.2 million, or $0.01 income per fully diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.08 loss per diluted share for the second quarter of 2014. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $6.8 million, compared to