Subsea
Tracerco Wins IOP Innovation Award for Discovery
Tracerco, based in Billingham, received an Innovation Award from the Institute of Physics (IOP) for developing Discovery. Discovery is used to establish the integrity of subsea pipeline assets. The system operates at depths of up to 3000 meters and uses gamma ray tomography to produce high resolutio
OneSubsea, Chevron in Subsea Systems Development JIP
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have entered into an agreement to form a joint industry program (JIP) to develop subsea systems technology for 20,000-psi applications. The JIP, known as the 20Ksi Subsea System Development Program, will address the technical cha
WATCH: Gina Krog Jacket in Place
During the last weekend in June the Gina Krog jacket was installed in the North Sea. Including rigging and buoyancy tanks the jacket weighing more than 17 000 tons was secured to the seabed with 18 more than 90 meter long piles, and it’s ready for the summer drilling campaign. The Gina Krog jacket l
BASF Eyes Nord Stream II
Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Alexey Miller, and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the BASF Board of Executive Directors have met to address further cooperation between the companies and BASF participation in the construction of the Nord Stream II gas pipeline. In addition, a meeting between Al
AALEA Orders Second Tomahawk ROV from Sub-Atlantic
Sub-Atlantic has won a second contract with Italian oil and gas subsea services provider, AALEA, for the delivery of one of Tomahawk observation ROV systems. It is the second system of its kind that Sub-Atlantic has provided for AALEA with the first successfully completing a 100km pipeline survey in
Saipem Dropped from South Stream Contract
Italy’s Saipem has lost a major contract related to the pipe laying activities under the Black Sea. According to reports, Russian gas giant Gazprom, has through its South Stream Transport BV, informed Saipem to terminate the contract for the construction of the first line of the offshore section of
Ophir Awards Competitive Fortuna FLNG FEED
Ophir Energy has awarded Upstream Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contracts for the Fortuna FLNG Project in Block R, Equatorial Guinea to two contractor consortia, (i) McDermott Marine Construction Ltd and GE Oil & Gas UK Ltd and (ii) Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions. The Upstream FEED will be a
Nexans’ XLPE Cables for JFK & Storstrømmen Project
Denmark’s electricity grid is to be reinforced with more than 290 km of Nexans’ XLPE cables as part of ENERGINET.DK’s JFK & Storstrømmen project. Nexans will supply two submarine cable systems and two underground cable systems in Denmark in a contract worth approximately €25 million. Nexans will pro
Hawaiki Cable, SIL to Build Hawaiki Submarine Cable
Hawaiki Cable and SIL Long Term Holdings Limited (SIL) have signed an equity partnership agreement to build the Hawaiki submarine cable system. Hawaiki’s submarine cable system, designed with capacity of over 25 Tbps, will link Australia and New Zealand to the United States and connect to a number o
Navy Lifts Moratoriums on Submerged Macro Artifacts Recovery
The Navy has eased its moratoriums on recovery of submerged macro artifacts and aircraft, officials with the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) announced on July 08. While the moratoriums are lifted, existing state and federal requirements, including the prohibitions contained in the Sunken M
Oceaneering Names Senior Vice President, Subsea Products
Oceaneering International announced the appointment of Steve Barrett as Senior Vice President, Subsea Products, with worldwide responsibility for Oceaneering’s Subsea Products segment. Barrett started his career in the oil and gas industry in 1980. In 1982 he joined FMC Technologies, Inc., where he
ION Wins ‘Lost Profit’ Appeal in WesternGeco Case
ION Geophysical Corporation announced that on July 2, 2015, a panel of justices on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. reversed in part and affirmed in part the patent infringement judgment against ION in favor of WesternGeco granted by the United States District Co
Island Enforcer to Work for BP
Los Angeles-based C-Innovation has secured a two-year master services deal, with call-off options, with BP for inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services for the M/V Island Enforcer. The 122-meter subsea installation and construction vessel was delivered in 2010 from the Bergen Group in Norwa
SRP Secures Contract for Nimway Connector Development
Subsea Riser Products Ltd (SRP), an Acteon company, has secured a contract to develop and qualify its Nimway 510 and Nimway 710 completion and workover riser connectors for a subsea wellheads and production systems provider. The commitment of more than US$4 million is against SRP successfully qualif