Subsea
Plexus Strengthens Position in China
Plexus has entered into a collaboration agreement with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), Red Sea Technologies (RST), and Plexus’ Chinese licensing partner Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group (Jereh). The collaboration agreement will explore commercial opportunities for shallow water subsea an
Polarcus in New Houston Base
Polarcus has relocated its North & South America regional office in Houston, Texas, to new premises in the Cobalt Center, Memorial City. The new Polarcus office is located adjacent to the Energy Corridor in West Houston, home to many of the major local and international oil companies. Richard Price,
Schottel Hydro’s Pitch Hub for MeyGen Tidal Turbine
SCHOTTEL HYDRO will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for Phase 1a of the MeyGen tidal energy project under contract to Lockheed Martin. The MeyGen Phase 1a AR1500, a 1.5 MW seabed mounted turbine, is being designed and delivered by Atlantis Resources and Lockheed
RV Heincke Hits 25 Mark
8 July, 2015 will mark the Research Vessel Heincke’s 25th birthday with over 900,000 kilometers logged. Staff from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which operates the Heincke, take part in expeditions with the ship just as often as fellow researcher
EMGS’ Q2 Vessel Utilisation at 68 Pct
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces vessel utilisation for the second quarter 2015 at 68% compared with 75% for the corresponding quarter in 2014. EMGS recorded 10.5 vessel months this quarter, compared with 12 vessel months in the second quarter of 2014, the company informed. The BOA T
Bibby Offshore Targets Asia Pacific Subsea Market
Bibby Offshore’s Asian division, Bibby Offshore Singapore (BOS), has expanded its foothold in the Southeast Asian oil and gas sector by securing multimillion dollars worth of contracts in the first half of 2015. Drawing on its international fleet of subsea support vessels and work class ROVs, the pa
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 29 – July 05). Italian contractor, Saipem, has relased an animation of its future fleet addition, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contra
Benin, Canary Islands Connect to ACE Subsea Cable
Orange, together with the other members of the ACE consortium, announces the launch of the ACE cable in Cotonou, Benin and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The connection of these two stations is part of the second phase of deployment of the ACE submarine cable, which now serves 18 countries: France
Subsea 7 Lands Australia EPRS Deal with Chevron, Inpex
Subsea 7 has been awarded four contracts by Chevron Australia and INPEX for the engineering, procurement and construction of an Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) to be used offshore Australia. This EPRS project consists of developing a process of repair, including both equipment and contingenc
WATCH: Gullfaks Subsea Wet Gas Compressor Installed
After several years of technology development, construction and testing the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world is now installed at the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea. In May and June Gullfaks subsea compressor project (GSC) completed successful structure and module installation campa
Ezra Considers Sale & Leaseback of Lewek Constellation
Offshore oil and gas contractor, Ezra Holdings, might be looking for a potential sale & leaseback deal for its subsea construction vessel, Lewek Constellation, according to UOB Kay Hian report. “We understand from shipbrokers Ezra is exploring a possible sale and leaseback of the Lewek Constellation
TAMUG Takes Delivery of New Research Vessel
Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) has taken delivery of a new $2.5 million research vessel: the R/V Trident. Constructed over the last year by GEO Shipyards in New Iberia, La., the vessel will support the research, academic and training needs of the Galveston campus, A&M wrote. “This vessel
Gode Wind 2 Foundations in Position
GeoSea has successfully installed all 42 positions for Gode Wind 2 and already 6 monopiles for Gode Wind 1. Using a combination of the IHC IQIP Hydrohammer S-3000 and newly developed NMS-8000 together with a big bubble curtain, all piles have been realized on time and within German underwater noise
Ulstein Gets New Sales Manager
Rolf Petter Almli has been appointed sales manager at Ulstein Verft, and will start his new position on 1 October. He comes from the position as general manager equipment trading and yard support in Rolls-Royce Marine. After this appointment, Rolf Petter Almli and Trond Skodjevåg Bø will be sales ma