Subsea
TGS, PGS in New 2D Surveys Offshore Canada
TGS announces two new multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada, with plans to acquire approximately 30,000 km of seismic data. Both surveys are in partnership with PGS, utilizing two vessels during the 2015 acquisition season. The M/V Atlantic Explorer utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer® technolog
Red Marine’s Subsea Umbilical Clamp for FMC Technologies
Red Marine has delivered a subsea umbilical clamp to FMC Technologies, that will be commissioned on board the Island Performer in the Gulf of Mexico and used in Well Intervention Operations. The clamp has been developed to hold a new subsea umbilical with in excess of 20t back tension. Red Marine wa
Helix’s Q5000 En Route to Gulf of Mexico
Helix Well Ops’ new well intervention semi-submersible, the Q5000, set sail from Singapore, on May 11, on her journey of over 13,000 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. Stopping at Mauritius, Namibia and Curacao en route, she will arrive in United States’ waters in the summer of 2015. Helix is in discussio
Moventas’ Gearboxes for Alstom’s Tidal Turbines
Moventas has been chosen as the sole gearbox development partner for Alstom to equip the raz Blanchard pilot tidal farm in Northern France. Moventas’ gearbox technology expertise will soon be harnessed in tidal energy for the first time. Alstom has been chosen to supply for a pilot tidal energy farm
Bad Weather Hampers Kentish Flats Cable Load-Out
Cable load-out ops for the Kentish Flats Extension project saw cable-laying barge, ‘Nostag 10’, be the first to arrive at the NSW’s factory berth in Nordenham on Friday May 1. According to the company, loading progressed quickly and by Saturday evening all array cables had been safely loaded onto th
Alcatel-Lucent Launches SOFTNODE for Subsea Cables
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has introduced 1620 SOFTNODE asset, an “industry-first” platform that will enable the transmission of 240 terabit-per second (Tbit/s) on multiple fiber pairs. The 1620 SOFTNODE has been selected by GoTo Networks for the Australia West Express system, the first direc
MacArtney Develops New Hydrostatic Pressure Vessels
Esbjerg-based, MacArtney, has presented its new range of hydrostatic pressure vessels. The company provides hydrostatic test facilities and services, but also designs and supplies its own range of pressure vessels with alternative dimensions and pressure rating. According to the company , with a pre
Tidewater ROV Services for AMC Ambassador
Gallatin Marine has executed an MSA with Tidewater Subsea to provide work class ROV services on board the AMC Ambassador DP2 Jones Act vessel. The vessel is equipped with a 60T AHC knuckle boom crane, and is currently providing IRM services primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. Tidewater Subsea has mobil
Flexlife Nets $6 Mln in Contracts
Flexlife has won a number of contracts this year to date valued at over USD 6 million for oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and Malaysia. According to Flexlife, the contracts are separate from the recently announced award from Apache North Sea Limited for subsea project m
2H Offshore Boosts Teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has strengthened its flexible marine riser engineering capabilities by expanding its teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur. A flexible riser engineer, Gilles Gardner, has been hired as a technical manager to support 2H’s growing flexible riser engineering service offerin
SapuraKencana Wins Work for $269 Mln
SapuraKencana’s wholly-owned subsidiary companies within the engineering and construction division have been awarded contracts with a combined value of up to USD269 million in Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam and India. SapuraKencana Mexicana S.A.P.I. de C.V. has been hired by Pemex for the installation o
GE, Enpro Subsea in Fluid Well Intervention Pact
GE Oil & Gas and Enpro Subsea announced an agreement to jointly market and provide fluid intervention services that offer oil and gas operators a cost-effective way to improve production rates in producing wells. The volume of hydrocarbons extracted from offshore fields with subsea wells is typicall
Cameron Changes Leadership
Cameron announced planned leadership change as a part of its long-range succession planning process. Jack B. Moore, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, has advised the board of directors of his plan to retire as CEO on October 5, 2015. Moore will continue to serve as Chairman of the B
Fairfield to Start Dunlin Decommissioning Programme
Fairfield Energy and MCX Dunlin Limited (“MCX”) are planning to begin a Decommissioning Programme for the Dunlin field cluster in the northern North Sea, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals. Fairfield acquired Dunlin, Dunlin SW, Merlin and Osprey fields from Shell and its partners in April