Subsea
Foundations Work Starts at Kentish Flats Extension
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, has started construction on Kentish Flats Extension, expected to cost more than £150mn to build and the only wind farm to be built offshore in UK waters in 2015. Construction started late on Saturday May 2, with the piling of foundations for the 15-turbine sch
Tracerco’s Discovery Completes GoM Work for Shell
Subsea CT scanner for flowlines, Discovery™, has completed the first deepwater deployment on Shell-operated flowlines in the Gulf of Mexico. Discovery™ was developed by Tracerco, part of the FTSE100 Johnson Matthey Plc. The technology is used to establish the integrity of subsea pipeline assets. In
Lionel Lee to Lead Ezra’s Subsea Division
Ezra informed that the company’s board has appointed Lionel Lee as chairman of Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC. In his role as EMAS AMC chairman as well as being part of Ezra’s EXCO, Lee will direct the development and execution of the Group’s subsea strategy, together with the EMAS AMC te
Nautronix Bags Ocean Installer Extension
Nautronix has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract extension to continue to provide survey services to Ocean Installer for the next 3 years. Nautronix has provided their services to projects world-wide on all Ocean Installer vessels. According to the Nautronix, with the growth of company’s sur
OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award for SBM Offshore
SBM Offshore has been honoured with the Spotlight on New Technology award at the 2015 OTC conference in Houston. SBM Offshore received the award for its patented Articulated Rod Connecting Arm (ARCA) Chain Connector. The ARCA Chain Connector provides a new solution to ease the installation, inspecti
Nexans Cables for Ichthys CPF
French cable major, Nexans, has secured a contract from Samsung Heavy Industries, worth approximately 11.5 million Euros, for halogen-free cables for Ichthys project’s Central Processing Facility (CPF). Nexans will supply about 2,200 km of halogen-free instrumentation and electrical cables for the I
Huisman Gets New CEO, Joop Roodenburg Steps Down
Huisman has appointed André Meijer as Chief Executive Officer, effective 01 August 2015. This appointment follows the decision of Joop Roodenburg to step down as the company’s CEO this year to the CTO position. From this new position, Joop Roodenburg can fully focus on Huisman’s technical innovation
Fisher Offshore Gets New Technical Director
Fisher Offshore has appointed Lee Hanson to the role of a new technical director. Hanson previously held management roles within some of the subsea sector’s leading service companies including Oceaneering, Hallin Marine and Perry Slingsby Systems. He replaces Fisher’s outgoing technical director Mik
IHC IQIP Expands Foothold in Australia
IHC IQIP, part of Royal IHC, is expanding its global presence with a new office and yard in Perth, Australia. The company has also announced the acquisition of its Australian agent Machinery Supply on the 4th of May. The new facility provides the rental and sale of foundation, installation and decom
Emerson Presents New Subsea Wet Gas Meter
Emerson Process Management has launched Roxar subsea Wetgas Meter for accurate production measurement, reduced risk, and improved flow assurance in gas and gas condensate fields. Hydrates, corrosion, scaling and water coning in the reservoir represent the biggest challenges to offshore gas producers
Helix Takes Delivery of Q5000 Semi-Sub Well Intervention Vessel
Helix Energy Solutions Group announced that on April 30th its wholly owned subsidiary, Helix Q5000 Holdings S.A.R.L., took delivery of the Q5000 semi-submersible well intervention vessel from Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard. In conjunction with delivery of the vessel, Helix Q5000 Holdings S.A.R.L.
Oceaneering Wins Two OTC Awards
Oceaneering has been recognized at the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) with the presentation of two Spotlight on New Technology Awards for its Deepwater Pile Dredge and Magna Subsea Inspection System. The awards honor innovative technologies based on broad appeal to the industry, proven ca
TE SubCom Introduces ‘Open Cables’
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, introduced “Open Cables”, a new flexible business model that allows customers to select their preferred Submarine Line Terminating Equipment (SLTE) line card supplier to create an interoperable and complementary dry and wet plant. The Open Cables model take
Geoscientists Urge Atlantic OCS Surveys to Move Forward
Leading geophysicists, geologists and other geoscientists from across a broad spectrum of the geological and geophysical industry this week urged the Administration to move forward in approving pending permits for geological and geophysical surveys for exploration of the Mid- and South Atlantic Oute