Subsea
Seismic Vessel ‘Polar Empress’ Named in Norway
GC Rieber’s new seismic vessel Polar Empress was named today at Myklebust Verft. Back in 2013, Kleven signed a NOK 700 million shipbuilding contract with GC Rieber Shipping, which also includes an option for a second vessel. Upon delivery, the 324 XT Skipsteknisk-design vessel will enter a five-year
Damen Completes Cable Innovator Outfitting
Global Marine Systems Limited’s vessel Cable Innovator has recently left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) after extensive work including the installation of a ballast water treatment system and a 5-year survey. Cable Innovator is a multi-role vessel able to serve bo
7-Stars Launched in The Netherlands
Newbuild seismic guard vessel MV 7-Stars was launched on April 10th in the Netherlands, Dolphin Geophysical informed through their social media. Dolphin’s Vesla Groeneboom took position as Lady Sponsor of the vessel owned by Rederij Groen BV. 7-Stars was built in the Netherlands by Maaskant Shipyard
WATCH: Valemon Field Opened
The following video shows petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien opening the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea today. According to Statoil, expected recoverable reserves from the field are 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Valemon is one of several new projects on the Norwegia
Akastor’s MHWirth Cuts 750 Jobs
Oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has confirmed that its wholly owned portfolio company MHWirth will axe its global workforce due to deterioration in the rig market. Namely, in February this year, MHWirth announced it will be reducing its workforce between 500-750 people. In line with t
SS City of Cairo Wreck Treasure Recovered
Deep Ocean Search (DOS) found a wreck of the SS City of Cairo, a mixed cargo and passenger ship belonging to Ellerman Lines, that sank in November 1942 on a voyage from Bombay to England, via Cape Town and Recife, Brazil. When it sank, the ship had 296 people on board of which 136 were passengers, a
Technip Scoops Liuhua FEED Contract in South China Sea
Technip and its consortium partner China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) have been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC Ltd.) for two tension leg platforms (TLPs) for the Liuhua 11-1 and 16-2 joint development proje
EMAS AMC Bags $55 Mln in Contracts
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, has secured multiple new contracts from various oil and energy companies worth approximately US$55 million. Scope of work includes project support, inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR), subsea removal work of pipelines and structures, installation of bu
Toisa Orders Two ROV Support Vessels
Bermuda-based vessel owner, Toisa Limited, has inked a deal with Qingdao Wuchuan Heavy Industry (QWHI) for the construction of two DP2 Multi-Purpose Offshore Construction & ROV Support Vessels (RSV’s), to be delivered in mid-2017. According to Sealion Shipping, the vessel design is by Salt Ship Desi
Bluestream Buys Aquatech’s Offshore Division
A Dutch offshore and subsea contractor, Bluestream, has acquired the offshore division of Aquatech Diving BV in Joure (NL). According to the company’s social media, the offshore management, diving and ROV assets of Aquatech Diving BV, acquired by Bluestream, will be integrated in the Bluestream orga
Huisman Begins Acceptance Testing of Hybrid Boom Crane
Huisman has started the final factory acceptance testing of its first 900mt Rope Luffing Knuckle Boom Crane, now called the ‘Hybrid Boom Crane’, at the quayside of the Huisman China Production facility in Zhangzhou. The crane was fully assembled in the main assembly hall and upended by Huisman’s 2,4
TGS, Dolphin in Joint Seismic Shoot in Barents Sea
TGS has signed a joint venture agreement with Dolphin Geophysical to acquire 4,500 km2 3D multi-client seismic survey over the western part of the Hammerfest Basin in the Barents Sea. The survey will provide industry with broadband data over APA acreage not previously covered by modern MC 3D. Succes
Seatec Nets Two New Orders
N-Seatec Subsea Systems B.V. (Seatec), a provider of technical solutions and services to clients in On-and Offshore Industry, has secured two orders for its systems. The first one is a repeated order for Seatec’s complete Innova Matrix MK II+ system. The Matrix MK II is a stand-alone fibre optic mul
iXBlue Marks USBL Sales Milestone
iXBlue is celebrating a sales milestone of more than 250 USBL systems since the introduction of POSIDONIA (very-long-range USBL) in 1999 and GAPS (pioneering single-enclosure USBL-INS) in 2004. Latest 4th-generation GAPS, with L/USBL and DP features, was delivered to SapuraAcergy, an engineering and