Subsea
Response Operations Concluded After Tug Sinks Off Oahu
The Coast Guard, Department of Health and responsible party Unified Command transitioned from response operations to an ongoing monitoring and response readiness posture, after the Nalani, a 95-foot towing vessel sank off Barbers Point Harbor, Oahu. The ship with 75,000 gallons of diesel fuel sank o
InterMoor Completes Work on BP’s Juniper Gas Field
InterMoor has successfully completed a mooring and foundation installation campaign for bpTT’s Juniper gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. This is the largest foundation installation campaign offshore Trinidad and Tobago to date. InterMoor provided engineering and design services to identify t
DRAGFLOW Delivers Hydraulic System for Caspian Sea Work
DRAGFLOW has delivered a specifically designed machine to one of the contractors in the oil and gas industry, in order to remove sand from seabed and allow the oil pipes’ maintenance. DRAGFLOW attached, by a steel structure, 2 Hydraulic Pumps, HY85, to a shell, that was designed and created, to cove
BIRNS Expands Sales and Marketing Teams
BIRNS, Inc. announced the expansion of its Sales and Marketing force with the addition of Laura Powell as Sales Associate and Penny Nuntavong as Sales and Marketing Associate. Powell brings more than 25 years of sales expertise to her new role at BIRNS, having held top-level management positions in
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 19 – January 25). Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, decided to reduce its overall headcount, in response to lower commodity pricing and anticipated lower exploration and production spendi
Divers Recover More Bodies from AirAsia Wreckage
The search and rescue divers have recovered six additional passengers located inside of the fuselage wreckage on the Java Sea floor. The discovery of the fuselage was in 3000 meters from the point of discovery of the tail, or about 800 meters from the discovery of VDR (Voice Data Recorder). The SAR
Nalani Tug Sinks Offshore Hawaii
Eleven people are safe after a 95-foot towing vessel sank approximately two and half miles west of Barbers Point Harbor in Oahu on Thursday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center received a call at 3:13 p.m. from the pilot aboard the towing vessel Nalani stating their vesse
Liebherr Crane on Its Way to South Korea
Liebherr has informed that after a single lift of the RL-K 7500 subsea crane last year in September in Rostock, the crane was now loaded and shipped to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Both cranes, the RL-K 7500, together with another model of Liebherr’s range of knuckle boom cranes,
Construction Starts on Italy – Montenegro Subsea Cable
The construction of a submarine cable between Italy and Montenegro has began on Italian side of the Adriatic Sea, Italian Terna S.p.A informed. In 2010, governments of Italy and Montenegro signed approximately EUR 800 million worth deal to construct the cable, local media report. The submarine cable
UK Asks for Opinions on Potential Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon CFD
Views are being sought from stakeholders on the approach the government would take if it decides to enter into Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiations for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. This is part of the UK’s Government drive for transparency and engagement with stakeholde
Marine Platforms Takes Delivery of African Inspiration
Marine Platforms, an oil and gas subsea support services firm, located in Nigeria and Aberdeen, has taken delivery of a new subsea support vessel, the African Inspiration, from Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard. The vessel will service deepwater market locations offshore Nigeria. The African Inspiration
FMC Technologies to Cut Norway Jobs
The oil service company FMC Technologies will be reducing its workforce in Norway due to lower offshore activity and cost control from the oil companies. According to the latest reports, FMC Technologies’ Ågotnes base is set to shed up to 120 jobs, the employees were informed Thursday afternoon. Ågo
GCGG’s ‘Duke’ to Shoot Rocket Seismic Phase 1
Gardline CGG Pte Ltd, a Joint Venture between Gardline Geosurvey and CGG, has been awarded the Rocket 2D Phase 1 multi-client marine broadband seismic survey by Spectrum. The survey has been awarded under a master service agreement signed in October 2014 between the two companies. M/V Duke will star
Spectrum Starts Rocket Seismic Off Australia
Spectrum has started phase 1 of its 11,000 km Rocket Multi-Client 2D seismic survey in South Carnarvon, and North Perth Basins, offshore Western Australia. This first phase comprises 4,200 km and the survey has received strong support from industry. The new acquisition program has been designed to c