Subsea
Plexus Bags Equipment Order from BSP
Plexus has received purchase orders from Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) to supply both high pressure/high temperature HP/HT and standard pressured wellhead systems and services for three additional exploration wells under an existing four year contract, which runs to 2016. The total value of the order
Argon ST Supports Navy’s Undersea Defensive Warfare Programs
Argon ST Inc. has been awarded a $6,5 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of five AN/SLQ-25A/C countermeasure decoy systems and spares that provide improved naval defense for current threat torpedoes in support of the Undersea Defensive Warfare Programs. The AN/
Orwell Offshore, FES Win FPSO Layang Deal
Orwell Offshore and FES International have landed a contract from TH Heavy Engineering Berhad for the supply of an external turret system for the FPSO Layang. The combined contract value is estimated at $40M. As part of the commission, naval architecture and offshore engineering services firm, Orwel
JDR Names CEO
JDR has appointed David Currie as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective 12 January 2015. David has nearly 30 years’ experience in the global offshore energy industry, most recently the UK Regional President for Aker Solutions. Previously to that he spent the bulk
Royal IHC Acquires Brastec Technologies
Royal IHC (IHC) has acquired a majority stake in Brastec Technologies, based in Brazil. Brastec Technologies designs and builds value-added, tailor-made production lines for the production of umbilicals and flexible pipes. This agreement fulfils two important elements of IHC business strategy: a foo
ConocoPhillips: First Oil Flows from Eldfisk II
ConocoPhillips announced first oil production from the Eldfisk II project in the Norwegian North Sea. “Eldfisk II joins Ekofisk South as the second major project startup in Norway since late 2013,” said Matt Fox, executive vice president, Exploration and Production. “These projects will increase ult
McDermott Lands Ayatsil-A Jacket Setup for Pemex
McDermott has been awarded a contract to install the offshore jacket, deck and piles for the Ayatsil-A drilling platform for PEMEX in the Bay of Campeche Ayatsil field. The value of the award is included in McDermott’s fourth quarter backlog. “The Ayatsil-A installation award from PEMEX is a direct
Chevron Joins Viper Subsea’s JIP
Chevron has become the latest major operator to join Viper Subsea’s Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop its Subsea Integrity Monitoring System known as V-IR. The project, which began in October 2013, has already attracted Shell, BP and Total and the additional sponsorship by Chevron will allow f
NETmc Marine in Oceanlab’s Mariana Trench Shoot
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have set a new record for the world’s deepest fish, filmed in the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth. The new finding was just one of several new species discovered, as well as the first footage of the mysterious ‘supergiant’ amphipod filmed alive. Th
Norshore Atlantic to Wrap Up Malikai This Month
Norshore Atlantic, Norshore’s first versatile drilling vessel, has been operating for Sabah Shell Petroleum Company on the Malikai field in Malaysia since September 8, 2014. The scope of work for this contract is drilling of top-holes. The first part of the work at Malikai has been to install conduc
SEAONICS’ Equipment for Polar Research Vessel
Vard Holdings Limited, through its specialized subsidiary, SEAONICS, has secured a large equipment contract for a vessel under construction at FINCANTIERI S.p.A. Based in Ålesund, Norway, SEAONICS designs and manufactures offshore handling equipment to improve all critical lift and handling operatio
MBARI Launches Sign-Up for 2015 Internship Program
The Monterey Bay quarium Research Institute has announced that the application period for the 2015 MBARI summer internship program is now open. The summer internship program, scheduled from June 8 – August 14, 2015, is open to undergraduate and graduate students (including recent graduates) and educ
Search for AirAsia Missing Plane Resumes in Java Sea
The search efforts to find the data recorders of AirAsia’s missing QZ8501 plane have resumed as weather conditions improved. The plane, en route from Surabaya to Singapore, went down in Java Sea off the coast of Kalimantan with 162 people on board. According to the latest reports five large objects
Jiaolong Collects Scientific Samples in Hydrothermal Vents
While on a 120-day expedition in southwest Indian Ocean, China’s deepsea manned submersible Jiaolong took samples of hydrothermal fluid in two active hydrothermal vents on Friday. Jiaolong measured temperature of 352 degree Celsius of one active hydrothermal vent. During the dive the submersible als