Subsea
Subsea 7 to Use Imperium’s Ultrasound Camera
Imperium has signed a worldwide licensing arrangement with Subsea 7 to adapt Imperium’s unique ultrasound camera inspection system for subsea applications. The agreement covers a variety of diver and ROV mounted uses in an offshore energy setting. Once Imperium’s tools are adapted for subsea usage,
Eni Makes Gas Discovery Off Indonesia
Eni has made a gas finding in the Merakes exploration prospect, in the East Sepinggan Block, where Eni is operator with a 100% stake. The Block is located in the offshore East Kalimantan (Borneo), 170 kilometres south of the Bontang LNG Plant and 35 kilometres from the offshore Jangkrik field, also
Statoil Gets Nod for Gullfaks Sør Ops
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic mobile drilling facility for drilling and well operations at Gullfaks Sør. The consent covers production drilling and work on existing production wells, in addition to permanent plugging and abandonment of thr
U.S. Navy Invests in UW’s Wave and Tidal Development
The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves. The University of Washington is helping to reach that goal with an $8 million, four-year contract from the Nav
Jee to Run New Subsea Courses in Norway
Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, is expanding its subsea engineering public courses programme to Stavanger, Norway in 2015. Jee’s Head of Courses, Jenny Matthew said: “We’re continually developing our extensive training programme and in 2015, in response
Ashtead Tech Launches Subsea Academy
Ashtead Technology has set up, a first-of-its-kind, subsea training academy in Aberdeen in the world-renowned subsea centre of excellence at Westhill. The subsea technology training academy will meet global demand for improved competency in the configuration, operation and maintenance of increasingl
Maersk Venturer Drills for Total Off Malaysia
Maersk Drilling’s third drillship, Maersk Venturer, which was delivered September 25, 2014 from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si in South-Korea, has secured a short term contract with oil major Total. Maersk Venturer will start a one well programme offshore Malaysia with an es
Teledyne Buys Oceanscience
Teledyne Technologies’ subsidiary has acquired the business and substantially all of the assets of The Oceanscience Group (Oceanscience). Based in Carlsbad, California, Oceanscience designs and manufactures marine sensor platforms and unmanned surface vehicles. Terms of the transaction were not disc
MMT Scores High on Achilles FPAL Verify
MMT, a specialist in high-resolution marine surveys, has achieved high scores on the Achilles FPAL Verify audit. The Achilles FPAL community serves the procurement needs of the wider European oil & gas market. FPAL Verify is a supplier assessment that involves a two day visit to a nominated supplier
Ofgem Approves Lower Funding for Scottish Subsea Link
Ofgem has today set out proposals to allow £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland. The regulator’s proposal is £173.9 million less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission) to ensure consumers pay no more than necessary. The
TMT Recognised at WA Industry and Export Awards
At the recent Western Australian Industry and Exports Awards, Total Marine Technology has won the C.Y. O’Connor Award for Excellence in Engineering and Technology, and received a Special Commendation in the Manufacturing Export Award. TMT CEO, Paul Colley, said: “It’s great to see our talented engin
KrisEnergy Selects FSO and Bouy Mooring for Wassana
KrisEnergy, has chartered the Rubicon Vantage FSO vessel and a catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoy for utilisation on the Wassana oil development in the G10/48 licence area in the Gulf of Thailand. The Wassana field is anticipated to commence production in the second half of 2015. The Rubicon Va
IRM Systems Expands Its Team
IRM Systems, the independent authority in the design of emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS), has expanded its staff to meet growing demand for its services. The new full-time personnel are based at its headquarters in the Netherlands. Over the course of this year, IRM Systems has landed four ne
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 20 – October 26). FMC Technologies has reported third quarter 2014 revenue of $2.0 billion, up 15 percent from the prior-year quarter ($1.7 billion). Diluted earnings per share were $0