Subsea
ABB Drive System Powers Tidal Turbine Testing
Project Nautilus is the world’s first drive train test facility for tidal turbines and marine renewable technologies. The $20 million facility is part of the UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in the north of England. Narec is a government-backed center for researching, developing and tes
Brende Leaves Statoil BoD
Børge Brende has informed that he will resign from his position as member of the board of directors in Statoil ASA (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) with immediate effect. Brende has been appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Norwegian government. Press Release, October 16, 2013
Climate Change to Undermine World’s Oceans By 2100, Study Says
An ambitious new study describes how changes in ocean properties – predicted by models developed for the latest IPCC report – may adversely impact marine ecosystems and human populations reliant on ocean productivity. Published this week in PLOS Biology, the study was led by the University of Hawai’
Trelleborg Lands Cable Protection Deal
Trelleborg Group’s offshore operations, leading global manufacturer of polymer and syntactic foam-based solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract to supply the Furukawa Electric Company with cable buoyancy and protection, for an experimental floating wind turbine p
Statoil’s Spar Platform to Get Mooring from First Subsea
Subsea mooring specialist First Subsea has been awarded a contract by Hyundai and Technip to supply the mooring line connectors for Statoil’s Spar platform in the Aasta Hansteen gas field, in the Norwegian Sea. The platform will be the world’s largest Spar platform and the first of its kind on the N
Nautronix Appoints New Sales Team Members
Nautronix announces three new appointments within the sales team. Bob Barrett, joins Nautronix as Sales Manager at the company’s global headquarters in Aberdeen. He will be responsible for developing awareness and understanding of all Nautronix products including NASNet® positioning technology. Prio
ISE Delivers New ROV to Fukada Salvage and Marine Works
International Submarine Engineering Ltd delivered a new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and Tether Management System (TMS) to Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co. Ltd. Fukada’s HYSUB 100HP ROV is a multi-purpose vehicle that will be used for scientific and commercial purposes as well as inspecting an
Hydratight to Present at Germany and Bahrain Exhibitions
Paul Hughes, global subsea leader for joint integrity specialists Hydratight, will, over the course of the next month be presenting at the Second International Conference and Exhibition on Best Practices in Pipeline Operations & Integrity Management in Bahrain and at the Pipeline Operations & Mainte
Otto Energy Completes Subsea Tree Installation on Galoc Well
Otto Energy Limited, as operator of the producing Galoc oilfield joint venture offshore the Philippines, provides the following update on the Galoc-5H and Galoc-6H drilling campaign in SC14C. During the period from 0600 hours (AWST) on 9th October 2013 to 0600 hours (AWST) on 16th October 2013, the
Offshore Energy 2013: First Day Highlights (VIDEO)
The video shows the highlights from the first day of the Offshore Energy 2013 event held in Amsterdam on 15 October. Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. The two-day event includes an exhibition where an expected 500 supply chain companies will showcas
2H Offshore Strengthens Its Management Team
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has appointed Pedro Viana and Roberto Alvim as the technical managers of its Rio de Janeiro, Brazil office to strengthen its management team and drive business growth. Viana was the first engineer hired when 2H Offshore’s Brazil office opened in 2003. He has participa
Transocean, Chevron Sign Contract for New Drillship
Transocean Ltd. announced it has been awarded a five-year contract for a newbuild dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drillship by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Shipyard delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2016. After customer acceptance, the contract is expected to commence in the fourth quart
Plexus Bags Contract with BG Egypt for POS-GRIP Wellhead Supply
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, known for its safety, time and cost saving capabilities, announces it has been awarded a contract with BG International Egypt, a division
ACSM Adds Second Cougar ROV to Fleet
Off the coast of Spain subsea services company ACSM has completed sea trials of a second Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ready to add to their ROV fleet. This follows successful trials offshore Norway and in the Baltic where ROV pilots and technicians reported minimal downtime and satisfaction with its perfor