Subsea
USA: Cobscook Tidal Energy Project Put on Show
On Tuesday, August 27, the system of the Cobscook Tidal Energy Project, developed by Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), was taken out of the water and put on show in Eastport, Machias Valley News Observer informs. The project’s development, environmental impact and engineering facts were presente
Ocean Installer Gets SURF Contract from Statoil
Ocean Installer has been awarded a SURF (Subsea structures, Umbilicals, Risers, Flowlines) contract for subsea lines modification work at several Statoil operated fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The total contract value (firm) is approx. USD 55 million and with an additional potential (op
CGG to Acquire BroadSeis Survey for PETRONAS Offshore Malaysia
CGG announced its award by PETRONAS of a contract to acquire and process a 10,000km2 3D seismic survey program offshore Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia using BroadSeisTM, CGG’s broadband marine solution. The survey started in August and is due to last five months. The survey dataset will be processed
SBM Offshore Delivers OSX-2 FPSO. Deep Panuke Continues Commissioning Activities
SBM Offshore announces the successful delivery of FPSO OSX-2. The vessel was delivered to the client, OSX 2 Leasing B.V. (“OSX”) this week. With a total topside weight of over 10,000 tons and a production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil per day, the facility was constructed in 27 months from cont
Seatronics Announces Global Representative Agreement with Zetechtics Limited
Seatronics Limited, an Acteon company, and Zetechtics Limited have signed a global representative agreement for the Jupiter range of subsea ROV intervention control systems and associated products. The agreement includes the provision of rental equipment that will be held in all Seatronics’ location
GE Launches New CWOR System for Well Access Intervention at Offshore Europe
GE Oil & Gas announced the introduction of a new Completion Work Over Riser (CWOR) system for its Well Access Intervention product line. The CWOR system is used for installation, completion and intervention of subsea wells. It can be configured for GE’s latest Vetco Gray subsea tree systems in addit
MP Mark Lancaster Opens New Fugro Subsea Offices
MP Mark Lancaster says it’s vital to the future of the UK economy to encourage the growth of high calibre SMEs particularly those specialising in advanced technologies. He was speaking during the official opening of new offices for the Milton Keynes division of Fugro Subsea Services Limited (FSSL) w
E.ON Deploys GE’s Next-Generation Shallow Water Subsea Tree
GE Oil & Gas announced that E.ON Exploration & Production is the first offshore company to deploy its next-generation VetcoGray SVXT™ S-Series vertical production subsea tree for use in a shallow water project in the North Sea. The tree, manufactured in GE’s Broadfold Road plant in Aberdeen, Scotlan
OSRL, SWRP Reveal Subsea Well Containment Concept
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP) revealed details of their collaboration to further develop existing subsea well response capability through the provision of a subsea well containment concept supplemented by a containment toolkit. This concept, engineered
TDW to Provide Pipeline Isolation Services for Centrica Storage
TDW Offshore Services (TDW) announced that it has signed a frame agreement with Centrica Storage Limited (CSL) to provide pipeline isolation services with its SmartPlug® tool. The tool makes it possible to safely isolate pressure in an active pipeline, and maintain production while necessary mainten
Rockwell Automation Secures Order from DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), a South Korean shipbuilder established in 1973 in South Korea, has awarded a $6.7 million order to Rockwell Automation. Rockwell Automation will deliver fully integrated safety solutions for Transocean, a leading international provider of offshore con
Construction Work on Wave Energy Project in Port MacDonnell Begins
The construction work on a wave energy project worth around $7 million, located off the cost of Port MacDonnell, has commenced. The wave energy unit will provide electricity for about 1000 homes. Oceanlinx expects that the unit will be installed by the year end. The unit will be tugged by a boat fro
Wave Energy Device to Power Marine Harvest Scotland’s Salmon Farm
Marine Harvest Scotland has applied for permission to install a wave energy converter near the Isle of Muck to power its salmon farm. The Scotsman quoted Chris Read, Marine Harvest’s environmental manager as saying: “This is a very exciting development with huge potential. Our environment in Scotlan
FoundOcean Opens New Office in Houston
FoundOcean, the largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company in the world, announced the opening of its newest office in Houston, Texas to support its expansion overseas. “Houston is recognised as the energy capital of the world, with almost half of its economic activity driven by the en