BP has awarded Subsea 7 with a contract for the TOPR project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The project covers the installation of a 96-kilometer 12-inch pipeline in water depths of up to 280 feet, associated shore approach and diver tie-in spools. Project management and engineering will take
MMA has secured an integrated vessel and subsea services contract to provide offshore construction support services in Qatar. The multi-purpose support vessel MMA Pinnacle will be deployed in Qatar to provide a range of subsea services in support of a tier-one contractor working on a pipeline instal
Geophysical services company CGG has signed an expanded five-year licensing agreement with Petrobras for its Geovation seismic imaging software. The Brazilian oil and gas giant has been using the seismic imaging platform for over a decade and the new agreement is set to give its geoscientists access
Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI) has secured an engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the testing and evaluation of prototype fiber-optic cables designed for deployment in saltwater. The objective of the project is to measure the short- and long-term impacts of s
Odfjell Technology is on track to successfully complete its three-year drilling project in the Black Sea with Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG).
LS Cable & System (LS C&S) has held the launching ceremony for what is said to be Korea’s first subsea power cable laying vessel. The ceremony for GL2030 was held on 21 April at Donghae Port in Gangwon-do, where LS Cable & System’s subsea cable factory is located. LS C&S said it is planning to [&hel
Norway’s Seasystems, owned by Scana, has won a contract for the delivery of an anchoring system for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) project in Brazil. Seasystems will under the contract deliver mooring equipment, such as dual axis chain stoppers, chain handling systems and winch
ConocoPhillips and its partners have submitted a PDO for a project in the Greater Ekofisk Area with investments totalling around $1.2 bln.
London-headquartered NextGeo has completed offshore route survey activities for transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT on three wind zones in the Dutch North Sea. NextGeo finished the final reporting phase of the offshore survey operations (non-UXO) for the Hollandse Kust West Beta (HKWb), Ten No
Maersk Supply Service has arranged to recycle three vessels as part of its strategy to optimise its fleet portfolio.
Following its recent establishment, the Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has appointed members of its board who come from a range of backgrounds across the blue economy, including renewable energy, defence and aquaculture. The board members are Sue Barr, chair of Marine Energy Council, Zander Bruce, subs
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has submitted a request for authorization to Italy’s Ministry of Ecological Transition (MiTE) to construct and operate the West Section of the Tyrrhenian Link, which will connect Sicily and Sardinia. Following the submission of the application, the pr
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) has made a multi-million pound investment in Sonardyne’s latest acoustic and inertial technologies, including seafloor, vehicle and vessel-based positioning hardware. The purchase includes Sonardyne’s Long BaseLine (LBL), Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) and inertial n
Norwegian Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) has acquired Norvalves, a compatriot company that designs and manufactures subsea valves and connectors. The Norvalves workforce of 16 people based in Ågotnes will be transferring to CSS with immediate effect. The acquisition is said to supplement CSS’ subs
