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Three60 Scores Neptune Energy Framework Deal
Three60 Energy has won a framework contract to deliver engineering and support services for Neptune Energy’s UKCS portfolio. The contract will see Three60 Energy provide both concept and front-end engineering studies as well as engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities for
Seatools Bags Piling Equipment Contract
Subsea technology company Seatools has secured a contract from an undisclosed EPC player for the design and delivery of a piling template hydraulic and instrumentation system. The system will be used for pile installation during the construction of an offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Pile installation
TGS Welcomes New Senior VP Imaging; Pens Google Cloud Deal
Norwegian seismic player TGS has appointed Scott Michell as senior vice president of Imaging at TGS and signed an agreement with Google Cloud for flexible, cloud-based, compute capacity. In this role, Michell will oversee all Imaging and R&D activities, and focus on further enhancing the company’s t
Foresight Williams Backs Rovco
Subsea technology firm Rovco has secured a £3.9 million investment from Foresight group via the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and Foresight VCTs. The investment was part of a larger round totalling £5 million which included funds from existing shareholders. The funds will be used to support
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 06 – January 12). https://subseaworldnews.com/2020/01/07/fugro-to-pay-26-8m-for-charter-termination/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2020/01/07/new-ceo-for-ocean-installer/ https://subseaworldnews
New CEO Joins Providence
Providence Resources, the Irish based energy company, has appointed Alan Linn as chief executive officer with immediate effect. He also joins the board as an executive director. Alan has over 35 years of international oil and gas industry experience with a track record of operating and developing bu
Natural Power Supports AQUIND Interconnector Project
Natural Power has assisted AQUIND with the application for development consent for the AQUIND Interconnector. The application to the Planning Inspectorate was accepted on 12th December 2019. The AQUIND Interconnector is a new 2,000 MW subsea and underground high voltage direct current bi-directional
Subsea Integration Alliance Bags Sangomar Deal from Woodside
Subsea 7 and OneSubsea’s Subsea Integration Alliance has secured a very large contract by Woodside for the Sangomar field development Phase-1 project located in the Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Offshore Deep oil blocks, in Senegal. This contract was initially awarded in December 2018 subject to fi
Saipem Taps Cathie for Neart na Gaoithe Job
Geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy Cathie has been contracted by Saipem to provide interpretation of the geotechnical conditions encountered at the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm situated off the Fife coast in the UK. Cathie has also played a key role in the characterizat
TurkStream Gas Pipeline Launched
A grand opening ceremony for the TurkStream gas pipeline, laid in the Black Sea, took place today. TurkStream is a link between the gas transmission systems of Russia and Turkey. The gas pipeline has two strings with a combined throughput capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters. The first string will
Equinor to Extend Statfjord Field Life
Equinor, along with its partners in the Statfjord area, has identified and approved plans to extend production from the field towards 2040. A new business plan will ensure the higher use of resources, extract more value from the field, and allow plans for decommissioning Statfjord A in 2022 to be de
Deep Casing Tools Lands $13M Contract
UK-based oil and gas technology development company, Deep Casing Tools (DCT), together with its partner Innovaciones Petroleras Omega (InPO), has signed a master service agreement with a national oil company. The agreement will see the operator award DCT contracts and orders with an initial value of
Shearwater Secures Several Projects for 2020 Summer Season
Shearwater GeoServices has received Letters of Intent for three Isometrix 4D towed streamer projects by Equinor, and a 4D Qseabed Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) project by Lundin Norway for the 2020 North Sea summer season. “We are delighted to see clients booking 4D capacity early for the 2020 season,
WHOI Robot Takes First Known Automated Sample from Ocean
A hybrid remotely operated vehicle developed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) took the first known automated sample performed by a robotic arm in the ocean. Last month, an international team of researchers used one of WHOI’s underwater robots, Nereid Under Ice (NUI), to explore Kolumbo