Oslo-listed seismic contractors Polarcus has secured two 3D acquisition projects in South America and Middle East. The South america project will start in Q4 2017 and will utilize the company’s XArray acquisition methodology. The survey is for an undisclosed client, and it should run for approximate
C-Kore Systems has deployed their fault-finding tools with an unnamed operator working in the Caspian Basin. The units located the fault in the subsea field, allowing the operator to replace the faulty equipment and bring the systems back online. The operator’s subsea controls engineer said, “The C-
NEC Europe has appointed Hironobu Kurosaki as president and CEO. In this role, Kurosaki will lead the growth of NEC Europe’s business for a broad range of customers spanning across its key business segments of public safety, public IT services and telecom carrier solutions in the EMEA region (Europe
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 16 – October 22). Solstad Farstad has agreed to sell its 50% of the shares in the 50/50 owned joint venture company Normand Oceanic AS to Subsea 7. Normand Oceanic is the vessel owning entity
BGN Technologies, the technology company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), has launched BGR to commercialize HydroCamel II, Israel’s first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The AUV was developed by researchers at BGU’s Laboratory for Autonomous Robotics (LAR). The new company and techn
Jan De Nul has said it is in full swing with preparations for the subsea cable laying work for ADMA-OPCO’s Nasr Full Field Development Package 2 Project off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the Arabian Gulf. The preparations are lead from Jan De Nul Group’s office in Abu Dhabi by a team of project [&hellip
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 25 – October 01). TechnipFMC has been awarded by Statoil an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract. It covers the execution of the subsea pipeline connection for th
Mermaid’s joint venture company formed between Mermaid and a local offshore services operator in a GCC country in the Middle East has secured a contract extension for offshore inspection, repair and maintenance services with a national upstream oil and gas company following its initial five-year con
Unique Group has entered into a cooperation agreement with UK-based Innovo. As part of the agreement, the companies will collaborate to provide sales & rental equipment and engineering solutions for the marine and oil & gas market sectors in the Middle East and South-East Asia region. “This agreemen
Mermaid Maritime has been awarded a long-term cable survey contract in the Middle East. The contract is said to have an estimated value of USD 7 million. The highlighted package of work, due to begin in the third quarter of 2017, will involve use of a Mermaid chartered-in vessel with geophysical sur
Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boskalis, has secured a contract for the jackets transportation for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. According to the company, 36 jackets will be transported from the construction yard in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates to Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Th
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 28 – September 03). Saipem has secured work orders from Eni Angola in relation to the West Hub Development project as an addition to those previously assigned during 2016 and 2017. The work, wh
Energean Israel, a 50/50 joint venture between Energean and Kerogen Capital, has received approval from the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner for its field development plan (FDP) for the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields, offshore Israel. The FDP application was submitted on June 20, 2017. Energean I
Energy services and software provider AGR said it is enjoying a strong 2017 and a positive outlook for next year, having secured contracts worth over £6 million in the North Sea and internationally, and recruiting more than 20 engineers and operational experts. The company’s UK and Middle East busin
