Subsea
TUV SUD NEL Opens £16M Subsea Centre of Excellence
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) has launched its £16-million Advanced Multiphase Facility (AMF), which should help global oil and gas operators to ensure that production remains economically viable. The AMF’s test range (of operating pressures, temperatures, flowrates and metrology) is
Equinor’s Floating Wind Farm to Power Oil and Gas Installations
Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners have made a final investment decision for the Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm development. The two updated plans for development and operation will be submitted to Norwegian authorities. The oil and gas platforms will be the first ever powered by a float
Aker Solutions in Play for New Subsea Contract
Norway-based subsea engineering specialist Aker Solutions said it has emerged as the lowest bidder in a bid opening ceremony for one undisclosed subsea project. The tender includes the delivery of a significant number of manifolds for a deepwater field, the company said. Subject to completion of int
Kongsberg and Shell to Digitalize Nyhamna Facility
Kongsberg Digital has signed an agreement with Norske Shell to digitalize the Nyhamna facility, a gas processing and export hub for Ormen Lange and other fields connected to the Polarled pipeline. Norske Shell is entering the partnership as operator of Ormen Lange and on behalf of Gassco as the oper
Scotland-Japan Subsea Alliance Lands £21M Funding
A joint initiative between Japan and Scotland will see almost £21 million ($25.7 million) invested into underwater technology projects to promote economic growth opportunities in the Blue Economy. Through a close working relationship between Scottish Enterprise and the Nippon Foundation, £20.9 milli
Gulfstream Services International Expands in UK
Gulfstream Services International (GSI), an offshore equipment and engineered solutions provider, has moved into new Aberdeen headquarters underlining its continued expansion in the North Sea and beyond. With a team of 15, the firm has expanded into an 8000 sqft workshop where it will manufacture an
IMCA Seminar to Demystify Digitalisation
IMCA is holding a day-long seminar in London on Tuesday 15 October with aim to demystify what digitalisation means for the offshore oil and gas industry in general, and for the marine contracting sector in particular. The theme of the seminar, taking place at Prince Philip House on Carlton House Ter
iCsys, Olis Robotics to Distribute Machine-Learning ROV Controller
Olis Robotics has entered into an agreement with iCsys, part of the Envirex Group, for sales, distribution and support of Olis Robotics machine-learning ROV controllers. “We’re excited to continue to see rapid adoption of our technology which provides a major evolutionary leap beyond the 1990’s manu
Tekmar Group Acquires Pipeshield
Tekmar Group has signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Pipeshield International from its founder Steven Howlett. This is the third acquisition of the group since its admission to AIM in June 2018 and is continuing the strategy to acquire offshore energy businesses with synergie
Impact Subsea Moves to Larger Base
Impact Subsea has expanded operations with the opening of a new office in Aberdeenshire, UK. The new office more than doubles the company’s space for product development, sales and marketing functions. All sales, marketing and product development staff will be located in the new office, with the ori
Polymer Lining Connector Hat-Trick for Swagelining
Polymer lining specialist for subsea pipelines Swagelining has installed its LinerBridge connector technology for the first time. The Swagelining team installed the LinerBridge polymer lining connectors within Pipeline Bundles for one of Equinor’s developments in the Norwegian North Sea; followed by
iXblue to Deliver Five DriX USVs to Unique Group
Unique Group has signed an agreement to acquire five unmanned surface vessels (USV) DriX units from French high-technology company iXblue. Unique Group’s new addition is designed for a wide range of tasks such as geophysical and hydrographic surveys, touchdown monitoring of pipelines, subsea positio
JFD Inks Turkey Pact with Armelsan
JFD has announced a new partnership with Armelsan, a Turkey-based designer and supplier of sonar systems for the Turkish Navy. Established in 2011 with offices in Ankara and Istanbul, Armelsan delivers a variety of sonar systems including diver detection sonar, hull mounted anti-submarine warfare so
Forum Wraps Up eROV Trials
Forum Subsea Technologies’ latest remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the XLe Spirit, has completed sea trials in Norway. The vehicle is the first of a new generation of electric observation class ROVs. It is the smallest in the new range, and powerful enough to perform subsea maintenance and repair wo