Subsea
Sonardyne Boosts Ormen Lange Seabed Monitoring
Norske Shell is launching a 10-year seabed subsidence monitoring campaign at its Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea, using long-endurance sensors from subsea monitoring specialist Sonardyne. Norske Shell’s goal is to continuously monitor any movement of the seafloor at Ormen Lange. The data
Tracerco Nets Seven New Subsea Inspection Projects
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey, has secured seven subsea inspection projects to provide critical flow assurance and asset integrity data on a variety of pipelines, flowlines and risers in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and offshore West Africa. Through the use of Discovery, Tracerco’s subsea
Aker Group, WEF Establish Tech Centre for Ocean and Environment
The Aker group and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have established the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Norway (C4IR Norway), dedicated to harnessing the advances of technology to preserve the ocean and improve the environmental footprint of ocean industries. Through public-private partne
Plexus’ Russian Licensee Installs First POS-GRIP for Gazprom
Plexus Holdings’ Russian licensee, LLC Gusar, has installed the first wellhead for Gazprom as part of the previously announced contract to supply POS-GRIP rental wellhead gas exploration equipment to OAO Gazprom, the global energy giant. The wellhead installation marks the beginning of Gusar’s contr
Axxis Geo Solutions in Large OBN Survey Deal
Axxis Geo Solutions has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to start a large OBN survey in the fourth quarter of 2019. The planned survey has an estimated scope of 28 vessel months, utilizing two source vessels and two receiver vessels. “This LOI confirms AGS’ ability to continue to be awarded non
Polarstern Starts New Polar Expedition in Arctic
Polarstern icebreaker has embarked on a year-round MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) expedition to study climate change in the Arctic. On board Polarstern is a team of scientists, supported by the EU, who will conduct pioneering research on the marine ec
Prysmian Delivers Interconnector Project in Greece
Prysmian has completed the submarine laying operations for the Evia, Andros and Tinos islands interconnections. The Group developed, supplied and installed the first non-metallic armoured cable, whose armour has been designed with a composite material based on High Modulus Synthetic Fibres, which sh
PGS Wraps Up Trøndelag Platform 2019 Campaign
PGS has completed the acquisition phase of 3D GeoStreamer surveys totaling 10 500 square kilometers over frontier acreage on the Trøndelag platform, including the Helgeland and Froan basins. According to the company, first data is expected before the end of the year, with final PSDM due in July 2020
DEME Taps OHT for Moray East Jackets Transport
Oslo-based Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has been awarded a contract for the transportation of jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland, UK. The contract, awarded by DEME Offshore, includes transportation of 48 jackets from Lamprell fabrication yard, UAE to the Port o
Alcatel Submarine Networks Buys Vessel from Sealion Shipping
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has acquired the Toisa Warrior, a 87 meters DP2 ship built in 2011, from Sealion Shipping. With this acquisition, ASN is rejuvenating its fleet and reinforcing its presence in the Atlantic area, the company said. The Toisa Warrior, renamed Ile d’Ouessant and register
Scottish Wave Tech Firm to Power Subsea Equipment
Wave energy firm Mocean Energy has set up a base in Aberdeen to commercialise its Seabase technology. The Edinburgh start-up – which has already secured £100,000 from Scottish Enterprise for the technical development of Seabase and further £100,000 from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre for its commer
Okeanos Appoints New Senior Consultant
Netherlands-based Okeanos has appointed Leon Harland as a senior consultant. Leon will specifically focus on identifying and monitoring of the contractual, financial, performance and delivery risks on behalf of the financiers and financial investors for leased FPSO’s during the project execution and
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 16 – September 22). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/18/oceaneering-to-supply-subsea-umbilicals-for-project-in-bay-of-bengal/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/17/deep-down-appoints-chi
Kvaerner Expands Stord Capacity to Increase Competitiveness
Kvaerner has expanded the capacity of its facilities at Stord in the yard area, storage area and offices to increase competitiveness and position the company for future growth. In addition, Kvaerner establishes its own inhouse capacity to supply insulation boxes, which often makes up a significant p