Subsea
Equinor Secures Approval for Extended Operation of Tordis
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Equinor consent to use the facilities on the Tordis field beyond their original operating life. Consent for operation of the Tordis field expires on December 31, 2019. In order to recover the remaining reserves from the field, Equinor has secured con
ASCO Ships Wrap Up 2nd Stage of Absheron Pipe Laying
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CSJC (ASCO) has completed the second stage of pipe laying work in the Absheron gas and condensate field located in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. At this stage, an 8-inch pipeline with a length of 11,459 meters was layed in the Absheron area between jackets No.
Ashtead Technology Adds Underwater Cutting Solutions
Ashtead Technology has recently acquired of Underwater Cutting Solutions (UCS) for an undisclosed sum. This is the fifth deal completed by the subsea equipment and solutions specialist since the firm was acquired by Buckthorn Partners and APICORP in April 2016. This latest transaction further demons
Omnisens Wins Ørsted Cable Monitoring Gig
Omnisens has been awarded a contract by Ørsted for the supply of fiber optic-based monitoring solutions. The 5+ year framework agreement covers the integrity and performance monitoring of export cables of all offshore wind farms that will be constructed by the major Danish energy company in UK, USA
PSA Approves Equinor’s Vigdis Operation Extension
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Equinor a consent to use the facilities on the Vigdis field beyond their original operating life. The consent has been extended to December 31, 2040, instead of the current consent that expires on March 09, 2024. Equinor, who is the operator of the f
Prysmian Moves Forward with New Cable-Layer Construction
Prysmian Group has taken a step forward in the construction of its new cable-laying vessel. In accordance with the timeline, basic design phase has been substantially completed, detail engineering is well in progress, steel cutting started in May 2019 and keel laying work kicked off last week at Var
New BD Director for Aquaterra’s Sea Swift Platform
Aquaterra Energy said it has appointed Rob Gill as platforms business development director. Gill will focus on expanding Aquaterra’s Sea Swift platform across West Africa, South East Asia and Latin America. He previously worked in both technical and commercial roles with the likes of Advisian, INEOS
NPD Wraps Up Seabed Minerals Campaign
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has completed data acquisition expedition on the Mohns Ridge in the north-western Norwegian Sea, using the Seabed Constructor vessel. During the four-week expedition, the NPD has made several discoveries of previously unknown sulphide deposits, and collected
Rotech Subsea Wraps Up IRM Cable Scope for NKT
Rotech Subsea has competed inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) scope in the German North Sea for NKT, a global cable player. The cable repair job saw Rotech mobilize its RS2 tool, a part of the new 2nd Generation RS non-contact CFE/J range of equipment. The company’s RSG grab tool was also depl
Cahuzac to Retire as Subsea 7 CEO
Subsea 7 CEO Jean Cahuzac will retire from his position at the end of this year and will be succeeded from January 1, 2020 by John Evans, who is currently COO. Jean Cahuzac has been in the industry for 41 years and CEO for Subsea 7 since 2008, having previously worked for Transocean and Schlumberger
Webtool Boosts JDR’s IWOCS
Subsea cutting tools specialist, Webtool, has supplied JDR Cable Systems with a resettable emergency disconnection tool for its fleet of rental IWOCS well intervention and workover systems. JDR’s Intervention Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) rentals are said to offer oil and gas operators the abilit
Mohn Exits DOF
Norwegian shipping company engaged in the subsea construction market, DOF, said that Frederik Wilhelm Mohn has resigned from the boards of directors in DOF ASA and DOF Subsea AS with immediate effect. The Oslo-listed companies said they are working on finding replacements. Frederik W. Mohn is the so
Atlantis Plans New Tidal-Powered Data Centre in Scotland
SIMEC Atlantis plans to build a tidal-powered data centre in the Caithness region of Scotland. The power supply for such a data centre would include electricity supplied via a private wire network from tidal turbines at the existing MeyGen project site. This would be the first ocean powered data cen
Shearwater Bags Seismic Project in Turkey
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a seismic acquisition and depth processing contract by Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO). This represents the second project to be executed for TPAO in 2019. The survey covers an area of 6,200 sq. km and includes fast-track processing, followed by ful