Subsea
Next Geosolutions Adds New Team Members
Next Geosolutions has recently welcomed three new team members, Alison Lucas Collier, Francesco Varriale and Jose Maria Alvarez Alda. Alison Lucas Collier, an experienced technical and management professional who has worked at consultancy level supporting engineering in energy development projects d
MacArtney Supports Mediterranean Sea Observatory
MacArtney France continues to supply Teledyne Oil & Gas connectivity solutions to the pioneering MEUST-NUMerEnv observatory project located 40 kilometers offshore Toulon, France. Over the last two decades, MacArtney France has provided connectors to ANTARES (Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and A
Damen Wraps Up Deep Arctic Maintenance
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has completed maintenance programme on the diving support vessel ‘Deep Arctic’. The 156-meter, TechnipFMC-owned Deep Arctic came to Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) primarily for a main class renewal docking and for maintenance including the renewal of the steel plates to
BHGE to Deliver AI to Oil & Gas Sector
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) and C3.ai have formed a joint venture agreement that brings together BHGE’s fullstream oil and gas expertise with C3.ai’s AI software suite to deliver digital transformation technologies for the oil and gas industry. The joint venture combines BHGE’s extensive oil a
Equinor Signs Up Tendeka and Baker Hughes for Sand Screen Services
Equinor has signed three-year contracts with Tendeka and Baker Hughes Norge for providing sand screen services at a total value of around NOK one billion, including options for five two-year extensions. The contract awards were marked at Equinor’s head office at Forus on 26 June. The sand screen tec
Neptune Energy Gets Green Light for Duva and Gjøa P1
Neptune Energy said that its development plans for the Duva and Gjøa P1 projects in the North Sea have been approved by Norwegian authorities. First production from the projects is expected in late 2020 with total recoverable resources estimated to be 120 million barrels of oil equivalent (maximum p
New Brand Identity for Cathie
Cathie Associates, the global offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy, has launched its new corporate brand identity, and it will now be known as Cathie. The valuable brand equity built under the previous identity has been retained but significantly evolved to reflect the organi
Global Marine Group in Cable Repair Deal with Ørsted
Global Marine Group (GMG), supported by its business units Global Marine, Global Offshore and CWind, has signed a framework agreement for cable repair with Ørsted. The framework becomes a part of the Atlantic Cable Maintenance Agreement (ACMA) which is delivered by GMG alongside zone partner Orange
Hydroniq Cooling System for Prysmian Newbuild
Norwegian VARD has contracted Hydroniq Coolers to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system for a cable laying vessel the shipbuilder is designing and building for Prysmian. Under the contracts, Ålesund-based Hydroniq Coolers – formerly named Sperre Coolers – will deliver its Hydroniq Rack s
Enpro Subsea and Can-K Team Up on Multiphase Pumping Solutions
Enpro Subsea and DASS Can-K Pumps have announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver multiphase pumping solutions for topside and subsea well boosting. The announcement sees Can-K’s patented Electro Submersible Twin-Screw Multiphase (ESTSP) pump technology being combined with Enpro’s subs
Shearwater Gets New Seismic Survey from Total Off Denmark
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a 4D seismic survey by Total E&P Danmark over Tyra, Tyra SE and Roar fields. The survey is planned to be conducted this summer. The Tyra, Tyra SE and Roar fields are located offshore Denmark and the survey will be conducted by Shearwater’s SW Amundsen vessel.
NOC Researchers Embark on New PAP Ocean Observatory Expedition
The RRS Discovery departed Southampton for this year’s annual research expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain sustained ocean observatory (PAP-SO) in the northeast Atlantic. These expeditions aim to answer questions about how environmental and ecological stressors are influencing the open ocean,
Balticconnector Offshore Pipe Laying Complete
The offshore section of the Balticconnector pipeline, installed between Estonia and Finland, has been completed. Laying the offshore pipeline on the seabed of the Gulf of Finland began in May 2019 in Inkoo and was completed in Paldiski in June 2019. “It feels great to have the ends of the offshore p
Osbit Completes Subsea Plough for Global Marine Group
Osbit has delivered a multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough to Global Marine Group. Following contract award in January, The offshore technology company has designed and built the plough, which will now be known as PLP240. Final assembly and sign-off was completed at Osbit’s Port of Blyt