Subsea
Diavaz Takes Oceanteam Stake in Mexican Joint Venture
Offshore services player Oceanteam and its Mexican partner Diavaz have reached an agreement to terminate the joint venture structure, DOT Group. DOT was set up by the two groups in 2014 in order to service the Mexican offshore market. Oceanteam held 40 percent which will be taken over by Diavaz. The
Neptune Submits Seagull Field Development Plan
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and Japex have made the final investment decision for the Seagull project in the UK North Sea. Neptune submitted the Field Development Plan (FDP) for Seagull to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) on Thursday, and upon the OGA’s approval of the FDP, the f
Tekmar Provides Cable Protection for Triton Knoll OWF
Tekmar Energy has been selected by Royal Boskalis Westminster to provide its TekLink Cable Protection System (CPS) Generation 8 for the Innogy Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. Tekmar will be providing 196 systems for protecting the array and export cables; bellmouths for the substations; with sister
Neptune Drafts Minke and Juliet Decom Plans
Neptune Energy has filed its draft for decommissioning of two fields located in the Southern North Sea, the Minke and Juliet. The Minke field is located in the Southern Basin of the UKCS and lies about 184 km from the Norfolk coastline. Minke began production in 2007 and was developed through a sing
AgileTek Wraps Up Ryder Geotechnical Acquisition
AgileTek Engineering, one of Tekmar Group’s four primary operating companies, has completed the acquisition of Ryder Geotechnical Limited. Ryder Geotechnical, founded by Fraser Gibson in 2016, provides geotechnical design and consulting services in the offshore wind and subsea oil and gas sectors. B
TGS to Appeal Tax Evasion Charges
Multi-client geoscience data provider TGS has been granted the appeal by the Borgarting Court of Appeal for the decision of the Oslo District Court issued in October 2018 in regard to the charges by Økokrim of aiding and abetting in tax fraud. The charges stem from transactions between TGS and Skeie
L3 and Sonardyne Roll Out 6G-Enabled Autonomous Vessels
L3 Technologies together with Sonardyne will offer 6G-enabled capability across its commercial autonomous vessel product range. L3’s C-Stat 2 and C-Cat 3 autonomous vessels will be offered factory-fitted with Sonardyne’s 6G range of Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) tracking and communications sy
Vroon Supports Total’s Maintenance Campaign in Dutch North Sea
Vroon has secured work for its subsea-support walk-to-work vessel, VOS Start, with Total E&P Nederland (TEPNL) in the North Sea. The vessel delivers offshore logistics support for a maintenance campaign on Total’s offshore assets in the Dutch sector of the Southern North Sea. Fitted with a 50-ton ac
Lundin Hands In Solveig PDO
Lundin with its partners Wintershall and OMV submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Solveig field (previously called Luno II). The Solveig oil discovery in PL359, is located 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg field and will be developed via a subsea tie-back to the Edvard Grieg
Aleron Enters New Markets with Acquisition of IMPAQ
Aleron Group has acquired electrical drive engineering specialist IMPAQ, to support its expansion strategy into new technology and markets including military, defence and nuclear industries. Following the deal, the group has been awarded its first contract in the academic sector. The contract will s
Bulk in HAVFRUE Agreement with Amazon Web Services
Bulk Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the use of Bulk’s ownership in the HAVFRUE trans-Atlantic submarine cable and subsequent carrier neutral Data Center facilities. In January 2018 it was announced that Bulk Infrastructure would be one of the co-builders of
Infinity Names Subsea Operations Team Lead
Independent engineering firm, Infinity, has appointed Richard Horne to the newly created position of team lead of Subsea Operations. Richard has more than 30 years of operations experience gained with Shell, Petrofac, Enquest and Fairfield Energy. In his new role Richard will lead Infinity’s ongoing
AutoNaut to Launch New Communications Hub USV
AutoNaut will launch its new 3.5 Comms Hub product, designed for deployment as a long-duration surface gateway, at Ocean Business 2019. Flexibility in sensor fit enables tasks including data harvesting, precision positioning and communications from and to subsea assets, the company noted. Pete Broml
C-Automation Buys Proserv’s Drilling Services Unit
Proserv has agreed a sale of its drilling services business (TIC) to pressure control systems specialist C-Automation. The divested business will now trade as C-Automation Services. Scott Shugart, president, Drilling Controls at Proserv, said: “Following a strategic review of our portfolio, providin