Subsea
Shearwater in Troll Unit Seismic Shoot for Equinor
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract for a 4D seismic survey at the Troll Unit by Equinor, to be conducted this summer. The Troll Unit survey will last for approximately two months, the company informed. The survey will be conducted by the Amazon Conqueror using Shearwater’s Isometrix syste
SubCom Takes Delivery of New SMD Trencher
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has completed the first QTrencher 500 compact trenching system developed for submarine cable installation and maintenance specialists, SubCom. The new QTrencher 500 provides additional 100HP versus its QT400 predecessor. The system has a trenching capability to a depth of
TenneT Signs Up Jan De Nul for Cable Repairs Off Germany
Jan De Nul has been awarded a framework deal by TenneT for repairs of offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. The scope entails repairs of all TenneT’s existing HVAC cable systems connecting individual wind farms to the offshore convertor stations or directly to the onshore grid, as well a
Damen to Supply Survey Boat for Dutch DMO
Damen Shipyards Den Helder (DSDH) and the Netherlands’ Defense Material Organization (DMO) procurement agency have signed a contract for the design, build and delivery of a prototype Expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB). The craft will be optimized for rapid environmental assessments and hydrographic sur
BAS to Redeliver Ernest Shackleton Vessel to GC Rieber
GC Rieber has negotiated agreements for early redelivery of the polar research and subsea support vessel ‘Ernest Shackleton’ from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and sale of the vessel to an international buyer. The sale is conditional upon certain regulatory approvals, the company said. If concluded
EMGS Gets LoI for Norwegian Barents Sea Survey
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a letter of intent for a fully pre-funded multi-client survey in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The total value of the letter of intent is approximately USD 2.5 million. The company will mobilize the vessel Atlantic Guardian to carry out the survey. The ac
SCF to Redeliver Polarcus’ Vessel by End-April
Polarcus said that Sovcomflot (SCF) has exercised its option for the redelivery of Vyacheslav Tikhonov, originally named Polarcus Selma. M/V Vyacheslav Tikhonov is a high ice class 8-streamer vessel built to the Ulstein SX133 design and incorporating the Ulstein X-BOW hull. The vessel has been on ba
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 18 – March 24). This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews. Technipfmc Lands Subsea Deal For Johan Sverdrup Development https://subseaw
Expro in Executive Management Boost
Oilfield services company Expro has made appointments of two key executive management roles. Current executive vice president, Alistair Geddes, has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO) with immediate effect. Geddes has been with Expro for six years, having previously fulfilled leadership r
Global Offshore Gears for Kriegers Flak Job
Global Marine’s division Global Offshore will soon begin work for offshore wind power developer and operator Vattenfall. The contract will see Global Offshore completing the inter-array cable installation, burial, testing and termination at the 72 turbine Danish Kriegers Flak site, located in the Ba
MeeMaken Takes Over Blue Offshore
Dutch investment company MeeMaken has acquired a majority stake in Blue Offshore – solutions provider for subsea cable installations . The minority of the company’s shares remain in hands of Blue Offshore’s management. Blue Offshore director Evert-Jan van Wijk, said: “So far, we have been able to de
Archer CEO Steps Down
Oil services company Archer said on Friday that its CEO John Lechner has resigned from his position, effective immediately. He will remain as a senior advisor to the Archer leadership team during the transition period until a new CEO is appointed. During the interim period, Archer Chairman Kjell-Eri
PDi Expands Subsea Capability
PDi, the Aberdeen-based subsea engineering and project management specialists and a part of Tattva Group Company, has announced expansion plans following £2m of new orders since the start of the year. The company has recently added concept and front-end engineering to its subsea capability. The new
Gardline Surveys i3 Liberator Development
Oil and gas development company i3 has contracted Gardline to conduct a site survey for its 2019 and 2020 drilling program plus the pipeline route for its Liberator Phase I development. Works have begun and are expected to complete during the month of March and are being conducted by the Ocean Obser