Subsea
Fugro’s Newly Added ROV Support Vessel Ready for Work
Fugro is set to start its first project using new multipurpose ROV support vessel, Edda Sun,with mobilisation for the IRM contract planned for March 2019. With a recently announced two-year charter of the Edda Sun, Fugro has enhanced its IRM, construction and decommissioning support services in Euro
Wild Well Expands UK Base
Wild Well Control (Wild Well), a Superior Energy Services company, has announced the expansion of its Montrose facility at South Ferryden, UK. Wild Well maintains the WellCONTAINED subsea containment system at Montrose Port. The equipment is staged in a ready-to-deploy state and includes full subsea
Swire Seabed Orders HUGIN AUV from Kongsberg Maritime
Kongsberg Maritime has secured an order from Swire Seabed for a HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) configured for commercial survey applications. The Swire Seabed HUGIN AUV system is rated to 4500 meters and equipped with Kongsberg Maritime’s HISAS 1032 Synthetic Aperture Sonar and EM2040 mul
Equinor in Norwegian Sea Find
Equinor has, together with its partners Petoro, ExxonMobil and Total, proven gas and condensate in the Norwegian Sea Ragnfrid North exploration well. Recoverable resources are estimated at 6-25 million barrels of oil equivalent. “We are pleased to start the new year by announcing a new discovery. Ex
Bureau Veritas Wins Fenja Inspection Work
Bureau Veritas has been awarded a four-year contract with Neptune Energy to provide second and third-party inspection services for the new Fenja oil and gas field development, offshore Norway. The Fenja Field, which is estimated to hold 100 million barrels of oil, lies in the Norwegian Sea. Formerly
Aker BP Reorganizes Finance Team
Aker BP is reorganizing its finance functions with the appointment of David Torvik Tønne to the role of CFO, while Lene Landøy becomes director with responsibility for strategy and business development. Both will be a part of the company’s executive management team and will report to CEO Karl Johnny
Seatec Bags Sonar Order
The Nederlands-based technical solutions provider Seatec has received new orders for the ARIS 3000 Sonar. Units are sold to Benelux Offshore operator and will be used for UXO identification work. According to the company, the delivery is scheduled for Q1. The ARIS Explorer 3000 works in zero visibil
Rhenus Adds Connector Express Vessel for Offshore Projects
Rhenus Offshore Logistics, working in conjunction with A1 Offshore Solutions, has started operating a supply vessel named ‘Connector Express’. The customer TenneT is using the ship for supply trips to offshore platforms as well as performing inspections and repair work on structures and submarine ca
Rome Buys Kongsberg Evotec
Kongsberg has entered into an agreement with family-owned investment company Rome AS to divest Kongsberg Evotec. As a result of the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine, Kongsberg had to meet regulatory requirements regarding competition in the market for seismic vessel deck equipment. Speci
Subsea 7 Adds New Vessel
Subsea 7 has finalised the acquisition of Toisa Pegasus, a multi-purpose offshore construction and dive support vessel. The 2009-built vessel is to be renamed Seven Pegasus and will primarily support Subsea 7’s operations in the North Sea and Asia Pacific. John Evans, chief operating officer, said:
Global Marine on Sirius South Cable Repair Duty
Global Marine has been contracted to undertake an emergency fibre-optic submarine cable repair to the Sirius South fibre-optic cable in the UK EEZ of the Irish Sea. The vessel CS Sovereign has already mobilised from Portland and arrived on site on Tuesday the 15th January 2019. The repair will take
Equinor to Recover More from Gullfaks
The Gullfaks partners have decided to drill seven new wells and thereby improve oil recovery by 17 million barrels. On behalf of the licence partners, Equinor’s executive vice president for Development and Production Norway, Arne Sigve Nylund, presented an amended plan for development and operation
MDL Delivers North Sea Projects with TechnipFMC
Maritime Developments (MDL) has completed a four-project North Sea campaign with TechnipFMC. The work scopes on the jobs, which took place throughout 2018, included installation and retrieval of umbilicals, jumpers, risers and flowlines. In total 16 reels were handled and close to 40km of product wa
Vryhof Racks Up $75M in New Contracts
Vryhof companies – Deep Sea Mooring, Vryhof Anchors and Moorlink – have recently won up to $75 million in new contracts. The contracts include landmark deals for Vryhof Anchors for the WindFloat Atlantic wind farm, offshore Portugal, the world’s first commercial floating wind farm, and the Havfarm 1