Subsea
WorleyParsons Scores North Sea Work for ConocoPhillips
WorleyParsons has been awarded a frame agreement for engineering and construction (E&C) services and an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in the UK with ConocoPhillips. Under the first contract, WorleyParsons will provide E&C services to assets in the central and southern Nort
Ashtead to Offer Oceaneering’s ROV Tools in Its Facilities
Ashtead Technology has signed a global master lease agreement with Oceaneering International to offer Oceaneering’s range of ROV tools and systems for rental from its facilities in Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Houston and Singapore. Allan Pirie, chief executive of Ashtead, said: “This global master lease ag
Woodside Hires Neptune for Proposed Browse to NWS Survey
Neptune Geomatics has been awarded a survey contract for the proposed Browse to North West Shelf development by Woodside as operator for and on behalf of the Browse Joint Venture. The survey will see the acquisition of data along 900 kilometers of seabed, off the Western Australian coast. The survey
Rolls-Royce Secures Freire Contract for Belgium’s New Research Vessel
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract by the Spanish ship builder Freire to deliver ship design and equipment systems for a new oceanographic research vessel for Belgium. The IMO polar code compliant vessel will be designed to carry out research and survey tasks in the North Sea and its adjacent s
Trelleborg Aids LB Bentley in Subsea Valve Development
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has supported LB Bentley, specialists in creating small bore subsea valves, in the development of its Medium Duty Rotary Gate Valve. The new gate valve incorporates a custom seal that demonstrates stem sealing technology that reduces the “risk of contamination and failur
Wintershall DEA Adds CFO
BASF and LetterOne have appointed Paul Smith as future chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the management board of Wintershall DEA. The appointment will take effect on closing of the merger of Wintershall and DEA, which is expected in the first half of 2019 and is still subject to customary
Fugro Teams Up with L3 ASV on Next-Gen USVs
Fugro has signed a joint development agreement with L3 ASV to create the next generation of autonomous vessels for the commercial survey market. The partnership brings together the expertise of both companies for the joint development of a variety of fit-for-purpose unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
Jumbo Wins Leviathan Gig
Jumbo has been awarded the transportation and Installation of a 410t subsea production manifold at a depth of 1643 meters off the coast of Israel for the Leviathan development. TechnipFMC is preparing for a project including a subsea production system connecting high-rate subsea wells to a fixed pla
Sonardyne Boosts Sales Across Europe, Asia and the Americas
Sonardyne has reported new Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) equipment sales across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Organisations operating out of the UK, Brazil, Thailand and Vietnam have acquired Sonardyne’s vessel-based Ranger 2 and Mini-Ranger 2 USBL underwater positioning technology for tracking a ran
JFSE Adds More to Its Offshore Wind Tools Portfolio
Subsea excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has enhanced its offering bringing two new ultra low draft (ULD) tools to market for the offshore wind sector. The T4000 ULD, a re-engineered version of the T4000, now offers shallow water excavation with reportedly the world’s most
Stockholm University Hosts First Seabed 2030 Project Meeting
The first regional mapping meeting for The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project was recently held in Stockholm, covering the Arctic, Antarctic and North Pacific regions. The meeting brought together leading ocean mapping experts, oceanographers, scientists and private companies to discuss var
¡VAMOS! Technology Demos in Ireland
¡VAMOS! project partners together with advisory board members and interested external parties – such as geologists and researchers from companies and institutions – were present at the ¡VAMOS! technology Demonstration Day, at the Magcobar flooded mine pit, in Silvermines, Ireland. In total 85 visito
Heerema Readies Elia’s OSY Platform Jacket for Installation
Heerema Fabrication Group has completed the construction and sail away of the jacket of the Offshore Switch Yard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project for Belgium’s transmission system operator Elia. The contract for procurement and construction was awarded in February 2018. Con
NKT Confirms Moray East Export Cable Deal
NKT has confirmed the contract for delivery and installation of export cable systems for the Moray East offshore wind farm project. The company was chosen as a Preferred Bidder for the project in November, 2017. Now, NKT and the project developer, MOWEL, Moray East Offshore Windfarm, owned by EDP Re