Subsea
EMGS CEO Steps Down
EMGS informed that Christiaan Vermeijden has decided to resign from his position as chief executive officer due to personal reasons. Vermeijden, who held the CEO position since February 2016, will step down as per December 31, 2018. Eystein Eriksrud, chairman of the board of directors said: “We regr
Wintershall Gets Nod for Nova Development
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved plans for the development and operation of the Wintershall’s Nova field. Wintershall and its partners will invest close to NOK 10 billion in the development project. Recoverable reserves on the field are estimated around 80 million barrels of o
Wintershall and DEA Unite
BASF and LetterOne have signed a definitive transaction agreement to merge their respective oil and gas businesses Wintershall and DEA in a joint venture, which will operate under the name Wintershall DEA. “With Wintershall DEA we create the leading independent European exploration and production co
Royal Netherlands Navy Sets Up Hydroid REMUS AUV Service Center
Hydroid has recognized the Sensor & Weapon Systems Department within the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Directorate of Materiel Sustainment as an authorized REMUS Service Center. Hydroid presented the Directorate with a plaque on September 12, 2018 recognizing its commitment to excellence in AUV service a
NOC’s New AUV Put to the Test
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has recently purchased and trialled a new type of marine robot called a Deepglider. The vehicle will join the NMF-MARS glider fleet, and will allow the UK science community to collect water column data at depths of up to 6000 metres. The new Deepglider is simil
BMT and Sonardyne Team Up on Subsea Monitoring
Engineering consultancy BMT and subsea technology company Sonardyne have signed an agreement to provide marine integrity monitoring solutions to the oil and gas industry. The official teaming agreement between BMT and Sonardyne, announced today at the Rio Oil & Gas exhibition and conference in Brazi
Infinera Ups Spectral Efficiency Over MAREA Cable System
Infinera, provider of intelligent transport networks, said it has successfully completed a series of record-breaking submarine field trials over MAREA, a 6,600-kilometer submarine cable between Virginia Beach, Virginia and Bilbao, Spain. The trials used Infinera’s fourth-generation Infinite Capacity
BP Gets Nod for Vorlich Development in North Sea
BP has received UK government approval to proceed with the Vorlich development in the central North Sea, targeting 30 million barrels of oil equivalent and expected to produce 20,000 barrels gross a day at peak. The £200 million project is part of a programme of North Sea subsea tie-backs that will
FMGC Trials Ballast System for Subsea Cables at SEM-REV Site
FMGC has recently installed the cast iron shells (IBOCS) – developed to ballast subsea electrical cables – at a depth of 30 meters on the Centrale Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site. These tests are part of the FORESEA project, which aims to help bring marine renewable energy (MRE) technologies to ma
Akastor Wraps Up AKOFS Offshore Stake Sale to Mitsui and MOL
Akastor has completed the transfer of 50% of its shares in AKOFS Offshore to Mitsui and MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) in order to form a joint venture ownership. The closing of the transaction took place on September 26, 2018, following the fulfillment of all closing conditions. Each of Mitsui and MOL p
Nord Stream 2, Strelka KB Develop Kurgalsky Reserve Management Plan
Nord Stream 2 AG, the developer of a pipeline to supply Russian natural gas to the EU market through the Baltic Sea, has partnered with Strelka KB, an expert in spatial development strategies in Russia. At Nord Stream 2’s request, Strelka will develop a Management Plan for the Kurgalsky nature reser
Kongsberg Package for OHT Newbuild
Kongsberg Maritime has secured an approximately $13 million contract to equip a new heavy lift crane vessel for Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) with an appropriately innovative technology suite. The vessel, a customised Ulstein Design & Solutions design, marks the entry of the Norway-based Offshore H
Damen Splashes Australia’s New ASRV
Damen Shipyards Galati has held the launching ceremony of the Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) in the presence of members of Australian government, SERCO, Damen Group and Damen Schelde Naval. Given the vessel’s size, the launching specifically consisted in raising the water level in the yard’
Aker Solutions, TechnipFMC to Support Equinor in Subsea Sector
Equinor has signed collaboration agreements with Aker Solutions and TechnipFMC for subsea equipment and services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and internationally. Equinor is operating close to 600 subsea wells, which account for a considerable share of the company’s total production. “We