Subsea
Equinor Confirms ‘Akofs Seafarer’ LWI Deal
AKOFS Offshore has been awarded a contract for light well intervention services using the Akofs Seafarer vessel for all Equinor-operated licences in the period 2020 to 2025. Equinor is the operator of about 560 subsea wells on stream on the Norwegian continental shelf. The wells require maintenance,
Mitsui and MOL Eye Subsea Support Market with AKOFS Stake Buy
Akastor has entered into a share purchase agreement with Mitsui and MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) for transfer of 50% of its shares in AKOFS Offshore in order to form a joint venture ownership. Each of Mitsui and MOL will purchase 25% of the shares in AKOFS Offshore from Akastor. The remaining 50% will
i-Tech Gets Inspection Classification Approval
i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has strengthened its Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD) capability with certification to deliver to guidelines set by American Bureau of Shipping, DNV-GL, Bureau Veritas and Lloyds Register. UWILD is required to ensure the structural and operatio
Van Oord Calls on Prysmian for Borssele III & IV Inter–Array Cables
Prysmian has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for the development of a submarine inter–array cables system for Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms. Prysmian will be responsible for the design, manufacture, supply and testing of about 175 km of 66 kV three core cables with XLPE insulation of var
Balltec Delivers Floatmast Mooring Connectors and Tensioners
Balltec has recently secured and supplied a contract from Streamlined Naval Architects, based in Greece, for the design, manufacture, testing and supply of 4 subsea adjustable mooring connectors and hydraulic tensioners. The connectors and tensioners will moor Floatmast’s Floating Met Mast Tension L
Gardline Gears Up for Newgrange Survey Off Ireland
Gardline’s M/V Kommandor survey vessel has started mobilisation in advance of the planned acquisition of data over the Newgrange Prospect suitable for input to an application for the permitting of an offshore exploration well. The Newgrange partners (Providence and Sosina) have also said to be in co
Seatools Kits Out Van Oord’s Subsea Rock Installation Vessel
Subsea technology company Seatools has completed the delivery of automated fall pipe ROV on behalf of its client Van Oord. The ROV will serve Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes. The 450-kW rock installation ROV underwent sea trials and is ready to be deployed for SRI campaigns.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 11 – June 17). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/06/11/subsea-7-lands-penguins-job/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/06/11/bibby-offshore-ceo-leaves-after-25-years/ https://subseaworldnews.com/201
CGG Delivers Dunquin PSTM Data in Ireland
CGG has completed the Pre-Stack Time Migration (PSTM) of its 2,500 sqkm Dunquin multi-client survey acquired in Block 44 of the Porcupine Basin, west of Ireland. Dunquin is the latest in a series of multi-client surveys that CGG has recently been acquiring in the area, totaling 10,500 sq km of 3D an
Grey Matters Programme Delivers Six Technology Innovations Startups
Elevator and Scottish Enterprise initiative that aims to bring together entrepreneurial senior oil and gas professionals to transform the sector with radical technological innovations, has led to the creation of six new scalable businesses. Four months ago, 20 aspiring entrepreneurs joined the secon
Swan Hunter Spools Export Cable for Belgian OWF Project
Swan Hunter has recently completed the export cable load-in operations as part of a Belgian offshore wind project. The load-in operations involved spooling of approximately 28 kilometers of 261 millimeter export cable, weighing around 3,300 metric tonnes. The export cable was brought to DOC-Swan Hun
NPD Nods Ekofisk Output Boost with Water Injection
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has given consent for the start of production on the Conoco Phillips-operated installation Ekofisk 2/4 VC in the North Sea. This development comprises a subsea template with four well slots and the drilling of four wells for water injection. This will contribute t
Fugro Recognized at Ground Engineering Awards
A mobile drilling platform developed by Fugro that switches seamlessly between land and shallow water work has won the Equipment Innovation category in the 2018 Ground Engineering (GE) Awards. The Fugro Amphibious Buggy (FAB) is an intertidal drilling platform designed to reduce cost and save time w
2H Offshore Leads Measurement-Based Wellhead Fatigue JIP
2H Offshore, riser and conductor specialists in subsea services group Acteon, has launched the Measurement-based Wellhead Fatigue Joint Industry Project (JIP), which will see 2H Offshore work with operators to improve riser, wellhead and conductor fatigue estimates and make drilling operations more