Subsea
KW Designed Pressure Control System for Churchill Drilling Tools
KW Designed Solutions has been approached by oilfield service company Churchill Drilling Tools to deliver a pressure control system for the factory acceptance testing (FAT) of their downhole tooling range. With a focus on improving safety and operational efficiency, a key requirement is a system whi
AML to Equip PRIC New Icebreaker
The Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) has selected AML Oceanographic’s Moving Vessel Profiler as the underway profiling system for their new icebreaker, Xuelong 2. This is the second contract for the deep water, underway profiler MVP300 secured through AML’s local agent, Laurel Technologies C
BAM Acquires Share in Tidal Bridge
BAM International has acquired Strukton International’s majority stake in the Tidal Bridge BV joint venture. BAM’s remaining partner in Tidal Bridge is Dutch Expansion Capital (DEC). The joint venture was established in 2015 for the realization of floating power plants that convert tidal energy into
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 21 – May 27). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/05/22/van-oord-names-sri-vessel-bravenes-in-rotterdam/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/05/22/bibby-offshore-nets-north-sea-irm-deal/ https://subseaw
TUV SUD NEL Completes Building £16M Test Facility
TUV SUD NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, has completed the base building that will house its £16-million advanced multiphase facility (AMF). Construction began in September 2017 and the fit-out will now begin. Once completed, the AMF’s test range capability (of operating pressures, temperat
OSIL Rolls Out New Deep Sea Camera
UK-based manufacturers of oceanographic systems Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has launched new expandable Deep Sea Camera System, a pressure activated self-contained system which allows for the integration of additional instrumentation. The new system is activated by a pressure switch in
GC Rieber Narrows Loss
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has reported loss of NOK 59 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared with a loss of NOK 66 million in the prior year comparable period. This comes down to loss per snare on NOK 1.03, versus NOK 1.52 in the corresponding period in 2017.
Cleansorb to Enhance Recovery from UK Field
Cleansorb has been hired to help a major operator to enhance recovery from a maturing field offshore UK. As part of field redevelopment, effective drilling damage removal in new water injector wells is critical to achieving target injection rates without fracturing the reservoir. Openhole injector w
GEOxyz Boosts Subsea Fleet
GEOxyz has marked the arrival of the newly-named subsea support vessel, Geo Ocean III, as the flagship of its fleet. The DP II vessel has recently undergone a refit including the mobilisation of survey suite and 4K video network. The Geo Ocean III will be operated by the GEOxyz Offshore division and
Deltares Aids Jan de Nul in Substations Foundations Design
Deltares has supported Jan De Nul in investigating hydrodynamic loads on its gravity-based foundations (GBFs) for the high voltage substations for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Tom Vermeersch, design manager of the Kriegers Flak project from Jan De Nul said, “Computing slam
New General Data Protection Regulation
You are probably aware of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will come into effect on May 25, 2018. In a nutshell it means your personal data will be better protected, hence increasing your privacy. We have always cared about your privacy and will continue to do so in all our fut
Impact Subsea Expands Its Team
Impact Subsea has appointed Craig Thorburn as operations manager, who will be responsible for product production and customer support. Craig will be based at the Impact Subsea headquarters in Aberdeenshire and have responsibility for the continuing expansion of the production and support functions.
Unmanned Survey Solutions’ New USV Gets Green Light
Unmanned Survey Solutions’ new Accession Class unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have been given the green light following the funding from Marine-i Marine Challenge Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The Accession Class USV is built for use in offshore operations, parti
Nord Stream 2 Compensates for Potential Fisheries Damage in Russia
Nord Stream 2, the developer of the twin pipeline to supply Russian natural gas to the EU market, released 90,000 young Atlantic salmon as compensation for potential temporary damage to fisheries during construction of the pipeline in Russian waters. Nord Stream 2 released the salmon into rivers in