Subsea
Teledyne Gavia Wraps Up AUV Magnetometer Testing
Teledyne Gavia, manufacturer of the Gavia autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), has completed trials of the AUV self-compensating magnetometer from Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG). Following¸the integration and field trials in Iceland of the OFG self-compensating magnetometer (SCM) on the Teledyne Gavia
FSubsea Adds New VP Products
Fuglesangs Subsea (FSubsea) has appointed Terje Hollingsæter as vice president Products, effective early May. Terje comes from the position of global chief engineer Pumps at TechnipFMC, where he for several years has led the development and integration of subsea boosting systems. Terje brings more t
Marine Hub Cornwall, Marine Energy Wales Form Partnership
Marine Hub Cornwall – set up to help grow the marine industry in the county and to promote its marine capabilities – has formally agreed a new collaboration with Marine Energy Wales. The two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on areas of common interest and to s
Pioneering Spirit Delivers First Line of TurkStream
The deep-water pipelay for Line 1 of the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline across the Black Sea has been completed. The average rate of the deep-water pipelay carried out by the pipelaying vessel Pioneering Spirit was 4.3 km/day. The maximum pipelaying rate – 5.6 km/day – was reached twice in Februar
BMT Wins Environmental Support Deal on Galapagos Field
BMT has secured a master services agreement to provide environmental support for UKCS operator, Bridge Petroleum Limited (Bridge), as part of its field development work for the large Galapagos Field situated in the East Shetland basin. Under this new contract, BMT will complete the necessary Environ
Management Changes at NOC
Kevin Forshaw, Associate Director Enterprise and Research Impact, will be leaving the National Oceanography Centre on July 20. He will take up a position with the University of Plymouth, as Director of Industrial and Strategic Partnerships within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Forshaw will
Boskalis Integrates Offshore Units Under Single Brand Name
Boskalis has presented its integrated service portfolio for the offshore energy market under one single brand name. As a result, Dockwise, Fairmount and VBMS, subsidiaries of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., will continue to offer their services under the brand name Boskalis. The Dutch marine servic
Well-Safe Introduces Five P&A Clubs
Well-Safe Solutions said it has now set up five different P&A clubs to reduce the cost of well plug and abandonment, following interest by operators in the North Sea. The P&A club concept, launched recently by the Aberdeen-based well abandonment specialist, introduces a new commercial model that tac
Wellbarrier in Holistic Well Integrity Deal with VNG Norge
Wellbarrier has secured an agreement with VNG Norge to create a holistic well integrity value chain solution to safeguard oil and gas wells worldwide. The joint project, Agreement for Joint Industry Research, Development and Demonstration Project (JIP), will apply a digital solution to enhance well
Scotland Backs New Decommissioning Centre of Excellence
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre has been awarded grant funding of £1.9 million from the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund to invest in the recently-announced National Decommissioning Centre of Excellence in partnership with the University of Aberdeen. Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish
Vard to Build Prysmian Cable Layer
Italian subsea cables specialist Prysmian has selected Vard, a Fincantieri shipbuilding company, for the design and construction of its new cable laying vessel. The contract value, including owner supplied special equipment, amounts to approximately € 170 million (approximately NOK 1.6 billion). The
PGS Loses ‘Polar Duchess’ Case Against GC Rieber
Bergen district court has again dismissed claims of €9 million from PGS UK (former Arrow Seismic) against GC Rieber Shipping’s subsidiary Armada Seismic Invest II in connection with the delivery of 3D seismic vessel Polar Duchess. To remind, in 2012 Arrow alleged that Armada had acted negligently wh
Saipem Kicks Off Sverdrup Pipelaying Ops
Saipem’s vessel Castorone has started operations to install Norway’s largest pipeline to the Johan Sverdrup field. The 36-inch pipeline, which will extend more than 280 kilometers out to the Johan Sverdrup field once installed, is being pulled through a pre-drilled hole at the bottom of the Fensfjor
Highlights of the Week
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