Subsea
Court Dismisses Ex-GC Rieber’s Employees Lawsuit
Norwegian subsea and marine seismic vessels player GC Rieber Shipping said it has been cleared of charges made by former staff of its two subsidiary companies. Namely, GC Rieber Crewing AS (GCRC) and GC Rieber Shipping AS (GCRS), both subsidiaries of GC Rieber Shipping, were sued last year by 17 ex-
Kvaerner Names Karl-Petter Løken New CEO
Karl-Petter Løken has been appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO) for the international contracting company Kvaerner. He will start during the spring as soon as he has ended his current position as head of project development for the oil company Lundin Norway. “Kvaerner has delivered
Innospection Sets Up R&D Facility in Germany
An inspection provider for the global processing industry, Innospection, has opened its new €3.5 million research and development facility in Germany. The Aberdeen-based company opened the 823m2 office space which includes an additional 1062m2 of workshop space in Stutensee following a 20% growth in
RED Engineering Expands Team with New Hires
Hexham-based RED Engineering has made new appointments as it gears up for further growth after completing more than 300 projects in 10 years. RED Engineering, which provides specialist engineering consultancy and design expertise, has appointed Will Hopps as lead engineer, while Magnus Campbell re-j
WASSP Adds New Software for Sonar Systems
WASSP has launched its new key pulse and patent pending interference management system including automated frequency and bandwidth algorithm. One major problem faced by manufacturers of sonar systems is that underwater environments are often noisy due to other acoustic devices operating in the same
TechnipFMC Delivers Subsea Systems for Hurricane’s Lancaster EPS
Hurricane Energy has taken delivery of the subsea systems from TechnipFMC for the Lancaster field Early Production System (Lancaster EPS). The horizontal Xmas tree systems for the Lancaster EPS have been delivered ex-works by TechnipFMC from its facility in Dunfermline. Following the delivery, Prose
Statoil Closes Acquisition of Martin Linge and Garantiana Stakes
Statoil and Total have completed their transaction whereby Statoil has acquired Total’s equity stakes in the Martin Linge field and the Garantiana discovery on the NCS. As a part of the transation Statoil has taken over the operatorships of Martin Linge and the Garantiana. Statoil now has 70% intere
OPT Provides PowerBuoy for Eni’s Subsea Ops Demo
Ocean Power Technologies has signed an agreement with Eni to supply a PB3 PowerBuoy for a demonstration of one of Eni’s subsea oil and gas operations. The agreement provides for a minimum 24-month contract that includes an 18-month PB3 PowerBuoy lease and associated project management. OPT will also
Statoil Gets PSA Nod for Aasta Hansteen Facilities
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Statoil consent to use the spar floating production and offloading vessel (FPSO), subsea systems and infield pipelines on the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. Aasta Hansteen field, currently in development, is located in the northern sector
URS and EDT Partner on Subsea Boulder Clearance Setup
Utility ROV Services (URS) and EDT Ship Management have entered into an agreement in relation to the provision of boulder clearance services utilising the UTROV load bearing ROV system system and DP2 vessel, EDT Kennedy. The services will be provided to clients as a permanently mobilized spread, inc
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 12 – March 18). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/03/15/statoil-changing-name-to-equinor/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/03/15/subsea-7-lands-new-gig/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/03/12/mcd
Bibby Offshore to Merge with CECON Contracting
Fara Holdco, owners of the Bibby Offshore group of companies has entered into merger deal with Rever Offshore. Rever’s subsidiaries include CECON Contracting, an international subsea and offshore contractor, as well as two vessel companies which own both the Cecon Excellence and Cecon Sovereign. The
WATCH: Placing Dvalin Subsea Template on Suction Anchors
DEA Norge has released a video which demonstrates the process of lifting Dvalin subsea template onto four suction anchors at the Aker Solutions yard in Egersund. The Dvalin gas field, previously known as Zidane, discovered in 2010, is DEA’s first own operated field development project in Norway. The
AutoNaut Presents Its Next Generation USV
AutoNaut, developer of autonomous wave propelled vessels, has rolled out the new generation of 5-metre AutoNaut unmanned surface vessel (USV) with several new and upgraded features. The latest wave foil technology enables speeds of 1-3 knots to be consistently maintained, with no need for fuel and f