Subsea
SeaZip Teams Up with Deep on Survey/ROV Vessel
Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service and Amsterdam-based Deep Hydrography & Geophysics will jointly operate a DP1 ice-class survey and ROV vessel. Effective from 15 April, SeaZip and Deep will provide hydrographic and maritime expert services onboard the 42-meter vessel – the SeaZip Fix. Jan Reie
Huisman’s Offshore Mast Cranes for Jumbo’s New Vessel
Jumbo has hired Huisman Equipment to design and construct two offshore mast cranes for their new heavy lift crane vessel (HLCV) to be delivered in the first quarter of 2020. The main crane will have a 2,500t capacity, while Jumbo has opted for a triple hoist to allow for complex upending operations.
SEA Nets Baltic Pipe Project Deal
Australia-based Subsea Engineering Associates (SEA) has received owner’s engineering contract for the Baltic Pipe Project between Denmark and Poland. The Baltic Pipe is a strategic infrastructure project that will allow transport of gas from fields in Norway to the Danish and Polish markets, as well
Axess Gets Subsea 7 QC Contract Renewal
Axess Group has secured Quality Control (QC) services contract renewal with Subsea 7 for its subsea umbilicals, risers & flowlines (SURF) projects. The eight-year contract will see Axess provide all inspection services to ensure quality, safety and compliance of the Subsea 7’s SURF equipment. The wo
Oceanteam CEO Steps Down
Oceanteam’ CEO Haico Halbesma has decided to step down from his position effective March 30, 2018. The board has requested that he remains available as an advisor to the company and the board, Oceanteam informed. Haico Halbesma, co-founder and major shareholder of Oceanteam, has been leading the com
Subsea 7 Makes Board Changes
Subsea 7 plans to make changes to the board of directors, subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting on April 17, 2018. According to the company, Sir Peter Mason, currently senior independent director and chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, will not be standing for re
TechX Accelerator Highlights First Pioneers
TechX Pioneer technology accelerator programme has selected 10 tech start-ups who will receive up to £100,000 funding. An entire laboratory shrunk onto a microchip, pipelines that are ‘zipped’ together and a safer, greener and cheaper alternative to liquified natural gas (LNG) could soon be making t
Enpro Subsea and DOF Subsea in Flow Intervention Alliance
Enpro Subsea and DOF Subsea have struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will leverage each company’s expertise and portfolio of assets to deliver production solutions throughout the life of field. Their announcement, at the Subsea Tieback Forum and Exhibition in Galveston, Texas, sees Enpr
Red Ink Flows for Bourbon
Bourbon has seen its net loss more than doubled in 2017 as revenues slipped some 22 percent and impairment charges hiked. French vessel owner and offshore services provider booked a net loss of €576 million ($712 million) for the twelve months in 2017. This result compares with €279 million ($345 mi
Subsea 7 Lands New Gig
Subsea 7 said it has been awarded of a contract with an undisclosed client for a conventional project in shallow water. According to the company, offshore campaign is scheduled for 2019. The rest of the details have been kept confidential at this time due to contractual obligations, Subsea 7 said in
Statoil Changing Name to Equinor
Statoil’s board of directors has proposed to change the name of the company to Equinor. The name change supports the company’s strategy and development as a broad energy company. The name Equinor is formed by combining “equi”, the starting point for words like equal, equality and equilibrium, and “n
Aquabotix ROV Gets Water Linked GPS
Aquabotix has entered into a partnership with Norwegian technology supplier Water Linked. As part of the partnership, Aquabotix will integrate the Water Linked Underwater GPS system with its Endura ROV. This should enable greater underwater positioning for Aquabotix across a wide range of applicatio
McDermott and CB&I Deal Secures Final Regulatory Clearance
McDermott and CB&I have received antitrust clearance in Russia for their proposed combination. With this clearance, McDermott and CB&I have received all the required competition authority approvals for the transaction. As previously announced on December 18, 2017, McDermott and CB&I agreed to combin
Prysmian Splashes Out €170M on New Cable Laying Vessel
Italian subsea cables specialist Prysmian has announced an investment in excess of €170 million in a new cable laying vessel (CLV). This strategic asset should bolster Prysmian’s turnkey approach, under which it delivers end-to-end EPCI projects, from engineering, manufacturing and installation to f