JFD Australia has secured a $7.2 million contract from the Australian Government Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG). The contract is to build and pressure test ring stiffened cylinders modelling submarine-like hulls . The hull is the most structurally important part of a submarine as it all
ExxonMobil has started oil production from the Liza field offshore Guyana ahead of schedule. Production from the first phase of the Liza field, located in the Stabroek Block, is expected to reach full capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per day in coming months, and the first cargo is set to be sold
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation, together with PETRONAS Carigali, has started commercial oil production from Layang field. The company’s subsidiary JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) is the Operator of Block SK10 offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, where the field is situated. Layang, in
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 16 – December 22). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/12/16/mcdermott-gets-heads-up-from-nyse/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/12/17/boskalis-wins-e85m-in-contracts/ https://subseaworldnews.co
Magma Global has been selected by C-Innovation to supply m-pipe thermoplastic composite subsea jumpers for flowline intervention in the Gulf of Mexico. The 4-inch diameter 10ksi m-pipes are expected to be deployed in the next few months. C-Innovation is planning to perform a remediation of suspected
Solstad Offshore has signed contracts for several of its vessels with multiple clients. Technip FMC have extended the present frame agreement with Solstad for ploughing/trenching duties in the North Sea for one year. As part of the extension the parties have agreed to utilize the AHTS Normand Ranger
Altibox has acquired 100% of shares in Skagenfiber and its projected fiber optic cable between Norway and Denmark, thus completing the international Euroconnect-1 ring. Skagenfiber, once live towards the end of 2020, will attract an international clientele of data centre operators and telecom carrie
Tekmar Energy has been hired by Van Oord to provide Tekmar Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink Mechanical Latch for Fryslân Windpark. Windpark Fryslân is a 382MW near-shore wind farm comprising 89 wind turbines, located six kilometers off the Frisian coast in the Netherlands. Once constructed it i
HullWiper is joining forces with GAC Qatar in preparation to launch its hull cleaning solution at the Qatari port of Ras Laffan in early 2020. GAC Qatar has been granted a license by the country’s Environment Ministry to operate hull cleaning equipment in its waters. HullWiper’s Remotely Operated Ve
Axxis Geo Solutions has received resignation notice from a board member Andreas Pay. Andreas C. Pay is a Norwegian citizen residing in Asker, outside the capital of Oslo. He is the CEO of Urbanium Gruppen, a family-owned real estate and investment group in Norway. He joined Urbanium Gruppen in 2016
Subsea 7 has received a sizeable contract by Chevron U.S.A for the subsea installation services at the St. Malo field, located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, 250 miles south of New Orleans. Subsea 7’s scope of work includes project management, engineering, procurement, construction
TGS, along with its joint venture partner PetroData, plans to start Nigeria’s first regional multi-client multibeam and seafloor sampling (MB&SS) study. The study will cover an area of approximately 80,000 square kilometers of the offshore Niger Delta and will incorporate around 150 cores from the s
NKT has acquired a technology consulting unit from ABB to reinforce its technology capabilities developing the future technology for power cable solutions. The technology consulting unit specializes in key areas within power cable development such as Chemistry & Materials, Applied Mechanics and Elec
Royal IHC has signed a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) to support the installation and commissioning of the J-Lay system on ZPMC’s multipurpose vessel JSD6000 in China. The J-Lay system was delivered by IHC in April 2019 after one of the most complex mobilization operations in
