Aberdeen-based engineering company Subsea Technologies Ltd (STL) said it has recently secured a contract to build and supply a subsea crossover and stinger. The contract from an undisclosed client, set a challenging time schedule for delivery, however, STL said that this was overcome by its experien
Aker Solutions has received a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre project, offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The contract will see Aker Solutions deliver front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the first platform in a potential series of future assets within BP’s Trinidad and Tobago (B
Tendeka has launched a new single trip sand control solution to address the issue of failure in wells . According to the company, the Filtrex remedial sand control system provides the flexibility to be installed thru-tubing, through the tightest of restrictions. Said to be the first of its kind, the
Neodrill has signed a global cooperation agreement with InterMoor, the global provider of mooring, foundations and subsea installation services. Effective immediately, the new partnership is a global non-exclusive agreement that will see InterMoor support Neodrill with project execution, installatio
Equinor has informed that His Majesty the King will perform the official opening of the Johan Sverdrup field centre on January 07, 2020. Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg and the Minister of Petroleum and Energy Kjell-Børge Freiberg will also be present. The official opening will take place at th
Ocean data company XOCEAN has completed the acquisition of 4D Ocean, a specialist autonomous hydrographic survey company. The announcement follows the news of XOCEAN’s €7.9 million funding round. 4D Ocean founder and CEO, Duncan Mallace, said: “Both companies have been growing together at an unprece
Ocean Infinity, in partnership with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), has started a long term programme of marine environmental scientific research onboard its’ vessels. This long term study will lead to the creation of the one of the world’s largest body of physical samples
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has been awarded a contract by Vocus for fibre-optic cable manufacture and marine works at the proposed Barossa offshore gas project in the Bonaparte Basin, to the north of Darwin, Australia. The solution developed for the Barossa Project is the design, manufacture a
Researchers from the INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics at Dublin City University are currently using many years’ worth of video footage recorded at the SmartBay subsea observatory to enable better understanding of the marine environment. Utilizing a subsea observatory deployed and managed by SmartBa
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 02 – December 08). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/12/05/sapura-bags-147m-in-new-contracts/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/12/03/mcdermott-secures-access-to-financing-and-forbearance-deal/
Fugro has completed the first deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) site survey for Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP). BSP’s project lead Bilman Pardomuan Hutabarat said: “This campaign was the first deepwater survey project for Shell in Brunei and its success will lead to many more deepw
Australia-based telco operator Vocus has entered a contract with the Barossa Joint Venture to build, operate and own a high-capacity submarine fibre-optic network for the proposed Barossa offshore gas project in the Bonaparte Basin, to the north of Darwin. The solution developed for the Barossa Proj
Oceaneering has used four 10-tonne capacity remotely operated vehicle (ROV) hooks from RUD to carry out two subsea contracts recently, in the Gulf of Mexico. The products were sourced from RUD distributor LiftPull. First, Oceaneering used the hooks to install long baseline (LBL) transponder frames,
Providence Resources chief executive officer, Tony O’Reilly, has stepped down from his position and from the board with immediate effect. The board has initiated a process to identify and recruit a new CEO to lead Providence in its next phase of development. O’Reilly has agreed to work with the boar
