Subsea
Ecosse Subsea Systems Adds 800-Ton Carousel
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has reached an agreement with an undisclosed subsea contractor to buy back their 800-ton carousel which can be deployed on a range of specialist subsea projects. The carousel was originally built and used on an offshore renewables project in 2014 after ESS identified a su
WG Columbus Completes Gardarbank High Seismic Shoot for NPD
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has finalized acquisition of about 4,500 kilometers of 2D seismic data on the Gardarbank High, offshore Norway. The WesternGeco’s vessel WG Columbus acquired the seismic data. “The operation was very successful; progress was good and we were able to acquire
Oceaneering’s Umbilicals for Statoil’s Johan Castberg
Oceaneering International has secured a contract from Statoil to supply umbilicals for the Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea. The contract is for dynamic and static control umbilicals, totaling approximately 39 kilometers in length, and associated hardware. Oceaneering plans to design and ma
Wood Wins Subsea Contract for Celtic Interconnector
Wood is providing EirGrid Group, Ireland’s state-owned transmission system operator and France’s counterpart Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), with subsea engineering services to the Celtic Interconnector project. The new contract, supported by Wood’s Galway, Paris and London offices, include
Kriegers Flak Foundations En Route to Denmark
Two foundations of 10,000 tonnes and 8,000 tonnes, destined for the Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak, have left the port of Ostend in Belgium. According to Jan de Nul, the foundations are planned to arrive in Denmark on January 15, 2018, where, depending on the weather conditions, the first f
Innospection Demos Its Subsea Pipecrawler
Aberdeen-based, Innospection has designed and developed the MEC-Combi Pipecrawler which is said to be the first of its kind to use two types of subsea inspecting methods simultaneously for the external inspection of caissons. Innospection has already completed the inspection of two caissons for an o
Subsea North East Names New Chairman
The regional advocacy group for the North-east of England’s subsea sector has appointed Bruce Heppenstall as its new chairman. Heppenstall will take over the reins of Subsea North East from Andrew Hodgson. Heppenstall will be tasked with promoting the North-east sector on a global scale to maximize
Bluestream Beefs Up ROV Fleet
Netherlands-based Bluestream has expanded its fleet of 18 work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with two additional systems. Both ROV systems, a Seaeye Panther-XT Plus and a Seaeye Cougar XT, are fitted with a Tether Management System (TMS), and are able to be operated on both platforms and F
TOGC Gives £1.3M Boost to Four P&A Innovations
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre is investing £1.3 million in four well plugging and abandonment (P&A) projects, selected from the original 48 submissions to its call for ideas initiative. Over the next decade, 1,400 wells are forecast to be abandoned on the UKCS, at a cost of approximately £7 billio
EnQuest Makes Board Appointment
EnQuest has appointed Laurie Fitch as a non-executive director of the EnQuest board with effect from January 08, 2018. On joining the board, Laurie Fitch will become a member of the remuneration and risk committees. Laurie is currently a partner in the strategic advisory group of PJT Partners. Fitch
Eidesvik Strikes Vessels Deal with Seabed Geosolution
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik has signed a letter of intent with Seabed Geosolution, a Fugro – CGG joint venture, for the use of Subsea Viking and Vantage. According to the Oslo-listed Eidesvik, the contracts the two vessels should start ultimo January to primo February and the duration is expecte
BW Offshore Gets FPSO Polvo Extension
BW Offshore has secured a one-year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo with Petrorio. The firm period has been extended from Q3 2018 to Q3 2019. Furthermore, the contract has an extension options until Q3 2022, the company noted. The FPSO is operating on the Polvo field, located
New Vessel Sharing Scheme for CNNS Region Launched
Peterson together with Maersk Oil North Sea UK, Petrofac and Dana Petroleum have launched a new vessel sharing scheme for the Central and Northern North Sea (CNNS) region. Operating out of Peterson’s Waterloo Quay facility in Aberdeen the vessel pool currently has two weekly sailings, serving four a
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 01 – January 07). DOF Subsea has been awarded two new ROV contracts by Petrobras in Brazil. ROVs will be installed on board Skandi Angra and Skandi Paraty. The new contracts start in April 201