C-Kore Systems has completed another successful deployment in the North Sea, on the Greater Guillemot Area field, with the help of the C-Kore subsea testing tools. Faulty elements in the subsea network were diagnosed and replaced within 24 hours of the start of the fault-finding campaign. The GGA ar
Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company, has added a new 10,000 psi-rated capping stack to its WellCONTAINED group of subsea containment equipment. The 10,000 psi-rated (10K) stack is rated to water depths of 10,000 ft, and should play a vital role in supporting quick and effective ser
Mooring equipment supplier First Marine Solutions (FMS) has secured a three-year contract with BP for its North Sea operations. Established in 2009, Aberdeen-based FMS started the contract in July this year. Steven Brown, managing director for FMS, said: “This award demonstrates our capability and c
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded multi-billion-dollar contracts for the procurement of casing and tubing as it drives value through its smart approach to procurement. The combined scope of the three contracts awarded is one of the world’s largest in this category, maximizing va
Petrofac has been awarded a three-year Forties pipeline operations & maintenance support services contract from Ineos. Under the terms of the agreement, Petrofac will provide personnel to the Unity Platform in the Central North Sea, the onshore Cruden Bay Terminal and other landline sites. Nick Shor
The latest Autosub Long Range (ALR) vehicles being developed by the National Oceanography Centre have completed their first round of commissioning trials in the waters of Loch Ness, Scotland. The new autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), ALR1500 – named for the 1500m depth to which they can dive – c
Subsea contractor Frontera Offshore has entered into an exclusive collaboration with DOF Subsea for the Mexican market. The alliance is intended to leverage the local presence and track record of Frontera with the specialized vessels, engineering capabilities and subsea survey and installation exper
Jan De Nul has completed installation of all twenty foundations on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. As part of Jan De Nul’s EPCI contract for building of the overall Balance of Plant, Jan De Nul mobilised the Seaway Yudin to install the 20 foundations. The foundations consist of a mo
Aker Solutions has won an order from ADNOC to deliver subsea umbilicals for the Dalma gas development project located offshore UAE in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf. “This is the first subsea umbilical award by ADNOC in the UAE and the first subsea award for Aker Solutions in the Persian Gul
Deep Down has received an order from Shell for work related to its Kaikias development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The order is for the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of a Riser Isolation Valve control system on the Ursa tension-leg platform (TLP). The Ursa TLP is located in the
EdgeTech has introduced its new Ropeless Fishing System. The EdgeTech Ropeless Fishing System with embedded acoustic release technology was developed to eliminate vertical lines connecting a surface buoy to bottom fishing gear. The system was designed from the ground up with the input of fishers wit
ROVOP has recently joined the ORCA (Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets) Hub offshore robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems development programme. The ORCA Hub is a consortium of five universities – Heriot-Watt University, University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool
Techano has received order for equipment for Norway Royal Salmon’s (NRS) newly-developed aquaculture facility, Arctic Offshore Farming. (AOF). “In strong competition with leading players, Techano received orders for winches for net handling, chain jacks and a boat slip for the fish food barge,” says
RelyOn Nutec’s Training Management Service (TMS) has secured a deal to manage the training matrix and associated resources for Rever Offshore, formerly Bibby Offshore, with an option to increase the agreement for a further two years to 2024. With around 600 personnel, Rever Offshore now joins other
