Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, has made the final investment decision (FID) for the PowerNap deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico. PowerNap is a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus production hub. The project is expected to start production in late 2021 and produc
Baker Hughes, a GE company, (BHGE) has reported loss of $9 million or 2 cents per diluted share on GAAP basis for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were 20 cents per share. The result compares with $19 million loss in Q2 2018, up 52%, but down sequentially from $32
Houston-based Trendsetter Engineering announced the successful offshore installation of a custom methanol injection valve module as part of a subsea gas lift project off the coast of Malaysia. The methanol injection valve module interfaces with an existing gooseneck connector to provide the necessar
FarSounder has supplied Forward-Looking Sonar (FLS) for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) hydrographic survey vessels, the HNLMS Snellius (A802) and HNLMS Luymes (A803). The company’s 3D sonar systems will provide real-time data on what lies ahead under the water as the ships navigate the seas, gi
DEME’s cable installation vessel Living Stone has completed the installation of subsea export cable for Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid. The 85-kilometer cable connects Elia’s offshore switch yard to the shore station Stevin at Zeebrugge, as well as the Rentel wind farm offshore substation. Living Ston
Fraser Well Management (FWM), a well engineering and project management specialist, has started preparations to drill Corallian Energy’s Curlew-A appraisal well in the UK Central North Sea. Offshore operations are starting with a site survey which will be undertaken by Gardline using the Ocean Endea
Maritime Developments (MDL) has been awarded a contract to supply a complete pipelay spread and personnel for a flexible installation offshore Equatorial Guinea. The award comes from a new client, whose workscope covers the launch of a number of new wells in an existing network of drill centres in t
The first foundation of the Northwester 2 wind farm has been installed by Jan De Nul’s jack-up installation vessel Vole au Vent. The first foundation is composed of a monopile that is 76 meters long and has a diameter of almost 8 meters. The monopile weighs around 900 tonnes and the transition piece
Rotech Subsea has completed two workscopes off the UK coastline for a power cable manufacturer. This adds to a track record of over 500 projects completed worldwide. The projects, which have recently been completed, saw subsea excavation innovator deploy two of its RS2 tools – which are part of the
ION Geophysical and iSEISMIC, an ocean bottom seismic (OBS) acquisition specialist, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on seabed acquisition technologies. iSEISMIC plans to utilize the full suite of ION’s 4Sea ocean bottom acquisition and imaging technology to deliver a step-ch
WFS Technologies has appointed Jim Darroch as a new chief technology officer to drive its evolving product portfolio and software development roadmap. Jim Darroch has been appointed CTO to own the company’s product vision and roadmap, and to expand the product engineering team to meet growing client
GC Rieber Shipping (RISH) has agreed with Nexans Skagerrak, a subsidiary of Nexans Norway, to enter into a ship management agreement for the cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak. The agreement also includes management of the Nexans’ cable laying vessel Nexans Aurora once it gets delivered from Ulste
Fugro is looking to sell its stake in Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture company with French seismic player CGG. The Dutch subsea and survey specialist said it has stepped up its efforts, in consultation with its co-shareholder, to divest its 60 per cent interest in ocean bottom seismic specialist
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approval of Shell’s Appomattox, located in the Gulf of Mexico, has helped define and clarify the safety requirements in its recently published high pressure and high temperature (HP/HT) related guidance documents. The Appomattox project, which sa
