Subsea
Seaproof Solutions’ Cable Protection for Horns Rev 3 OWF
Seaproof Solutions has secured a contract from VBMS to supply cable protection systems (CPS) for Vattenfall’s Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The contract covers the design and supply of cable protection systems for the installation of the 33kV inter-array cables for the 400MW offshore wi
Heerema and AF Decom to Scrap Four Ekofisk Platforms
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia is said to intend to enter into a contract with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for the removal and disposal of platforms connected to the Ekofisk field in the North Sea. According to AF Gruppen, a subcontractor to HMC, the contract includes engineering, preparation, remo
Kleven Delivers Cable Layer to NKT
NKT Cables has taken delivery of the cable-laying vessel from Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven. The build number 372, previously known as ABB Victoria, is part of the acquisition of ABB HV Cables business which was wrapped up in March 1, 2017. The 140 by 30 meters vessel, based on a 306 CLV design from
Next Geosolutions Acquires RMS Submarine
Next Geosolutions has acquired UK-based marine resource solutions company RMS Submarine. The acquisition of the company enables Next Geosolutions to focus on the operations and maintenance market, for both the cables and renewables industries, and represents a strengthening of its presence in the No
Sandvik Lands Leviathan Umbilical Tubes Contract
Sandvik Materials Technology has secured a contract to be the sole provider of stainless steel umbilical tubes for the Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel. The order was booked in the first quarter and the value is about 400 million SEK ($40 million) with deliveries schedul
Wood Group Scores Snorre Flowlines FEED
Wood Group has been awarded a contract with Statoil to provide front end engineering design (FEED) to the subsea flowline system of the Snorre expansion project in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract will be delivered by Wood Group’s Stavanger, Norway office and follows on from the completion of a
IOG Acquires Thames Gas Pipeline in North Sea
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has signed a sale and purchase agreement regarding the acquisition of the recently decommissioned Thames gas pipeline in the Southern North Sea for a nominal consideration from Perenco UK, Tullow Oil and Centrica. The pipeline will provide the proposed export route for
WATCH: Aasta Hansteen Substructure Floats Out
Statoil is preparing for the sail away of the 200 meter long Aasta Hansteen substructure from the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in South Korea to Norway. Aasta Hansteen is the world’s largest Spar-platform, and will be the first in Norway. The substructure is 200 meters long, 50 meters in diam
Premier Hires Wood Group for Tolmount FEED
Wood Group has been awarded a contract by Premier Oil to deliver front end engineering design (FEED) to the Tolmount offshore field development in the Southern North Sea. Effective immediately, Wood Group will provide topsides, jacket, pipeline, flow assurance and subsea engineering expertise for Pr
RGU Sets Up Learning Portal for O&G Industry
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has launched a new set of online short courses to help professional development and address skills needs within the oil and gas industry. The courses, the first of which focuses on decommissioning and is available now, have been tailored to appeal to differing competen
STR Adds New Teledyne and Valeport Products
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) continues to grow its rental equipment inventory with the addition of the new automated sound velocity profiling system developed by Teledyne Oceanscience using Valeport’s RapidSV Profiler. Teledyne’s rapidCAST and Valeport’s SVT Probe, purchased during the recent O
RGU Teams Up with The Underwater Centre on Diver Training
Robert Gordon University (RGU), Scotland, is working closely with industry partner, The Underwater Centre, to incorporate a commercial diving familiarisation course as part of its MSc Subsea Engineering and MSc Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering courses. The Centre is delivering theoretical sessions c
Cathelco MGPS Equipment for RSS Sir David Attenborough
Cathelco is supplying marine growth prevention systems (MGPS) for the RSS Sir David Attenborough, a polar research vessel commissioned by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) which is being built by Cammell Laird and will be operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The commissioning of
SEA to Boost UK Royal Navy’s ANPS
Cohort company SEA has been awarded a UK Ministry of Defence contract to upgrade the Ambient Noise Prediction System (ANPS) for the UK Royal Navy. The ANPS takes meteorological and oceanographic forecasts, together with oceanographic databases, and performs complex acoustic propagation calculations