Subsea
Aker Solutions Lands Another BP Deal
Aker Solutions has been awarded two framework agreements to provide concept and front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for BP globally. The first contract is for feasibility and concept engineering and the second is for FEED services covering the full range of upstream developments. Each a
Shell Files Brent Decom Plan
Shell has submitted a decommissioning plan for the Brent oil and gas field to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Following submission, an extended 60-day public consultation has been initiated on recommendations to decommission the North Sea field. The field, located
Kongsberg Maritime Revenues Fall on Weak Offshore Market
Kongsberg Maritime has generated Q4 revenues of NOK 2.06 billion ($247 million), down from NOK 2.7 billion ($323.5 million) when compared to Q4 in 2015, but up from Q3 in 2016. The quarterly EBITDA is NOK 69 million, including NOK 44 millionin restructuring costs. 2016 revenues are NOK 8.6 billion,
DOF Boosts Fleet with Two Olympic Vessels
An undisclosed Norwegian limited company has signed an agreement with Olympic Shipping for the purchase of two vessels, Olympic Commander and Olympic Hera. Further to the purchase, the new owner company has entered into an agreement with DOF for management and operation of the two vessels, whereby D
Impairments Plunge Maersk Supply Service into Red
Offshore marine contractor Maersk Supply Service has recorded a loss (continuing operations) of USD 1.2 billion in 2016 against profit of USD 147 million in 2015. The underlying loss was USD 44 million, versus profit of USD 117 million for the year 2015. The result was impacted by an impairment of U
Bureau Veritas Introduces New Rules for Diving Systems
Bureau Veritas, international classification society, has issued a new rule note covering the classification of diving systems. The rules sets out requirements for the classification of professional diving systems ranging from surface-supplied systems for shallow water diving to complex saturation s
Fleet Cleaner Set to Launch Its Hull Cleaning ROV
Dutch provider of hull cleaning and inspection equipment, Fleet Cleaner, has completed its first hull cleaning trial by cleaning the HNLMS Karel Doorman, the largest vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy. In the Dutch port of Den Helder, the company has removed the fouling of the vessel by using its
4Subsea Gets Statoil Snorre B Contract
4Subsea has secured a contract for delivery of integrity monitor systems for six flexible risers on Statoil’s semi-submersible platform Snorre B in the North Sea. The company was awarded the contract shortly after the delivery of the fifth system in a row for Statoil’s Snorre A platform. The monitor
Forland Hits Ezra with ‘Pay Up or Wind Up’ Order
Ezra Holdings has received a statutory demand from the solicitors of Forland Subsea for payment of a charter that is due and owing by EMAS-AMC AS for the vessel Lewek Inspector. According to Ezra who acts as the parent corporate guarantor for the charter party, a claim is for some S$4.4 million or N
Heriot-Watt Develops Robotics Solution for Offshore Wind Farms
A collaboration between colleagues from Heriot-Watt’s Ocean Systems Laboratory and the Smart Systems Group has secured funding to deliver a human-robotics hybrid solution for the maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms. The Heriot-Watt team, which includes Dr David Flynn, Dr Keith Brown and
Siem Hooks Up Veja Mate Turbines
Siem Offshore Contractors has delivered the inter-array cable installation and post-lay burial campaign at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm in German North Sea ten weeks ahead of schedule. Cable installation started on October 1st 2016 and since then Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) installed 73 comp
WATCH: Normand Vision Lowers Sverdrup Subsea Template
In January 2017, Ocean Installer completed the very first permanent subsea installation at the Johan Sverdrup field, marking the kick off of the Johan Sverdrup offshore work. The offshore campaign involved the installation of a subsea template for water injection. The template weighed 290 ton and wa
Interview: Namaka Subsea Eyes Global Growth
Subsea World News team met with some of the industry players during Subsea Expo 2017 – Europe’s largest subsea focused exhibition and conference. On the day two of the event, held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, we set up an interview with Sandy Harper, managing director of Aberdee
Eni Resumes Goliat Flows
Oil company Eni Norge has resumed production from the Goliat field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. The output from the field was stopped in December after a routine inspection of the offloading hose found some damage on segments of the hose. According to the company’s spokesperson the production