Subsea
Solstad – Farstad – Deep Sea Supply in Major Merger
Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply will combine to create a new OSV company following completion of the Farstad restructuring, which has been agreed by Aker, Hemen, Ocean Yeild and Farstad’s senior lenders. Deep Sea Supply and Farstad Shipping will merge into and be established a
STR Adds Submersible GPS from Applied Acoustic
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has purchased a 106G Series submersible GPS from Applied Acoustic Engineering. This recent acquisition represents a further investment in advanced technology from STR as it continues to increase its equipment rental inventory. The 106G is an additional GPS receiver
Norway: New Master Programme in Ocean Technology
The new Master programme will develop ocean technology across different market segments. Special focus will be on marine measurement, control systems and marine installations. This programme is more applied compared to traditional Master programmes and fits very well with the subsea clusters strengt
OGA Awards Two Contracts for Petroleum System Studies
Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), in collaboration with the 21CXRM Technical Advisory Committee, has awarded two contracts for petroleum system related studies for the East Shetland Platform and South West Approaches area. The award is a part of the 21st Century Exploration Road Map initiative (21CXRM).
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 30– February 05). The Houston-based offshore EPCI player, Mcdermott, has reportedly struck a deal to acquire the pipelay and construction vessel Ceona Amazon, previously owned by the SURF cont
Agility Subsea Fabrication Secures TechnipFMC Contract for Visund North
Norwegian manufacturer of subsea equipment, Agility Subsea Fabrication (ASF), has won a contract with TechnipFMC to build an integrated subsea manifold system for the Visund North field in the Norwegian Sea. The work will be carried out at Agility Subsea Fabrication`s site in Tønsberg. The yard in T
Blue Abyss Reveals Designs of Its Future Deep-Water Test Facility
Designs of Blue Abyss, the multi-million pound subsea, Space and life science training, research and testing centre, have been revealed. The facility, designed by Robin Partington, is estimated to cost more than £65 million. It is said it will contain the world’s biggest training pool. At 50 metres
BP Continues with Sparrows
Sparrows has successfully retained its current North Sea mechanical handling and crane management contract with BP, which will extend the working partnership between the two companies to over 50 years. The contract sees the lifting and mechanical handling specialist operating and maintaining all 21
UK’s Subsea Sector to Boost Exports in 2017
British subsea companies are expecting to increase overseas activity in the next 12 months, according to a survey conducted by industry body, Subsea UK. Of the 300 member companies surveyed, 27% are predicting increasing exports by 50% or more in 2017. More than half (56%) expect overseas sales to i
Wintershall Goes with Subsea Concept at Skarfjell
Wintershall and its PL418 license partners have selected a subsea concept for the development of the Skarfjell field in the Norwegian North Sea. Namely, the proposed solution is that the reservoir would be connected via a subsea template to the nearby Gjøa platform. Skarfjell is situated in the nort
Subsea UK Awards Winners Announced
The Subsea UK awards winners have been officially announced. The awards dinner took place on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, during Subsea Expo – Europe’s largest subsea focused exhibition and conference. Hydro Group has won the coveted ‘Subsea Company of
Ocean Installer Wraps Up Its First Johan Sverdrup Campaign
Ocean Installer said it has recently 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 took place late January and involved the installation of a subsea template for water injection. The
MMT to Survey Algeria – Spain Subsea Pipeline
Marine survey specialist MMT has entered into a contract with Medgaz in Spain for inspection of the offshore pipeline between Algeria and Spain. The project will be performed within the joint venture agreement between MMT and Reach Subsea utilizing the vessel Edda Fonn. The pipeline transports gas f
Subsea Expo Proves Fruitful for Namaka Subsea
DiveCert, a product of Namaka Subsea, has added another diving contractor to its client portfolio as a direct result of exhibiting at Subsea Expo. RockSalt Subsea is a newly formed underwater commercial diving company, based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, servicing the civil, onshore, offshore, oil & g