Subsea
EIP Wraps Up Pre-Trial Tests of Ambient Subsea Lifter
Ecosse IP (EIP) has recently completed pre-trial tests of its newest product, the Ambient Lifter (AL10T), in Buckie Harbour, UK. These tests form part of the development of EIP’s new range of subsea lifting products, the company said. The recent tests follow on from trials completed in September 201
Airborne Oil & Gas Appoints Vice President Brazil
Airborne Oil & Gas has named Renato Bastos as vice president Brazil. Renato will be responsible for delivering the company’s roadmap to qualify the Thermoplastic Composite Pipeline (TCP) riser for dynamic application in deepwater Brazil. Airborne started the qualification programme in 2018 for dynam
Shell Awards Wood and KBR with Crux FEED
Wood and KBR have secured a new multi-million dollar contract to deliver integrated front-end engineering design (FEED) for Shell Australia’s Crux project to build a not normally manned (NNM) platform and gas export pipeline. The Crux project is located approximately 600 kilometers north of Broome,
ION Expands Brazilian Coverage with Farofa Seismic Program
ION Geophysical is expanding Brazilian seismic coverage with a new 2D multi-client reimaging program. The first phase of the Farofa program covers acreage in the deep water Campos basin that will be available for licensing in Brazil’s upcoming Round 16 in October. The program will reimage ~10,000 km
TechnipFMC and ENHL Open Mozambique Office
TechnipFMC and ENHL (National Hydrocarbon Company – Mozambique’s National Oil Company Logistic subsidiary) inaugurated the new offices in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique. The new headquarter was set up further to the creation of a joint-venture between TechnipFMC and ENHL. The ENHL-TechnipFMC
Shearwater in OBS Surveys for Aker BP and Equinor
Shearwater GeoServices has secured an award of four Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) surveys by Aker BP and Equinor in the North Sea. The projects will be executed by two of Shearwater’s multi-purpose vessels using proprietary technology during the 2019 North Sea summer season. “We are excited to be chose
TechnipFMC Lands Mero 1
TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Petrobras, on behalf of the Libra Consortium, for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) works on the Mero 1 pre-salt field, offshore Brazil. The field is located in the Santos Basin, at 2,100 meters of water depth. The contract, said
Ashtead Invests in Teledyne Marine Technology
Teledyne Marine has secured an order by Ashtead Technology for its newest subsea multibeam imaging, survey and pipe tracking technology. Under the order Teledyne Marine will provide RESON SeaBat T50-S IDH multibeam systems, BlueView M900-2250 dual frequency imaging sonars and HydroPACT 660E pipe and
Universal Subsea Rolls Out Equipment Preservation Fluid
Universal Subsea, Inc. (USI) said it has launched a revolutionary, environmentally friendly, subsea equipment preservation fluid for commercial use globally. Defender Stasis LT preservation fluid is a lightweight, nontoxic, biodegradable preservation fluid that provides long-term protection for subs
Unique Group Invests in Sonardyne’s INS and LBL Technologies
Unique Group has placed orders worth in excess of £1 million with Sonardyne International for its Fusion 2 and 6+ underwater survey and positioning technologies. Unique Group’s orders will see multiple copies of Sonardyne’s Fusion 2 Long BaseLine (LBL) and INS operating platform and a large number o
Innovo Adds Corporate Business Development Director
Innovo Engineering and Construction has appointed Garry Millard to the role of corporate business development director. Garry will be responsible for leading strategic business development, as well as seeking and evaluating acquisition opportunities for Innovo in support of the company’s growth plan
McDermott in Floating Production Unit FEED for Scarborough Field
McDermott has secured a front-end engineering and design contract by Woodside Energy for a floating production unit (FPU) for the Scarborough field gas development in Western Australia. McDermott’s center of excellence in the Hague, the Netherlands, will lead the study and early engineering. Upon co
Ocean Installer Nets Subsea Deal in West Africa
Ocean Installer has received a contract by an American client, covering the transportation and installation of subsea products for a project offshore West Africa. The subsea infrastructure consists of a network of drill centers, where Ocean Installer will add a further seven wells to the field’s exi
WFW Advises Technip UK on Deep Discoverer Financing
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Technip UK on a £70.5 million financing agreement arranged by Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) and BNP Paribas for the newbuild diving support vessel ‘Deep Discoverer’. The vessel, built by the Vard Group in Norway, was acquired by a CIC-owned company.