Subsea
VBMS Engages Stril Server for North Sea Ops
Norwegian offshore support vessels provider Simon Møkster Shipping has signed a new contract for Stril Server with VBMS, subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV. According to the company, the contract will start in April 2017 and is for 5 months plus options. The vessel should assist VBMS in its
Carbon Trust Looks to Improve Offshore Wind Subsea Cables
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched a competition to find and fund the development of innovative solutions to a challenge facing the offshore wind farm industry today: how to monitor the condition of subsea cables to ensure that they are not damaged during the load out an
TGS Estimates Q4 Revenues Boost
Geophysical contractor TGS said it expects net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2016 to be approximately USD 165 million, versus net revenues of USD 132 million in the corresponding period in 2015. According to TGS, total estimated net revenues for 2016 should be approximately USD 456 million, bas
Cairn Names New Non-Executive Director
Cairn, an oil and gas exploration and development company, has appointed Nicoletta Giadrossi as an independent non-executive director with effect from January 10, 2017. Nicoletta will also become a member of the company’s remuneration committee. Nicoletta Giadrossi holds a BA in Mathematics & Econom
SMD Tests Curvetech Parts for New 6000m Quasar ROV
Following the contract award from Shanghai Salvage for a 6000m Quasar Work Class ROV, SMD engineers have successfully completed work on the associated Curvetech subsea components to assure maximum working depth up to 6000 meters. SMD has a dedicated team of engineers who specialise in the design and
Seatronics in Partnership Agreement with Force Technology
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has signed a new partnership agreement with Force Technology, an international technological consultancy company. The new agreement will provide Seatronics’ global customer base with access to Force Technology’s Field Gradient Sensor (FiGS) system. FiGS is a non-contac
Plexus Nets Centrica Contract
Plexus has signed a four year framework agreement with Centrica to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for jack up exploration wells in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Under the terms of the four year agreement, Centrica can request up to three further one year extensions f
Optime to Deliver Hyperbaric Testing System to Nautilus
Optime Subsea has signed a contract with German Nautilus Marine Service GmbH for the delivery of a new hyperbaric testing system. The 19,000-psi hyperbaric pressure vessel will be manufactured by Optime Subsea in Notodden, Norway, located in the Norwegian subsea oil and gas cluster known as “Subsea
Polarcus in West Africa Shoot
Dubai-based seismic contractor, Polarcus has received a letter of intent for a broadband 3D marine seismic acquisition project. According to the Oslo-listed company, the survey will be carried out offshore West Africa. The duration of the project should be approximately one month. Polarcus did not d
Atlantis Bags EU Funding for MeyGen Project
Atlantis has secured the award of €20.3 million from the European Commission for the next phase of the MeyGen tidal array project. The funding was secured through the Horizon 2020 program for the Demotide project, which will design, build and operate a 6MW turbine array, MeyGen Phase 1B, in the Inne
DTOcean Wave and Tidal Design Tool Launched
DTOcean wave and tidal energy design tool was officially launched as an open source software package. The tool will assist project developers to design wave and tidal energy arrays by identifying optimal layouts, components and procedures. DTOcean has been produced through a three-year collaborative
Holyhead Towing and Turbine Transfers Get Deep Green LARS Contract
Holyhead Towing Co and sister company Turbine Transfers have been awarded a turnkey contract for Minestio’s Deep Green 10MW subsea project in the Irish Sea. The two companies will be responsible for developing the launch and recovery system (LARS), for the launching and recovering of Minesto’s subse
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 02– January 08). McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platfo
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 02 – January 08). McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platf