Subsea
CNOOC Begins Production from Huizhou Development Project
CNOOC Limited has started production from Huizhou 32-5 oilfield comprehensive adjustment/Huizhou 33-1 oilfield joint development project. Huizhou 32-5 oilfield comprehensive adjustment/Huizhou 33-1 oilfield joint development project is located in south-central part of the eastern South China Sea, ap
Federal Circuit Court Vacates Lost Profits Award Against ION
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has again vacated the judgment that would have required ION to pay more than $93 million to WesternGeco for lost profits from surveys performed by ION’s customers outside of the United States. According to ION, the Federal Circuit Court had th
Seatec Bags Sonar Order
The Nederlands-based technical solutions provider Seatec has received new orders for the ARIS 3000 Sonar. Units are sold to Benelux Offshore operator and will be used for UXO identification work. According to the company, the delivery is scheduled for Q1. The ARIS Explorer 3000 works in zero visibil
Subsea Integration Alliance Scoops Up Esso Australia Prize
Subsea Integration Alliance (OneSubsea and Subsea 7) has been awarded integrated subsea engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contracts. These awards, by Esso Australia, represent the first integrated subsea project for Subsea Integration Alliance in Australi
Airborne Supplies TCP Jumper for Total in West Africa
Airborne Oil & Gas has been awarded a contract from Total to supply a TCP (Thermoplastic Composite Pipe) jumper for a deepwater project in West Africa. The field is located approximately 150 km offshore in water depths of up to 1600 m. This contract follows the completion of a testing program, in wh
Ocean Infinity in AUV Survey for Petrobras
Ocean Infinity’s partner, Cepemais, the Brazilian offshore consulting company, has been awarded a contract to provide high-resolution hydrographic mapping services for Petrobras. The project is for the Campos, Espirito Santo and Santos basins, offshore Brazil, and will see Ocean Infinity working und
Rhenus Adds Connector Express Vessel for Offshore Projects
Rhenus Offshore Logistics, working in conjunction with A1 Offshore Solutions, has started operating a supply vessel named ‘Connector Express’. The customer TenneT is using the ship for supply trips to offshore platforms as well as performing inspections and repair work on structures and submarine ca
Rome Buys Kongsberg Evotec
Kongsberg has entered into an agreement with family-owned investment company Rome AS to divest Kongsberg Evotec. As a result of the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine, Kongsberg had to meet regulatory requirements regarding competition in the market for seismic vessel deck equipment. Speci
Subsea 7 Adds New Vessel
Subsea 7 has finalised the acquisition of Toisa Pegasus, a multi-purpose offshore construction and dive support vessel. The 2009-built vessel is to be renamed Seven Pegasus and will primarily support Subsea 7’s operations in the North Sea and Asia Pacific. John Evans, chief operating officer, said:
Global Marine on Sirius South Cable Repair Duty
Global Marine has been contracted to undertake an emergency fibre-optic submarine cable repair to the Sirius South fibre-optic cable in the UK EEZ of the Irish Sea. The vessel CS Sovereign has already mobilised from Portland and arrived on site on Tuesday the 15th January 2019. The repair will take
Woodside Names Scarborough Winners
Australian operator Woodside has awarded four contracts for front-end engineering design activities for the proposed Scarborough Project. The contracts are for engineering activities related to the upstream development’s floating production unit, the export trunkline and the subsea umbilical risers
Equinor to Recover More from Gullfaks
The Gullfaks partners have decided to drill seven new wells and thereby improve oil recovery by 17 million barrels. On behalf of the licence partners, Equinor’s executive vice president for Development and Production Norway, Arne Sigve Nylund, presented an amended plan for development and operation
OMM Multi Mattress Deployment Tool Adapts to New Sector
Offshore services provider, Control & Applications Offshore Marine Management (CAOMM), has signed a contract with ULO Systems for the installation of 12,000 concrete mattresses utilising sister company Offshore Marine Management’s (OMM) multi mattress deployment system, MDS3. The contract, due to be
MDL Delivers North Sea Projects with TechnipFMC
Maritime Developments (MDL) has completed a four-project North Sea campaign with TechnipFMC. The work scopes on the jobs, which took place throughout 2018, included installation and retrieval of umbilicals, jumpers, risers and flowlines. In total 16 reels were handled and close to 40km of product wa