Subsea
PRCI Forms New Subsea Technical Committee
Pipeline Research Council International’s (PRCI) executive assembly has approved a motion to form a subsea technical committee. The newly created technical committee (TC) will be dedicated to solving the challenges faced by subsea pipeline operators related to the design, construction, and integrity
Forum Names New Chief Executive Officer
Forum Energy Technologies has named C.Christopher Gaut as a chief executive officer, to replace Prady Iyyanki. Gaut will continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors, the company noted. Cris Gaut said, “Forum is a strong company with tremendous talent and significant upside potential. It
Siemens and Aker Solutions Form Digital Alliance
Siemens and Aker Solutions have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to further develop digital offerings in engineering, operations and services. The collaboration focuses on the creation of software applications and joint service offerings including the development of industrial digital twin
New Member Joins Kreuz Subsea’s Board
Kreuz Subsea has appointed Knut Eriksen as the board’s first independent non-executive director. Eriksen, who took up the advisory position on Friday, December 01, 2018, will support the business on a strategic level and help to identify future growth opportunities, the company said. For the past tw
BW Hands Over First Oil from Tortue Field
BW Offshore said on Monday that the first cargo of oil was offloaded from the BW Adolo FPSO producing at the Tortue field offshore Gabon. A total of 550,000 bbls of oil were transferred from the FPSO to a tanker which will transport the crude oil to a refinery. The BW Adolo achieved first oil [&hell
Ocean Infinity Takes Solstad Offshore CSV on Charter
Norwegian vessels owner and operator Solstad Offshore said it has entered into a contract with Ocean Infinity for one of it’s 250-ton crane construction support vessel (CSV). According tot the Oslo-listed company, the contract will star in the third quarter of 2019 and have a firm duration of 33 mon
Baltic Pipe Project Gets Green Light
GAZ-SYSTEM and Energinet have made positive investment decisions and agreed to implement the joint Baltic Pipe project, which will enable the supply of natural gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and other countries in the region as well as reverse transmission from Poland to Denmark and Swede
Guardian Geomatices Wins Ocean Infinity Support Contract
Seabed Intelligence provider Ocean Infinity has awarded a contract for the provision of survey services for the MV Island Pride to geophysical and hydrographic survey provider Guardian Geomatics. The contract further enhances the existing Autonomous Surface Vessel partnership between the two entitie
Nautilus Seeks Partner for Vessel JV
Nautilus Minerals said it is currently negotiating the terms that would involve the creation of a new joint venture company (the “Vessel JV”). The purpose of the Vessel JV would be to fund the acquisition of the Production Support Vessel (PSV) that Nautilus had previously arranged to be procured thr
Subsea UK Awards Finalists Revealed
The finalists have been announced for next year’s Subsea UK awards, which recognize the companies and individuals who are leading the way in the UK’s £7.5 billion subsea sector. The awards ceremony will take place on February 06, 2019 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Seatronics, Enp
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 26 – December 02). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/11/29/bhge-reveals-new-approach-to-subsea-development/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/11/29/anadarko-selects-technipfmc-van-oord-consorti
Abyssal Wins Van Oord Innovation Challenge
Portuguese start-up Abyssal has claimed the first prize of the Van Oord Innovation Challenge as part of the quest for new partnerships. Out of more than one hundred submissions, the Dutch offshore contractor nominated 8 participants to the final round. Abyssal specialises in the visualisation and re
Nemo Link Commissioning Set to Begin
The commissioning phase of the Nemo Link interconnector, between UK and Belgium, is set to start early-mid December 2018. The commissioning phase will last until the end of January 2019, the Nemo Link consortium, consisting of ELIA and National Grid, informed. Nemo Link will consist of two subsea an
Equinix to Set Up New Data Center in Helsinki
Equinix, interconnection and data center company, has said it will build a new International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Helsinki, Finland. The data center – called HE7 – will provide interconnection and collocation to businesses to support their IT transformation initiatives. The first p