Subsea
Royal IHC Recognized for Pipelaying Vessels Delivery
Royal IHC has received an honor award from Sapura Navegação Marítima for the delivery of five pipelaying vessels. On June 21, 2016, Royal IHC concluded the project with the delivery of the pipelaying vessel, Sapura Rubi. Arjan Klijnsoon, director shipbuilding, said: “IHC is very thankful for this re
Senvion Charters CSV Polar Queen from GC Rieber
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with Senvion GmbH for the construction support vessel (CSV) Polar Queen. The contract is for a fixed period of seven months with options to extend by up to three months. The charter will start in spring 2017, the company informed. CSV Pola
Ageotec Delivers Another ROV to QSTAR
Ageotec has delivered a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Perseo GTV to QSTAR, the ROV pilot training centre based in the Canary Islands and Barcelona. QSTAR already owns the Ageotec Sirio and Ageotec Perseo ROVs. The ROV Perseo GTV is equipped with a black & white HD camera, a full color camera w
StormGeo to Support Cable-Laying Ops
StormGeo, a provider of decision support for weather sensitive operations, has launched ‘Cable Lay Service’, the newest addition to its suite of weather forecasting services. According to the company, its Cable Lay Service provides a Common Operating Picture (COP) to enable operators, owners and sup
NPD Approves Start-Up of Subsea Facility on Balder
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ExxonMobil consent to start-up a subsea facility for production well 25/11-E-29 AH on the Balder field. Recently ExxonMobil received an approval from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use E-29-AH subsea well, on the Balder field. The Balder fi
Wasco Wins Nord Stream 2 Pipe Coating and Storing Tender
Nord Stream 2 AG has awarded a tender for the provision of concrete weight coating and storing of more than 200,000 pipes for Nord Stream 2 project to Wasco Coatings Europe. The contract for this award is subject to final negotiations and will be signed in the coming weeks. WSC will announce the pro
OEM Supports Go Marine Vessel Fleet
OEM Group has secured a two-year contract worth up to £1 million with Go Marine to deliver engine support services to its fleet of vessels operating in the oil and gas industry. Under the global technical support and services agreement, OEM Group will carry out the procurement of engine spare parts,
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 04 – July 10). Saipem said it has been awarded new contracts and variation orders in E&C offshore, for an overall amount in excess of 1.5 billion euros. The most significant contract relates to t
Minesto Gets Swedish Energy Agency Funds
Tidal energy developer, Minesto, has been granted research funds totaling SEK 5.7 million by the Swedish Energy Agency. “The decision is a clear sign of confidence from the Swedish Energy Agency in Minesto’s ability to realize the Deep Green technology,” said Dr Heije Westberg, CTO of Minesto. Mines
MeyGen to Combine Wind and Tidal Power Output
Atlantis has reached an agreement between its majority owned MeyGen project and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects. The first phase of the MeyGen project was recently connected to the 33kV Ness of Quoys distribution networ
Saab Seaeye Gets New Orders for Falcon ROV
Saab Seaeye has secured seven orders in seven weeks for its Falcon remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in several sectors including oil & gas, renewables, scientific, security, hydro and aquaculture. Its success comes from a design measuring 1 x 0.5 x 0.6 meters that has the power to undertake many task
EIB Supports AW-Energy’s WaveRoller Commercialization
European Investment Bank (EIB) announced investment up to EUR 10 million in AW-Energy, a start-up company from Finland which developed WaveRoller wave energy technology. This is the first project to be supported by the InnovFin Energy Demonstration Project (EDP) programme. EU commissioner for resear
Rotech Subsea in Management Buyout
Rotech Subsea has completed a management buyout (MBO) in a move that should see the company strengthen its position in subsea mass flow excavation. Following the MBO, the group’s three operating companies, Rotech Subsea, Rotech Engineering and Rotech Fabrication, will be headed up by continuing dire
Kleven Completes Aker Wayfarer Upgrade
Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Gursken, Norway, has completed modification of the Aker Wayfarer to become a deepwater subsea equipment support vessel (SESV), Ocean Yeald informed on Thursday. The modification contract was inked in October 2014 with Ocean Yield, a ship owning company with investments wi