Subsea
Riptide Sets Up Office in Canada
AUV developer Riptide has announced its first international expansion with the creation of Riptide Autonomous Solutions Canada. Headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Riptide Canada is being established to support the increasing demand in Canada and abroad for affordable, flexible AUV systems. Leona
Fugro Bags Three New Deals in Trinidad and Mexico
Fugro has won three contracts with BHP Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc. to provide specialist services to support exploration and production operations in Trinidad and Tobago and the Gulf of Mexico. Within Trinidad’s Block 3(a) Fugro is providing geophysical and geotechnical services from dedicated vessel
JFSE Executes Middle East Project
JFSE has completed its latest cable and pipeline trenching project in the Middle East. The project included 70 kilometers of cable trenching and survey of 33mm fibre optic cables associated with the development of one of the world’s largest offshore producing fields. JFSE Utilised its SP6000 tool wi
Vocus Puts ASC Online Earlier Due to SEA-ME-WE 3 Outage
Vocus confirmed that its Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) has been put into early service following a major service disruption on the SEA-ME-WE 3 (SMW-3) submarine cable between Perth and Singapore. In order to minimize customer impacts due to the SMW-3 outage, Vocus has implemented an emergency cuto
GlobeNet and Facebook Team Up on Subsea Link to Argentina
GlobeNet and Facebook have begun construction of the new submarine cable system GlobeNet announced in May. GlobeNet and Facebook will co-own the system and it will be operated by GlobeNet. Named ‘Malbec’ after the renowned Argentinian wine, the new 2,500 km submarine cable will link the Brazilian ci
PG Flow Solutions Nets Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 Pump Systems Order
PG Flow Solutions has been awarded a contract by the Aker Solutions and Kvaerner 50/50 joint venture (ASK JV) to deliver mono ethylene glycol (MEG) and chemical injection pump packages to the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 field development. Under the contract, PG Flow Solutions will supply a total of six p
2H Offshore Set for Next Phase of STREAM JIP
2H Offshore, a riser and conductor specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has completed the first phase of the STREAM (STeel Riser Enhanced Analytics using Measurements) joint industry project (JIP) and has expanded the work into a second phase. The JIP’s participants include Anadarko, Chevron,
UTEC Gets New Managing Director
Paul Smith has been appointed group managing director at UTEC Survey. Since joining Acteon in 2011, Smith has undertaken a variety of commercial and operational roles. He was instrumental in the merger of UTEC with NCS Survey in 2015 and was, most recently, responsible for the day-to-day management
Ashtead Names New Corporate Development Director
Ashtead Technology has appointed Stephen Steele as corporate development director. Steele brings more than 20 years of oil and gas experience to the business and will play a pivotal role in strengthening the company’s market position as it aims to drive further international expansion and widen its
Spectrum Completes Subsalt Imaging in North Gabon
Spectrum’s geoscientists have completed an extensive hydrocarbon prospectivity review offshore North Gabon using 5,500 km2 of modern 3D seismic data, recently acquired to image the deep syn-rift units and to provide a regional framework for the traditional post-rift hydrocarbon plays. Two major petr
Ultra Electronics – Sparton JV Wins $64M U.S. Navy Sonobuoy Deal
Sparton Corporation and Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE) have been awarded subcontracts valued at $64.6 million to their ERAPSCO joint venture, for the manufacture of sonobuoys for the United States Navy. The award is a GFY18 ERAPSCO Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract release fo
Pipe Laying Kicks Off for Nord Stream 2 in Gulf of Finland
The Allseas offshore pipelay vessel Solitaire has started the pipelay for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. Before the start of pipelay, the vessel was equipped and tested to meet the project’s requirements. Solitaire is a 300 metres long and 41 metres wide vessel that w
Saudi Aramco Awards Marjan Field Deal to BHGE
Saudi Aramco has awarded the first large scope integrated services contract for its Marjan oil field to Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). The field is the first of three major offshore expansions in Saudi Arabia, and the company’s largest upstream development project this year. Under the contract’s
Bibby Offshore Completes North Sea Project
Bibby Offshore has delivered a significant contract to an independent oil and gas development and production company. The project, completed via two separate scopes, saw Bibby Offshore carry out inspection repair and maintenance (IRM) services and riser connection support across three North Sea asse