Subsea
Viper’s V-LIFE Makes Norway Debut
Viper Innovation has marked the first field installation of its V-LIFE insulation resistance recovery system in Norway. The set up took place as a result of recent tests which were carried out on an electrical distribution system, which was recovered during a repair campaign. Talks are also said to
HBC Executes for Ørsted
HBC has completed the Ørsted subsea inspection campaign on Race Bank offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund offshore wind farm, Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm and Gode Wind 2 offshore wnd farm. According to the company, the campaign was carried out in a safe manner without any accidents, while maintai
Cavitas Teams Up with RFD on Reservoir Simulation Technology
Cavitas Energy, enhanced oil recovery specialist, has added bespoke reservoir modelling to its current portfolio of services. Working in partnership with Rock Flow Dynamics (RFD), the developers of subsurface analysis technology tNavigator, Cavitas said it will spearhead small and large scale reserv
New Contracts Boost Coretrax Expansion Plans
Coretrax, the independent wellbore clean up and abandonment specialist, is gearing up for further growth after a successful half-year trading with more than £5 million of turnover recorded so far. The Aberdeen headquartered business has taken on 30 people in the last year and said it plans to recrui
Van Oord Lays Borkum Riffgrund 2 Cables
Dutch offshore contractor Van Oord said it has completed the cable installation work for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project in the German North Sea. Van Oord was hired by Ørsted in 2016 to transport, install and bury the infield cables for the offshore wind farm. Cable-laying vessel Nexus was deployed t
Wood Lands Scarborough Project Work
Wood has been awarded a new contract by Woodside to support the execution of concept definition for the proposed Scarborough upstream development, offshore Western Australia. Concept definition level engineering associated with the floating production unit, subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, f
Jifmar Boosting Renewables Capabilities
Jifmar Offshore Services has called back its DP2 Eurocarrier Roxane Z after 3 years operating offshore West Africa to serve the renewable sector. The vessel has recently sailed from Pointe Noire (Congo) to reach its first assignment in South East UK. Roxane Z, together with Jifmar’s JIF Challenger a
RockRose Buys Out Dana from Arran Development
RockRose Energy has signed a deal to acquire a 20.43% interest in blocks, 23/11a, 23/16b and 23/16c, which contain the Arran field in the UK Central North Sea, from Dana Petroleum. RockRose will fund its share of the planned development of the Arran field through the Group’s existing cash flow. Rock
Bladt and Century Wind Power in Taiwan Offshore Foundations JV
Taiwanese Century Wind Power and Danish Bladt Industries have signed a joint venture agreement on the fabrication of offshore foundations for the upcoming Taiwanese offshore wind business. The joint venture “Century Bladt Foundation Co., Ltd” will provide the market with European fabrication technol
Kraken Receives Order for AquaPix Sonar
Kraken Robotics has been awarded a contract valued at over C$450,000 by a military customer for its AquaPix Miniature Synthetic Aperture Sonar system. Due to the confidential nature of the application, the customer’s name will not be disclosed, Kraken said. CEO Comments Karl Kenny, Kraken president
Scientists Explore New Platforms for Marine Surveys
Cefas and Liquid Robotics have recently deployed, tested and recovered a remotely-piloted Wave Glider, which was adapted to allow scientists to collect broadband fisheries acoustics data. As part of a multi-vehicle mission under the UK NERC/Defra funded AlterEco project, the Wave Glider called Lyra
Unique Group to Supply Diving & Industrial Gas for African Offshore Market
Unique Group has extended its offering to include diving & industrial gas supply for the African offshore market from its base in Cape Town, South Africa. The extension of capabilities now includes the full range of diving, welding, industrial, laboratory, test and calibration gases, chemical tanks
Aqualis Offshore Scores Egina FPSO Positioning Gig
Samsung Heavy Industries has awarded Aqualis Offshore with the position keeping role for installation of the Egina FPSO offshore Nigeria. The newbuild Egina FPSO was towed from South Korea and arrived in Nigeria in late January for final integration of topside modules built in Lagos. Once the FPSO i
Deep Casing Tools Set to Make Comeback in Canada
Deep Casing Tools, the Aberdeen-based casing and completion technology business, has announced a new partnership with a Canadian distributor, ProTorque Connection Technologies (PTCT). The partnership with PTCT, a tubular running service business, will see Deep Casing Tools re-enter the Canadian mark