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Canyon Offshore and Olympic Shipping in Subsea Services Alliance
Olympic Shipping has entered into a frame agreement with Canyon Offshore for the joint marketing and subsequent operation of the subsea construction vessel Olympic Athene and Canyon’s ROV systems. Under the agreement the companies will work together to secure utilization for the vessel and ROV syste
EMGS Strikes Canada Data Deal
Oslo-listed Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an undisclosed international oil company for the provision of 3D electromagnetic (EM) data from the multi-client data library over the Flemish Pass Basin offshore Newfoundland, Canada. According to Norweg
James Fisher Wins Wave Hub Gig
James Fisher Marine Services has been awarded a contract from the wave energy test site operator Wave Hub Limited for the cable tail extension installation services. Namely, Wave Hub intends to set up four 33kV rated cable tail extensions from the current dry mate connectors to four developer berths
Wood Group Gets Master Services Agreement from Statoil
Wood Group has been awarded an evergreen master services agreement (MSA) by Statoil to support the life cycles of its offshore and onshore facilities. According to the company, work and services covered by the MSA include engineering studies, detailed engineering, procurement services and management
Nexans Export Cables for Beatrice
French cable specialist Nexans, in partership with Siemens, will deliver the grid connection for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, situated in the Outer Moray Firth offshore Scotland. Nexans will be responsible for design, supply and installation of the export cable, both offshore and onshore. The co
Subsea 7 Goes Offshore Wind
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the Beatrice wind farm turbine foundations and array cables, offshore Scotland, UK. The contract award was first announced on Friday, May 20, 2
Seaway Heavy Lifting Gets Beatrice Installation Job
Offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will carry out offshore installation activities as part of the $1.3-billion EPCI contract Subsea 7 won from Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). Subsea 7, which holds 50 per cent stake in Seaway Heavy Lifting, said on Monday that the Beatrice offshore w
JOIDES Resolution to Carry On for TAMRF
Overseas Drilling and Texas A&M Research Foundation (“TAMRF”) have agreed the extension of TAMRF’s charter of the scientific research vessel ‘JOIDES Resolution’ until 30 September 2019. According to Overseas Drilling’s parent company Siem Offshore, TAMRF has further options to extend the charter unt
Caley Dive Bell Handling System for JFD
Caley Ocean Systems, part of the Seanamic Group, is supplying a portable saturation dive bell handling system to submarine rescue and specialist subsea operations company, JFD. Caley has designed the dive bell handling system for over-the-side and moon pool deployment of the bell. According to the c
CENSIS Adds to Its Subsea Team
CENSIS, the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems, has expanded its technical offering for the subsea, offshore and marine sectors with the appointment of two industry experts. Dr Graham Kerr has joined CENSIS as its technical director, while Leo Meng has been recruited as an emb
Fugro Delivers Welsh Coast Survey
Fugro carried out a series of surveys at 26 locations around the Welsh coast, together with various other field surveys and water quality sampling. Dŵr Cyrmu Welsh Water (DCWW) is investing over £8 million in this project, with the aim of establishing a better understanding of Wales’ coastal waters
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 16 – May 22). Technip and FMC Technologies, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine and create a global leader in oil and gas services called TechnipFMC. The combined comp
Subsea 7 Bags New EPCI Deal
Oil services company, Subsea 7, informed on Friday that it has been awarded “a major EPCI contract”. In a press statement Subsea 7 defines a major contract as being over USD 750 million. The EPCI contract is for offshore execution in 2017 and 2018. No further details have been revealed due to contra
Aibel, Reach Subsea Ink Cooperation Agreement
Aibel and Reach Subsea have entered into a formal cooperation agreement, Reach informed on Thursday. The agreement covers projects within subsea oil and gas, renewables, ship and rig repairs and decommissioning of existing platforms/subsea structures and other offshore installations. Aibel and Reach