Subsea
C-Kore Lands Norske Shell Deal
C-Kore Systems has secured a contract with A/S Norske Shell for the deployment of its testing tools on Draugen field in Norway. The agreement, planned to begin in the fall of 2018, includes the delivery of C-Kore subsea tools to test the insulation resistance and continuity of electrical lines under
Nexans Orders New Cable Laying Vessel from Ulstein Verft
Nexans Subsea Operations has contracted Ulstein Verft to construct its new DP3 cable laying vessel ‘Nexans Aurora’. The vessel will be outfitted for power cable laying, including bundle laying, cable jointing and repair and cable system protection and trenching. The ST-297 CLV is designed by Skipste
Fujian Shipbuilding Terminates Nautilus’ Vessel Construction Contract
Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding has canceled the construction contract for the Nautilus Minerals’ Production Support Vessel, a part of the Nautilus’ Solwara 1 project located offshore Papua New Guinea. The contract was terminated due to MAC Goliath’s failure to pay the third installment of the contract pr
Decommissioning Leadership Group Established to Shape Sector’s Future
Industry leaders have formed the Decommissioning Leadership Group (DLG) to shape the future of decommissioning, Decom North Sea informed. The DLG held its inaugural meeting in Aberdeen in June with the mission to set out a strategy for leading the development of an efficient and effective oil and ga
Nexans Adds New Chief Executive Officer
Nexans has appointed Christopher Guérin as chief executive officer, effective July 04, 2018. Christopher Guérin has been with Nexans since 1997 and most recently since 2014 served as senior executive vice president, Europe and Telecom/Datacom, Power Accessories Business Groups and member of the mana
Mojo Maritime, Ecole Centrale de Nantes Fix Floatgen Connection to Grid
Mojo Maritime, a part of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), has, together with Ecole Centrale de Nantes, enabled Floatgen to supply energy to the French electrical grid from the SEM-REV marine energy test site, near Le Croisic in France. Ecole Centrale de Nantes and Mojo Maritime worked at the Flo
SeaBird to Deploy Voyager Explorer for Asia Pacific Project
SeaBird Exploration has received a letter of award to provide a source vessel for an upcoming seismic project in the Asia Pacific region. The project is anticipated to start during Q3 2018. According to SeaBird, the project will have a duration of approximately three months. The company did not disc
Nexans’ Umbilicals for Next Phase of Equinor’s Troll Development
Nexans has been hired by Equinor to supply umbilicals required to power and control the subsea systems of the Troll field Phase 3 development, in the Norwegian North Sea. For the Troll Phase 3 development Nexans Norway will design, manufacture and supply static umbilicals that include high voltage p
Polarcus Sees Vessel Utilization Increase
Polarcus, a Dubai-based seismic contractor, has recorded an increase in its vessel utilization during the second quarter of 2018. Quarterly vessel utilization increased to 85 percent from 75 percent in the second quarter of 2017. On the contracted basis the vessel activity has increased 6 percent, f
Minesto Moves to Commissioning Phase of the DG500
Minesto has initiated the commissioning program of its first tidal energy project in commercial scale in North West Wales, with initial sea trials of the company’s DG500 tidal energy converter taking place in Holyhead harbour and the Holyhead Deep site. “The activities in Holyhead are progressing we
McDermott Adds New Chief Operating Officer
McDermott International has appointed Samik Mukherjee to serve as the company’s new executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. “Samik possesses tremendous experience and knowledge of our industry and has a strong track record of driving operational excellence
Oceanscan Adds Sonardyne Technology to Its Rental Pool
International equipment supplier Oceanscan has added underwater acoustic positioning technology from Sonardyne International to its rental fleet. The Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) vessel-based systems and Wideband Sub-Mini 6 (WSM 6) transponders have been acquired by Oceanscan, to suppor
Equinor Hires DeepOcean for Marine Operations on Troll Phase 3
DeepOcean has received a contract to perform marine operations on Equinor’s Troll Phase 3 project in the North Sea. Equinor submitted the plan for development of the Phase 3 of Troll field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Tuesday. The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineeri
Boskalis Strengthens Offshore Energy Division
Royal Boskalis Westminster has appointed Bart Heijermans to the board of management with ultimate responsibility for the Offshore Energy division. The appointment takes effect from September 01, 2018, the company informed. Heijermans has extensive experience in the offshore industry, recently servin