Subsea
Epic International Joins Marine and Subsea Services Arena
Epic International, an offshore engineering company, has expanded into marine and subsea services for oil, gas and renewables. Namely, the Great Yarmouth-based firm has appointed Tonia Weldon as its new business development manager. Weldon, who has more than 25 years offshore industry experience, mo
Ramboll to Monitor Counter Filling Ops for Submarine Wreck
Ramboll has been commissioned to support the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) in the environmental monitoring of the installation of a supporting counter-fill for the sunken German WWII submarine U-864. The rediscovery of German WWII submarine U-864 off the Norwegian west coast in 2003 prompte
700 Jobs Lost at FMC Technologies Norway
The largest provider of subsea equipment to the industry, FMC Technologies, has notified the employees in Norway of its decision to cut up to 700 jobs. Workforce adjustment comes as a result of activity decline in the oil & gas industry and the company’s efforts to position its business in response
FMC Technologies Takes Ex-Employees to Court
FMC Technologies is taking legal action against its four former Norwegian employees and their company Optime Subsea Services, established in alliance with subsea installation player DeepOcean last year. Reportedly FMC claims that Optime’s founders have used FMC knowhow and technology for inventions
Norvik Becomes Chairman of DeepOcean
DeepOcean’s board of directors has elected Harald Norvik to serve as its chairman. Norvik joined the DeepOcean board of directors in July 2011. He is an independent consultant and advisor with more than 30 years of public and private sector experience, a large portion of which was in senior manageme
Island Offshore Sending Two Ships on Draugen Job
Island Offshore has secured work for two of its vessels, Island Valiant and Island Constructor, at the Draugen field for Norske Shell. Island Valiant will start with IMR work (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) on three wells in April, preparing the wells for the work which Island Constructor will
SMD Markets Plough Once Built for Reef Subsea
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) have acquired a heavy duty multi-depth plough HD-200 which the company now offers for sale or lease. This is one of the first offerings of SMD’s new services division which is focused on making it easier for customers to purchase, own, maintain, upgrade and repurpose SMD
Bibby Offshore Adds Non-Executive Director to Its Board
Bibby Offshore has appointed Archie Kennedy to its board as a non-executive director. Archie previously served on the company’s board between 2011 and 2012. Archie is a chartered engineer with over 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He has previously held roles as managing director of
NPD Favors Unmanned Platforms Option After Rambøll Study
Rambøll Oil & Gas has submitted a study which sheds light on the advantages and disadvantages of unmanned wellhead platforms. The study was commissioned by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), which has taken a positive view of unmanned wellhead platforms, considering concepts of this type to
GEOMAR Uses New Methods to Date Lava Flows Off Iceland
Scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel trying to understand how the Earth’s surface was formed have used new technology to date lava flows at the North Kolbeinsey Ridge about 500 kilometers north of Iceland. They found evidence of large, deep-sea volcanic eruptions, which
NKT Cables Grabs Hornsea Project One Deal
NKT Cables has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy to deliver 170 kilometres of 220 kV high-voltage AC submarine export cable system for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Hornsea Project One will be NKT Cables’ third large offshore project in co-operation with DONG Energy. The wind farm
ABB Wins Belgian Offshore Wind Farm Cable Gig
ABB has won an order worth around $80 million from Rentel NV in Belgium to deliver a cable system that will connect the offshore substation at the Rentel wind farm located off the Belgian coast to the mainland close to Zeebrugge. ABB will design, manufacture and install the approximately 40 kilomete
DNV GL Highlights Subsea Tech as Industry’s Future
A new Technology Outlook report, published today by DNV GL, sees the future of oil and gas technology increasingly automated, digital and smarter. The report peers into the systems and processes that oil and gas and other sectors will deploy by 2025, as business operates in an increasingly interconn
First Dudgeon OWF Monopile Installed
Statoil has started marine installations on the Dudgeon offshore wind park with the first monopile foundation installed offshore Norfolk, England. The first monopile foundation was installed and fixed to the seabed by the crane vessel Oleg Strashnov on the Dudgeon bank, 32 kilometers from the coasta