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ConocoPhillips Joins FSubsea Boosting Pumps Project
ConocoPhillips has become the latest addition to a Joint Industry Project (JIP) set to revolutionize pumps for seabed and unmanned platforms. The operator joins Equinor, Aker BP, Lundin, and National Oilwell Varco in the JIP, which is also supported with NOK 14 million by the Research Council of Nor
TGS and PGS Join Forces in New Barents Sea Shoot
TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) have secured a new multi-client project in the Barents Sea. The new Nansen 3D geostreamer survey will cover ~6,100 km² in an active APA area of the Hammerfest Basin. Acquisition is expected to start late May and is due to be completed in September 2018. The proje
Minesto Wraps Up Second Phase of DG500 Project
Minesto has completed the second offshore installation phase of its DG500 project in Wales. Having installed the tether, micro grid system buoy and umbilical, all supporting components and systems needed to deliver the power produced by Minesto’s Deep Green technology in utility scale are now in pla
Virtual Wonders Joins OceanGate Titanic Expedition
OceanGate has formed an exclusive partnership with Virtual Wonders, a specialist in 3D data and virtual reality media production. To digitally preserve the historic wreck site, Virtual Wonders will use data captured during the 2019 Titanic Survey Expedition to create an ultra-high-resolution 3D mode
Jan De Nul Delivers Borkum Riffgrund 2 Foundations Project
Offshore contractor Jan De Nul has installed the last foundation of Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 in German territorial waters. The jack-up vessel Vole au vent was used to execute the project. In 2016, Jan De Nul secured a contract with Ørsted (formerly Dong Energy) for the transpor
EOWDC Final Turbine Installed, Cable Set Up Nears Completion
The final turbine for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) has been installed off Aberdeen Bay in the North Sea. Adam Ezzamel, EOWDC project director at Vattenfall, said: “This is a magnificent offshore engineering feat for a project that involves industry-first technology and innova
Pioneering Spirit En Route to Norway
Allseas’ pipelaying vessel Pioneering Spirit, the biggest vessel in the world, has left Rotterdam and set sail to Norwegian sector of the North Sea. When it arrives to Norway, the vessel will conduct installation of the 22,000 t Johan Sverdrup drilling platform topsides for Equinor. Pioneering Spiri
Heerema Marine Contractors Appoints New CEO
Heerema Marine Contractors has appointed Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven as chief executive officer, effective June 01, 2018. Furthermore, Wijnand Tutuarima will join the board of Heerema Marine Contractors as chief financial officer. Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven joins Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) from
KW Designed Pressure Control System for Churchill Drilling Tools
KW Designed Solutions has been approached by oilfield service company Churchill Drilling Tools to deliver a pressure control system for the factory acceptance testing (FAT) of their downhole tooling range. With a focus on improving safety and operational efficiency, a key requirement is a system whi
AML to Equip PRIC New Icebreaker
The Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) has selected AML Oceanographic’s Moving Vessel Profiler as the underway profiling system for their new icebreaker, Xuelong 2. This is the second contract for the deep water, underway profiler MVP300 secured through AML’s local agent, Laurel Technologies C
BAM Acquires Share in Tidal Bridge
BAM International has acquired Strukton International’s majority stake in the Tidal Bridge BV joint venture. BAM’s remaining partner in Tidal Bridge is Dutch Expansion Capital (DEC). The joint venture was established in 2015 for the realization of floating power plants that convert tidal energy into
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 21 – May 27). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/05/22/van-oord-names-sri-vessel-bravenes-in-rotterdam/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/05/22/bibby-offshore-nets-north-sea-irm-deal/ https://subseaw
TUV SUD NEL Completes Building £16M Test Facility
TUV SUD NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, has completed the base building that will house its £16-million advanced multiphase facility (AMF). Construction began in September 2017 and the fit-out will now begin. Once completed, the AMF’s test range capability (of operating pressures, temperat
OSIL Rolls Out New Deep Sea Camera
UK-based manufacturers of oceanographic systems Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has launched new expandable Deep Sea Camera System, a pressure activated self-contained system which allows for the integration of additional instrumentation. The new system is activated by a pressure switch in