Subsea
Lankhorst Makes Appomattox Deepwater Mooring Ropes Delivery
Lankhorst Euronete Portugal (LEP) has completed the engineering, design, fabrication and delivery of the deepwater mooring rope for the Shell Appomattox project. At over 63,000 meters, it is the longest ever rope meterage for a single deepwater mooring contract. The Shell Appomattox facility will be
VIDEO: Second Jacket Stands Tall on Johan Sverdrup Field
The Johan Sverdrup field installation campaign in the North Sea has continued with ‘Vilje’ – the drilling platform jacket. The 21,300 tonnes steel structure was recently installed next to ‘Ægir’, the riser platform jacket set up last summer. The now second visible structure out on the Johan Sverdrup
ASV Inks MoU with Peel Ports
Peel Ports Group and ASV Global (ASV) have launched a partnership which should develop the use of autonomous vessel technology for UK port operations. The partnership kick started with a visit from ASV’s team to the Port of Liverpool, to demonstrate the C-Cat-3 autonomous vessel. The C-Cat 3 operate
Advent Kicks Off Sydney Basin Shoot
Advent Energy has launched a 2D seismic exploration survey over the Baleen prospect in PEP11 offshore New South Wales. MEC Resources’ investee Advent Energy holds an 85% interest in PEP11 through its wholly-owned subsidiary Asset Energy. A 2D seismic survey of approximately 200-line kilometer is now
Proserv to Deliver Subsea Equipment for Yme Redevelopment
Proserv has secured a contract with Repsol, worth over USD 5.5 million, to upgrade and build new subsea production control equipment for the Yme field redevelopment in the Norwegian North Sea. The award scope initially covers the refurbishment and upgrade of the existing subsea control system. Henri
Fugro Scout Wraps Up Triton Knoll OWF Site Surveys
Fugro Scout geotechnical drill vessel has completed offshore site investigations for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm as a part of preparation for the installation of monopile foundations in 2019. The vessel, operated out of ABP’s Port of Immingham on the Humber, carried out a three week programm
Seabed Geosolutions Nets Ocean Bottom Seismic Deal in Middle East
Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has received a contract for an ocean bottom seismic (OBS) project in the Middle East. The survey to acquire high quality 3D seismic data is planned to start in the fourth quarter of 2018. According to Fugro, the contract has a value of arou
TechnipFMC Wins FEED for Tortue/Ahmeyim FPSO
TechnipFMC has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Tortue/Ahmeyim field development, a major LNG project located offshore on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. The agreement between the t
Aker BP Partners Up with GCE Subsea
Norwegian industry initiative GCE Subsea has welcomed Aker BP as its new partner. GCE Subsea has 23 partners within industry, R&D, academia and public offices. Through this partnership Aker BP has gained access to an arena where they can meet potential customers and partners, and where valuable know
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 09 – April 15. https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/04/10/subsea-7-scoops-up-nigeria-pipeline-project/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/04/10/bp-starts-alligin-and-vorlich-fields-development-awards-
Halbesma Family Nods to Oceanteam Refinancing Plan
Oceanteam has reached an agreement with its founders, the Halbesma family, to support the proposed refinancing plan of the company. The plan will be voted upon as part of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on April 13, 2018, the company informed. The news came shortly after
Balmoral Acquires Seaproof Solutions
Balmoral Offshore Engineering has acquired Norwegian manufacturer, Seaproof Solutions, to accelerate its expansion into the offshore renewables market. Established in 1989 Bergen-based Seaproof designs and manufactures advanced cable protection systems, bend stiffeners and flexible J-tubes and is fo
Acta Marine Supports Zohr Pipe Lay Ops
Acta Marine’s DP Multicats have been called up for duties on the Zohr natural gas project in Egyptian waters for the second year running. The ultra-shallow draft vessels, Coastal Discovery and Coastal Challenger, will be supporting shore-end pipe lay installation activities. “We have four pipe pulli
Quintillion Ex-CEO Faces Major Fraud Charges
Elizabeth Ann Pierce, former chief executive officer of Quintillion – the Alaska-based company constructing a subsea fiber optic/broadband network – has been accused of forging contracts to obtain over $250 million in investments. According to reports, Pierce was arrested on Thursday morning, but wa