Subsea
Tracerco Smart Tracers for Mariner Field
Tracerco, a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey, has secured a contract to provide smart tracer technology for flow measurement of six new wells in Statoil’s Maureen reservoir of the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. As part of field development, Tracerco’s smart tracers should enable fluid inflow measur
CGG Looks for EUR 350M Capital Increase
French seismic contractor, CGG, intends to launch a capital increase to finance its transformation plan, announced earlier this year, in order to adapt to the new environment and market conditions. CGG plans to hold a general shareholders’ meeting on January 11, 2016 in order to delegate authority t
Atlas Sets Up Subserv Pro as Its RDI Office
As of today, December 7, 2015, Subserv Pro (SSP) will become Atlas’ official ROV, Diving and Inspection office (RDI). In September this year, Atlas Professionals completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Subserv Pro (SSP) and ORCA Offshore (ORCA) and fused together these two agencies specializ
PHOTO: Grand Canyon III on Sea Trials
The offshore construction vessels (OCV) Grand Canyon III has been spotted during sea trials before it sails ready to its owner Volstad Maritime. The vessel arrived to Myklebust Verft in November 2014 for outfitting. This is a sister ship of Grand Canyon, which has been in operation since 2012 and Gr
WGP Secures Ekofisk Seismic Gig
Thalassa Holdings’ marine geophysical services specialist, WGP Group (WGP), has entered into a contract to provide long term seismic acquisition services to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia (CoP). WGP will acquire seismic data sets on the Ekofisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. According t
Rijkswaterstaat Awards New Charter to Cefas Endeavour
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has signed a new charter agreement with Rijkswaterstaat for the RV Cefas Endeavour. RV Cefas Endeavour is a 74 meter multi-disciplinary research vessel equipped to support a range of activities including hydrographic surveys, envi
MacArtney Provides ROV Winch for Antarctica Survey
Danmark’s MacArtney Underwater Technology has delivered an ROV winch for polar supply and research vessel S. A. Agulhas II which will take part in University of Gothenburg’s Antarctica expedition. The electrically driven winch system (MERMAC R10 AHC ROV) was acquired through Swedish SubSea Solutions
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 01 – December 06). The Houston-based oilfield services major, Schlumberger, said it will further reduce its workforce in light of expected reduced activity for 2016. As a result, Schlumberger
Kongsberg Lets Rolls-Royce Case Go
Kongsberg has decided to withdraw its appeal in the case against Rolls-Royce Marine AS. Namely, Rolls-Royce Marine AS sued Kongsberg Evotec AS for breach of the Marketing Act and claimed a ban on production and sale of certain products for seismic vessels. Sunnmøre District Court handed down its jud
Minesto Gets EUR 5.1M Funding for Deep Green
Minesto has, together with eight partners, received EUR 5.1 million, to develop the Deep Green technology within a project named PowerKite. The project will be financed through EU Horizon 2020. The aim is to develop the next generation of the Deep Green power plant; to give it a better performance,
ROVOP Grabs GBP 3M in New Contracts
ROVOP, an independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider, has secured GBP 3 million (USD 4.5 million) worth of new contracts across the oil and gas, offshore wind and power transmission sectors. This work, awarded during November, with four new clients is based in multiple geogr
Russia Hits Pause Button on Turkish Stream
Russia has suspended talks over Turkish Stream gas pipeline project after relationship between the two countries went downhill, following the shooting down of the Russian air force jet by the Turkish military last week. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters Thursday that all negotia
OSIL Unveils New Camera for Deep Sea Sediment Corers
UK-based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has released a new camera system designed to be mounted to deep sea sediment corers. The self-contained system will allow users to record the corer deployment and review the footage on recovery of the corer to check the system has deployed correctly
SPE Aberdeen Section Names New Chairman
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section Board has elected Ian Phillips, chief executive of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), as its new chairman. Phillips assumes the position from Shankar Bhukya, who has stepped down ahead of a move to Singapore. Ian Phillips, an MBA quali