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TechnipFMC to Deliver Subsea Systems for Gumusut-Kakap Project
TechnipFMC has received an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract from Sabah Shell Petroleum Company offshore Malaysia. The contract covers the delivery and installation of subsea equipment including umbilicals, flowlines and the subsea production system for the Gumusut-Kak
Optime Subsea Launches SCILS System
Norwegian based Optime Subsea has presented its Subsea Controls and Intervention Light System (SCILS) at this years’ Subsea Valley conference. The SCILS measures 1.8 meters in diameter, 2.2 meters in height and weighs 3 metric tons. The traditional IWOC system comes with a 20-foot topside container
TechnipFMC Bags iEPCI Deal for LLOG’s Gulf of Mexico Field
TechnipFMC has secured an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI) contract by LLOG Exploration for the Who Dat field in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract includes the delivery and installation of a multiphase pumping system, including a manifold, umbilical terminati
CGG Names New Boss
French seismic contractor has appointed Sophie Zurquiyah as the company’s new chief executive officer. This nomination should be effective at the end of the annual general meeting to be held on April 26, 2018, CGG noted. In December last year, it was announced that Jean-Georges Malcor had decided no
OGIC Backs New Oil and Gas R&D Projects
The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) has invested more than £300,000 into three new projects which reportedly have the potential to cut operational costs and improve efficiency in the oil and gas industry. The projects will see three UK companies work with Scottish universities to develop new tech
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 19 – March 25). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/03/22/saipem-boosts-subsea-fleet-with-lewek-constellation-buy/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/03/22/subsea-7-wins-askeladd-pipelaying-job/ http
Oceanteam Chairman Resigns – Points Finger at Ex-CFO and MD
Oceanteam chairman of the board Hessel Halbesma has handed in his resignation effective immediately, the Oslo-listed offshore services player informed on Thursday. His resignation follows Haico Halbesma’s decision to step down as Oceantem CEO last week. According to Oceanteam, Hessel Halbesma resign
EDS HV Wraps Up Subsea Cable Faults Detector Trials at Gwynt y Môr
High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has successfully completed trials at Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm as part of its EU-funded Horizon 2020 project. EDS were awarded over €1.3 million in grant funding from Horizon 2020 – Europe’s largest research and innovation program to support the
TechnipFMC and Magma Team Up on Hybrid Flexible Pipes
TechnipFMC has agreed the terms of a collaboration agreement with Magma Global to develop a new generation of hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for use in offshore applications. HFP is expected to provide increased strength and fatigue performance, while also achieving weight and cost reductions, for subse
Nautilus Minerals Adds New Independent Director
Nautilus Minerals has appointed Jay Layman to the role of independent non-executive director. Nautilus’ chairman Tariq Al Barwani, commented: “It is a pleasure to welcome Jay to the Nautilus board of directors. Jay’s diverse background in successful project development, corporate development, financ
Fugro Delivers Cayman Islands Seabed Mapping Project
Fugro has recently completed the data acquisition phase of a hydrographic survey project that is designed to update significant portions of the nautical charts of Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. The surveys were conducted on behalf of the United Kingdom and Cayman Islands governments after the project
Subsea Tech Unveils Automatic Seafloor Classification System
Subsea Tech has developed in partnership with Seaviews company an acoustic system for automatic seafloor classification (SACLAF) using a multibeam echosounder. This project was led within the framework of the ADEME‘s Programme Investissement d’Avenir (with the contribution of the Pôle Mer Méditerran
SBG Introduces Navsight Marine Solution
SBG Systems has released the Navsight Marine Solution, inertial navigation solution designed to made surveyors’ tasks easier on both shallow and deep water. Navsight Marine Solution consists in an inertial measurement unit available at two different performance levels (from shallow to deep water), a
Advanced Navigation Rolls Out Acoustic Positioning Transponder
Australian company Advanced Navigation has released their new subsea acoustic positioning transponder. Subsonus Tag is a acoustic positioning transponder that operates with the Subsonus USBL. It was developed to provide a low cost, fully integrated positioning capability to users across a broad arra