Subsea
NSG – MLS Win Guard Vessels Extension from Nexans
Cables specialist Nexans has extended a contract with NSG Wind and Maritime Logistics Service (MLS) for two additional year to deliver and coordinate four guard vessels to the NordLink interconnector. The initial contract, signed in spring 2017, will now add three new campaigns in 2018 and two in 20
McDermott and BHGE Land Tortue/Ahmeyim Subsea FEED
McDermott and Baker Hughes, a GE company, have been selected for front-end engineering design (FEED) studies in advance of a $500 million – $750 million engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for BP’s Tortue/Ahmeyim field development, a major gas project located on t
Statoil Makes Askeladd Splash
Statoil and its partners have decided to invest just over NOK 5 billion ($643 million) in the further development of the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea, which will provide feedstock for the LNG plant at Melkøya in Hammerfest. The development of Askeladd is part two of the multi-phased Snøhvit deve
NSRI Names New Director
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has appointed Tony Laing as its new director of research and market acceleration. Laing has been an independent consultant within the oil and gas industry since 2015, delivering strategic commercial projects for a range of technology and engineering ser
European Subsea Cables Association Adds New Chairman
The European Subsea Cables Association (ESCA) has appointed Stephen Dawe of Vodafone as the new chairman of ESCA. Dawe succeeds Peter Jamieson of Liberty Global, who is standing down after serving in this role for six years, the company said. Jamieson will continue in the organisation as vice-chairm
Solstad Farstad Nets Extension of TechnipFMC Contract
Solstad Farstad (SOFF) and TechnipFMC have agreed to extend the frame agreement covering the provision of vessels for ploughing and trenching operations for one year. The frame agreement is now valid until December 31, 2019, SOFF informed. “We have been working closely with TechnipFMC since 1997 and
Atlas Maridan Denmark Adds AUV Rental to Its Portfolio
Atlas Elektronik’s subsidiary Atlas Maridan ApS. of Rungsted Kyst (Denmark) has informed that will add autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) rental service to its portfolio. The opportunity to rent Atlas Elektronik’s unmanned underwater technology will support customers within the offshore oil and gas
EGS to Acquire Data for Chevron in Gulf of Thailand
EGS Group has signed a contract with Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production to undertake offshore geophysical data acquisition in the Gulf of Thailand. According to the company, the contract will last for three years. As part of its commitment, EGS will carry out the provision of high quality geo
Subsea 7 Clinches BP Contract Offshore Azerbaijan
Subsea 7 has been awarded a substantial contract by BP for the provision of subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services on both the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) and Shah Deniz (SD) fields, offshore Azerbaijan. Subsea 7 has defined the substantial contract as being between USD 150 million
RUCO Becomes Commex Sales Agent in UK
Comex Innovation has appointed RUCO Limited as its exclusive sales agent for UK and the North Sea region. Comex is a provider of the ORUS 3D underwater photogrammetric acquisition and processing service, a non-intrusive system designed to be easily interfaced to most remotely operated vehicles (ROVs
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 05 – March 11). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/03/05/oceaneering-buys-ecosse-subsea/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/03/06/saipem-cuts-deficit-full-year-guidance-misses-expectations/ https://
Magma Global Nets TEN Flowline Deal from Tullow
Tullow Oil subsidiary, Tullow Ghana, has awarded a 2.5 km flowline supply deal to Magma Global for its Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields project in Ghana. The 6 inch spoolable carbon composite m-pipe will be deployed from a 10 meter diameter reel with a 20-ton tensioner, and the total weight of
Unique Group Adds New Equipment to Its Rental Pool
Unique Group has taken delivery from Teledyne Marine of two 110VAC HydroPACT 660 pipe tracking systems for its pool of rental equipment. The HydroPACT 660 is a small form factor pipe and cable tracking system. The HydroPACT 660 brings pipe tracking capabilities to smaller classes of ROV, for applica
Forum, BluHaptics Team Up on ROV Training
Forum Subsea Technologies and BluHaptics have entered a joint agreement enabling technologies from both companies to be combined to provide solutions for ROV and subsea engineering applications. The VMAX Software is a 3D ROV simulation product, which is used for training and evaluation of ROV pilots