Subsea
ACE Winches Welcomes SPRING Singapore Delegation
ACE Winches hosted a delegation from SPRING Singapore to their Towie Barclay Works facility. The visit was to share with them an overview of its products and services, including manufacturing, and engineering expertise. Several delegates from the Marine and Offshore Department in SPRING Singapore we
CGG Q3 Fleet Production Rate at 92 Pct
French seismic contractor, CGG, has seen its vessel availability rate at 84 per cent, compared to a 74 per cent availability rate in the first quarter of 2015 and a 92 per cent rate in the second quarter of 2014. The vessel production rate was 92 per cent, compared to a historic high 94 per [&hellip
Claxton and OIS Boost Decommissioning Capacity
Claxton has developed an extension module for its Suspended Well Abandonment Tool (SWAT), which should enable its sister company, Offshore Installation Services (OIS), to set deeper environmental and intermediate barriers. Neil Watson, SWAT product leader, Claxton, said: “SWAT holds the Queen’s Awar
Kvaerner and Dragados Win Sverdrup Jacket Contracts
On behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, Statoil today (October 8, 2015) awarded contracts for two Johan Sverdrup jackets to Kvaerner Verdal and Dragados Offshore S.A. The contract awarded to Kvaerner Verdal has a value of approximately NOK 1 billion and covers engineering, fabrication and construct
HELCOM Hosts Experts Network on Underwater Noise
Suppressing harmful underwater noise in the Baltic Sea tops the agenda of the HELCOM Pressure group this week, as the practical work for creating a regional register of impulsive sounds kick-starts. The occurrence of such abrupt sounds, challenging to measure, is planned for national reporting in a
SN Launches Latest Revision of Subsea Standard NORSOK – U001
Following broad industry consensus, Standards Norway (SN) has published the fourth revision of subsea standard NORSOK – U001. According to SN, the NORSOK U-001 will be the most updated international available standard for subsea oil industry. It provides a method for design of subsea equipment to wi
Subsea in September
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of September was underlined by the news that SURF contractor Ceona has gone into administration, making over 100 people redundant. We saw companies furt
Alcatel-Lucent to Keep Subsea Cables Business
Alcatel-Lucent is to continue to operate its undersea cables business, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), as a wholly-owned subsidiary. According to the company, ASN will continue to execute its strategic roadmap, strengthen its position in submarine cable systems for telecom applications and
React Becomes Unique Group’s Seaflex Agent for Norway
Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has entered into a collaboration agreement with React A/S of Stavanger. React A/S will provide in-country supply, service and support of Unique Group’s Seaflex equipment to Norwegian market, for both hire and sale. The agreement covers Seaflex water-filled
Pulse Bags NOV Mooring Line Monitoring Contract
Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Arendal in Norway to provide an acoustic mooring line subsea monitoring system to measure mooring line inclination and tension. The contract is for 12 mooring line subsea monitoring sensors
Subsea 7 Job Axe Falls in Norway
Oil services company, Subsea 7, has decided to adjust its offshore workforce capacity in Norway after a continued decline in activity levels. According to Norwegian media reports, about 70 employees will lose their jobs, bringing it to a 37 per cent reduction of Subsea 7’s Norway offshore staff. The
Nord Stream Achieves Gas Transportation Milestone
Nord Stream celebrates having transported 100 billion cubic metres of Russian natural gas to the European Union. The pipeline’s transport capacity of 55 bcm per year can provide more than 10 percent of the current gas demand in the EU, making Nord Stream a key part of the European supply infrastruct
Gasum Dumps Balticconnector Plan
Finnish gas operator, Gasum, has renounced its plans of constructing a regional LNG terminal in Southern Finland and the Balticconnector offshore pipeline between Finland and Estonia. Namely, on the basis of the studies Gasum has conducted, the Finngulf and Balticconnector projects are not regarded
Duo Sets Up New UK Engineering Firm
A new North-east engineering company, Engineering Solutions and Rental (ESR), has been established by Fabritech UK’s managing director, Stuart Mackie, and engineering manager, Innes Smith, to meet demand from clients in the energy, subsea and renewable sectors. ESR directors Mackie and Smith, have i