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Bilfinger Salamis UK in EUR 90 Mln UKCS Contract Win
Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a contract in the UKCS with a total volume of over €90 million. According to Bilfinger Salamis, the contract is with one of the company’s largest existing clients, and is for a term of five years, with two plus two-year options. Bilfinger Salamis UK retains resp
Ezra Sets Up Subsidiary in The Netherlands
Offshore services provider Ezra has incorporated an indirect subsidiary company known as EMAS-AMC Services B.V. (ESBV) in the Netherlands. The sole member of ESBV is Emas-AMC Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Ezra, with a paid up capital of EUR1 comprising of 1 ordinary share. According
Swire Pacific Offshore Reshuffles Management
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited, has named Ron Mathison a new managing director in Singapore. Ron Mathison has taken over the helm on Monday, September 21, 2015. Mathison has also been appointed as the director of John Swire & Sons (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd
EnBW Baltic 2 Up and Running
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg has officially put its second offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea into operation. The officiall launch happened in the presence of the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Erwin Sellering, and numerous guests from the worlds of business and politics. Followin
Swire to Expand ROV Fleet
Swire Seabed, a fully owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), has placed an order for the acquisition of two Kystdesign Supporter Work-Class Remotely Operated Vehicles (WROVs) with Lidan Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS), for delivery in February 2016. Headquartered in Bergen, Norway, Swi
Claxton Installs Riser for Premier Oil Catcher Field
Claxton, an Acteon company, has installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a contract for the Catcher area field development in the Central North Sea. Owen Lewis, project engineer, Claxton, said, “Claxton was the only company to offer Premier Oil a fully-forged riser design option in
Solstad Secures Work for CSV Normand Baltic
Norway’s Solstad Offshore ASA has won a charter agreement with an undisclosed client for CSV Normand Baltic. According to the Oslo-listed company, the deal represents a firm duration of 210 days plus options. Start of Normand Baltic charter begins in the second quarter 2016 in continuation of existi
Global Marine Installs Subsea Cable in Sea of Okhotsk
Global Marine Systems Limited has announced a fibre optic installation project for Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia. The project will demand 200 days of in-situ vessel time to lay 1,844 km of repeatered cable between strategic locations, the company informed. HMN’s customer
Subsea 7 Man Joins Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering has named 50 new Fellows, including Subsea 7’s Technology Director, John Mair. The new Fellows join around 1500 others at the academy, with new members elected annually to join the fellowship in recognition of their contributions to engineering. In addition, Mair is
DNV GL to Work on Shah Deniz 2
DNV GL has been awarded a contract for the provision of Marine Warranty, Operations And Consultancy Services for the Shah Deniz 2 project operated by BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited. DNV GL will support the operator in assuring the project equipment transportation and installations are conducted
Teledyne’s New SeaBat Finds First Customer
Marine Data Consultants (MDC) from Cape Town in South Africa has ordered a new addition to the SeaBat T-series, the SeaBat T50-P multibeam echosounder system. Teledyne RESON secured this deal following a demonstration at the 7th International Shallow Survey 2015 Conference held in Plymouth UK. Gordo
New Members to Strengthen NSRI Board
Melfort Campbell and Martin Jones have been appointed to strengthen the board of the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI). These new board members will help NSRI deliver its aim of bringing new technology to market that will reduce costs and deliver efficiencies. Gordon Drummond, NSRI project
Jee Completes Tidal Cable Protection Structure
Scottish Tidal Project moves one step closer with the completion of the tidal cable management and protection structure. Jee’s cable protection and recovery solutions are helping Scotland commercialise marine energy by ensuring cables are protected and maintainable, using Jee’s concept – U-Tube, the
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 14 – September 20). SURF contractor Ceona has fallen into administration, Ernst & Young (EY) informed Thursday, September 17. Stuart Gardner and Alan Hudson of EY were appointed Joint Admini