Subsea
Kværner to Build Sverdrup’s Drilling Platform Jacket
Norway’s Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to Kværner Verdal for delivery of the steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform. The contract is an execution of the letter of intent signed by Statoil and Kværner for delivery of two jackets for Johan
Hexatronic Nets Subsea Cable Order from A-2-Sea
Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems has secured a contract with A-2-Sea Solutions Limited for the supply of rock armored submarine ribbon cable. In the contract worth 10 million Swedish Crowns ($1.19 million), Hexatronic will supply approximately 20 km of rock armored submarine ribbon cable, fo
CAGE Deploys Kongsberg’s K-Lander Observatories Off Svalbard
Two K-Lander observatories from Kongsberg Maritime were deployed offshore Svalbard this summer, to try and unveil the secrets of natural release of the climate gas. The observatories were deployed by the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate Environment and Climate (CAGE) at the University of Tromsø (UiT),
EIVA Launches Software Package for Shallow Water Surveys
Denmark’s EIVA, an offshore survey and engineering specialist, has launched a new software, dedicated for shallow water surveys, the NaviSuite Kuda. “With NaviSuite Kuda, we have taken many of the high-end features of EIVA’s NaviSuite software package and made them available in an affordable bundle
GE Bags Another Statoil Deal
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a four-year framework agreement to provide wellhead equipment and associated services to Statoil with the option of two, two-year extensions. This deal follows the company’s framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for its Tordis, Vigdis, S
OceanTools Launches New Subsea Scanning Tool
Aberdeen-based engineering firm OceanTools has released C-Scan, its new laser based optical 3D scanning system. Encased within subsea housings providing an operational depth rated at 3000m, the C-Scan system comprises a 360O rotary encoder plus a laser triangulation system capable of taking measurem
Spanish Navy Deploys Seismometers in Gulf of Cadiz
Spanish Navy’s Royal Observatory, in collaboration with the patrol boat Vigia, has deployed six seafloor seismometers about 90 miles southwest of Cape St. Vicente. The installation has been done at depths ranging between 4,700 and 4,900 meters. The devices consist of an anchor, buoys, seismic hydrop
Saipem Hires GAS to Support Its Kazakh Pipeline Project
Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, has awarded GAS KCO (Kazakh subsidiary of GAS Italy) a contract for the survey and positioning services. GAS was recruited to provide these services during the construction of two pipelines of 95 km each which will connect D Island in the
IMCA Appoints New Chief Executive
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Allen Leatt as Chief Executive Officer. He will be joining on October 01, 2015 from Subsea 7 where he has been Senior VP for Engineering and Project Management. Looking forward to joining IMCA Allen said he is “delighted to be joi
Decom North Sea Gets ECITB Training Approval
Decom North Sea, industry body for the North Sea Oil and Gas decommissioning industry, has received ECITB approval of its ‘Decommissioning – from Planning through to Execution’ course. Chris Claydon, chief executive of the ECITB presented Karen Seath, Interim chief executive officer of Decom North S
SHEPD Looks for Feedback on Subsea Cables Installation
The distribution network operator Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) has launched a six week consultation to understand people’s views on whether the 111 submarine electricity cables in Scottish waters should be protected within the sea bed or laid on top of it. The consultation runs
Xtera to Deliver Another Repeatered Subsea Cable Boost
Xtera Communications has completed the loading of its second repeatered submarine cable system that will be deployed within the next 2 months in the Atlantic Ocean. This new repeatered project will go live after the successful upgrade of the High capacity, Undersea Guernsey Optical-fiber (HUGO) subs
Wood Mac: Decommissioning to Ramp Up on Oil Price Slump
A high oil price has enabled operators to extend field life and delay decommissioning time and time again on the UK continental shelf (UKCS), however the current low oil price has brought into stark relief that this cannot continue indefinitely concludes a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie. The report,
Bourbon to Stack Up to 35 Vessels as Loss Widens
French vessel owner and provider of marine and subsea services, Bourbon, will pull out up to 35 supply vessels from operation as it tries to adapt to challenging market conditions and maintain its focus on cost control. The company informed in its 1H 2015 financial report it will continue to tempora