Subsea
Swire Seabed Strengthens Commercial Division
Swire Seabed has welcomed two new members to its commercial team – Mark Colbridge as commercial manager, Middle East & Asia Pacific and Are Nordahl as head of sales in Swire Seabed. Colbridge started in January 2018 and is based in Singapore at the newly established Swire Seabed Singapore office, ma
Vigor to Build Ocean Energy’s Wave Energy Convertor
Oregon‐based Vigor has secured a contract to build Ocean Energy’s wave energy convertor ‘OE Buoy’. Irish-based Ocean Energy will deploy the device at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site off the Hawaiian Island of O’ahu in the fall of 2018. The contract value is $6.5 million out of a total project va
Shell Makes Major Deep-Water Oil Find in Gulf of Mexico
Shell said it has made one of its largest U.S. Gulf of Mexico exploration finds in the past decade from the Whale deep-water well. The well encountered more than 427 meters of oil bearing pay. Evaluation of the discovery is ongoing, and appraisal drilling is underway to further delineate the discove
CGG Donates Software Suite to University of Oslo
CGG GeoSoftware has donated its Jason reservoir characterization software suite to the University of Oslo (UiO). UiO’s new seismic reservoir characterization package will enhance scientific research and expand the theoretical and practical knowledge of its students in quantitative reservoir characte
PGS Sinks Deeper on Impairments
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), reported net loss for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017 of $195 million versus $156 million in the prior-year quarter. Basic loss was 58 cents per share, narrowed from 61 cents per share same time last year. PGS generated revenues of $236 million for the Q4 201
EIVA Sets Up Business Development Team in Brazil
Danish software and hardware engineering company EIVA has expanded its activities in Latin America with a dedicated business development team located in São Paulo, Brazil. With the Brazilian team, EIVA said it will be able to accommodate interest in its hardware and software products for offshore an
ABB Wraps Up Newfoundland – Nova Scotia Link Trials
ABB has recently completed testing of the Maritime Link, enabling Emera to exchange electricity between the Island of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia for the first time in history. The Maritime Link is a 500 megawatt high-voltage direct current (HVDC) connection that will enable clean, renewable energy
Reach Subsea Adds New Member to Its Team
Reach Subsea has added Jeremiah Gilbreath to its team to focus on expanding the company’s footprint in the Caribbean and West Africa. Prior to joining Reach Subsea Jeremiah worked with Tidewater Subsea, Subsea 7, Veolia and Canyon. He holds an M.B.A from Salford Manchester University and has a degre
Innospection Claims Longest Flexible Riser Inspection
Inspection provider for the oil and gas industry, Innospection, said it has become the first ever to complete an inspection of over 2000 meters of flexible riser in one inspection. The Aberdeen-based firm has inspected 2600 meters of flexible riser on a Shell Nigeria FPSO in the Bonga Field, as part
Kraken Bags Aquapix Sonar Order
Kraken Robotics’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems, has secured a repeat contract by an unnamed military customer for its AquaPix miniature synthetic aperture sonar system. The contract is valued at over CAD 400,000, the company said. Delivery of the sonar system is expected in Q2, 201
SBG Systems Adds Sales Engineer to Its North America Team
SBG Systems has named Chelsea Fairbank as sales engineer of its North America team. She will be based in Huntington Beach, CA, and will be in charge of the marine and education segments, the company informed. Chelsea started her career as hydrographic surveyor. During her 5 years with Fugro, she wor
Nord Stream 2 Gets Clearance for German Territorial Waters
Nord Stream 2 AG has received the construction and operation permit for the planned pipeline in German territorial waters and the landfall area in Lubmin, near Greifswald. The Stralsund Mining Authority issued the official approval for this approximately 55-kilometre-long section of the pipeline in
Modus Developing Offshore Wind Farm Subsea Autonomous Inspection
A Darlington-based subsea specialist has said it is developing a new approach to enable autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to remain at offshore wind farm sites without a support vessel. According to the company, the move could shave £1.1 billion from the operating cost of Europe’s offshore wind
PSA Inspects Norne Field Subsea Facilities
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has inspected Statoil’s operation of subsea facilities and leak detection systems on the Norne field. The audit of the Norne field, located in the Norwegian Sea blocks 6608/10 and 6608/11, was conducted in collaboration with the Norwegian Environment Agency. T