Subsea
Construction Begins on TurkStream Pipeline Receiving Terminal
South Stream Transport has officially started the construction of the receiving terminal for the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline. With the start of the onshore construction in Turkey, the project is now being implemented in three construction areas: onshore Russia, onshore Turkey and offshore in th
Subsea UK Urges Companies to Explore Overseas Opportunities
Subsea UK is urging companies to strengthen trade partnerships across the globe, exporting the country’s subsea expertise to increase the sector’s international capabilities, reputation and share of the global market. With UK subsea exports valued at almost £4 billion, Subsea UK is encouraging Briti
James Fisher Subsea Excavation Teams Up with Ocean Team Asia Pacific
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons, has formed a joint venture with Ocean Team Asia Pacific (OTAP), a specialist Chinese offshore project, vessel and marine equipment provider. James Fisher Ocean Team has been formed to provide an enhanced service to clients in Chin
Tracerco’s Discovery Subsea Scanner Gets Lloyd’s Register Recognition
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey, has received Lloyd’s Register (LR) recognition for its subsea CT scanner, Discovery. The qualification trials of Discovery were conducted in a simulated subsea environment at Tracerco’s HQ in Billingham, UK. Ben Metcalfe, subsea technical manager at Tracerco said:
Reach Subsea Nets BP Contract for Normand Reach
Reach Subsea has been awarded a contract by BP for use of the Normand Reach vessel on the Mungo field in the North Sea. Normand Reach construction support vessel will be used on a walk-to-work project with expected start-up in late April/early May. The contract has a duration of twelve weeks, with a
Nord Stream Pipeline Records Highest Utilization
Nord Stream has recorded the highest utilization of the Nord Stream pipeline system since the start of operation. In 2017, the Nord Stream pipeline delivered 51 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas to consumers in the European Union. This means the pipeline system operated at 93 per cent of its
Nautilus Minerals Team Member Resigns
Nautilus Minerals informed that Adam Wright, vice president Papua New Guinea (PNG) Operations, has resigned from the company, effective February 26, 2018. Nautilus CEO Mike Johnston said, “Over the past three and a half years, Adam has played a significant role in the key areas of project management
TE SubCom to Build Curie Subsea Cable for Google
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has received a contract from Alphabet Inc. (Google) to design, deploy and launch the Curie submarine cable system. The four fiber-pair system will span over 10,000 km and will link Los Angeles, California (USA) to Valparaiso, Chile, and will include a branching
Alcatel Grabs Johan Sverdrup Improved Recovery Deal from Statoil
Statoil has awarded a contract to Alcatel Submarine Networks for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) on the Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway. The seismic technology will be a key contributor to delivering on Johan Sverdrup’s 70 percent recovery ambition. “Johan Sverdrup will make up a signific
Stapem Offshore Takes Delivery of New Dive Support Vessels
Incat Crowther-designed vessel Stapem Beluga, the first of two ABS-classed 18 meters catamaran dive support vessels was delivered to Paris-based Stapem Offshore. The vessel was built by Legacy Marine Group of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and will operate in the coastal waters of Angola in support o
SubC Joins Forces with OceanGate for Titanic Survey
OceanGate and SubC Imaging have formed a strategic alliance to capture the 4K images of the RMS Titanic shipwreck and debris field. SubC Imaging cameras and lights will be installed on OceanGate’s Cyclops 2, the first manned submersible to survey the Titanic since 2005. The six-week Titanic Survey E
Nautilus Minerals Gets New Chairman
Nautilus Minerals has appointed Tariq Al Barwani to the role of non-executive chairman. The previous chairman, Russell Debney, resigned from the position in December, 2017. Al Barwani joined the company’s board in May 2016. He is a director and shareholder of MB Holding Company, and chief executive
SOCAR-KBR JV Nets Two Azeri Central East FEED Deals
KBR’s joint venture with SOCAR has secured two Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts for a new production, drilling, quarters (PDQ) platform, the Azeri Central East (ACE), to be located in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian Sea. The contracts, which were awarded by the Azer
BP to Take USD 1.7 Bln Deepwater Horizon Charge
BP has informed that it will take a post-tax non-operating charge of around $1.7 billion in its fourth quarter 2017 for the Deepwater Horizon claims. The Court Supervised Settlement Program (CSSP) established as part of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) class action settlement is winding down. BP now expe