Subsea
Ecosse Subsea Systems Adds 800-Ton Carousel
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has reached an agreement with an undisclosed subsea contractor to buy back their 800-ton carousel which can be deployed on a range of specialist subsea projects. The carousel was originally built and used on an offshore renewables project in 2014 after ESS identified a su
WG Columbus Completes Gardarbank High Seismic Shoot for NPD
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has finalized acquisition of about 4,500 kilometers of 2D seismic data on the Gardarbank High, offshore Norway. The WesternGeco’s vessel WG Columbus acquired the seismic data. “The operation was very successful; progress was good and we were able to acquire
Kreuz Subsea Lands Historic Deal with L&T
Kreuz Subsea said it has been awarded its most financially significant contract in the company’s history. It will see the firm mobilise five vessels to deliver subsea completion works for Larsen & Toubro (L&T) from the start of 2018. The contract, which is worth an undisclosed eight-figure sum, will
Oceaneering’s Umbilicals for Statoil’s Johan Castberg
Oceaneering International has secured a contract from Statoil to supply umbilicals for the Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea. The contract is for dynamic and static control umbilicals, totaling approximately 39 kilometers in length, and associated hardware. Oceaneering plans to design and ma
Wood Wins Subsea Contract for Celtic Interconnector
Wood is providing EirGrid Group, Ireland’s state-owned transmission system operator and France’s counterpart Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), with subsea engineering services to the Celtic Interconnector project. The new contract, supported by Wood’s Galway, Paris and London offices, include
Reservoir Link Bags Petronas Award
Reservoir Link has received a conditional letter of award (LOA) from Petronas, for the provision of annulus wash and cementing assurance (AWCA) services. The scope of work includes circulation tunnel creation, wash technology and multi-annulus cement placement for approximately 74 wells offshore Mal
Aqueos Supports Pipeline Installation Project in Gulf of Mexico
Subsea Services provider Aqueos Corporation has been awarded a contract from an international contractor for a pipeline installation project located in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract, which started in December 2017 and will be completed in the first half of 2018, will support shallow-water pipelin
Kriegers Flak Foundations En Route to Denmark
Two foundations of 10,000 tonnes and 8,000 tonnes, destined for the Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak, have left the port of Ostend in Belgium. According to Jan de Nul, the foundations are planned to arrive in Denmark on January 15, 2018, where, depending on the weather conditions, the first f
Flexlife Scores Riser Monitoring Deal in GoM
Flexlife has been selected to design, supply and install FlexSentinel monitoring systems for three floating production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The systems will provide annulus monitoring for six flexible risers. FlexSentinel annulus monitoring system provides real-time data, trending and al
Neptune Makes Board Changes
Neptune Marine Services informed that Dominic Siu has resigned as a director of the company following four-and-a-half years of service. Dominic Siu is the chief financial officer of Singapore’s MTQ Corporation. In addition, Neptune has appointed Nicholas Cocks as an independent director, a member of
Nautilus Inks Bridge Loans and Funding Mandate Deal
Nautilus Minerals has arranged to receive bridge loans from Deep Sea Mining Finance, and has also entered into a funding mandate agreement with M. Horn & Co.. The bridge loans, which the company expects to be in the amount of up to US$7 million, will assist the company’s immediate working capital re
Innospection Demos Its Subsea Pipecrawler
Aberdeen-based, Innospection has designed and developed the MEC-Combi Pipecrawler which is said to be the first of its kind to use two types of subsea inspecting methods simultaneously for the external inspection of caissons. Innospection has already completed the inspection of two caissons for an o
Subsea North East Names New Chairman
The regional advocacy group for the North-east of England’s subsea sector has appointed Bruce Heppenstall as its new chairman. Heppenstall will take over the reins of Subsea North East from Andrew Hodgson. Heppenstall will be tasked with promoting the North-east sector on a global scale to maximize
Bluestream Beefs Up ROV Fleet
Netherlands-based Bluestream has expanded its fleet of 18 work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with two additional systems. Both ROV systems, a Seaeye Panther-XT Plus and a Seaeye Cougar XT, are fitted with a Tether Management System (TMS), and are able to be operated on both platforms and F