Subsea
UTEC Bags Survey Deal from Technip Oceania
UTEC, an Acteon company, has won a contract by Technip Oceania to provide survey and positioning services on the Greater Enfield Project, offshore Western Australia. The work scope includes pre-lay surveys, onshore dimensional control, survey and positioning associated with installation of rigid and
TOGC Gives £1.3M Boost to Four P&A Innovations
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre is investing £1.3 million in four well plugging and abandonment (P&A) projects, selected from the original 48 submissions to its call for ideas initiative. Over the next decade, 1,400 wells are forecast to be abandoned on the UKCS, at a cost of approximately £7 billio
EnQuest Makes Board Appointment
EnQuest has appointed Laurie Fitch as a non-executive director of the EnQuest board with effect from January 08, 2018. On joining the board, Laurie Fitch will become a member of the remuneration and risk committees. Laurie is currently a partner in the strategic advisory group of PJT Partners. Fitch
Eidesvik Strikes Vessels Deal with Seabed Geosolution
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik has signed a letter of intent with Seabed Geosolution, a Fugro – CGG joint venture, for the use of Subsea Viking and Vantage. According to the Oslo-listed Eidesvik, the contracts the two vessels should start ultimo January to primo February and the duration is expecte
BW Offshore Gets FPSO Polvo Extension
BW Offshore has secured a one-year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo with Petrorio. The firm period has been extended from Q3 2018 to Q3 2019. Furthermore, the contract has an extension options until Q3 2022, the company noted. The FPSO is operating on the Polvo field, located
Seamec Wins New DSV Charter with IGOPL Offshore
India-based provider of diver support vessel services Seamec has entered into a contract for charter hire of vessel ‘SEAMEC III’ with IGOPL Offshore. The contract is for undertaking a job in Mumbai high offshore, and follows on a previous charter hire by IGOPL in October last year. According to Seam
New Vessel Sharing Scheme for CNNS Region Launched
Peterson together with Maersk Oil North Sea UK, Petrofac and Dana Petroleum have launched a new vessel sharing scheme for the Central and Northern North Sea (CNNS) region. Operating out of Peterson’s Waterloo Quay facility in Aberdeen the vessel pool currently has two weekly sailings, serving four a
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 01 – January 07). DOF Subsea has been awarded two new ROV contracts by Petrobras in Brazil. ROVs will be installed on board Skandi Angra and Skandi Paraty. The new contracts start in April 201
McDermott Names New Vice President – Asia
McDermott has informed that Ian Prescott as Vice President, Asia, effective January 8, will succeed Hugh Cuthbertson who announced plans to retire from the company. Prescott will also be a member of McDermott’s executive committee. Prior to this appointment, Prescott was senior vice president and di
WATCH: Construction of RRS Sir David Attenborough
Construction is progressing on the RRS Sir David Attenborough – one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world. This time-lapse video, shot by Cammell Laird, records progress from October 2016 – December 2017. The footage includes the integration of the stern section which traveled fro
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Grabs $229M ONGC Prize
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has signed an offshore contract for ‘Bassein Development 3 Well Platform & Pipeline Project’ with Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The contract is valued at approximately 1,483 crores (approximately 229 Million US
TGS Extends 3D Multi-Client and Vessel Deal with Polarcus
Seismic contractor Polarcus said it has extended the agreement with TGS to jointly develop selected 3D multi-client projects for an additional year. The initial memorandum of understanding on multi-client collaboration and vessel agreement was reached in October 2016. Under the agreement, TGS will e
EMGS’ Vessel Activity Drops in Q4
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded a significant drop in vessel activity in fourth quarter 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. Vessel utilization for the fourth quarter 2017 was 13% compared with 89% in the fourth quarter 2016. For the full year 2017, the vessel utilization was 56
STR to Integrate HYPACK’s Software into Its In-House Products
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has been appointed as an OEM partner to provide HYPACK software integrated with STR’s in-house manufactured sonar products. HYPACK – A Xylem Brand is said to be one of the most widely used hydrographic surveying packages and provides the surveyor with tools necessar