Subsea
CAPE Holland’s New VLT for Seaway Heavy Lifting
Dutch vibro-piling specialist, CAPE Holland, has officially handed over a Tandem CV-320 Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) to Seaway Heavy Lifting during the CAPE Holland Product Launch. This new acquisition replaces the tandem vibro set which Seaway Heavy Lifting purchased from CAPE Holland in 2012, after a
PSA Orders Oseberg B and Gullfaks C BOP Checkup
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has issued an order to Statoil following audits at Oseberg B and Gullfaks C. Namely, between November 10, 2014 and January 29, 2015, the PSA conducted audits at Oseberg B and Gullfaks C. The audits followed up and verified the auditing performed in 2013 re
WATCH: Normand Vision Gears for Troll B Gig
The following video shows a Norwegian subsea contractor, Ocean Installer, mobilising its vessel Normand Vision for riser replacement job at the Troll B platform June 2015. In March this year, Ocean Installer signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field and for
MMT in UK-Iceland Link Route Survey
MMT (Sweden) has been awarded a contract for the world’s longest HVDC route survey for the UK-Iceland Interconnector by Atlantic Superconnection Corporation (ASC). MMT will provide bathymetric and geophysical mapping along the entire route corridor, between Iceland to England, the company said. MMT
Statoil Gets Nod for Subsea Production at Gullfaks Sør
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use pipelines and subsea production facilities at Gullfaks Sør. Gullfaks Sør is located to the south of Gullfaks in the northern part of the North Sea. It has been developed with a total of 12 subsea templates tied back to the
Plexus Nets Total Contract in North Sea
Plexus has secured a £3.3 million contract with Total E&P Norge AS, to supply its POS-GRIP wellhead systems, associated equipment and mudline services for Total’s Ultra High Pressure/High Temperature (‘X-HP/HT’) Solaris gas exploration well in the Graben area of the North Sea, offshore Norway. Reven
Ezra Scores $115 Mln in Subsea Deals
Ezra’s subsea division, EMAS AMC, has clinched several global contracts, including one for rigid pipelay on the Aviat field development in the UK North Sea, under the auspices of the frame agreement the company signed with Apache in the North Sea, bringing the total contract value to more than US$11
Providence: Ruadhan Seismic Shows Paleocene Potential in FEL 1/14
Providence Resources announced that Capricorn Ireland Limited has recently completed an initial assessment of the Paleocene within FEL 1/14 using the newly-acquired 2014 Ruadhan (previously referred to as “Spanish Point South”) 3D seismic survey. This interpretation has demonstrated the presence of
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 08 – June 14). Three more tendons on the Chevron’s Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) have sunk, causing an indefinite delay to the start of the project. As Reuters reports, nine of sixteen tend
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge Gets New CEO
The Board of Directors has appointed Cedric Osterrieth as new Managing Director (CEO) of ENGIE’s Exploration & Production affiliate in Norway – GDF SUEZ E&P Norge – as of August 01, 2015. The ENGIE Group has launched “the Enterprise Project” to restructure and reorganize the Group for ‘tomorrow’s en
Nexans Plans More Layoffs
French cable giant Nexans is downsizing its European workforce as it launches a new savings project aimed to respond to market challenges. The company said that the project may involve all European countries and in particular France, Norway and Germany. As earlier reported, the Norwegian division, n
Royal IHC to Axe 1600 Staff
Dutch shipbuilder and maritime equipment supplier, Royal IHC, has decided to speed up the process of the company’s planned downsizing, called ‘IHC 2020 strategy’, due to rapidly deteriorating market. The company presented this strategy in 2014, with aim to reduce IHC’s dependence on the volatile shi
EMGS Enters New Agreements for Barents Sea Data
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into three new data licensing agreements with oil companies for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. The agreements are worth a total of USD 3.7 million gross, whereas EMGS will receive USD 2.6 million
UK: Subsea Industry Key for Economic Future of North East
The Subsea North East conference and exhibition, which took place at St James’ Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, focused on the part technology and greater collaboration across industry will play in creating a more sustainable and efficient oil & gas sector in the UK, but also around the world. Subsea No