Subsea
Fugro, Forland Subsea II Agree Charter Termination Terms
Fugro Subsea and Forland Subsea II have agreed on the terms of the charter contract termination for the multipurpose offshore vessel MV Fugro Saltire. The termination notice was delivered to Forland Subsea II by Fugro Subsea in August, 2017. Under the terms of the termination the companies have agre
TechX to Fund New UK North Sea O&G Solutions
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is investing in the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with aim to unlock the full potential of the UK North Sea. The Centre has launched a technology accelerator and incubator – TechX – focused on helping smaller, ambitious technology developers t
STL Invests in Business Growth
UK- based Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has made key capital investments and appointments to support business growth. STL made capital investments totaling £115k to strengthen and enhance their engineering and workshop capabilities. In the workshop, STL has installed a new SWL 10t double girder
IKM Testing Bags Subsea 7 Contract in Australia
IKM Testing Australia has secured a subsea pre-commissioning services contract from Subsea 7 Australia. The contract covers pipeline and umbilical pre-commissioning activities in Australia. The engineering operation will start immediately with installation campaigns slated for 2018, the company info
JFD Shows Submarine Rescue Skills in Navy’s Exercise Off Australia
James Fisher Defence (JFD), part of James Fisher and Sons, has conducted a two-week submarine rescue exercises off the coast of Western Australia. The rescue tasks were conducted as a part of Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) “Black Carillon 2017” submarine escape and rescue exercise. The annual safety
Siemens Transformers for France – England HVDC Subsea Link
Siemens will deliver four transformers, each with a capacity of 400 kilovolts and 315 megavolt amperes, on behalf of the British grid operator National Grid. The grid operator will replace the old transformers in the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) cross-channel link. The HVDC link connects Franc
Delmar Opens New Base in Australia
Delmar Systems has purchased a new mooring equipment storage yard and base facility in Karratha, Western Australia. The 10,000 square meter yard houses Delmar’s offshore mooring equipment which is available for rent in Australia and beyond. “The addition of this yard to our operation allows us to en
Statoil Contracts SBM Offshore for Johan Castberg FPSO Turret Mooring
Statoil has signed a contract with SBM Offshore for delivery of the turret mooring system on the floating production ship (FPSO) for the Johan Castberg field. The contract is an exercise of an option in connection with the conclusion of a FEED contract with the same company. “This is a specialized d
RV Atlantis Gears for New Round of ARA San Juan Search
The U.S. research vessel Atlantis will launch a search-and-recovery mission for the missing Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan – equipped with a U.S. Navy remotely operated vehicle (ROV) flown down to Argentina. Atlantis, operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), docked December 2
PGS Wraps Up North Madura Shoot
Seismic vessel PGS Apollo has completed a triple source multi-client 3D survey in North Madura. The survey is a part the MIGAS plan for licensing new areas in the North Madura/East Java Basin and beyond. The North Madura 3D is the first multi-client 3D that has been acquired in Indonesia for over si
PHOTO: Beatrice Cabling in Full Swing
Cable installation works at the Beatrice offshore wind farm construction site are advancing with Siem Offshore and Nexans carrying out their part of the subsea campaign. Nexans Skagerrak cable laying vessel is completing burial of export cable 1, while the two Siem vessels CLV Siem Aimery and Siem S
FairfieldNodal Grabs North Sea Work
FairfieldNodal has secured Z700 acquisition project in the North Sea with an unnamed client. The project is set to begin in June 2018. FairfieldNodal previously acquired the original baseline survey with the Z700 data acquisition system, the company said. This North Sea acquisition project is expect
Umbilicals International Set Up Texas Facility
Umbilicals International has opened its new quayside manufacturing in Channelview, Texas. The site is beside the ship channel and houses the company’s flagship horizontal helix machine, extrusion line and supporting equipment. Umbilicals International said it can now offer the typical longer-length
Paul G. Allen’s R/V Petrel Explores USS Ward Wreck
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen’s expedition crew of research vessel (R/V) Petrel has documented the USS Ward in its final resting place near Ponson Island in the Philippines. The expedition team released video images just prior to the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.