Subsea
New Submarine Rescue Systems Nearing Completion at JFD
JFD said it is progressing with the build of its new 3rd generation submarine rescue systems (SRS), ready for delivery to its customer in 2018. The SRS has been developed by JFD to maximise the chances of successfully rescuing the crew of a distressed submarine (DISSUB) and is said to be the culmina
PLDT Expands International Submarine Cable Links Capacity
PLDT, telecoms and digital services provider, is expanding its international cable system capacity to address the growing need for overseas data connectivity. By end-2017, the total capacity of PLDT international submarine cable links (including non-Philippines terminating) will reach 4.497 Terabits
Polarcus in New Seismic Survey Offshore Australia
Polarcus has secured industry prefunding for a seismic survey offshore Australia. The prefunding is for the ‘Zenaide’ multi-client broadband 3D marine seismic project in the Bonaparte Basin, Polarcus informed. According to the activity plan given to National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment
Rosneft Claims Longest Well Off Sakhalin
Rosneft as a member of Sakhalin-1 Consortium has completed drilling of the world’s longest well from Orlan platform at Chaivo field in the Sea of Okhotsk. The length of the well with horizontal completion is 15000 meters, which currently is a world record. This is a supercomplex well with DDI (Direc
ESnet Upgrades Its Transatlantic Network Links
ESnet has upgraded its transatlantic networking connection between the United States and Europe to four 100 gigabits-per-second links. These links give researchers at America’s national laboratories and universities ultra-fast access to scientific data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and other
MacArtney Delivers Sea-Bird WQMs to Danish Hydraulic Institute
MacArtney has supplied a series of water quality monitor (WQM) instruments from Sea-Bird Scientific for monitoring and modelling project in the Kiel Canal, Northern Germany. The Kiel Canal is an artificial waterway linking the North Sea with the Baltic. Having been enlarged twice already, the Kiel C
Aker Solutions to Supply Umbilicals for Three Statoil Fields
Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide umbilicals for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge developments, offshore Norway. The order entails delivery of more than 40 kilometers in total of subsea umbilicals. “By combining the delivery for three separate projects into one order,
Acta Marine Newbuild Enters Ulstein Dry Dock for Final Outfitting
The Ulstein SX195 hull of Acta Marine’s new Walk-to-Work vessel Acta Auriga has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway. During the coming months the vessel will be outfitted, commissioned and tested. Ulstein Verft, together with its hull builder in Poland, completed the steelwork and further preparation
SMD Preps for Next Stage of VAMOS Testing
UK-based subsea engineering specialist Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) has completed first stage testing in a pioneering project which is set to uncover valuable European mineral resources. SMD is technical lead on the VAMOS (viable alternative mine operating system) project, a 42-month internationa
TechnipFMC’s Paulo Couto Honoured with OTC Brazil Award
Paulo Couto, senior vice president Integrated Sub-Systems at TechnipFMC, has been recognized with the ‘Distinguished Achievement Award for Individuals’ for his contributions to the technical development and management of subsea systems in Brazil. With a career of excellence since 1980, Couto is a gr
STR Partners with SENSYS on UXO Detection Systems
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has entered into strategic partnership with SENSYS, provider of geomagnetic and electromagnetic ground survey systems and components for land, aerial and marine environments. Specifically, this agreement will provide STR’s offshore energy customer base with exclusiv
Well-Safe Nets TAQA Deal in North Sea
Well-Safe Solutions has signed its first contract after launching in July this year. The specialist well abandonment company has secured a three-year framework agreement with TAQA Bratani for the provision of intervention management services for all their North Sea assets. Under this call-off arrang
Kvaerner Grabs Yme Support Structure Contract from Repsol
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract from Repsol Norge for the construction of a permanent caisson support structure for the Yme new development project. The construction contract, with a value of around NOK 70 million, includes procurement of materials and construction of the Yme support structure
GE Could Dump Baker Hughes
GE has said it is evaluating exit options on Baker Hughes just four months after the merger of its oil and gas business with the Houston-based oilfield services company. The merger of GE Oil & Gas with Baker Hughes (BHGE) became effective on July 3 this year with aim to be the first and only [&helli