Subsea
Subsea 7 and Sapura Energy Terminate Joint Venture
Subsea 7 has agreed with Sapura Energy Berhad to discontinue the SapuraAcergy joint venture. SapuraAcergy’s heavy-lift and pipelay vessel, Sapura 3000, has been sold to a subsidiary of Sapura Energy Berhad. The decision by Subsea 7 and Sapura Energy Berhad to discontinue the joint venture reflects t
Reservoir Link and Archer Alliance Secures ROC Oil Contract
Reservoir Link, the well intervention and perforating solutions provider, has been awarded a contract to deliver annulus wash and cementing assurance (AWCA) equipment and services with Archer to ROC Oil in Southeast Asia. The project, which is estimated to begin in Q4 2017, will see the companies pr
Add Energy Joins Transborders’ FLNG Concept
Add Energy has partnered with Transborders Energy (TBE) and joined forces with TechnipFMC and MODEC to create a fast-deployment business model for the FLNG industry that should free up small-scale stranded resources and establish a new concept in global gas field development. The new business model
NOAA Teams Up with Liquid Robotics to Protect Underwater Ecosystems
Liquid Robotics and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Pacific Islands Region (PIR) announced a multi-year agreement to develop solutions to help protect and preserve the Hawaiian and American Samoa marine sanctuaries and monuments. Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider, an autonomous surfac
FairfieldNodal Bags Z700 Acquisition Project Off Trinidad
FairfieldNodal is set to begin Z700 acquisition project offshore Trinidad. The project is planned to start in late October 2017, FairfieldNodal informed. FairfieldNodal’s Z700 data acquisition system is suited to meet the tough environmental conditions in this region that make OBC or streamer survey
Rapp Marine to Kit Out New OSU Research Vessel
Rapp Marine has been selected by Gulf Island Shipyard as the overboard handling system single source vendor (OHS SSV) for Oregon State University’s (OSU) multi-mission regional class research vessel (RCRV), with the option of two additional vessels. Funding for the RCRV project is provided by the Na
Nautilus Moves Forward with SPTs Sea Trials
Nautilus Minerals said it has completed submerged trials for the first of the seafloor production tools (SPTs) set for the Solwara 1 project located in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The trials of the collecting machine (CM) have been completed at the trial facility in Motukea Island, P
Shearwater Delivers Eastern Mediterranean Data to Edison
Shearwater GeoServices has delivered a 3D Fast Track Pre-Stack Depth Migration (PreSDM) product for Edison International, following the acquisition of a high quality 3D SHarp broadband dataset in the Eastern Mediterranean. Simon Telfer, VP Processing and Imaging of Shearwater, said: “Edison required
PLDT Invests in Asia-Africa-Europe 1 Subsea Cable
PLDT announced an investment in the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) submarine cable system through a partner in the consortium that owns the fiber optic cable linking Asia, Africa, and Europe. PLDT is investing an initial P500 million in the 25,000-kilometer international cable system. “The AAE-1 cable
Solstad Farstad Secures Two Contract Extensions
Solstad Farstad has agreed contract extensions for two of its vessels. The first extension is for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Pacific with Prysmian Powerlink, the Prysmian Group’s company responsible for the development of the “turnkey” submarine cable systems. The contract has bee
Fugro’s CEO to Step Down
Fugro has informed that its current CEO, Paul van Riel, will retire on April 26, 2018. The supervisory board of Fugro has decided to nominate Øystein Løseth for the appointment as a member of the board of management and subsequently as CEO. If Løseth is appointed, he will join the board of managemen
Spectrum Begins Seismic Shoot Off Brazil
Spectrum has started a 6,000 km multi-client 2D seismic survey covering the Ceara Basin within the Equatorial Margins of Northern Brazil. Data is being acquired with a 12,000 m streamer with continuous recording to enable extended recording lengths and high fold data to enable full interpretation fr
Oil Spills from LLOG’s Subsea Pipeline in GoM
LLOG Exploration Offshore has reported an oil release from subsea infrastructure in 4,463 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 40 miles southeast of Venice, La. The company reported to Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on Friday that production from the field that fl
Tekmar Energy Gets API Certification
Tekmar Energy has achieved independent approval for the design and manufacture of its PU bend restrictors for compliance to the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) specification for flexible pipe ancillary equipment. The verification comes after undergoing a 2-year certification program with Lloyds