Subsea services specialist Acteon said that Dr Carl Trowell will become Group’s new chief executive officer, succeeding Richard Higham. Trowell will join Acteon from offshore drilling company Valaris (Ensco). He was Ensco’s chief executive and subsequently became executive chairman in 2019 following
Deep Casing Tools technology that can almost half the cost for extended reach drilling well liner installations secured UK patent. Patents are also pending in Europe, the USA, Canada, UAE and Saudi Arabia. DCT MechLOK Drill Pipe Swivel (DPS) is the industry’s first mechanical DPS. It helps overcome
Construction of the Fehmarnbelt immersed tunnel, connecting Denmark and Germany, is set to begin on January 01, 2021. The 18-meter long Fehmarnbelt link will connect Rødbyhavn on Lolland and the German island of Fehmarn. The Danish authorities have given the approval for the start of construction. T
Subsea Innovation has won multiple contracts across the offshore oil and gas sector to supply Pipe-In-Pipe Waterstop SISeals. Specifically, over the past six months, Tekmar company landed four contracts to supply SIStop Waterstop Seals to two offshore contractors. Two of the contracts will also incl
Underwater positioning specialist Sonardyne has increased the capabilities of its Fusion 2 software package. According to Sonardyne, this latest release of Fusion 2 unlocks new benefits for surveyors and construction personnel. Namely, it includes a simplified surface box-in app and the ability to p
Unique Group and Cranemaster have completed passive heave compensation (PHC) during subsea installation on the ONGC KG-DWN-98/2 project in the Krishna-Godavari basin, India. The client used MPSV Surf Allamanda along the Cranemaster technology to install mudmats for the project. Prashant Shah, genera
London-based TechnipFMC said that its pipelay vessel Deep Energy has set a new world record for the stiffest pipe ever installed from a Reel-Lay vessel. The landmark was achieved while laying the P1 oil production pipe-in-pipe at Neptune Energy’s Duva- Gjøa P1 field. Nicolas Pallin, senior specialis
Subsea assets specialist Motive Offshore has increased turnover by 115 per cent in 18 months, boosted by its fabrication services. The company expanded its Aberdeenshire HQ fabrication activity and also rolled out across a number of key UK ports. This includes Peterhead, Aberdeen, Montrose and Blyth
NUI new hyperbaric test chambers have recently arrived at the manufacturing facility for assembly. The manufacturer Optime Subsea is preparing the two test chambers for a factory acceptance test (FAT) early June. After that, the two systems will go to Bergen for installation and site acceptance test
Solstad Offshore has signed a pair of construction support vessels (CSV) to new contracts, reporting deals for CSVs Far Saga and Normand Energy. The Brazilian flagged CSV Far Saga secured a three-year contract from Petrobras. Far Saga will carry two Work Class ROVs from C-Innovation suitable for ope
Engineering firm Wood and NERA have teamed up to develop an AI Inspection tool for subsea oil and gas infrastructure. The solution has the potential to revolutionise asset inspections in challenging and high-risk environments. It also aims to increase the speed and accuracy of issue detection, respo
Construction support vessel Bourbon Oceanteam 101 has completed work in Angola under its charter agreement and is preparing for its next contract.
Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) for the Blythe and Vulcan satellites field development in the UK Southern North Sea. The SURF contract follows the recent approval of the Phase 1 Field Development Plan by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. It includes 35 kilometres of fl
DOF Subsea has received a notice of early termination of a two-year charter contract for the vessel Skandi Acergy, from an international client. The notice period is 60 days, and the termination of the charter contract will be effective on 1 July 2020. DOF Subsea should receive a termination fee aft
