MacArtney has provided the underwater connectivity solutions for various instrumentation systems mounted on the transnational water pipeline between Turkey and Cyprus, currently under construction. MacArtney has supplied SubConn® connectors to interconnect 145 cables of approximately 1000 metres len
French oilfield services provider Technip has made a move to buy CGG, a seismic acquisition specialist, also based in France. Technip says that the proposed transaction would take the form of a public tender offer in cash for CGG’s shares at a price of 8.30 euros per share. According to The Wall Str
The Shah Deniz consortium has awarded a further two contracts key to the progress of the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project. The two contracts have a combined value of $226 million and have been awarded to ShawCor Nederland B.V. (Bredero), part of the Bredero Shaw pipe coating division. Together
Two years ago in 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern United States and went down in history as one of the most destructive storms on record, damaging homes and businesses and causing billions of dollars in damage to vital infrastructure, electrical power transmission, transportation and wa
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for an umbilical installation project with Oceaneering for LLOG on the Delta House project. The location of the project is in the Mississippi Canyon Area. This marks the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Vision’s first SURF contract in the Gulf of
Speaking at the contract signing between the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and Ifremer on Tuesday, November 18, Secretary-General Nii Allotey Odunton said the new contract marked the beginning of a new era in what has been a productive relationship between Ifremer and the ISA. He said the con
“Technology – A new way forward for the UKCS?” is the title of the next Oil & Gas UK breakfast briefing at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on December 2 which will explore how technological innovation helps the oil and gas sector, and other industries including the aerospace sector, to
TGS has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Seabird Exploration to acquire up to 300,000 km of 2D seismic data over Mexico and US Atlantic waters. The LOA provides TGS access to charter up to six seismic vessels over a period of approximately 36 months. TGS says that this activity is expected to sta
Osiris has mobilised its Cougar XT ROV system complete with the new Launch and Recovery System (LARS) and Tether Management System (TMS) from their head office in Yorkshire to its final destination in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Osiris, the Cougar XT is providing operational back-up support for
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has successfully executed its first round of sea trials with its tidal energy platform, PLAT-O. PLAT-O was launched from the company’s facility in Venture Quays, East Cowes, Isle of Wight and towed to the test site at Yarmouth. Once at the site PLAT-O was submerged to
Carimin Petroleum’s subsidiary Carimin Engineering, has on November 19, 2014 entered into a collaboration agreement (COA) with Bermuda Subsea. Carimin Engineering is focused on hook-up and commissioning (HUC), and maintenance of oil and gas platform’s topside facilities, while Bermuda Subsea is focu
FES International, has established a new specialist business, FES Subsea, which will bring five new core product lines to the subsea market. The new product range will include: hot stabs, pig launcher and receivers, pull-in heads, suction pile vent hatches, subsea control panels and manifold skids a
Ulstein Verft reported that sections for hull 302, an offshore construction vessel for Island Offshore/Edison Chouest Offshore, have arrived at Ulsteinvik. The vessel has been redesigned in the engineering phase, and thus, the final vessel has increased both in length and beam. The vessel will be 15
X-Subsea has recently completed a scope of work off the West African coast delivering a unique and innovative solution for shore approach trenching. The project scope of work involved the trenching of a 10” pipeline close to the shore with a target burial depth of 2m for a distance of 18.4Km. The ke
