Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) said it has won another contract for high voltage umbilical project on China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Lufeng 22-1 oilfield redevelopment project. First discovered in 1983, Lufeng 22-1 lies some 250 kilometres south-east of Hong Kong in 330 metres of water.
C-Innovation has installed several stem clamps for BP beneath the Mad Dog Spar in the Gulf of Mexico. For the purpose of the project, C-I used its subsea inspection, maintenance and repair and ROV vessel, MV Dove. Throughout the planning process, the ROV went through some modification to mitigate th
Survey and ROV services operator ACSM selected electric Saab Seaeye Panther XT vehicle for pipeline inspection in Gulf of Mexico. The Panther inspected 261 pipelines totalling 2,340 kilometres in four fields in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The project campaign lasted less than 10 months at depths rangi
OceanTools has secured a contract for the design and manufacture of a 7500-metre depth rated fibre optic termination housing, by a subsea telecommunications cable manufacturer based in the Asia Pacific. The OceanTools subsea design team collaborated with Aberdeen based start-up, Subsea Connect, to d
Subsea vehicle specialists Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has secured a new contract working in collaboration with a subsea cabling company. As part of the contract, SMD will supply the next-generation MD3-XT Plough. The plough is capable of trenching up to 3.3 metres with jetting, at depths of up to 1
Wintershall Dea has completed another milestone for its operated Nova project, located offshore Norway, following the installation of the risers on the North Sea field.
Airborne Oil & Gas TCP technology has made inroads into the Western Australia oil and gas industry for the first time. With the contract, the Netherlands-based business will supply 2” 10,000 psi TCP jumpers to be used for Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) injection service. Delivery of the TCP jumpers shoul
Minesto plans to continue commissioning activities in its tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands in mid-October. The company has also verified the area for the first proposed array installation of its tidal kite technology in the Faroe Islands. Dr Martin Edlund, CEO of Minesto said tha
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has launched an investigation into challenges related to the completion of the hull and equipment for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO.
Maritime Developments MDL has carried out transpooling of a flexible jumper for TechnipFMC in Norway. The complete scope of work consisted of project engineering and onshore execution of transpooling of a 6-inch flowline from a storage reel onto the quayside using the MDL second-generation RDS. This
Installation of the world’s longest heated subsea production pipeline is underway in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Once completed, the 36-kilometre electrically trace-heated (ETH) pipe-in-pipe solution will transport oil from the Neptune Energy-operated Fenja field to the Njord A platform,
Bergen-based Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) has signed an exclusive agreement with Abu Dhabi Oilfield Services Company (ADOS). Furthermore, this agreement gets support with the appointment of John Charalambides as CSS executive VP – Middle East & North Africa. The agreement has a minimum duration
French marine energy developer Sabella will deploy its D10-1000 tidal turbine next week in the Fromveur Passage off Brittany’s shore and connect it to Ushant Island grid. This is a further step in the demonstration of the French turbine, which will allow the continuation of learning and knowledge ac
The fifth and final call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project has opened, targeting offshore energy technology developers who are looking to test their device or components. The project offers fully-funded access to a network of testing and research infrastructures in Europe. Open until 16 October, th
