Hydratight has installed two MORSEAL enclosure clamps on the outer diameter of a riser connected to the Shell Nelson platform in the Nelson field located 80 kilometers north east of Aberdeen. These are the first MORSEAL installations for Shell in the North Sea. The MORSEAL clamps have been used to s
General Dynamics Mission Systems has recently released the new Bluefin-12 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle. This new vehicle builds upon the proven Bluefin autonomy and uses shared Bluefin Robotics’ core capabilities, increased mission modularity and embedded intelligence to complete users’ lo
DeepOcean, on behalf of Hengtong Group, has completed export cable installation for the first floating wind farm project in the Atlantic Ocean. This marks DeepOcean’s first project for the floating offshore wind industry. The scope of work included project management, engineering and execution of al
ECOsubsea, the Norwegian provider of hull cleaning technology, has secured contracts to clean in North European ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. The cleaning system has now been approved for use in the two North European ports following around 500 vessel cleanings in Southampton and Norway and its pr
Weatherford has signed a $220 million, three-year contract with ADNOC to provide directional drilling services in the UAE. The agreement entails using the Weatherford Magnus rotary steerable system in both re-entry wells and new wells. “Magnus is demonstrating consistent reliability, a critical elem
Global heavy-lift specialist ALE has been awarded a major steel catenary riser (SCR) and umbilical pull-in contract by Subsea 7 in the U.S. part of the Gulf of Mexico.
Cortez Subsea and AFGlobal have strengthened their strategic partnership to bring the Stinger Deployed Diverless Connector (SDDC) technology to the market, aimed at reducing cost and risk of pipelay operations. The Stinger Deployed Diverless Connector has been developed to conduct pipeline tie-ins u
RDS, KCA Deutag’s provider of engineering and design solutions to the oil and gas, renewable and alternative energy sectors, has won a new contract to carry out a conceptual study for Pharis Energy.
Offshore engineering specialist James Fisher Offshore (JFO) has established bases in Saudi Arabia and Dubai. JFO said that its commitment to the region follows a series of project wins for its abrasive cutting solution that will be resourced and managed in country. Ross Anderson, regional manager –
Norske Shell is launching a 10-year seabed subsidence monitoring campaign at its Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea, using long-endurance sensors from subsea monitoring specialist Sonardyne. Norske Shell’s goal is to continuously monitor any movement of the seafloor at Ormen Lange. The data
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey, has secured seven subsea inspection projects to provide critical flow assurance and asset integrity data on a variety of pipelines, flowlines and risers in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and offshore West Africa. Through the use of Discovery, Tracerco’s subsea
Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company CGX Energy has executed a contract with PGS for a 3D seismic survey of the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana. PGS will provide acquisition and processing of seismic data covering approximately 582 square kilometers of the northern portion of the Corentyne
Ocean Power Technologies has signed two new contracts with Enel Green Power Chile (EGP), a subsidiary of Enel Chile, part of the Enel Group, for the sale of a PB3 PowerBuoy and the development and supply of an integrated Open Sea Lab. The combined value of the contracts exceeds US$1.9 million, and r
Plexus Holdings’ Russian licensee, LLC Gusar, has installed the first wellhead for Gazprom as part of the previously announced contract to supply POS-GRIP rental wellhead gas exploration equipment to OAO Gazprom, the global energy giant. The wellhead installation marks the beginning of Gusar’s contr
