Oilfield services investment company Akastor has completed the transaction through which AGR and First Geo joined forces and established a new company. The joint team of experts comprises around 400 professionals with offices in Norway, the UK, the Middle East, Australia, Houston and Mexico. In Norw
The preparatory work for the offshore pipeline of the Balticconnector project, a gas pipeline to be built between Finland and Estonia, has been completed. “This was a very important phase to complete so that the actual pipe laying can begin as scheduled at the end of May,” said project manager Tom F
Jan De Nul Group has completed the cable installation scope for the Phase II of NASR Full Field Development, located approximately 130km northwest of Abu Dhabi. Jan De Nul was subcontracted by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the cable loading, transport, laying and protection of three 132kV subsea powe
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has recently completed sea trials on its deep-sea Quasar work-class remotely operated vehicle (WROV). The 6000-meters-rated WROV, complemented with an electric drive dual-purpose winch and launch and recovery system (LARS), reached the seabed at 5,760 meters during the tr
Ecosse IP (EIP) recently held an industry showcase to demonstrate the capability of its Ambient Lifter subsea and decommissioning solution, in a two-day event held in Fraserburgh. EIP, a subsea tools and technology developer based in Aberdeenshire, welcomed representatives from across the industry,
L3 Technologies said it has successful demonstrated an Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) deploying, operating and recovering a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). In what is said to be an industry first, the C-Worker 7 ASV deployed an inspection-class ROV for vertical and horizontal subsea inspection. Th
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has appointed Dr Matthew Palmer as its new chief scientist to lead on Science Community Engagement for National Marine Facilities – Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems (MARS). This NOC team develops and operates autonomous systems in support of NERC’s Marine
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has reached an agreement with ExxonMobil to supply a gas turbine and compressor packages for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Mozambique.
Østensjø Rederi has outfitted the vessel Edda Fonn, getting it ready for the delivery to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) following the sale announcement in August 2018. “Edda Fonn has served our company to great satisfaction. However, we are very pleased with the sale and it will give our company
Subsea 7 has won two contracts from Saudi Aramco for conventional projects in shallow water offshore Saudi Arabia. The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts are awarded in consortium with L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, under a long-te
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Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Shell for the Arran gas field development, located approximately 150 miles east of Aberdeen. The contract scope includes project management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 60 kilometres of mechanically lined pipe-in- pipe production
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver an integrated suite of subsea technology to a new Belgian research vessel, under construction at Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. The vessel, an advanced replacement for the Belgian research vessel RV Belgica, is due to be handed over to the Belgian Federal Science Pol
