Pipetech, the independent process system integrity specialist, has won a project with operator Nexen to deliver active caisson management on its Scott platform. Pipetech has completed the first stage to remove internal scale build up from a 42 inch produced water caisson on the platform, located 188
Hansa Heavy Lift has transported a giant carousel together with eight reels, weighing around 3,500 metric tonnes, from the UK to Nigeria.
iSURVEY has completed a first-ever remote rig positioning project for Shell’s Norwegian subsidiary.
ASV Global and TerraSond have completed a hydrographic survey for charting off the coast of Alaska. The 10,649km survey was carried out by an ASV Global C-Worker 5 unmanned vessel alongside the Q105 survey ship acting as the mother vessel. Fitted with a multibeam echosounder, the C-Worker 5 carried
Tekmar has signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Subsea Innovation. The proposed acquisition represents the Group’s first transaction since its successful AIM admission in June 2018, launching the Group’s strategy to acquire offshore energy businesses. Subsea Innovation, which
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to deliver systems valued at $18 million to a new Awilco drilling rig.
Ocean Power Technologies said it has shipped its PB3 PowerBuoy to Ravenna, Italy for Eni deployment and use in its subsea operations. OPT will also provide to Eni deployment support, remote data collection and monitoring. Since signing in March 2018, OPT and Eni have attained several key milestones
Teledyne RD Instruments (TRDI) will supply 600 kHz Pathfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) to provide precision navigation capability for Riptide’s Micro UUV for a recent order for the US Navy. Riptide’s Micro UUV provides users with an affordable platform suited for new autonomy, power system, subsea
Wärtsilä and De Beers Marine have signed an agreement for the replacement of generating sets aboard De Beers’ diamond mining ship Debmar Pacific. The vessel, originally built in the 1970s, will be outfitted with new Wärtsilä gensets to extend their lifetime and improve reliability, the company said.
Shearwater GeoServices has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the marine seismic acquisition assets and operations of WesternGeco, the geophysical services product line of Schlumberger. Shearwater will own and operate a fleet of 14 seismic vessels offering a full range of acquisition ser
Subsea equipment designer and manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has signed a contract to supply a QTrencher 500 cable maintenance ROV to TE SubCom. The QTrencher 500 will be delivered in Q1 2019. The vehicle will come equipped with SMD’s latest surface control and power cabin layout. SMD’s De
Palfinger Marine has signed contract for deck equipment package with Ulstein Verft for Nexans new cable laying vessel (CLV) Aurora. Ulstein will construct the vessel, designed by Skipsteknisk in Ålesund, and prepare for the topside equipment. The CLV is 31 m wide, 149.9 m long, with a deadweight of
Finland’s marine engine maker Wärtsilä will invest some 200 million euros to build a new center of research, product development and production – building the Smart Technology Hub – in Vaskiluoto, Vaasa.
The Carbon Trust and Fistuca, in conjunction with industry partners (E.ON, EDPR, EnBW, Equinor, Ørsted, Shell, Sif, SSE, Van Oord, and Vattenfall) have completed offshore test of the Fistuca BLUE 25M hammer as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator BLUE PILOT project. The offshore test was carried ou
