Two Houston-based solution providers in the oil and gas industry, Mexssub and Intecsea, have formed a strategic alliance built to deliver permanent riser and pipeline integrity solutions. The alliance should give Intecsea customers additional options for pipeline integrity management, designed to mi
The plan for development and operation (PDO) for the DEA-operated Dvalin development has been approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. With development costs of estimated 1.1 billion Euros (10 billion Norwegian Kroner), the Dvalin development in the Norwegian Sea was the largest P
DEA Norge’s plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the Dvalin development has been approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. With development costs of estimated 1.1 billion Euros (10 billion Norwegian Kroner), the Dvalin development in the Norwegian Sea was the largest PDO han
UUV Aquabotix Ltd, an Australian company, is conducting an IPO of the Aquabotix business on the Australian Securities Exchange (the ASX) and will operate the underwater robotics company going forward. The company is headed by CEO and Aquabotix’s founder Durval Tavares, formerly with the United State
Eni has held a naming ceremony of the “Jangkrik” Floating Production Unit (FPU) vessel at Saipem Karimun Yard in Indonesia. The FPU will operate in the Eni-operated Muara Bakau PSC located in the Kutei Basin, in the Makassar Strait offshore for the “Jangkrik Complex Fields”. Ten production deepwater
Kraken Sonar Systems said it will receive a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $1.47 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). In addition to technical and business advisory services provided by NRC-IRAP, the funding is being
Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL) will introduce the next generation of their Small Field Buoy at the Ocean Business show in Southampton, UK, taking place from 4-6 April, 2017. The platform, which is now a more manoeuvrable 55cm in diameter, also offers an improvement to the high visibility
EnerMech has been awarded a pre-commissioning subcontract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, on the Shell Australia operated Prelude FLNG project. The work scope includes the pre-installation filling of the risers, riser leak testing, pressure monitoring of the umbilical and electr
Nokia and Facebook have collaborated on field trials of new optical digital signal processing technologies over a 5,500 kilometer transatlantic subsea link. To increase the capacity capabilities of subsea fiber, Nokia and Facebook tested Nokia Bell Labs’ new probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS)
Energinet.dk has awarded a framework agreement to JD-Contractor for the contingency repair of its subsea cables. The agreement covers all Energinet.dk subsea asserts in Denmark, among others the transmission systems and the export cables for all Danish offshore wind farms. The contract started in Se
Norwegian seabed seismic services player Magseis said it has entered into an LOI with an undisclosed provider of offshore vessels regarding a potential charter of one of their vessels. In addition, the agreement includes an option for the lease of certain seismic equipment. The company said it expec
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by BP to supply the subsea production system for the Mad Dog 2 development in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of this supplier-led solution includes subsea manifolds, trees, control system,
Survey Equipment Services (SES) placed an order with Sonardyne for a Mini-Ranger 2 USBL tracking system and multiple Nano transponders, during the recent Underwater Intervention show in New Orleans. Measuring 155 mm and weighing 200 grams in water, Nano is designed to be fitted to a diver or small R
Kvaerner has signed a contract with Statoil for delivery of a FEED study on Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 for P2 Jacket. The work will be performed by Kvaerner’s specialised design engineering group for steel substructures. The contract is a call-off from the framework agreement that was entered into by St
