Polarcus has finalized a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition in Australia, and secured a 30-day extension to the West African campaign. The Australia program should deliver broadband data-set utilizing one of the Polarcus X-bow vessels. The project is due to start in Q3 2017 and will run for
Økokrim, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, has issued a corporate fine of NOK 85 million (some USD 10 million) against geophysical contractor TGS. According to TGS, the fine is based on alleged violations of the Tax Assessment Act
Wintershall Norway has awarded AGR a contract for a feasibility study in the Barents Sea. The contract will see AGR monitor and identify the optimum design, drilling and testing techniques required to carry out efficient exploration activity. The study will also include the evaluation of emergency p
Angola Cables has selected Ciena’s GeoMesh and Blue Planet solutions to support its new service launch on the MONET subsea cable. This 10,556 km route will provide more than 25 Tb/s of traffic on Angola Cables’ network between the U.S. and Latin America’s business hub of São Paulo, Brazil. Angola Ca
Seaproof Solutions has received a contract to supply its ‘Long cable protection systems (CPS)’ for the Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase II (TWB-II) offshore wind farm. The contract was awarded by Siem Offshore Contractors and covers the design and supply of cable protection systems for the inner array
Italian subsea cable specialist Prysmian said it has completed the laying phase for the Wikinger offshore wind farm ahead of schedule. Termination and testing works are currently in progress. “This milestone, which is quite uncommon in the offshore wind market, highlights the Group’s capabilities in
Proserv has launched a new subsea sampling cylinder that can improve the quality of results and reduce risks associated with sample transfer. The Proserv subsea sampling cylinder (SSC) accurately captures well properties throughout the lifetime of a field, the company explained. Subsea cylinders all
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) for planning, producing and delivering of the inner-array cable for the Trianel Windpark Borkum (Phase II). The contract between NSW and SOC was signed in Leer, Germany in January this year. The order inc
Plexus Holdings has been awarded a well order from Nexen Petroleum UK (Nexen) for the Glengorm exploration well in the Central North Sea. Under the terms of the contract, Plexus will supply Nexen with its POS-GRIP wellhead and Tersus mudline equipment. Nexen has selected Plexus’ high pressure/high t
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has substantially narrowed its loss, compared to the prior-year quarter, and bounced back in black on an annual basis, after implementation of cost reduction measures in order to adjust to current offshore oil & gas market. To remind, Subsea 7 has since the start of 2014 reduced
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has signed an enterprise framework agreement (EFA) for providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Shell projects in the Middle East, South East Asia and India. The EFA is f
Oil and gas services firm Plexus Holdings has been awarded a well order from a new customer, Nexen Petroleum U.K., for the Glengorm exploration well in the Central North Sea. Plexus said on Thursday that the deal with Nexen, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China’s producer of offshore crude o&g CNOOC,
ABB has completed the divestment of its high-voltage cables and cable accessories businesses to NKT Cables. The divestment was announced in September 2016. As part of the strategic partnership, ABB and NKT Cables will work together on future project opportunities and R&D. “We are pleased to close th
M² Subsea has appointed Stuart Bannerman as the company’s new chief financial officer. Bannerman brings more than 30 years of executive management experience to the recently established subsea company. In his previous role as chief operating officer for BW Offshore. Previous to this, he held the chi
