Siemens Subsea employees have been notified that the company is proposing a global business restructuring in order to adjust to current market situation. The company said that the main reason behind its decision is the continued difficult market conditions driven by the low oil price and lower than
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just launched the fourth edition of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine. “In our magazine we offer fresh perspectives from external experts and present projects and approaches that push back operational and technological boundaries,” Boskalis said. In this new edit
The latest element of Nord Stream’s repair preparedness strategy, a subsea repair clamp, has reached its destined storage facilities in Haugesund, Norway, on Thursday. The hydraulically activated repair clamp can restore structural and pressure integrity of the pipeline in the unlikely event that th
RigNet, a provider of communications solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a multi-million dollar remote communications contract with an offshore drilling contractor currently working on the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. RigNet said on Tuesday that the contract inclu
PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, has selected the Djibouti Data Center (DDC) to help facilitate network expansion and the provision of colocation and undersea fiber cable access services in East Africa. The Djibouti Data Center has been built to Tier III data center standard
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms (SMOP), has awarded Frames a contract for the supply of two seawater electrochlorination systems, one wellhead control panel complete with a hydraulic power unit, and three hydraulic power units for topside and subsea valves designated f
Wartsila Sternguard In-Water Serviceable Seal (IWSS) has won the award for Innovation in Dredging Equipment at the Dredging & Port Construction (DPC) Innovation Awards 2016. The main ceremony and gala was held on 10 November 2016 in London. The panel of judges included industry experts, who chose th
A hackathon is being organized in the to identify new technology and practices which can reduce the cost of well construction on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Jointly driven by the Technology Leadership Board Workgroup, ITF and the Oil and Gas Authority, the focus of the event will be to highligh
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is hosting a programme of five workshops, called ‘A Year of Autonomy’, with aim to address the common challenges faced by robotic systems on land, sea and air by encouraging shared learning and collaboration. These challenges include; the development of artific
General Electric (GE) and Danish drilling company Maersk Drilling have partnered up to collaborate on a data analytic-driven pilot project with the aim to increase Maersk’s drilling rigs productivity. GE said on Wednesday that it was collaborating with Maersk Drilling collaborated to deploy SeaStr
Kreuz Subsea, a provider of integrated offshore subsea services, deployed its SMD Quasar II ROV system for a proposed 38-day work-class project offshore Brunei. The ROV was mobilized on board a multipurpose subsea services support vessel, Bourbon Supporter, as part of the company’s extension to the
Liebherr has just released a video about dredging application of their new duty cycle crawler crane type HS 8130 HD in the Swiss Alps. The machine’s work includes removal of material from the Luzzone reservoir in order to ensure the unhindered flow of water to the Olivone Power Station. “The grab is
Innovative UK firms are set to sit down with major oil and gas players on Wednesday, where they will be pitching their subsea solutions. According to Subsea UK, an industry body representing UK’s subsea suppliers, the initiative encourages companies to step up to the plate and present their processe
Innovative UK companies will be pitching their subsea technologies to a panel of operators and Tier 1 contractors including Apache, Bibby Offshore, Chevron, Nexen and Technip tomorrow, November 17, at Subsea UK’s second Springboard event. In partnership with the National Subsea Research Initiative (
