The University of Western Australia (UWA) is now home to the only geotechnical modelling facility in the world that operates three centrifuges. A third 26-tonne fixed-beam centrifuge was lowered by crane into the new Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre building after arriving from France last week.
ASV Global has expanded into the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. ASV Global do Brasil will offer sales, customer support and operational services. The new venture is being led by COPPE postgraduate and naval architect Rafael Coelho. Coelho spent 5 years in the UK headquarters as head of design. Un
BP Exploration (Delta) Limited, UK has ordered approximately 100 km of static umbilicals and associated accessories from Nexans for the next stage of the West Nile Delta project in Egypt. Nexans said on Tuesday that this contract will help BP, and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), develop the Giza,
Malaysia’s Wah Seong Corporation (WSC) has signed a 600 million euros contract for the supply of pipe coating services for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Europe through the Baltic Sea. To remind, WSC’s subsidiary Wasco Coatings Europe BV was selected for the job in July,
BP has ordered approximately 100 km of static umbilicals and associated accessories from Nexans for the next stage of the West Nile Delta project. This contract should help BP, and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), develop the Giza, Fayoum and Raven gas condensate fields and for future discovered an
Statoil and its licence partners have opted for gas-fired power solution for Johan Castberg as the most suitable and socio-economic solution for the development. Aker Solutions, Aibel, ABB, Unitech, Pöyry and Thema Consulting have contributed to the power analysis. The power solutions include full a
Wah Seong Corporation (WSC) informed that its pipe coating business unit, Wasco Coatings Europe (WCEu), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WSC incorporated in The Netherlands, has finalised a deal regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Namely, WCEu signed a contract with Nord Stream 2 AG
Norwegian oil company Statoil has said that its Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea will „be important to Norwegian industry and have strong ripple effects.“ The company has, as operator of the Johan Castberg project, distributed a proposed impact assessment program (PDF in Norwegian) for
Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea has launched its second newbuild diving support vessel (DSV) the “Kreuz Challenger”, constructed at Vard. The vessel of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 91.2 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, has been developed especially for undertaking light construction, SURF
Oil company Det norske oljeselskap has entered into a “one for all, all for one” collaboration model with oilfield services providers Aker Solutions and Subsea 7. The companies claim this will be a major shift in how an operator and its suppliers can work together on oil and gas developments offshor
Last Friday saw JDR, a UK-based supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the offshore energy industry, hold an educational showcase at its centre of excellence for engineering and manufacturing in Hartlepool. 200 local year ten GCSE pupils attended the event with representatives from Hartle
Shanghai Salvage Company (also known as China Offshore Engineering Shanghai) has signed an order with SMD for a Quasar MKII 6000m remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2017, the system should include a full suite of equipment suitable for both deep sea salvage
Subsea UK, the industry body representing British subsea industry, is encouraging the oil and gas industry to explore and adopt existing tools and technologies which have the potential to reduce operational costs and boost efficiencies. In partnership with the National Subsea Research Initiative (NS
Subsea UK in partnership with the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI), will be running the first in its series of Subsea Springboard events to help connect subsea companies with end-users, highlighting the products and services currently available to them. Nine companies from across the count
