Russian oil company Lukoil has started transporting jackets meant for the ice-resistant platform for the second stage of development of the Filanovsky field, in the Caspian Sea. Lukoil said on Friday that jackets were being transported from the port of Astrakhan to the Filanovsky field. The platform
DRAGFLOW, an Italian manufacturer of heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, recently delivered a remote controlled dredger DRP18 to its client from the chemical industry, Candeo Agostino from Padova. This mini dredger, portable and easily maneuverable, can be used not only in harbor dredg
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has secured a four-year contract with Statoil Petroleum to supply products, services and management for remote pipeline repairs worldwide. Hydratight’s MORGRIP contingency connectors will be the primary mechanical repair method within Statoil’s pipeline repair
PJ Valves, a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of valves to the global energy industry, has been awarded a contract to supply over 1,000 valves to Maersk Oil’s Culzean field development in the UK part of the North Sea. PJV said on Thursday that the £1 million ($1.33 million) deal entails production
UK-based subsea connector specialist, Hydratight, has secured a contract with Norwegian oil major, Statoil, for the supply of products, services, and management for remote pipeline repairs. Hydratight said on Thursday that the contract between the two companies will initially be for four years with
Dutch provider of offshore accommodation solutions, Holding OOS International Group B.V., has entered into a contract for two newbuild semi-submersible crane vessels (SSCV) with China Merchant Group. The contract for the engineering and construction of two SSCVs, OOS Serooskerke and OOS Walcheren, w
PJ Valves (PJV) has been awarded more than GBP 1m (USD 1.3m) worth of contracts to supply over 1,000 valves to Maersk Oil’s Culzean field in the UK North Sea. PJV will manufacture forged cast gate globe and check valves in super duplex and super alloys for the well head, living and central processin
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed its involvement in the decommissioning operations of the OSX-1 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, offshore Brazil. The company said on Wednesday that it was responsible for the disconnection of the submerged turret production system
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company, has recently conducted scaled tank testing of its WaveSub device. The tank scale power-take-off systems have been developed in collaboration with the University of Bath. In addition to validating MPS’ computational simulations, the test programme
VideoRay has delivered VideoRay Pro 4 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Italian Coast Guard, along with sonars and accessories. The ROV manufacturer said the equipment is worth more than 200,000 euros. ROVs will be used for several tasks including underwater police tasks, search and recovery,
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Industry majors made the news again last month with new contract awards, including Saipem’s field development project for the Zohr gas field, located off the Egyp
Global diving equipment market is expected to grow from $2.72 billion in 2016 to $3.21 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 4.05%. According to market researcher ReportsnReports, the growth will be driven by the increasing number of underwater projects, exploration of oil rigs, underwater construction, and
AutoNaut has secured investment from the Seiche Group to advance R&D aims, assure long-term growth and develop business across UK and international markets. In September 2015, Seiche agreed its first investment in AutoNaut and this new deal sees them take a majority stake in the company. AutoNaut Lt
Halliburton has released CALIBR engineered flowback service, which reportedly applies advanced diagnostics and a collaborative workflow to continuously manage flowback operations to improve well productivity. According to Halliburton, it also helps maximize water recovery and reduce damage to fractu
