National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) revealed a recent incident where a vessel lost position while diving activities were being conducted approximately 130 metres from a hydrocarbon facility offshore Western Australia. According to report, the loss of p
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has appointed Chris Dixon as hire and services director. Dixon joins ACE Winches from Stork where he most recently served as delivery director. He has held a number of senior positions in the oil and gas industry including product line director at Stork and
ABS, a provider of classification services to the offshore industry, is pursuing multiple major joint development projects (JDPs) with Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech). The JDPs will include topics such as special purpose rigs, data analytics, and subsea technology. Senior manage
CMS-Geotech, a UK specialist in vibrocoring and CPT site investigation, has developed a new monitoring system, VAMP (Vibrocore Acquisition Monitoring Platform). According to the company, the system aims to maximise the reliability and robustness of the sampling procedure whilst improving core sample
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been subcontracted by offshore services specialist, JD-Contractor, to perform pre-cut trenching works on the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. Kriegers Flak OWF is located approximately 45km from the coast of Rodvig, where Energinet.dk plans
A pending merger transaction between Technip an FMC Technologies has received an early decision from the United States antitrust regulators under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act), concluding antitrust review of the transaction in the U.S. under the HSR Act. The merger agree
Vietnam’s mobile network operator, Viettel, has invested USD 50 million in Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) subsea fiber optic cable offshore station at Vũng Tàu. According to Vietnamese local media, the offshore station is set to be operational by the end of the year. The AAE-1, which also recently lan
Wartsila has won an order to supply engines for two new 8000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers. The vessels are being built for the Adani Group, India’s largest private multi-port operator. The Wartsila scope of supply comprises two 8-cylinder Wartsila 32 main engines for the first vessel, and two
Vos Prodect Innovations has completed testing and delivery of sealed cable hang-off systems for two 155kV HVAC cables between two offshore substations in German waters. The company was contracted by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH for the work. Vos Prodect has performed an endurance test with the HVA
Australian company Blue Ocean Monitoring is expanding its offices and taking space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. Since its official opening in November last year, the centre has four companies now in residence and seven associate m
MacArtney is expanding its Northeast operations in Massachusetts, US to larger office space and adding new workshop capacity. According to the company, the new workshop will feature moulding and termination capabilities designed to support customers and empower MacArtney’s ability to provide custom
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 20 – June 26). Subsea 7 plans to resize its global workforce to approximately 8,000 by early 2017, down from the current level of 9,200. Consultation with employees and employee representatives w
PwC, audit, assurance, tax and consulting services firm, commenting on the implications on the oil and gas business of the Britain’s decision to leave the EU, expects the industry to be less impacted by the referendum results. Alison Baker, PwC’s UK and EMEA oil and gas leader, said: “The oil & gas
The hydrographic survey equipment market is projected to grow from USD 2.77 billion in 2016 to USD 3.62 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 5.43% during the forecast period, according to the latest report by the market research specialist MarketsandMarkets. The MarketsandMarkets survey covers five segment
