Power CSL, UK-based subsea cable accessory specialists, has launched a high voltage jointing system aimed to reduce the cost of repairing subsea cables in the offshore renewables and oil and gas sectors. The joint takes 48-60 hours to install, cutting down the waiting time for a suitable weather win
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) still have, despite widespread use, the potential for substantial growth with each new technological advance increasing the viability of the vessels in different sectors, especially in the oil and gas industry, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, sai
Flexlife has been granted a Malaysian patent for ‘Method and apparatus for repairing tubular members’, for the use of Flexlife’s Armadillo repair clamp for flexible flowlines and risers. The Armadillo is clamped around the flexible at the location of the known outer sheath damage and is filled with
UK-based Cyberhawk Innovations, a drone inspection and survey provider, has recently signed a partnership agreement with the Norwegian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator Nordic Unmanned. The agreement was signed to combine Cyberhawk’s cloud based asset management software, iHawk, with Nordic Unm
The construction of two brand new cutter suction dredgers is now wrapped up and these powerful machines are ready to be shipped to Zambia, according to the builder – Holland Dredge Design BV. Holland Dredge Design BV (HDD) is a Harderwijk based company, specialized in the engineering, designing, bui
International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) has published its latest revision of the ‘Guidance for the safe and efficient operation of remotely operated vehicles’ (IMCA R 004 Rev 4). “The guidance provides a pertinent reference document for the safe and efficient offshore operations of rem
Sulzer and FMC Technologies have received a subsea multiphase boosting pump contract to upgrade one of the pumping modules in Shell’s Parque das Conchas, a deepwater oil field off the coast of Brazil. According to Sulzer, the pump modifications suit the specifics of the oil field with a high shut-in
Danish oil company Maersk Oil is reportedly facing fierce competition over the operatorship of Qatar’s largest offshore oil field – Al Shaheen. According to Reuters, which cited anonymous sources, oil majors such as, Shell, BP, Total, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips have all submitted bids to take over
Seatools, based in the Netherlands, has introduced new active heave compensation module, the HeaveMate. The active heave compensator can be integrated on offshore and subsea equipment such as winches, cranes, and LARS systems, the company explained. HeaveMate can be delivered either as an OEM packag
Sulzer and FMC Technologies have received a subsea multiphase boosting pump contract to upgrade one of the pumping modules in Shell’s Parque das Conchas, a deepwater oil field off the coast of Brazil. The pump modifications suit the specifics of the oil field with a high shut-in pressure of 517 bar
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Chris Waller as engineering manager. Waller has more than 12 years experience in the subsea industry and holds a BEng Honours in Engineering from The Open University. He joins ACE Winches fr
Fjellstrand, a Norwegian company, has signed a contract with offshore living quarters modules supplier, Apply Leirvik for panel production which will be fitted to the Johan Sverdrup project residential module. Apply Leirvik will deliver one of the largest residential modules for the Johan Sverdrup p
Subsea construction vessel, Edda Freya, was formally delivered to Østensjø Rederi from Kleven shipyard on Wednesday, May 25. Edda Freya was designed by Salt Ship Design (304 OCV) in cooperation with Østensjø Rederi and DeepOcean. The vessel is equipped with a 150 tons dual tensioner vertical lay sys
The dredging of the access channel to the Port of Maputo to accommodate vessels with a sailing draft of up to 14.2 meters on the tide is finally underway. The first of three dredgers mobilized by Jan de Nul Dredging Middle East FZE, the international dredging company that will be performing this ope
