Dutch-based FPSO systems manufacturer Bluewater has informed that the first of the two turrets for FPSOs being built for Total’s Kaombo project offshore Angola, is ready for integration. Additionally, Bluewater Energy Services has reached a milestone of 2 million man-hours worked without any inciden
Offshore services player, Helix Energy Solutions, has seen red second quarter in a row as its revenues declined more than 50 per cent versus the first quarter of 2015. For the first quarter 2016, the company reported a net loss of $27.8 million, or $(0.26) per diluted share compared to net income of
Subsea specialist Aker Solutions has confirmed plans to reduce its UK subsea workforce capacity for about 280 permanent positions mainly in Aberdeen and London. The company has already started consultation with employee representatives, claiming a continued market slowdown as the main reason behind
A new, 8,100 km long submarine cable, the Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG), has been launched, Reliance Jio informed. BBG provides direct connectivity to South East Asia and the Middle East, then onward to Europe, Africa and Far East Asia. Reliance Jio owns and operates the undersea cable landing facilit
Denmark-based underwater technology solutions provider, MacArtney, has supplied a MERMAC S30C winch, cable and termination to IT International of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for their core sampling business group. According to MacArtney, the winch has been supplied with a Focal Model 180 slip ring, 1500 m
Oceanteam Solutions has been awarded a contract to supply 4000T and 1100T turntables and auxiliary equipment for the storage, splicing and multiple loadouts of cables to a client at Oceanteam’s own base in Velsen Noord, The Netherlands. Oceanteam Solutions is supplying engineering services, cable ha
Aberdeen-based company Tritech informed that Rotech Subsea has purchased gemini narrow beam imager (NBI) systems. The sonars are to be installed in single head or dual head configuration for use on Rotech’s RS range of excavation tools. The Gemini NBI systems will run on the newly introduced Tritech
The largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the world, Magnor, has docked at the Boskalis’ main office in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. The vessel, built by Ravestein, includes all the necessary equipment such as a large deck workshop, stores, machinery and an accommodation fully outfitted to
Norway’s Statoil has presented a new subsea concept at the Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest, designed to reduce cost and increase efficiency. The new concept, called Cap-X, is estimated to cut costs by as much as 30% compared with conventional technology. According to Statoil’s video, which furt
Norwegian oil company Statoil has revealed a new subsea concept that promises to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Cap-X, as the concept is named, enables subsea standardization, something Statoil has called for as a way of reducing costs, which is of utmost importance for oil and gas operators
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took an active part in many project all over the world in the first quarter of 2016. In this time frame, UniSite supplied a significant amount of
A seven-day bauma 2016 show has come to an end, bringing more than 580,000 visitors from 200 countries to Munich, Germany. The show gathered a total of 3,423 exhibitors—1,263 from Germany and 2,160 from abroad—from 58 countries who presented their products, developments and innovations on some 605,0
GeoSea, a part of DEME Group, has completed installation of all 54 foundations, including monopiles and transition pieces, for the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore wind project located in the North Sea. According to, Northland Power, one of the owners of the project with 85% interest, the foundations are
Norwegian oil company Statoil, and its compatriot Kongsberg Maritime, have signed a deal with Eelume, to develop snake-like swimming robots that should significantly cut costs related to subsea inspection, maintenance and repair operations. According to a press statement by Statoil, NTNU and Sintef
