OSD-IMT, the UK division of Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), is developing two IMT 9120 Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI)/IMR vessels for Austin Offshore, the shipping arm of Upstream Drilling, Singapore. The diesel-electric propulsion vessels are intended to carry out riserle
Tracerco, a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey, has secured a contract to provide smart tracer technology for flow measurement of six new wells in Statoil’s Maureen reservoir of the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. As part of field development, Tracerco’s smart tracers should enable fluid inflow measur
As of today, December 7, 2015, Subserv Pro (SSP) will become Atlas’ official ROV, Diving and Inspection office (RDI). In September this year, Atlas Professionals completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Subserv Pro (SSP) and ORCA Offshore (ORCA) and fused together these two agencies specializ
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil Petroleum its consent to use the COSLInnovator rig for drilling, completion, intervention, workover and well plugging on the Troll field, off Norway. In a letter sent to Statoil, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway gave the company i
Danmark’s MacArtney Underwater Technology has delivered an ROV winch for polar supply and research vessel S. A. Agulhas II which will take part in University of Gothenburg’s Antarctica expedition. The electrically driven winch system (MERMAC R10 AHC ROV) was acquired through Swedish SubSea Solutions
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 01 – December 06). The Houston-based oilfield services major, Schlumberger, said it will further reduce its workforce in light of expected reduced activity for 2016. As a result, Schlumberger
Kongsberg has decided to withdraw its appeal in the case against Rolls-Royce Marine AS. Namely, Rolls-Royce Marine AS sued Kongsberg Evotec AS for breach of the Marketing Act and claimed a ban on production and sale of certain products for seismic vessels. Sunnmøre District Court handed down its jud
Scana Industrier ASA has been awarded contract to deliver machined riser forgings through Scana Subsea AB. The high tensile forgings are intended for the the Gulf of Mexico, the company informed. The total contract value is approximately SEK 32 million (USD 3.7 million). The scope includes forging a
With Thames passenger and freight statistics at record levels, the Port of London Authority (PLA) officially introduced its £7 million multi-purpose river maintenance vessel, London Titan, in a ceremony held yesterday at Tower Pier. Officially named by Thurrock MP, Jackie Doyle-Price, London Titan w
Minesto has, together with eight partners, received EUR 5.1 million, to develop the Deep Green technology within a project named PowerKite. The project will be financed through EU Horizon 2020. The aim is to develop the next generation of the Deep Green power plant; to give it a better performance,
In February 2016, the VENUS Saanich Inlet cabled observatory will celebrate ten years of continuous operation in supporting international coastal marine science. To mark this occasion, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is hosting a two-day Symposium, at the University of Victoria on February 11-12, 2016.
The Cutter Suction Dredger Simulator Course, organized by the Center for Dredging Studies, will take place from January 18-20, 2016, at the Haynes Coastal Engineering Laboratory, Texas A&M University. The short course will demonstrate the fundamentals of hydraulic dredging using a cutter suction dre
Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) in partnership with Hecate Software have introduced ‘Greenlight’, a new digital pressure testing software suite which provides pressure analysis and compliance oversight. Reportedly, Greenlight uses proprietary algorithms to conduct, analyze and document a wide va
China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has ordered a package of power and propulsion equipment and deck machinery from UK’s Rolls-Royce. Under the agreement, the UK-based company will equip nine SPA80A Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels to be designed and built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group and
