Bergen Group Skarveland AS has filed for bankruptcy due to lack of new orders and failing results. The company’s business has been related to pipe installations towards building of ships and deliveries for the offshore and onshore industry. According to the company, both the shipbuilding and offshor
Hibernia Networks announces that Hibernia Express, its new 4,600km ultra low latency submarine cable connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to Slough, England and Cork, Ireland, is ready for service (RFS). The first transatlantic cable built in over 12 years, the Hibernia Express launch marks a milestone f
ABB has won an order worth around $90 million from Statoil, for a high-voltage cable system to supply power from shore to the Johan Sverdrup offshore oil field. Located 155 kilometers west of Stavanger in the North Sea, Johan Sverdrup is considered one of the largest offshore oil fields on the Norwe
Australian company Woodside has awarded Aibel a FEED contract in connection with the subsea tie back to the Ngujima-Yin FPSO. The Greater Enfield Development comprises the subsea tie back of the Ngujima-Yin FPSO. The FPSO will undergo modifications to the topsides, hull and turret. Aibel’s scope of
Chris Ransome & Associates, Inc. (CRA), a specialized hydrographic survey company, and Orion Marine Group, a local dredging contractor, have announced that their upcoming half-day dredging seminar, “Dredging Your Docks,” will be held on October 8, 2015, at the Omni Hotel in Corpus Christi. CRA and O
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company, has received an order for flying leads and UTA (Umbilical Termination Assembly) from an independent operator for work in the Gulf of Mexico. The company specializing in deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services sa
ROVOP, an independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider has revealed more than £2.5 million ($3.85 million) worth of new contract wins in the last month from its Aberdeen and Houston offices across the oil, gas and offshore wind markets. According to the company, work scopes fo
Early in 2015, DEC, DEME Group’s environmental subsidiary, placed an order for five hybrid excavators. The first of these machines has just been delivered a Belgian Railways site in Gentbrugge, where DEC carries out remediation works for the account of the Belgian Railways (NMBS-SNCB). The former tr
DNV GL is launching two joint industry projects (JIPs) to investigate affordable composite components for the subsea sector and qualify technology for more efficient linepipe production processes. It is estimated that the JIPs could deliver a combined saving of £6.75 million. The DNV GL Affordable C
Titan Salvage, now a part of Ardent following completion of the merger of Titan and Svitzer Salvage, has successfully completed the removal of the wreck of the cape-size MV Smart coal carrier in South Africa. The removal of the vessel, which was entered in North P&I Club by owner Alpha Marine, has b
FMC Technologies has delivered two of four new HD remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Bourbon Offshore this month and will deliver the remaining two in the fourth quarter of 2015. Capable of operating at depths of up to 3,000 meters below sea level, FMC Technologies’ HD ROVs will be mobilized onto
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is hosting an event on September 23 to help connect UK subsea technology developers with end-users and funding sources in a bid to get new subsea technology off the ground. Aimed at supporting and encouraging investment in emerging technologies that wil
Red Marine has recently delivered a high capacity Load Test System to Technip for the periodic load testing of the pipelay system onboard the Skandi Africa. The vessel has been specifically designed for pipelaying in harsh environments and in water depths of up to 3,000m. The Load Test System allows
Wood Group is leading five new joint industry projects (JIPs) which will use the company’s subsea experience to solve industry-wide challenges. These international projects, which will run between 2015 and 2018, will see Wood Group Kenny (WGK) work with several oil and gas operators, contractors and
