The subsea sector is highly consolidated with just five players servicing the $12 billion annual requirements of the global E&P community, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, has said in its DW Monday report. DW explained that the two largest, FMC and OneSubsea, account for approximately
Aker Solutions in Brazil delivered the first Christmas Tree for Petrobras’ FA 2011 60 XMT project before the contract deadline, the company informed through social media. “The great execution is due to good planning from the start of the project, including steps such as engineering, release of purch
OceanWorks International announces the completion of system upgrades to the third Italian Navy’s HARDSUIT™ Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) designed and delivered by OceanWorks. The conclusion of the work on the third ADS marks the completion of a major survey and upgrade of the Italian Navy’s ADS fl
CAPE Holland’s newly developed Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) has installed 4 piles in up to 90m water depth, during its first commercial application. This installation is part of the pre-piling project for the Culzean Wellhead Platform jacket which will be installed next year. The VLT was used as a stabb
Aker Solutions, an oil services company, has delivered the first christmas tree for Petrobras’ FA 2011 60 XMT project. According to Aker Solutions, the christmas tree was delivered to Brazil’s state-owned oil company before the contract deadline. “The great execution is due to good planning from the
Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has secured two new contracts with a total worth of approximately $180 million. The company will soon mobilise for the variation order that was signed today, July 27, 2015, by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with CGG to conduct a sha
Harkand, a global inspection, repair and maintenance company, has carried out, what the company claims is, the first ever free inertial metrology in Mexico’s waters at a depth of 380 fsw in the Bay of Campeche, thus setting a new record in the area. The scope of work saw Harkand working in collabora
Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) has reported that 4600 tonne Cygnus accommodation module has set sail from its Methil yard in Fife, Scotland to the North Sea on July 23, 2015. The 4600 tonne Cygnus accommodation module, together with a 3400 tonne wellhead jacket and piles, are now en route to the Cy
Preparedness Analysts with Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) Oil Spill Preparedness Division have tested Anadarko Petroleum’s response equipment and readiness in its Gulf of Mexico operations. The auditors boarded the Marine Spill Response Corp.-owned Pollution Control Vessel L
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and GasSecure, a Dräger owned company, delivered the world’s first SIL2 certified wireless gas detection system for use at an LNG production facility in Northern Europe.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and GasSecure, a Dräger owned company, delivered the world’s first SIL2 certified wireless gas detection system for use at an LNG production facility in Northern Europe.
SMD delivered three Quantum Work Class ROV (WROV) systems to China’s offshore engineering construction company, COOEC Subsea Technology Co Ltd. SMD were awarded contracts to supply COOEC with three Quantum MkIII 3000m rated WROV systems in the first quarter of 2015. The orders include one 12Te and t
EMAS, the operating brand of Ezra Holdings, has shared an image of their flagship subsea construction vessel the Lewek Constellation performing its lifting duties in the Gulf of Mexico. According to EMAS, the vessel performed a lift and landed a 160 tonne gas lift package on the Thunderhawk platform
An Aberdeen based Ashtead Technology has donated subsea equipment to help discover what caused the loss of 645 crewmen when the HMAS Sydney sunk on November 19, 1941, during Second World War. The vessel had gone missing following a battle with the German cruiser Kormoran, which also sank. The final
