K Line Offshore and IKM Subsea have come to an agreement to extend the current ROV services contracts on KL Sandefjord and KL Saltfjord by 5 years until mid-2020. According to IKM, the contract value, including options, is NOK 140 million (approx. $17.2 million) and duration term is firm for 5 years
FAR Limited and its Senegal joint venture partners have begun a new 3D seismic survey over its Sangomar Deep, Sangomar and Rufisque permits, offshore Senegal. The Polarcus Adira 3D seismic vessel will acquire data in the north and east parts of the permits along trend from existing mapped prospects
Jan De Nul Group has signed the taking-over of the offshore jack-up crane vessel Vidar, formerly operating for the German company Hochtief. The vessel is one of the largest of its kind in the world, and with its crane of up to 1,200 tonnes lifting capacity, it is fit for installation of the heaviest
Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift is a well known specialist in sea transport of heavy lift and project cargo. Not too long ago the company launched a subsidiary SAL Offshore B.V. to focus on developing and delivering offshore installation solutions for the oil & gas and renewables sectors. By adding MV Sven
Statoil and its partners this week put the first subsea gas compression facility online at Åsgard in the Norwegian Sea. Subsea compression will add some 306 million barrels of oil equivalent to total output over the field’s life. “This is one of the most demanding technology projects aimed at improv
Aquatic Engineering and Construction has been awarded a contract to lay power cables for the main provider of electricity in British Columbia, Canada. The shallow water project will start later this week in the tidal estuary of the Strait of Georgia and it will see Aquatic deliver its multi-reel sol
Deep Down, a subsea oilfield services company, has secured a large order from an undisclosed client for patented flying leads and UTA (Umbilical Termination Assembly). According to Houston-based firm, the order is valued at approximately $2.5 million. The flying leads and UTA will be delivered and d
Exxon Mobil announced that its subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, has started oil production ahead of schedule at the Erha North Phase 2 project offshore Nigeria. The Erha North Phase 2 project is a deepwater subsea development located 60 miles offshore Nigeria in 3,300 fee
The video above shows Allseas’ giant, the 382 meters long and 124 meters wide, DP platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit. In June 2010, the Swiss-based offshore company awarded the contract for building Pioneering Spirit, to the South Korean shipyard Daewoo. When
Dong Energy informed that the last of 97 foundations at the two offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2 has been installed. Altogether, the installation of the 97 monopiles and transition pieces took five months and it was delivered ahead of schedule. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director of DONG Ener
Specialist Marine Services provider Viking SeaTech has secured a three-year contract with oil and gas company Woodside. Viking SeaTech will provide bespoke pre-laid mooring systems and project management for multiple rig moves. The schedule includes engineering, scope of works, system design, deploy
Tower Resources, the AIM-listed Africa-focussed oil and gas exploration company, has signed the shallow water Thali (formerly known as Dissoni) Production Sharing Contract (PSC), offshore Cameroon. Tower has a 100% interest in the Thali PSC, and the terms of the PSC include three exploration phases,
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
