Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has informed that from September 14 to 23, an underwater communication and networking experiment will be conducted north of Pulau Semakau. Meanwhile, seabed characterisation works will be carried out east of St John’s Island. According to the Maritime and Por
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a four-year framework agreement to provide wellhead equipment and associated services to Statoil with the option of two, two-year extensions. This deal follows the company’s framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for its Tordis, Vigdis, S
Marine GeoSolutions (MGS), a Perth-based specialist marine geophysical & hydrographic survey company, has completed an offshore marine survey in support of Carnegie Wave Energy’s CETO 6 Yirra Wave Energy project. The project involved the acquisition of hydrographic and geophysical survey data at the
Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, has awarded GAS KCO (Kazakh subsidiary of GAS Italy) a contract for the survey and positioning services. GAS was recruited to provide these services during the construction of two pipelines of 95 km each which will connect D Island in the
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has informed it will return for 3D EM acquisition for PEMEX in Mexico. According to the company, the vessel BOA Galatea is currently transiting to production site and is expected to re-start the work for PEMEX in the beginning of next week. The duration of
The distribution network operator Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) has launched a six week consultation to understand people’s views on whether the 111 submarine electricity cables in Scottish waters should be protected within the sea bed or laid on top of it. The consultation runs
Xtera Communications has completed the loading of its second repeatered submarine cable system that will be deployed within the next 2 months in the Atlantic Ocean. This new repeatered project will go live after the successful upgrade of the High capacity, Undersea Guernsey Optical-fiber (HUGO) subs
French vessel owner and provider of marine and subsea services, Bourbon, will pull out up to 35 supply vessels from operation as it tries to adapt to challenging market conditions and maintain its focus on cost control. The company informed in its 1H 2015 financial report it will continue to tempora
DBB Jack-Up Services A/S and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S have extended their framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services until the end of 2017. The companies signed a framework agreement for offshore wind O&M services in December 2014. “During 2015 we have experienced
DBB Jack-Up Services A/S and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S have extended their framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services until the end of 2017. The companies signed a framework agreement for offshore wind O&M services in December 2014. “During 2015 we have experienced
Aker Solutions has appointed David Clark as regional president of the UK and Africa to oversee an expansion and support operations in these markets. Clark, a UK national, has most recently been engaged as vice president of production facilities for Schlumberger. He has also held leadership positions
Canyon Offshore, the robotics subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions Group, has been awarded a multi-million pound project with VBMS on the Statoil, Masdar and Stakraft Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm for trenching services for inter array cables. As part of the cable contract, VBMS will be responsible for
Oceaneering International has secured a contract from Shell Offshore to supply umbilicals for the deepwater Appomattox development located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The order is for electro-hydraulic steel tube control umbilicals, totaling approximately 60 kilometers
GE Oil & Gas has signed a framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for the company’s operated fields Tordis, Vigdis, Snorre and Troll, located north west off the coast of Stavanger. GE Oil & Gas will run the services from their Dusavik site, providing subsea operations
