Subsea News


Northeast team in XPrize semi-finals

Feb 22, 2017

A multi-skilled team of north east-England based subsea engineering experts has made it to the semifinals of Shell's US$7 million Ocean Discovery XPrize. XPrize is an international competition which aims to create the next generation tools…

Aker BP to tieback Oda to Ula

Feb 21, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Aker BP consent to connect the Oda field to the Ula field. The Centrica Resources-operated Oda field will be developed as a subsea facility tied back to the Ula field, where Aker BP is the operator…

New CEO for Forum

Feb 21, 2017

Forum Energy Technologies has appointed Prady Iyyanki as president and CEO, effective 16 May 2017. Iyyanki currently serves as president and chief operating officer.  Cris Gaut, the current CEO, will become executive chairman. Forum's…

Engie awards Gjøa FEED to Rosenberg

Feb 17, 2017

Engie E&P Norge has awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the Norwegian North Sea as part of the Skarfjell subsea tieback project. Skarfjell is in license PL418…

Fugro, Shell partner for XPRIZE

Feb 16, 2017

Fugro announced a partnership with the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to support the oil major's global, three-year ocean mapping competition. The competition is looking for rapid, unmanned and high resolution ocean mapping technologies…

Video: Eelume debuts snake-like underwater robot

Feb 15, 2017

In December 2016, the Norwegian underwater robotics company Eelume successfully built and demonstrated the world’s first snake-like underwater robot, constructed for offshore operations. Image from Eelume…

Wintershall submits Skarfjell development plan

Feb 15, 2017

Germany's Wintershall has submitted its Skarfjell field development plans to Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Image from Wintershall. The proposed solution, which was first revealed earlier this month…

JDR to supply ONGC project umbilicals

Feb 15, 2017

Umbilical and power cable manufacturer JDR has been awarded a major steel tube umbilical contract by Cameron, on behalf of operator ONGC, for the 11 Wells of Western Offshore project.    The development involves subsea completion of 11…

Oceaneering CEO to step down

Feb 15, 2017

Oceaneering International's CEO Kevin McEvoy is to step down on 5 May, following the firm's annual meeting. McEvoy, who has been at Oceaneering for 38 years, will be replaced by the firms current president, Roderick A. Larson. Larson…

Fugro to buy Solstad's Rem Etive

Feb 14, 2017

Fugro and Solstad have an agreement in place for the purchase of the Rem Etive subsea construction vessel. Image of the Rem Etive, from Solstad. Fugro said it has secured continued…

Oceaneering wins Maersk newbuild deal

Feb 14, 2017

Oceaneering International signed a long-term agreement with Mærsk Supply Service to provide eight work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), survey and associated services, including subsea tooling, engineering, communication and data solutions…

SIT on hybrid AUV completed

Feb 14, 2017

North-east England-based subsea firm Modus Seabed Intervention has completed system integration and trialing of one of the subsea industries' first commercially available hybrid unmanned underwater vehicles. Modus says its hybrid is one…

Bourbon inks Total Hylia EPCI contract

Feb 14, 2017

French vessel and subsea contractor Bourbon has won its first pipelay contract awarded by Total Gabon for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 25km of 6in rigid pipeline as part of the Hylia water injection project using Zap-Lok technology…

Genesis on deepwater MJ field FPSO FEED study

Feb 13, 2017

India's Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has awarded Genesis a contract to undertake front end engineering design (FEED) on the MJ field deepwater development in block KG-DWN-98/3 in the Bay of Bengal. This project will consider a seven…

Sondardyne picked for resident ROV acoustic and nav technology

Feb 10, 2017

Innova, a specialist subsea engineering and technology company based in Norway, has selected acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne International, for two new in-field resident ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) being built in the country…

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