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Okeanus acquires DT Marine winches

Jan 26, 2015

Okeanus Science and Technology added three types of DT Marine winches to its fleet of oceanographic and marine scientific rental equipment. The winches can be outfitted with various types of cable and synthetic rope to perform nearly…

Power Jacks unveils subsea precision tools

Jan 26, 2015

Power Jacks is launching a suite of bespoke subsea electro-mechanical actuators and gearboxes. Power Jacks U-series. From Power Jacks.   Power Jacks says its integrated U-Series range…

Tidal energy ROV design project launched

Jan 22, 2015

Tidal energy operations provider Mojo Maritime Norwegian ROV firm IKM Subsea have jointly secured a significant EU Horizon 2020 Grant to support a €1,200,000 research and development project to develop an ROV for use in high energy tidal sites…

Oceaneering lands Stampede umbilicals contract

Jan 21, 2015

Oceaneering International is to provide the umbilicals and umbilical distribution hardware for Hess' Stampede Project in the Green Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico. The hardware will be used to transmit hydraulic control fluids, chemicals…

Acteon creates new subsea group

Jan 20, 2015

Acteon announced the start-up of Clarus Subsea Integrity Inc., a new group company created from 2H Offshore’s subsea integrity business segment. Based in Houston, USA, the new company will commence operations in January 2015 and plans to expand globally…

UH to lead offshore energy research center

Jan 20, 2015

The University of Houston (UH) will lead a national research center for subsea engineering and other offshore energy development issues, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico…

Bourbon orders three FMC ROVs

Jan 20, 2015

French vessel operator Bourbon has commissioned three new next-generation heavy duty work ROVs (remote operated vehicles) designed by FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics. Capable of operating at depths of up to 3000m, the units will be deployed on multi-purpose support vessels (MPSV)…

Claxton increases North Sea’s surface riser stock

Jan 19, 2015

Claxton  is extending its large surface riser inventory to meet operators’ needs as more heavy-duty jackup rigs enter the North Sea. The company is adding new joints in the size and pressure required to interface with the blowout preventer (BOP) stacks on the new rigs…

Hydro Group makes US$454,000 subsea investment

Jan 19, 2015

Aberdeen-based, Hydro Group invested US$454,000 in state-of-the-art machinery, by installing and commissioning an advanced armoring line at its facility in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, enabling the company to offer cable products which will improve and support subsea operations…

Det norske bringing Viper-Kobra to life

Jan 16, 2015

Det norske is planning a US$238 million development for the Viper-Kobra fields near Alvheim in production license (PL) 203, in the central North Sea, off Norway. Map of Alvheim field. From Det norske…

Shell charters Ocean Alliance

Jan 14, 2015

Oceaneering International entered into a two-year, multi-service vessel charter agreement with Shell for use of the Ocean Alliance in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) commencing January 1, 2015. The Ocean Alliance is a US-flagged vessel built in 2010…

Eni to explore Egyptian Mediterranean

Jan 14, 2015

Italian giant Eni signed two concession agreements to explore two blocks in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt as part of the 2013 Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGAS) bid round. Image from Eni.   Blocks…

Premier maintains momentum

Jan 14, 2015

Independent oil firm Premier Oil is sticking to an eight-well exploration campaign in 2015, including its four-well campaign in the Falkland Islands, due to start in March, and its first well in the emerging Mandal High play offshore Norway…

Enbridge building Stampede pipeline

Jan 13, 2015

Hess awarded Enbridge a contract to build, own, and operate a lateral pipeline estimated at US$130 million, to connect the Stampede development to an existing third-party pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico platform…

Subsea UK Awards shortlist revealed

Jan 12, 2015

A selection of the country’s most innovative, dynamic and successful subsea businesses have made it on to the final shortlist for the annual Subsea UK Awards. The gala event, on 11 February at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre…

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