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Rolls-Royce wins Island Offshore vessel design work

May 29, 2014

Rolls-Royce has secured a £35 million (US$58.5 million) contract to design and equip a large offshore support vessel for Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore.  The vessel, Island Victory, is a UT 797 CX design, featuring a 250 ton offshore crane…

Rowan drillship down for repairs

May 28, 2014

Rowan Companies plc said the Rowan Renaissance drillship has been pulled from service off West Africa after experiencing equipment problems, the company announced in its monthly fleet status report released on 27 May 2014. Rowan said…

Assodivers orders second SMD Atom ROV

May 27, 2014

Greece-based Assodivers ordered an additional SMD Atom 100hp, 3000m-rated, work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with launch and recovery system (LARs) from SMD. The new ROV system will be delivered 3Q this year and will…

Aubin tests LiquiBuoy

May 26, 2014

Materials technology and engineering specialists Aubin has completed the first operational trial of its liquid gel lifting technology system LiquiBuoy. The company conducted rigorous testing of its liquid gel technology at The Underwater Centre in Fort William…

$117bn subsea hardware spend 2014-18

May 23, 2014

Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecasts global subsea hardware capex will total US$117 billion (bn) between 2014 and 2018. This represents growth of more than 80% compared with the preceding five-year period. In 2013, subsea tree installations were lower than expected…

Ceona wins Nigeria contract

May 23, 2014

Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has been awarded a contract for work in the Oyo oilfield offshore Nigeria from CAMAC Energy Inc. The Oyo Phase One expansion project includes installation and recovery of…

Subsea 7 wins Catcher prize

May 21, 2014

Subsea 7 has been awarded its largest UK engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) services contract, by Premier Oil. The contract, worth more than US$460 million, will be for work on Premier Oil's Catcher Area development…

Pit halts Snorre production

May 21, 2014

Norway’s Statoil is to keep its Snorre B platform shut in until an investigation finds the cause of a pit which formed at a subsea template.  The pit, described as “an abnormal erosion of mass under the template” was discovered on Saturday (17 May)…

A day in the life of a Technip project manager

May 20, 2014

Technip profiles a day in the life of one of its Houston-based project managers.

Proeon wins intervention vessel project

May 16, 2014

East of England based Proeon Systems has won two orders worth a combined £650,000 from a leading subsea contractor as part of the development of a new well intervention vessel.  The award will see Proeon develop a subsea intervention control system…

DOF picks up $80m contracts

May 15, 2014

DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts, worth NOK 475 million (c.US$80 million) in total, across Asia Pacific, the Atlantic region and North America.  In the Asia Pacific region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts, including IMR services and subsea installation work…

Marathon selects Technip for Alvheim

May 13, 2014

Technip was awarded by Marathon Oil Norge a contract for the extension of subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The scope of work includes installation engineering, procurement, fabrication…

OTC14: ROVOP inks contract for ROVs with FMC

May 12, 2014

Subsea specialist ROVOP has announced that it will take delivery of five new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), representing an investment of £17million (approx. US$28million). The ROVs include two UHD-III’s, which are the most advanced heavy-duty work-class vehicles in the market…

Siemens wins Shah Deniz power project

May 09, 2014

Siemens Energy has received an order to deliver customized direct electrical heating (DEH) power supply systems for ten subsea flow lines, with an option for two additional systems. The customer is BP Exploration and all the systems are…

OTC14: GE unveils 20ksi BOP

May 08, 2014

GE Oil & Gas has unveiled its next-generation blowout preventer (BOP) program aimed at making 20,000psi (20ksi) subsea formations the next frontier in offshore oil and gas exploration. Current GE subsea BOPs are only rated for 15ksi. However…

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