The results of two DNV GL led joint industry projects (JIPs) and a JIP pre-study commissioned by Statoil are now captured in a new Recommended Practice (RP) on offshore fiber ropes. With a system perspective on mooring performance, DNVGL…
Seatronics has formed a new partnership with Norwegian subsea tooling firm LateraL, which specializes in improving offshore performance through its product range. The LateraL FlexiCal ROV mounted caliper…
Technip CEO Thierry Pilenko. Photo from Technip. “We are in an environment where something was broken.” It’s a harsh summary but one few would dispute. Nor would many now…
Image: Far Sentinel/Farstad Shipping Farstad Shipping has been awarded a three-year contract with up to three years options for CSV Far Sentinel by Subtec de C.V. for delivery of light construction work…
Delmar Systems has announced the availability of an R4 grade subsea connector for high MBL mooring systems. The Delmar subsea connector (DSC) with R4 grade metals increases load capacity by up to 2400 kips from the former R3 version. The…
The contractual regulation of liability through knock-for-knock clauses has been an important feature of North Sea offshore contracts for many years. But a recent judgment by the Norwegian Court of Appeal demonstrates that the agreed liability…
NEL’s Emmelyn Graham discusses multiphase flow measurement – where is it going and what is needed. NEL’s flow measurement facility. Photos from NEL. Accurately measuring a complex mixture of oil…
Mark Stevens and Bob Moschetta, of Oceaneering, discuss the benefits of using augmented reality for subsea training. The augmented reality view combines the real-time video with the 3D model, which allows operations to occur in real time…
ROV technology developers gave an update on their progress at the Subsea UK ROV Conference. Elaine Maslin reports on some progress, as well as where one operator thinks ROV and AUV technology could improve. Platform-based ROV being deployed…
GE Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire Norway's Advantec, a provider of subsea intervention equipment and services, to boost the company’s capabilities to offer cost-efficient products and services. Image from Advantec…
Retrieving an unreliable blowout preventer (BOP) is a necessary but expensive operation, costing upwards of US$1-2 million dollars. This cost can easily escalate in developing ultra deepwater regions such as Brazil, West Africa and Gulf of Mexico…
Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Jumbo Vision transported subsea pump modules for McDermott International from the OneSubsea facility in Horsoy, Norway to Ingleside, Texas this month. The cargo consisted of several modules with a maximum cargo lift weight of nearly 350t…
McDermott International received regulatory approval for its McDermott Marine Construction Ghana Ltd. (MMCGL) joint venture to pursue key offshore opportunities in Ghana. McDermott and MMCGL officials made the announcement during the 2015 Africa Oil Week in Cape Town…
Wood Group has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide engineering services to BP’s existing subsea infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, UK and Norwegian continental shelves and offshore Azerbaijan. Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will deliver program…
In this illustrated video, National Oilwell Varco (NOV) shows its Devin subsea completion and intervention package and what it does for deepwater operations. Devin provides various surface support equipment packages and technicians in support of both lower/upper completion operations…
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