Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a €3.6 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey encompasses an area of over 13,200sq km in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea and is part of Norway’s MAREANO project…
Douglas-Westwood (DW) has forecast that the global autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) fleet will increase 42% during 2014-2018, compared to the previous five years. The fleet is forecast to total 825 units in 2018, led by strong demand in the military sector…
Brazil's FINEP extended the deadline for submitting proposals for the Inova Petro program. This is the second tender protocol of the BRL 3 billion (US$1.33 billion) program. The proposals need to be submitted by 24 April 2014. The aim of the program is to foment projects on R&D…
John White has seen many changes in the oil and gas industry over his 40 years in the business. Subsea infrastructure has become increasingly diverless and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have enabled work in deeper, harsher environments…
Schematic of the Arctic surface circulation including the Transpolar Driftal. The Siberian shelves are vast and shallow, seasonally ice-covered, and receive more than 80% of the Arctic freshwater input…
Simulated 3D laser image of a subsea tree Lockheed Martin's John Jacobson and Dan McLeod explain the comapny's latest tool for subsea integrity management. Recent advances in underwater 3D…
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced the completion of two new shore base locations to house its well containment equipment available for use in the US Gulf of Mexico. In addition, this year marks the three-year anniversary of…
Subsea 7 has won a lump sum contract worth about US$110 million from Shell for the installation of jumpers, umbilicals and associated subsea structures for the BC-10 Phase 3 project in the Campos basin, offshore Brazil. Project management…
Jumbo signed a Contract with Subsea 7 for the provision of the floating production, storage and offloading vessel mooring piles and ground chains installation for Dana Petroleum's Western Isles Development Project (WIDP). Installation…
IKM Subsea has been awarded a 1+1+1 year contract by Statoil for ROV drill support service. The contract includes ROV services onboard Maersk XLE 3. Maersk XLE 3 is a jackup rig to perform drilling at the Gina Krog field. 'The fact…
SMD announces an order from Aberdeen based Bibby Remote intervention Limited (BRIL), part of Bibby Offshore, to supply a further two Quasar MkII 150hp 3000m rated work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROV) complete with Launch and Recovery systems (LARs)…
Running line in open water Rigless intervention hit the scene in 1969 with Abu Dhabi's Zakum pilot program. Reaching Ultra's Fernando Hernandez explains how the technology has evolved to meet new challenges…
Ship designer and builder Vard Holdings has agreed a letter of intent with Solstad Offshore for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV). The contract will be the largest single vessel order in…
SMD has is to supply Aberdeen-based Bibby Remote intervention Limited (BRIL), part of Bibby Offshore, a further two Quasar MkII 150hp 3000m-rated work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), complete with launch and recovery systems (LARs)…
Subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) group Harkand is to position a second dive support vessel in the North Sea sector after securing a major contract with CNR International (CNRI). The contract will see Harkand deliver jacket life extension works…
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