GlobeNet Expands Subsea Network from Brazil to Argentina
GlobeNet has deployed a new 2,500 km submarine cable that will link Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires. This new infrastructure will connect Argentina to the GlobeNet network in Brazil, effectively linking the Southern Cone of South America to the United States and the world. “Our submarine cable, designed to satisfy low latency and high capacity demands, will be the first […]
Eni Gets Approval for Manned Underwater Ops on Goliat
Eni Norge has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to perform manned underwater operations on the Goliat field. Goliat is an oil field in the Barents Sea, around 50 kilometers south-east of Snøhvit. The field has been developed using a floating production unit (FPSO). Eni Norge received the consent to […]
Atlas Delivers Unmanned Minesweeping System to Royal Navy
Atlas Elektronik UK has delivered an autonomous minesweeper system to Royal Navy, capable to clear sea lanes of mines. The system has been built by Atlas Elektronik, under a £13 million contract with the Ministry of Defence which has sustained around 20 jobs and created 15 new jobs with the company. The system’s […]
Teledyne Marine, RPDC Ink Cooperation Agreement
Teledyne Marine and Research Products Development Company (RPDC) have signed an agreement to collaborate on global commercialization of new technologies developed within Saudi Arabia. “We are pleased to have entered into this cooperation agreement with RPDC,” said Mike Read, president of Teledyne Marine. “It formalizes our support of new technology and collaboration in the offshore […]
Ardyne and Statoil Collaborate on New Technology Development
Ardyne has been selected by Statoil for the design and development of a combined casing vibration and pulling system targeted for use in the North Sea. The company will perform modelling and analysis followed by prototype design and testing in support of the project goals, Ardyne informed. The contract agreement with Statoil will […]
IKM to Provide ROV Services for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup
IKM Subsea has been awarded an ROV services contract from Statoil for the Johan Sverdrup platform starting in Q3 2018. The contract was won through an e-auction event that was performed as one of the final stages of the tendering process, the company said. The scope of work consists of provision of ad-hoc […]
CCB Subsea Gets Norske Shell Frame Agreement
CCB Subsea has secured a long-term and nationwide framework agreement with Norske Shell for the delivery of engineering services, maintenance of subsea equipment and recertification of well control equipment. The agreement has a duration of 3 years, plus options, for Norske Shell installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). In recent years, […]
McDermott Bags Qatar Petroleum’s North Field Expansion Deal
McDermott International has received a detailed design of offshore jackets contract from Qatar Petroleum for the North field expansion project. The detailed design of the jackets is an important step towards awarding the procurement, fabrication and installation (EPCI) contract by the end of this year, which will pave the way to beginning […]
TE SubCom Completes Hawaiki Subsea Cable
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has completed the final splice of the Hawaiki submarine cable, on schedule to enter the service in June 2018. With the final splice and all cable station installations complete, the Hawaiki cable system has end-to-end connectivity and is entering final system testing, the company informed. The more than 15,000 […]
Aker BP Names New SVP Operations
Aker BP has appointed Kjetel Digre as SVP Operations, and will be a part of the executive management team. He comes from a position in Statoil as SVP and project director for the Johan Sverdrup project development. Digre holds an MSc with distinction in Subsea and Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University in […]