BP Goes Ahead with Atlantis Phase 3; Eyes Na Kika Subsea Tiebacks
BP said it has approved a major expansion at the Atlantis field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and has also identified significant additional oil resources that could create further development opportunities around the production hubs it operates in the region. The $1.3 billion Atlantis Phase 3 development is the latest example BP’s strategy of […]
Deutsche Bucht OWF Gets Its Foundations
Northland Deutsche Bucht has completed the installation of all 31 foundations for its offshore wind farm project in the North Sea. This concludes the first phase of construction within the planned time frame. Jens Poulsen, project director of Northland Deutsche Bucht, says: “Installation work on the construction site, which is more than 100 kilometers off […]
Infinera Boosts AJC Submarine Cable
Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) submarine cable system connecting Australia, Guam and Japan has recently completed a major system upgrade using Infinera subsea solution. AJC tripled lit capacity on its 12,700-kilometer subsea cable system by upgrading its Infinera DTN-X network with Infinera’s fourth generation optical engine – ICE4 (Infinite Capacity Engine). The network upgrade also delivers […]
Jan De Nul Wraps Up Umbilicals Setup Campaign Off Egypt
Jan De Nul Group has completed the installation and burial of the two main subsea umbilicals for the exploitation of new gas fields in the West Nile Delta concessions, located in the North Alexandria region. Specifically for this project, Jan De Nul Group reconfigured its multi-purpose vessel Willem de Vlamingh for umbilical […]
Aquabotix Scores with US Navy
Aquabotix has been awarded an approximately USD 70,000 contract to support a United States Navy project. The project will involve further developments to Aquabotix’s SwarmDiver product. This initial development project will conclude with a testing and demonstration to various U.S. Navy personnel. Whitney Million, Aquabotix’s chief executive officer, said: “This is a […]
4Subsea Delivers Report on Bonded Flexible Pipes
4Subsea has recently completed a report on bonded flexible pipes for PSA Norway (Petroleum Safety Authority). Flexible pipes expert Svein Are Løtveit is the main author of the new report “PSA Norway State of the Art Bonded Flexible Pipes 2018”. The 75-page report provides an in-depth update on bonded flexible pipes and […]
iXblue and Forssea Launch New LBL Deployment System
iXblue and Forssea have joined forces to bring more agile and cost-effective subsea operations. Combining Forssea’s Atoll, an observation-class ROV that offers autonomous docking capabilities, with iXblue’s DriX offshore going unmanned surface vessel (USV) and its Gaps USBL embedded gondola, both companies are now offering a new method of LBL transponders array deployment and calibration. […]
EdgeTech Names International Business Development Director
EdgeTech has appointed Richard Hill as a director of International Business Development, to focus on expanding EdgeTech’s bathymetric marketing, sales and support in Europe and Asia. Richard comes to the company with a strong background in hydrographic surveying and years of technical and business development experience in the industry, EdgeTech said. Richard Hill […]
TechnipFMC, MMHE Land Saudi Aramco Offshore Deal
TechnipFMC, in consortium with MMHE (Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering), has signed a long-term offshore agreement with Saudi Aramco. This agreement, valid for 6 years, covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation and installation of offshore facilities for the development of Saudi Aramco’s offshore projects. In support of this project, TechnipFMC will continue hiring […]
Boskalis in New Subsea Deal in Middle East
Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed a multi-year subsea services agreement in the Middle East. The base value of the three-year contract amounts to USD 40 million with an option to extend. Under the terms of the contract Boskalis will carry out a broad spectrum of subsea IRM services including integrity assessments for […]