Reach Subsea Stays Busy | Subsea World News
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea said it has been awarded several contracts and call-offs under frame agreements for 2020 execution, representing about 200 project days. The projects involve both inspection, survey and light construction work across Europe and America, for operators in the oil & gas, energy infrastructure, and renewables sectors. “We are […]
Well-Safe Hires Schlumberger for P&A Work
Well-Safe Solutions has awarded a contract to Schlumberger for the provision of plug and abandonment well services. The scope includes the supply of cementing service, wireline services, wellbore fluid services and fishing, milling and swarf recovery services. The work will be aboard the company’s flagship decommissioning asset – Well-Safe Guardian. Phil Milton, […]
Schlumberger Hires Well-Safe for P&A Work
Well-Safe Solutions said it has been awarded a contract by Schlumberger for the provision of plug and abandonment well services. The scope includes the supply of cementing service, wireline services, wellbore fluid services and fishing, milling and swarf recovery services. The work will be aboard the company’s flagship decommissioning asset – Well-Safe […]
Ashtead Supports Northern Lights CCS Project
Subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has completed subsea installation monitoring work to support the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage project (CCS) in the North Sea. Developed by Equinor in partnership with Shell and Total, the Northern Lights project is the first of its kind in the region. The project aims to securely collect and […]
Northrop to Develop Tech for Underwater Vehicles Recharge
Northrop Grumman has signed its first non-exclusive agreement to manufacture niobium-based connectors, the NiobiCon, a new way of making electrical connections underwater. NiobiCon enables power transfer and data exchange underwater without using seals, oil or moving parts. This technology was developed to address the inefficient recharging of unmanned vehicles in underwater environments. […]
Tonseth Resigns from AGS Board
Norwegian ocean bottom node seismic company Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has received notice of resignation from board member Tore Tonseth. Tore A. Tonseth was appointed director of AGS effective December 1, 2019. Tonseth is a Norwegian citizen with knowledge and experience from the financial industry. For 15 years, he has been working […]
Express Engineering Enjoys Subsea Equipment Sector Upturn
Subsea manufacturing specialist Express Engineering is investing in a new £3.5-million assembly and test facility near its Gateshead headquarters in the UK, expecting to create another 30 jobs. Since embarking on a refocused business strategy at the end of 2018, Express Engineering has seen revenues in the oil and gas sector grow to around £20 […]
Lateral Introduces New Cleaning Tool for ROVs
Lateral has launched a new marine growth removal tool, the FlexiClean Micro, for use by smaller remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to reduce costs and save time. The FlexiClean Micro is a smaller system that the previously released FlexiClean, which was launched in 2014. Lateral said it was responding to the customer demand by introducing a […]
DOF Contract for Optimarin | Subsea World News
Ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin has signed an agreement with DOF for the installation of 16 Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS). The deal comes with an option to extend the contract to 50 vessels in total. This is Optimarin’s biggest single agreement in the offshore segment and will see the USCG-approved OBS installed […]
TGS Starts Eastern Delta Refocus Imaging Program
TGS has started the Eastern Delta Refocus 3D Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) imaging program in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This reprocessing project marks the next phase of imaging over the mature, hydrocarbon producing areas of Main Pass and Viosca Knoll. TGS plans to reprocess an area of approximately 2,250 square kilometers […]