i-Tech and Shell Team Up on Subsea Digitalisation
i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit, and Shell have entered into a collaborative technology agreement to accelerate subsea digitalisation, initially for a period of five years from the fourth quarter of 2019. The agreement will help fast-track innovation and streamline the adoption of applied technologies in areas such as […]
Sonardyne Tech for Earthquake and Tsunami Research
Sonardyne underwater instrumentation is to help scientists across the US better understand and possibly predict earthquake and tsunami risk at a far greater scale. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, through a $5.5 million grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), is procuring equipment to be used by the broader scientific community to study seafloor deformation. […]
New Loan and Fleet Revamp for SeaBird
Seismic player SeaBird Exploration has secured a three-year credit facility with SpareBank 1. The company said it will use the proceeds from the loan to repay the bond loan expiring in June, and to outfit the vessel Fulmar Explorer for seismic operations. The outfitting project should start in Q1 with an expected […]
Petrofac Lands Dalma Deal | Subsea World News
Petrofac has won two contracts, worth approximately $1.65 billion, with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the United Arab Emirates for Dalma Gas Development Project. The work scope encompasses offshore packages at Arzanah island and surrounding offshore fields, located around 140 kilometers off the north-west coast of the Emirate of Abu […]
More Work for Saga Subsea HR & Cable Units
Saga Subsea said that its Human Resource Department together with Subsea Cable Department have been awarded a new contract for one of its main clients. Under the contract, Saga Subsea will supply 25 operators for an ongoing subsea cable project. The work is scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2020. […]
FMS Makes Two Senior Appointments
First Marine Solutions (FMS), an Aberdeen based mooring services provider, has appointed Darren Rendall and Marc Petty as technical director and marine manager, respectively. This announcement follows the recent contract award to provide mooring equipment for BP within the North Sea. Darren Rendall joins FMS with over 20 years’ managerial and practical experience […]
Carnarvon Gets Preliminary 3D Seismic Data over Dorado
Carnarvon Petroleum has received the first preliminary data set from the 2019 Keraudren 3D seismic survey. The interpretation of the dataset is currently underway. Early indications show that the Keraudren 3D has achieved the objective of providing superior quality data over Dorado, and that this will be important for better defining the […]
NG Endurance Wraps Up Sea Trials
Lindblad Expeditions’ first polar newbuild, designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions, National Geographic (NG) Endurance has completed sea trials carried out over the weekend. The polar vessel is soon to return to the shipyard, Ulstein Verft, for the final construction phase before setting off to explore the Arctic. The sea trials included […]
PGS to Optimize Fleet with Cognite
Seismic contractor Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has entered into an agreement with Cognite to reduce vessel operating costs and improve efficiency. In cooperation with Cognite, PGS has launched two digitalization workstreams aiming at improving fleet performance; refining approaches to optimize fuel consumption and reducing maintenance cost by actively monitoring equipment via contextualized data. […]
WATCH: Royal IHC Kits Out Seven Vega
The video posted by Royal IHC shows the company hard at work on the Subsea 7 reel lay vessel Seven Vega, marking a milestone that involved the installation of aligner wheel on top of the pipelay ramp. Royal IHC secured a shipbuilding contract in October 2017, following a letter of intent announced […]