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DOF Subsea Wins New Contract with Petrobras

31 December 2015   DOF Subsea has won two new contracts set to commence this month. The company said DOF Rederi has secured a deal with Asco Marine for its platform supply vessel, the Skandi Sotra. The vessel has already commenced the charter,....

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STR Adds Two Sonardyne DVLs to Rental Pool

31 December 2015   Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR), a provider of technology and services to the offshore marine sectors, has added two Sonardyne Syrinx Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) to its expanding rental inventory. The order for two 4000-meter depth rated....

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Subsea 7 gets Work Offshore Egypt

30 December 2015   Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Burullus Gas Company for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of the West Nile Delta development of BP’s Taurus and Libra fields offshore Egypt. Offshore work is expected....

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Brimmond Group & Rigrun Europe are Equipped for the Future with New Purpose Built Facility

24 December 2015   An Aberdeenshire Energy sector service organisation has recently moved to a new purpose built facility to help with growth and high levels of efficiency. The business has moved to a bespoke new facility on 2.5 acres of....

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Ocean Installer Awarded Renewable Energy Contract

22 December 2015   Ocean Installer has been awarded an offshore wind contract with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH. This strengthens Ocean Installer’s position in the European offshore wind market. "We are very pleased that we are able to secure a very interesting project....

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New Appointments Further Strengthen Subsea UK Board

22 December 2015   Subsea UK has unveiled its new Board, following a members’ ballot at the industry body’s Annual General Meeting. Following an unprecedented number of member nominations, two new Board members were appointed and seven members re-elected. Cameron Mitchell, technical....

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James Fisher Subsea Excavation Achieves ISO and OHSAS Certification

22 December 2015   The world’s leading and sole dedicated provider of mass flow excavation (MFE) services has achieved ISO 9001, ISO 4001 and OHSAS 18001 statuses. James Fisher Subsea Excavation’s processes and operations were rigorously examined before the certifications were issued by DNV GL.....

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James Fisher Subsea Excavation Expands Business Development Team Globally

22 December 2015   Three key appointments have been made to the business development team at the world’s leading mass flow excavation (MFE) provider James Fisher Subsea Excavation. The leading subsea excavation specialist has welcomed business development manager Jorge Anez and business development executives Steve Kaub....

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Fugro's Trenching System Completes Gemini Export Cable Burial

22 December 2015   Fugro recently completed the burial of export cables at the Gemini offshore wind park, off the Netherlands' coast. Fugro was awarded a contract by Van Oord in April and mobilised one of its two Q1400 trenching spreads onto the Van Oord....

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OSBIT Power Reaches Key Helix ITF Project Milestone

22 December 2015   North East England based OSBIT Power has completed work on three new walk-to-work access systems. These systems will be installed on a trio of new well intervention vessels commissioned by Helix Well Ops U.K. The completion of the....

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Mystery of Heat Loss from the Earth’s Crust has been Solved

22 December 2015   The first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade helps explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth’s crust is cooling at seafloor spreading ridge flanks, and actual observations. It could....

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New KONGSBERG Singlebeam Echo Sounder Improves Range Resolution and Installation Flexibility

21 December 2015   Kongsberg Maritime has released its fifth generation of singlebeam echo sounder designed for shallow to medium depth waters and for hull mounted side scan systems. The new EA 440 supersedes the established EA 400 single beam platform with the addition....

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Wood Group Acquisition of Kelchner Inc Strengthens Onshore US Construction Capabilities

21 December 2015   Wood Group has acquired Kelchner Inc (Kelchner), a privately-owned US-based provider of construction and energy field services. Kelchner will operate within the onshore business of Wood Group PSN Americas, providing construction capabilities primarily to the midstream and upstream oil and gas....

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Quad204 FPSO Sets Sail

21 December 2015   BP’s Glen Lyon FPSO vessel has started sea trials at the start of its journey from the Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Korea to the west of Shetland, where it will serve as the hub for the....

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DOF Subsea Wins Three New Contracts for 2016

21 December 2015   DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts to a value of around NOK 200m ($22.8m). OMV New Zealand has awarded DOF an IMR contract for work which includes inspection and work on 8 mooring lines on the Maari....

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Aker Solutions and Saipem to Cooperate on Subsea Projects

18 December 2015   The companies will through a joint work group identify opportunities where they can create value for customers by combining Aker Solutions' capabilities in subsea products and technologies with Saipem's assets and expertise in engineering, procurement, construction and....

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Wood Group Wins Australian FEED Contract from Shell

17 December 2015   Wood Group has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Woodside-operated proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Development. Under a new 12 month contract awarded by Shell, Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will carry out flow assurance....

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Wood Group Commences $250m Central Area Transmission System Contract

17 December 2015   Wood Group has commenced a new contract with CATS Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Antin Infrastructure Partners, to provide operating services for the Central Area Transmission System (also known as CATS) in the North Sea. Wood Group PSN will....

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Oceanographers Use Super-computers to Help Farmers in Bangladesh

17 December 2015   A computer model that aims to provide physical information on the Bangladesh delta to policy makers there, has received the ‘impact’ award from the national super-computing facility, ARCHER. This is the first model to link the open....

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Dolphin-inspired Sensor Technology to Boost Detection Capabilities

17 December 2015   Sensor technology inspired by Bottlenose Dolphins could help extend the life of oil and gas pipelines by using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to detect blockages, thanks to a new collaborative research project in Scotland. The initiative, involving Heriot-Watt University’s Ocean Systems....

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UTEC NCS Survey Wins Multi-Year Rig Move Positioning Framework Contract with Total E&P UK Limited

17 December 2015   UTEC NCS Survey, part of UTEC (an Acteon company) has announced the award of a multi-year rig move and positioning framework contract with Total E&P UK Limited. Total E&PUK Limited recently awarded the three-year contract with the opportunity to....

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Portal to Share Efficiency Successes and Challenges Across UK Oil and Gas Industry Goes Live

16 December 2015   Following last week’s signing of the Industry Behaviours Charter, the collective commitment to work effectively, efficiently and co-operatively, Oil & Gas UK’s Efficiency Task Force (ETF) has launched the Rapid Efficiency Exchange (REE), another tool in the....

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Wood Group Awarded Main Contractor Agreement with Statoil

16 December 2015   Wood Group has been awarded a main contractor framework agreement worth approximately $400 million to deliver maintenance and modification services to four Statoil installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Wood Group Mustang Norway will provide this support for the Snorre A&B,....

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C&C Technologies Upgrade to Sonardyne Ranger 2 Pro

16 December 2015   Sonardyne Inc, Houston, has received an order to supply five Ranger 2 Pro USBL tracking systems to survey and mapping specialists C&C Technologies, Inc. – a subsidiary of Oceaneering International, Inc. By upgrading to the latest standard....

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Bibby Offshore Secures Multimillion Pound Subsea Project with BP

15 December 2015   Bibby Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a multimillion pound contract by BP to replace subsea infrastructure in the Central North Sea. The work is part of the $1billion Eastern Trough Area Project....

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Saab Seaeye Consolidate Hydro-Lek

15 December 2015   Following their acquisition of tooling maker, Hydro-Lek, Saab Seaeye is now consolidating the business into their own facilities at Fareham. "There is a strong technology synergy,” says Saab Seaeye’s managing director Jon Robertson. "Manipulators and tools are key elements in the design....

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Update on Aker Solutions' MMO Business in Norway

15 December 2015   Statoil ASA today announced contract awards for maintenance and modifications services work offshore Norway. Five companies, including Aker Solutions, were awarded framework competition contracts spanning ten years where one or more of the companies may be asked....

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Seatronics Collaborates with Robotic Systems Manufacturer, Inuktun

15 December 2015   Seatronics, an Acteon company, and market leaders in the rental and sale of marine electronic equipment, has announced a collaboration with Canadian-based manufacturer, Inuktun Services Ltd. Inuktun has extensive expertise in remote controlled robotic transport and delivery....

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New Engineering Director Adds to Houlder’s Offshore Design & Analysis Capability

15 December 2015   Independent Engineering Services Company Houlder has announced a new addition to its senior management team. Aaron McDougall, formerly Marine and Engineering Manager at KCA Deutag, has joined as Engineering Director. He will be heading up Houlder’s newly formed advanced analysis group.....

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Ocean Installer Awarded Further Work Under Existing Statoil Contract

14 December 2015   Ocean Installer has signed an amendment with Statoil for riser replacement operations at the Troll C field. This includes options for work at the Vigdis field. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. "We....

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