Top Interviews of 2014
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the interviews published during 2014. In January, Duane Fotheringham ...
read more →OSM Nets Aker Wayfarer Deal (Brazil)
OSM Brasil has won prestigious contract with Petrobras, in partnership with AKOFS Offshore, part of Akastor ASA. ...
read more →VIDEO: IHC Splashes Subsea 7’s SEVEN SUN
Royal IHC launched Subsea 7’s latest pipelay vessel SEVEN SUN, on friday 19th december 2014 at its shipyard in ...
read more →Sub-Atlantic to Deliver 3 ROVs
Sub-Atlantic has secured three international contracts with a combined value of over £3.5 million for the ...
read more →PHOTO: Isaac Newton Construction Progresses
Belgian students paid a visit to Uljanik shipyard in Croatia and witnessed the construction process of Jan de Nul’s ...
read more →Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 15 – ...
read more →PGS Drops Guidance, Postpones Vessels
Oslo-listed seismic player Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) said today it expects lower earnings for this year and a ...
read more →Schlumberger Bags Mariner Contract from Statoil
Statoil has on behalf of the Mariner co-venturers awarded the contract for integrated drilling and well services on ...
read more →Rem Offshore Puts Off Newbuild Delivery
Norway’s Rem Offshore and Vard Group have agreed to postpone delivery of the OCV (Offshore Construction Vessel). ...
read more →FMC Technologies Subsea Systems for Eni’s East Hub
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from Eni Angola to supply subsea production systems for its deepwater ...
read more →Subsea 7 to Reorganise
Seabed-to-surface engineering contractor, Subsea 7, has announced that, with effect from 1 January 2015, it will be ...
read more →McDermott Takes Ownership of CSV North Ocean 102
Oslo-listed Oceanteam Shipping has completed the transfer of its 50% ownership stake in the to date jointly owned ...
read more →Mermaid Bags Subsea Job in Gulf of Thailand
Mermaid Maritime has secured a 2-year contract for its dive support vessel, ‘Mermaid Commander’, to provide subsea ...
read more →Technip’s TOP Estrela do Mar Arrives in Brazil
Technip’s vessel Top Estrela do Mar has arrived in Brazil and has started operations. Characterized by its ...
read more →FMC Bags $268 Mln Agbami Subsea Order
FMC Technologies has received an order from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, operator of the ...
read more →Subsea 7 Axes Almost 150 Jobs in Norway
The UK-based oil services company Subsea 7 is reported to be letting go almost 150 employees in Norway. Namely, the ...
read more →Wood Group Announces Pay Cuts
In response to cost and efficiency challenges affecting the UK North Sea oil & gas sector, Wood Group PSN ...
read more →Ocean Yield Takes Delivery of DSCV SBM Installer
Ocean Yield ASA has taken delivery of the diving support and offshore construction vessel “SBM ...
read more →Statoil Submits PDO for Gullfaks Rimfaks
Statoil and its partners have decided to develop the Rutil discovery located in the Gullfaks Rimfaks valley in the ...
read more →VARD to Build OSCV for Farstad
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has ...
read more →Subsea 7 Scoops Stampede Deal
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by the Hess Corporation for installation work in support of the Stampede ...
read more →WGK Wins Captain Subsea FEED
Chevron North Sea Limited has awarded front end engineering and design contracts to Wood Group Kenny Caledonia for ...
read more →TenneT Gives Go-Ahead to NordLink Project
TenneT has given the green light to its participation in the construction of the NordLink cable from Germany to ...
read more →Technip Breaks Off CGG Chase
French engineering group Technip has informed that it no longer plans to pursue its takeover bid for CGG. Namely, ...
read more →Aker Solutions Lands Mariner Hook-Up
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to provide engineering, ...
read more →PHOTO: Aker Solutions’ Modules for Åsgard Subsea ...
Aker Solutions is set to deliver the modules for the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the ...
read more →PHOTO: Completion of Åsgard Subsea Compressor in 2015
During 2015 the world’s first subsea compressor will be completed at the Åsgard field off mid-Norway, Statoil ...
read more →Bibby Subsea to Receive ‘Olympic Ares’
Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, is getting ready for the delivery of the Olympic Ares, a ...
read more →Polarcus Asima Wraps Up Flanagan 3D Survey
3D Oil Limited informed that the 3D Flanagan seismic survey, in the T/49P permit in the offshore Otway Basin, is ...
read more →PHOTO: Incat Crowther DSV Bhagwan Dryden
Incat Crowther’s, first-of-type Catamaran Dive Support Vessel, Bhagwan Dryden, has, according to the company, ...
read more →Ranger Wraps Up Technip Deal
Ranger Offshore has closed the previously announced agreement to acquire Technip USA’s diving assets. ...
read more →Jumbo to Install Wheatstone Subsea Structures
Jumbo has signed a contract with Technip Oceania for the Installation of 13 Subsea Structures for the Chevron ...
read more →Prysmian Nets Subsea Cable Deal in Philippines
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by the Filipino grid operating company NGCP (National Grid Corporation ...
read more →PHOTO: Eni Kicks Off West Hub Off Angola
Eni has started production of first oil from the West Hub Development Project in Block 15/06 in the Angolan Deep ...
read more →Cable Ship Wreck Found Off Hawaii
Researchers from the University of Hawaii and the NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries discovered an ...
read more →ABB to Power Wuchang’s Newbuild
ABB has been selected to deliver electrical propulsion, power, safety and automation systems on a single control ...
read more →Steel Cut for Mermaid’s Newbuilds
Mermaid Maritime has officially marked the start of its new vessel / rig construction by participating in a steel ...
read more →ExxonMobil to Use West Alpha for Balder Subsea Installation
ExxonMobil has received consent to use West Alpha for production drilling, completion and installation of subsea ...
read more →SapuraKencana, Subsea 7 Share the Prize
SapuraAcergy, a joint venture company equally owned by SapuraKencana and Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract from ...
read more →Subsea 7, Technip Good to Go for Norway Work
Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil have received consent to perform manned underwater operations between December 1, ...
read more →Saipem Breaks Off South Stream Ops
Following the latest events regarding the South Stream project, Saipem has received a “Notification of ...
read more →Pieter Schelte Faces South Stream End
Allseas’ flagship vessel, the 382 metres long and 124 metres wide Pieter Schelte, might be looking for a new job ...
read more →Schlumberger Slashes Seismic Fleet to Lower Costs
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has announced plans to reduce the WesternGeco marine seismic fleet to lower ...
read more →Putin: Russia Drops South Stream, Plans New Turkey Link
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has stated that they won’t pursue the South Stream pipeline project for ...
read more →DNV GL Issues Guide for Subsea Lifting Ops
The completion of a joint industry project (JIP) to improve existing standards and regulations around subsea ...
read more →SBM Offshore Sells Vessel for $150 Mln
SBM Offshore has entered into an agreement to sell the DSCV SBM Installer, a Diving Support and Construction Vessel ...
read more →VIDEO: IHC Launches Subsea 7’s SEVEN RIO
IHC has successfully launched Subsea 7’s 550t pipelaying vessel, SEVEN RIO, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan ...
read more →Best of Videos
Subsea World News brings you an interesting collection of the most viewed videos for this year. Maersk Oil ...
read more →IHI, Toshiba Conduct Tidal Turbine Demonstration Research
IHI Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology ...
read more →Unfortunate Incidents in 2014
A ferry named “Sewol“ carrying over 400 people on board sank in the vicinity of the South Korean island of Jeju. ...
read more →Report: SONAR Systems Market at $4.9 Bln by 2020
The SONAR systems and technology market is estimated to be at $3.41 billion in 2014 and is expected to register a ...
read more →Mermaid Recognised for Job Well Done
Mermaid Maritime, a provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, has separately ...
read more →New Seismic Technology to Reduce Impact on Marine Wildlife
New technology revolutionising seismic imaging of underground geology could also reduce impact on marine wildlife. ...
read more →Australia: Oceanlinx Goes Into Liquidation
Australia’s wave developer Oceanlinx has gone into liquidation, the local news site reported. The reports ...
read more →North Sea Systems Wraps Up CableFish Tests
North Sea Systems has completed EMEC trials of their CableFish survey system for touchdown monitoring and cable ...
read more →VIDEO: Sepro LARS on Technip’s Vessel
Earlier this year, Sepro Technology has secured a contract with French engineering group Techinp for the delivery ...
read more →Hydrex Performs Underwater Insert Repairs
Hydrex diver/technician teams carried out underwater insert repairs in Marseille and Togo. One of the repairs was ...
read more →Ithaca Gets New COO
Ithaca Energy Inc. announced the appointment of Roy Buchan as Chief Operations Officer, starting 5 January 2015. Mr ...
read more →Ashtead Tech Names Global Sales Manager
Ashtead Technology has appointed Kevin Murray-Taylor as global product sales manager. Based in Aberdeen, ...
read more →BW Offshore Gets FPSO Umuroa Extension
Oslo-listed provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, BW Offshore, has received a one ...
read more →Aker Solutions’ ESPP Brings $12.8 Mln
Aker Solutions said its employees bought shares for about NOK 95 million ($12.8 million) as part of annual programs ...
read more →Telstra Expands Subsea Network with Pacnet Acquisition
Telstra announced it would acquire Asian telecommunications and service provider Pacnet Limited, a provider of ...
read more →Fastwave’s Voyager Oil Spill Tracking Buoy for Woodside
Australia’s Fastwave has received order from Woodside Energy Ltd for 22 Voyager oil spill tracking buoys. The ...
read more →First Buoyancy Test of Deep Vision
The commercial prototype of Deep Vision project has been tested in the sea for the first time earlier this month. ...
read more →MENCK World’s Largest Hammer for Sandbank Subsea Ops
Subsea pile driving specialist MENCK, an Acteon company, is providing the largest and most powerful hydraulic ...
read more →FMDS Supports Offshore Installation in Liverpool Bay
Fendercare Marine Diving Services (FMDS) has been contracted to provide significant diving services and equipment ...
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