Sapura Energy to Provide Subsea Services for Shell Off Malaysia
Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sapura Subsea Services, has secured a contract to provide subsea services for Shell’s Malaysian subsidiaries Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum.The contract for the provision of pan-Malaysia underwater services for Petronas group of companies and Petroleum Arrangement Contractors, whose value was not disclosed, takes effect from January 31, 2024 for a period of five years.The scope of work comprises of the provision of diving support vessel, air and saturation diving systems, remotely operated
Boskalis Wraps Up Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Ops
of the development of Ocean Winds’ 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.As part of its multidisciplinary role in the project, Boskalis deployed six vessels to carry out large number of activities off the east coast of Scotland in the Moray Firth.First, Boskalis’ wholly-owned subsidiary Gardline carried out extensive geotechnical and geophysical survey works prior to the installation work.Then, Boskalis’ subsea rock installation vessel Rockpiper installed more than 110,000 tons of rock as scour protection for the 62 XXL monopiles required for the project.Boskalis then
Mermaid Sets Up Subsea Services JV in Vietnam
Corporation (SNP), which has existed for more than 30 years in Vietnam.The company's primary activity is oil-related services and port exploitation. TCO owns and operates large-capacity ships, as well as barges and more than 20 modern machines.Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) Limited is fully-owned subsidiary of Mermaid Maritime, offering subsea services to the offshore industry
Solstad Scoops $7M for Two AHTS Vessels
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has sold two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, securing a profit of approximately $7.1 million for the transaction.The AHTS vessels, Far Sound and Far Scimitar, have been in layup in Asia since 2016 and 2018.Fars Sound is a 2007-built AHTS, with the length of 78.1 meters and of UT 712 L design.Far Scimitar is of the same design, with 78.3 length. It was built in 2008.The sale was made through Solstad Reder, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Maritime Holding.Delivery of the vessels to the new owner took place on February 23, 2024.
Baron Oil Schedules Site Survey at Timor-Leste Gas Field
Baron Oil, through its fully owned subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, has awarded contracts for the site survey at the planned drilling location for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste.Site survey operations at the gas field are expected to be conducted during February and early March 2024.The objective of the site survey, which is a requirement, is principally to identify any potential hazards at the proposed well site, ensuring that a drilling rig can be safely located there with minimal environmental impact.The site survey work consists of geophysical studies and physical investiga
Germany's AQUOS and Scotland's Swift Anchors Unite as SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies
, reflects the closer working relationship and increased collaboration over the past 12 months between the German and UK operations and the growing international ambitions of the combined business," the company said.SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies is headquartered in Spay, Germany, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCHOTTEL Industries GmbH."Being a part of the SCHOTTEL group gives SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies access to specialist engineering departments, the class-certified manufacturing capacities of the entire group as well as a global sales and service network," the company said.In addition
Argeo Granted a Patent on a High-energy Electromagnetic System
Argeo Robotics AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Argeo AS, has been granted a new patent from the Norwegian Industrial Patent office (Patentstyret) safeguarding the innovative design of its Argeo Discover high-energy electromagnetic system.The company said its Argeo Discover marine mineral resource exploration solution is driven by an invention that enables high-energy electromagnetic signals through an ingenious integration with the energy bank within the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Johan Mattsson, chief physicist at Argeo, said, “The game-changing Argeo Discover empowers us to
James Fisher and NMDC Ink Deal to Partner on Marine and Subsea Projects
ventures and consortia to deliver major projects across multiple sectors, markets and geographies, the firms said.The partners will initially focus on diving opportunities within the Middle East region through James Fisher’s subsidiary James Fisher Subtech and the NMDC Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC).Eoghan O'Lionaird, Chief Executive Officer, James Fisher and Sons plc, said, “By leveraging NMDC’s extensive engineering capabilities, offshore asset base and financial strength, coupled with James Fisher’s geographic breadth
TMC, Allseas Complete Initial Deepwater Trials of Polymetallic Nodule Collector Vehicle
.The trials are an integral part of the International Seabed Authority’s regulatory and permitting process and the environmental impact data collected both during and after this nodule collection test work will form the basis of the application for an exploitation contract by TMC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI).Edward Heerema – Dutch Courage with Single-minded FocusAccording to TMC, development of technologies to collect polymetallic nodules first began in the 1970s when oil, gas, and mining majors including Shell, Rio Tinto (Kennecott), and Sumitomo successfully
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