Published:  24 April, 2020

Fugro has announced it has secured an initial 3-year contract with Well-Safe Solutions, a UK-based offshore well decommissioning service provider. Fugro will deliver its integrated marine-based solution onboard the Well-Safe Guardian rig, Well-Safe Solutions’ bespoke semi-submersible unit for executing subsea well decommissioning work.

Published:  08 April, 2020

Published:  14 January, 2020

Subsea technology firm, Rovco,has announced a £3.9 million Series A investment from Foresight group via the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and Foresight VCTs. The investment was part of a larger round totalling £5 million which included funds from existing shareholders.

Published:  14 January, 2020

Published:  07 January, 2020

Aberdeen based production optimisation specialist, Enpro Subsea reports it has rounded off 2019 with the granting of supplementary patents which underpin and expand its already robust technology portfolio and further strengthens its offering to the global subsea market.

Published:  02 January, 2020

In a bid to boost its offshore deep water operations, RusselSmith, a Nigeria-based oilfield services provider, has chosen Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT electric underwater robotic vehicle to boost its ROV fleet.

Published:  20 December, 2019

It’s December and it is once again time to look back on the past year, while paving the way into 2020. Ampelmann is revisiting a year of successes, game-changing innovations, and expansion into new territories.

Published:  12 December, 2019

Published:  06 December, 2019

Published:  11 July, 2019

Subsea pipelines are vital for the oil and gas business, and so their maintenance should be a top priority. Maintaining these important networks not only fall in line with the necessary safety regulations, but also with legal compliance. Businesses in this sector must have the correct flow assurance technology in place in order to monitor pipeline integrity and seek out any potential issues quickly. Not only must the process be highly accurate, it must also operate with minimal impact on operating pipelines.

Published:  12 April, 2019

Forum Subsea Technologies has launched the latest version of its VMAX simulator to integrate with its next generation of electric remotely operated vehicles (eROV).

Published:  04 April, 2019

Cutting-edge solutions for high-integrity sealing applications developed by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions were recently showcased at Subsea Expo in Aberdeen (5 to 7 February), the annual subsea exhibition and conference.

Published:  24 January, 2019

Hydraulic cutters and systems specialist, Webtool, reports it is exhibiting the latest developments in its industry-leading ROV electric cutters, cable retrieval and pipeline decommissioning tools on stand 124 at Subsea Expo 2019, 5-7 February, Aberdeen. Webtool integrated cutters also featured include IWOCS emergency disconnection and emergency deck cutters.

Published:  11 January, 2019

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) and Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) need a considerable amount of time and resources spent on them when it comes to their transportation. A failure to provide either can result in a far more expensive decommissioning and transporting process from NORM and TENORM — a cost felt both in time and money. Consulting experts at the beginning of the process is invaluable to the planning process, and can also help secure large savings.

Published:  19 December, 2018

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions worked in partnership with LB Bentley, a specialist in creating small bore subsea valves for subsea applications, to support the company in its development of its medium duty rotary gate valve.

Published:  16 November, 2018

JFD, a leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, reports it has successfully completed mating trails with its Lloyd’s classed portable Hyperbaric Rescue Facility (HRF) with Boskalis DSV BOKA Atlantis. The mating trials with the HRF and two Self-propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboats (SPHLs) were completed, as planned, in a period of 11 hours with no complications, representing a significant advancement for hyperbaric rescue.

Published:  16 November, 2018

Well construction specialist, DeltaTek Global, has announced the inaugural deployment of its SeaCure technology.

Published:  01 August, 2018

Trelleborg’ reports its offshore facility based in Skelmersdale,  broke ground on its new 630m² / 2,066ft² testing facility that will house two state-of-the-art hyperbaric test chambers. The new equipment will be able to simulate extreme deepwater pressure conditions, enabling accurate testing of subsea and drilling equipment.

Published:  18 July, 2018

Published:  13 July, 2018

Published:  10 May, 2018

New clamp technology has been developed by RED Engineering to improve subsea well intervention operations.

Published:  10 May, 2018

Published:  18 April, 2018

A result of the technological revolution, our society is now more interconnected than ever before. However, despite our dependence on gadgets, glitches still occur and technology can fail us from time-to-time. While the most we have to deal with is a smashed smartphone screen or an unresponsive laptop, what happens if the problem is located deep on the ocean floor?

Published:  09 February, 2018

Published:  31 August, 2017

A North East global supplier of fabrication and engineering services reports it has successfully fabricated and installed - in only 11 weeks - a 700Te carousel which will be used for the storage of spare cables for UK offshore windfarm projects.