Published:  06 July, 2017

Unprecedented savings are reported to have been won by Australia’s innovative subsea services company, Dive Works, for its oil and gas clients through the imaginative deployment of its Saab Seaeye Leopard electric robotic vehicle.

Published:  08 June, 2017

A recent study shows new installation and maintenance technology will help industry go farther and deeper without jack-ups and reports a revolutionary new approach to offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance could cut the cost of energy from future deepwater sites by around 9%.

Published:  18 May, 2017

Ace Winches, a leading global deck machinery specialist, reports it has successfully delivered and engineered a back deck solution for Saipem. Working to a tight deadline of three and half weeks, ACE Winches says it worked in conjunction with Scantrol AS to supply a deck machinery solution which included an Active Heave Compensation winch and A-frame solution that will be used as an auxiliary deep water deployment system for subsea equipment.

Published:  30 March, 2017

Senior figures from Mexico’s national oil company, Pemex, have been discovering the secrets of the UK subsea sector’s success and how it has revolutionised the way in which hydrocarbons have been extracted from beneath the seabed during a fact-finding visit to Aberdeen.

Published:  09 March, 2017

Global Marine Systems, a leader in subsea cable systems design, installation and maintenance, has announced the addition of the 6,200 ton cable deadweight CS Recorder to its existing fleet of vessels.

Published:  24 January, 2017

Saab Seaeye says electric robotic systems will perform all tasks in the underwater domain, including those now undertaken by hydraulic systems.

Published:  17 November, 2016

Viper Subsea, a subsea engineering company that provides consultancy and develops products for the oil and gas sector worldwide, says it is preparing to diversify and grow its business by transferring its award-winning technology into new markets.

Published:  17 November, 2016

James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea), a leading subsea services division of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), reports it has reduced inspection downtime to 2% for Shell UK, through the innovative use of asset-based remotely operated vehicles (ABROVs) on oil rig inspection programmes in the North Sea.

Published:  27 September, 2016

Aquaterra Energy and Plexus Holdings have announced they have developed a light weight, dual barrier HPHT riser system which can be deployed by a jack-up to enable a viable and cost-efficient alternative to semi-submersible installation for HPHT well operations.

Published:  08 September, 2016

Nominations have opened for the 2017 Subsea UK Awards. Now in its 11th year, the awards seek to recognise companies and individuals who are leading the way in Britain’s successful £9billion subsea sector.

Published:  30 August, 2016

Viper Subsea has announced Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mrs Annie Maw, has officially presented the company with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation at a ceremony at the company’s Portishead head office which took place on Friday 19th August.

Published:  30 August, 2016

James Fisher and Sons (James Fisher) has announced the acquisition of Hughes Sub Surface Engineering (Hughes SSE) - a specialist diving, subsea and marine project company. James Fisher says the acquisition further enhances its existing subsea activities and, through the combination of complementary capabilities, creates a comprehensive portfolio of services focused in the oil and gas, marine renewables, power generation and marine civil engineering sectors.

Published:  16 August, 2016

A fabrication company, Quayside Fabrication, reports it has come up with a creative design for subsea baskets, which means they can now be stacked and secured on a vessel whilst at sea. The company says the newly named ‘Stackable at Sea’ subsea baskets will save on valuable deck space and bring huge savings with fewer trips to sea for oil companies.

Published:  13 June, 2016

Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director of industrial automation supplier EU Automation discusses how the oil and gas industry can manage the spiralling issue of equipment obsolescence.

Published:  06 April, 2016

Focus and investment into fabrication infrastructure is needed to unlock the potential of gravity base structures for the offshore wind sector reveals a new study. ODEE reports.

Published:  06 April, 2016

Pipeline technology company, STATS Group, has developed a Flangeless Subsea Launcher (FSL) which offers greater flexibility and can be positioned at any given position in depths of up to 2220 metres. ODEE reports.

Published:  08 December, 2015

A second subsea piling campaign for Technip in Norway has successfully been completed. ODEE reports.

Published:  27 August, 2015

Extracting oil and gas from subsea reservoirs is very challenging and requires sophisticated technology to ensure safe and efficient production. ODEE reports.

Published:  25 June, 2015

The installation of the modules that collectively constitute Åsgard subsea gas compression has commenced on the Åsgard field. ODEE report.