Subsea news

ROVOP, the independent provider of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has today announced the appointment of David Lamont as a non-executive director.

The company has announced that the Mist jack-up rig has commenced drilling of the Montha-1 exploration well in the G10/48 contract area in the Gulf of Thailand.

The company has entered into an agreement with Topaz for use of the newbuild subsea vessel Topaz Tiamat for 2.5 years, with three yearly options thereafter.

The company has been awarded the transportation and installation of a 410 t subsea production manifold at a depth of 1643 m off the coast of Israel for the Leviathan development.

Siemens has completed the first phase of its shallow water test of the Subsea Power Grid. The development program was conducted in collaboration with industry partners Chevron, Equinor, ExxonMobil, and Eni Norge.

The company has expanded its ROV and hydrographic survey capabilities with the addition of a Saab Seaeye Falcon DR ROV to its fleet.

The company received a notification of award for orders valued at more than NOK 1.7 billion from the China National Offshore Oil Corporation to provide the subsea production system and umbilicals for the Lingshui 17-2 gas field.

The company has been awarded a contract by an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation for the engineering of the subsea system for the proposed Liza Phase 2 project.

Support will initially cover the identification and evaluation of FPSO options for the development and pre-FEED technical assurance of the subsea design.

A first-time contract for the world’s largest drilling company, and a first-time valve double isolation using an ODIN® inflatable plug installed with an ROV.