Subsea news

The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has appointed Tony Laing as its new director of research and market acceleration.

Forum Subsea Technologies and BluHaptics, Inc. have announced a joint agreement enabling technologies from both companies to be combined to provide solutions for ROV and subsea engineering applications.

The deals will see the firm supplying four of its Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) to academia and the aquaculture industry.

The underwater operations will be undertaken by Aker BP's contractor, Subsea 7.

Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a sizeable contract by Wintershall for the Nova (formerly known as Skarfjell) oil and gas field development.

Aker Solutions won an order from Wintershall Norge AS to provide the subsea production system, umbilicals and services for the Nova oil and gas field offshore Norway, highlighting the value of early engagement in projects.

2000 t process module to be installed on Leviathan Field to recover MEG used for hydrate inhibition.

Schlumberger and Subsea 7 S.A have announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to form a joint venture that builds on the success of Subsea Integration Alliance, which was established in 2015.

SeaBird Exploration has announced that it has signed an agreement to provide a source vessel for an upcoming survey in West Africa.  The project is anticipated to commence during Q1 and will have a duration of approximately 60 days. SeaBird will be using the Osprey Explorer for the project.

ECA Group and Petrus have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement for subsea robotics services to oil companies.