Subsea news

Equatorial Guinea has extended the official closing date of the EG Ronda Licensing Round to April 28, 2017. Responding to a wave of new exploration interest, the government wants to give companies more time to participate.

ABS has expanded its subsea services team to deliver specialised validation and verification services for subsea systems, including subsea hardware, flowlines, umbilicals, and risers.

L&N Scotland, an Aberdeen-based subsea manufacturer, has announced that it has been successful in upgrading its ISO 9001:2008 certification to the new International Quality Standard ISO 9001:2015.

New reimaged data covers 1000 OCS blocks ahead of large regional lease block turnover.

DNV GL, the multinational provider of risk management services, is further developing its consultancy services to address key industry challenges such as enhancing safety, efficiency and performance.

UK-based start-up Rovco has taken its firsts steps into international waters and made significant progress towards growing its global footprint following the completion of two subsea survey contracts in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

BP group chief executive Bob Dudley will underline the value of the North Sea in the oil major’s global portfolio when he leads the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 being held in Aberdeen from 5 - 8 September 2017.

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons.

Eelume AS has released the first live video footage of its take on underwater intervention vehicles.

Halliburton has announced the release of the Dash® Large Bore Subsea Safety System, which provides full electrohydraulic control of well safety and intervention functions.