Viper Subsea has signed a joint industry project (JIP) agreement with energy giants BP and Total to further develop its Subsea Line Insulation Monitoring (V-SLIM) technology for identifying and locating cable and connector faults in remote subsea electrical distribution systems…
Bibby Offshore picked up the company of the year award in Subsea UK's ninth annual business awards, held in Aberdeen. The event, attended by more than 800 people form the subsea sector, was held on the evening of the first day of the Subsea Expo conference and exhibition…
HitecVision acquired all of GC Rieber Shipping's remaining shares in subsea services provider Reef Subsea, the company announced 28 Jan 2014. HitecVision will now hold 100% of the shares in Reef Subsea. HitecVision expects to receive full ownership by March…
The finalists for the annual Subsea Awards have been revealed with a mix of small start-ups and large, multi-nationals in contention for recognition during Subsea Expo. The winners will be announced at the gala dinner on Wednesday, February 5…
Viper Subsea’s V-LIFE is increasing insulation resistance to extend subsea systems’ life expectancy. It is well understood that water and electricity don’t mix well. Since the advent of electro-hydraulic control systems, this fact has…
The 2014, 28th Offshore Achievement Awards are due to be presented in Aberdeen in March, with a crop of talented individuals and companies shortlisted. The awards, organized and hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section…
Preparations for Europe’s leading annual subsea conference and exhibition are well underway with up to 5000 delegates expected to attend from across the globe, reaffirming the world-leading status of the British subsea supply chain. Subsea…
Researchers from Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Scotland have created new software as part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) which helps pre-empt potential faults in subsea technology. Dr. Andrei Petrovski and Professor John McCall…
Industry body Subsea UK is rebranding its flagship event for its tenth anniversary. The major exhibition and conference will now be known around the world as Subsea Expo and will stretch to three days as opposed to two in previous years. Subsea…
Siemens is hoping to have a complete subsea power grid installed on the seabed by 2018, according to its head of subsea power solutions. The division has been formed by Siemen’s acquisition of Bennex from Subsea Technology Group in 2011…
Viper Subsea will unveil its latest innovation on its stand (6A20) at SPE Offshore Europe 2013. The V-LIFE provides a solution to one of subsea engineering’s most common problems – the degradation of insulation resistance in subsea cables and umbilicals…
Mokveld is proud to have been awarded the subsea anti-surge control valves for the Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Project. Subsea gas compression is a technology approach that can boost recovery rates and lifetimes of offshore gas fields…
With integrity rising up the pipeline operators’ safety agenda, the search is on for new technologies and best practice to enable compliance and smarter ways of managing the maintenance of these vast infrastructures on and offshore. Tony Holliday…
‘An exciting future for the subsea business' was predicted by Ross Kinnear, head of subsea operations in BP's North Sea SPU, when he addressed Subsea UK's annual flagship conference in Aberdeen last month. David Morgan reviews some of the Subsea 2011 highlights…
Reservoir isolation rethinkThe newly patented PowerBall from Aberdeen-based Red Spider turns traditional reservoir isolation barrier technology on its head by moving the mechanical parts of the ball mechanism below the closed ball area of the tool…
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