http://www.subseatek.com/ Indusrty News From subseatek.com en-gb Copyright Subsea Technologies Limited email@email.com (name) info@subseatek.com (name) http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:04:37 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/intervention-services http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/intervention-services Aker Solutions has entered a long-term agreement with Statoil to provide a full range of heavy well intervention and light drilling services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract period is for eight years, with options for three further two-year periods (2+2+2). Contract value for the initial eight-year period is approximately $1.9 billion. Work will be performed from a new build Category B well intervention rig, which will be owned and operated by Aker Solutions' subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:04:04 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Well-Intervention http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Well-Intervention I was invited down to Brownsville, Texas this week to meet with senior executives from Helix Energy Solutions Group (ESG) for an overview of their company’s well intervention operations and a rare opportunity to tour the Q4000 semisubmersible which was in drydock at Keppel AMFELS shipyard. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:04:13 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Light-Workover http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Light-Workover Lupatech announces the cancellation, with no charge, of the two contracts to provide specialized offshore services related with well workover (intervention and recovery) and chartering of semi-submersible platforms (“Light Workover” or “contracts”), signed on June 7, 2010. Mon, 07 May 2012 09:05:15 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/intervention http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/intervention The Transocean Leader unit from Transocean and Island Offshore’s light well intervention vessel Island Frontier have been named by Statoil as its rig and intervention team of 2011 respectively. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:03:21 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Norway-eidesvik-newbuild http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Norway-eidesvik-newbuild Following the declaration of an option granted to Subsea 7, Eidesvik has sold 50% of the subsea vessel that is under construction at Ulstein Verft (Hull 295). Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:03:20 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Halliburton-Island-Captain http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Halliburton-Island-Captain Norway’s Island Offshore reports that Halliburton has chartered the Company’s Island Captain as a well stimulation vessel on a 2 months firm contract. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:03:58 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/helix-well-ops-well-intervention http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/helix-well-ops-well-intervention Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of international energy services company Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), has successfully completed a three-month campaign for West Africa’s first well intervention work and subsea well operations conducted from a mono-hull intervention vessel. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:03:00 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Norway-Backs-Statoi-Subsea-Rig http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Norway-Backs-Statoi-Subsea-Rig The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has thrown its weight behind Statoil's plans for a new kind of rig that is specially adapted for the maintenance of subsea wells. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:03:00 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Newbuild-Construction http://www.subseatek.com/news-item/Newbuild-Construction Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. has signed a contract with Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for the construction of its newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel previously announced by Helix in February. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:03:06 GMT http://www.subseatek.com/press/patent-subsea- http://www.subseatek.com/press/patent-subsea- Subsea pressure equipment specialist Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has been awarded UK patents for its Xtreme Release (XR) and Stackable Lightweight Intervention (SLIC) Connectors.