Business & Finance
UK: Narec to Host Breakfast Briefing Up-Skilling for Offshore Renewables
Narec in collaboration with Semta, the Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies and the National Composites Network is hosting a breakfast briefing at Narec on Tuesday 29th May. Narec has secured funding from the European Regional Development Fund for programmes
USA: Dow Oil & Gas Launches NEPTUNE
Dow Oil & Gas yesterday announced the launch of the NEPTUNE™ Advanced Subsea Flow Assurance Insulation System, a breakthrough technology specifically engineered to withstand the increasingly harsh conditions associated with subsea oil production. The system is now commercially available for subsea a
USA: Oceanscience Launches Z-Boat 1800 for Shallow Water Survey
For hydrographic surveys in shallow inshore waters such as rivers, canals, lakes and ponds, access to the site can sometimes be the biggest headache of the entire survey. Driving a boat trailer to the survey site requires a wide access point and a convenient place to launch the boat. The boat launch
Dutch Boskalis Lands Several Wind Park and Offshore Related Contracts
Boskalis has signed a contract with partners DONG Energy and Scottish Power Renewables for the partial construction of the “West of Duddon Sands” offshore wind park in the Irish Sea. The work comprises the preparation of the seabed and the transport and placing of 108 wind turbine foundations. The p
USA: Oceanscience Introduces Z-Boat for Shallow Water Hydrographic Surveys
For hydrographic surveys in shallow inshore waters such as rivers, canals, lakes and ponds, access to the site can sometimes be the biggest headache of the entire survey. Driving a boat trailer to the survey site requires a wide access point and a convenient place to launch the boat. The boat launch
Brazilian Operators Order Expro’s Reservoir Testing System
Leading international oilfield service company Expro has secured $10M of new contracts to supply its cableless telemetry system (CaTS™). Expro’s CaTS advanced reservoir testing (ART) service will be utilised by two operators in Brazil to provide high value, accurate and reliable pressure and tempera
UK: Tidal Transit to Exibit ‘Eden Rose’ at Seawork 2012
Vessels on display at Seawork 2012 International (22-24 May 2012) have immediate access to Southampton Water, and visitors to this event who are involved in the offshore wind industry should be sure to visit the Tidal Transit berth (V34) to go aboard Eden Rose. Eden Rose, the second of Tidal transit
IRM Systems to Produce Repair Concept Proposal for Dutch-UK Pipeline
Independent Risk Management Systems B.V. (IRM Systems), an independent supplier of emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS) and pipeline repair services, announced that pipeline operator BBL Company awarded the company a contract to produce a Concept Proposal that will provide a thorough assessment
OTC 2012: EnerMech to Splash USD 65 mln on US Expansion
UK-based mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, has ring fenced more than $65 million (£40 million) to launch a major expansion in to the USA, as it seeks to replicate massive growth in Europe and the eastern hemisphere. Up to $15 million (£9.5 million) will be invested in new Process, Pipeline and
Finland: Sance, STX Finland Cabins Begin TUI-Cruiser Project
Sance has received a new order concerning the new TUI- cruiser. The contract’s parties are Sance and STX Finland Cabins Ltd, and the engineering contract concerns passenger cabins’ HVAC, electrical and interior design (excluding suites). This contract will employ 5 people for about a year. “We are h
Norway’s Offshore Innovation Recognised at OTC 2012 (USA)
The three Norwegian offshore innovators Jon Hermstad (Kvaerner), Tor Inge Tjelta (Statoil) and Tom Guttormsen (Statoil) were on 1 May honoured for their groundbreaking achievements in finding technical solutions for securing structures to the seabed in conjunction with the development of the deep wa
NORDEN’s Executive Vice President Resignes (Denmark)
Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Management in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, Peter Norborg, on 30 April resigned from his position in order to take up a position as COO at Gearbulk UK, an open hatch/boxship specialist, based in Weybridge, England. Peter Norborg will continue in
Ivory Coast: Rialto Advances with Gazelle Drilling
Rialto Energy Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company, provides the following weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 ST well, offshore Ivory Coast. The Gazelle-P3 ST well was spudded on 12 March 2012 using the Transocean GSF Monitor jack-up drilling rig. The well i
UK: Expro Secures New Contracts for CaTS
Leading international oilfield service company Expro has secured $10M of new contracts to supply its cableless telemetry system (CaTS™). Expro’s CaTS advanced reservoir testing (ART) service will be utilised by two operators in Brazil to provide high value, accurate and reliable pressure and tempera