Equipment
CRP: Marine Consent Decision Due by 30 January
A decision on Chatham Rock Phosphate’s marine consent application is expected to be announced on or before 30 January 2015. The Decision-making Committee hearing CRP’s application today officially closed the hearing. Once closed the DMC has 20 working days to consider its decision which would mean t
VIDEO: New Suez Canal Dredging Moves Ahead
The New Suez Canal dredging project is progressing very well. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chief Mohab Mamish recently hailed efforts exerted by the workers of the project and the progress they made so far. This development project is designed to enlarge the transit capacity and to increase industrial
Tender Announced for Stockholm Dredging
Stockholms Hamn AB (Ports of Stockholm) has announced a tender for the dredging works in Stockholm, Nynashamn and Norvikudden. This dredging contract will involve the following activities: – Rock excavation of about 200,000m³; – Excavation of rock fill of about 200,000m³; – Excavation of friction so
PHOTO: Aker Solutions’ Modules for Åsgard Subsea Compression
Aker Solutions is set to deliver the modules for the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Statoil-operated Åsgard field. The facility, scheduled to come on stream in 2015, will enable the recovery of an additional 282 million barrels of oil equivalents. The modules will be assembled in
Nextgen’s Subsea Fibre Cable Rollout Begins
Months of underwater surveys mapping the topography of the ocean floor are now completed and cable manufacturing work will start next week in France on Australia’s largest domestic subsea network. Owned and operated by the Nextgen Group, the globally significant subsea optical fibre cable system wil
Magseis bags LoI for North Sea seismic shoot
Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LOI) by a major international oil company for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea. Magseis will be using the company’s proprietary MASS system and Artemis Athene. MV Artemis Athene is a DP 2 class
Modules ready for world’s first subsea gas compressor
Norway’s Aker Solutions is set to deliver the modules for the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Statoil-operated Åsgard field. The facility, scheduled to come on stream in 2015, will enable the recovery of an additional 282 million barrels of oil equivalents. The modules will be ass
SeaBird gets MOA for 2D seismic survey
SeaBird Exploration has received a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) from an undisclosed client to acquire up to 45,000 km of 2D seismic data in North/ South America region. According to the company’s press release, the MOA provides for the company to charter one seismic vessel from SeaBird over a perio
Alfa Laval equipment for two FPSOs in Angola
Swedish Alfa Laval has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers for two FPSOs to be moored offshore Angola. The order, booked in the Energy & Process segment, has a value of approximately SEK 50 million and delivery is scheduled for 2015. The order comprises compact heat exchangers for various
VIDEO: 3D Animation of HS1000 Tidal Turbine
ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest delivers tidal turbine arrays and services to harness the great energy potential from tidal streams. The modular solutions are designed to allow optimal integration in the daily operation plans of the customers, supporting the worldwide energy mix. The video shows 3D animati
100 GB/s cable for W. Australia oil and gas industry
Months of underwater surveys mapping the topography of the ocean floor are now completed and cable manufacturing work will start next week in France on Australia’s largest domestic subsea network, Nextgen Group has announced. Nextgen Group has said that the subsea optical fibre cable system will del
Miami Dredging: Discovery of 18th Century Cannon
The discovery of an early 18th century cannon during work on the Miami Harbor Deepening Project was certainly an exciting moment for crew members of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) LLC Company. Their discovery was made in August while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor was working a
VIDEO: Harkand Atlantis SPHL’s Mating Trials
Harkand Atlantis has successfully completed mating trials at the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen for the Self Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat (SPHL). In the event of an emergency scenario, where Divers are required to be evacuated to the Self Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat (SPHL), a suitable met
Magseis Nets North Sea Seismic
Norwegian geophysical company, Magseis has secured a letter of intent (LOI) from an undisclosed international oil company for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea. The project will be conducted using using the company’s proprietary MASS system and the Artemis Athene. Magseis