Equipment
Mooreast to Provide Mooring for Terengganu Oilfield
Mooreast Asia has secured order to supply the entire 8-point spread mooring system to Offshore Terengganu oilfield in Malaysia. The 8-point spread mooring system consists of Mooreast designed chainstoppers, mooring chains and 15 ton Mooreast MA5P anchors. The respective mooring components will recei
New DSC Dredge for the Dominican Republic
Canadian-based Barrick Gold Corporation recently purchased a DSC Wolverine Class dredge. Barrick is a global company, located on five continents and involved in projects such as mine operation, advancing exploration and project development. The Wolverine will be used in Pueblo Viejo, the Sanchez Ram
Ichthys FPSO Turret Installed
The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project has begun integration of the lower turret with the Project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. Having travelled from Singapore, the unique 4,200 tonne, 31 metre-tall turret structure was safely inserted into the hull of the FPSO, whic
Petrojarl Knarr leaves Aibel yard
Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr floating, production, storage and offloading vessel has left the Aibel yard in Haugesund and is now on its way to the Knarr field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The newbuild vessel, built by Samsung in South Korea, had arrived in Haugesund in September where it unde
Oil & Gas UK hits 500th member milestone
At today’s PILOT Share Fair, Oil & Gas UK celebrated achieving a record-breaking 500 members, with Dundee-headquartered business SafeHouse Habitats (Scotland Ltd) becoming the milestone company to join the offshore oil and gas industry’s trade association. Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas
PSA audits jack-up Haven
From 16 to 18 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of work by OSM Offshore (OSM) to identify and follow up groups at particular risk and emergency preparedness on board the Haven jack-up accommodation vessel. The PSA says that groups at particular risk hav
Ichthys LNG Gets Largest Ever Subsea Structure
The safe installation of the 6,500 tonne structure by the deepwater construction vessel Aegir marks the beginning of the Project’s major installation campaign in the Browse Basin, offshore Western Australia. Ichthys LNG Project Managing Director Louis Bon said the RSS is the largest subsea structure
RSS tower installed at Ichthys field
Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project reached yet another milestone with the installation of the RSS tower at the Ichthys Field.
Ichthys FPSO gets its turret
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has begun integration of the lower turret with the Ichthys LNG project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The unique 4,200 tonne, 31 metre-tall turret structure, which travelled from Singapore, was inserted int
SeeByte Shows ATR Software Using L-3 Klein Sonar on Iver-3 AUV
SeeByte has successfully demonstrated their Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) software using a L-3 Klein Associates sonar payload (L-3 Klein UUV 3500, dual frequency 455/900 kHz) on an Iver-3 vehicle. This process involved the ATR software being tuned to the Klein sonar in order for the software to
NEC in World’s First South Atlantic Submarine Cable Link
Angola Cables S.A. has signed a contract to build the world’s first submarine cable system across the South Atlantic with NEC Corporation as the system supplier. The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) will connect Angola and Brazil, directly linking the African continent to Latin America for the fir
SpeedCast to supply satellite services for Pieter Schelte
SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast), a global satellite telecommunications service provider, has been awarded a satellite service contract by Allseas Group S.A. The contract covers their flagship vessel, the Pieter Schelte, the world’s biggest ship, which took to the seas for the first time
Gardline CGG in Houtman 2D survey (Australia)
Gardline CGG Pte Ltd has been selected by Geoscience Australia to acquire the Houtman 2D broadband marine seismic survey in the Perth Basin, offshore Australia. M/V Duke is currently transiting to Western Australia following the completion of the BRAHSS project in Queensland. The survey will cover u
Bibby Offshore expands its SMD ROV fleet
Bibby Offshore has acquired two Quantum MkIII 250hp 3000m rated Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), increasing its ROV fleet to nine SMD vehicles – including one Atom and six Quasars. Each of the high specification Quantum Work Class ROV systems includes SMD’s Extended Tophat Tether Managem