Equipment
KrisEnergy Selects FSO and Bouy Mooring for Wassana
KrisEnergy, has chartered the Rubicon Vantage FSO vessel and a catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoy for utilisation on the Wassana oil development in the G10/48 licence area in the Gulf of Thailand. The Wassana field is anticipated to commence production in the second half of 2015. The Rubicon Va
IRM Systems Expands Its Team
IRM Systems, the independent authority in the design of emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS), has expanded its staff to meet growing demand for its services. The new full-time personnel are based at its headquarters in the Netherlands. Over the course of this year, IRM Systems has landed four ne
Shelf Drilling hires Drydocks to repair ‘High Island IV’ jack-up
Drydocks World has been chosen to carry out the drydocking and repairs of the jack-up “High Island IV” for Shelf Drilling, one of the major players in the shallow water drilling market, and owners of 40 rigs worldwide. Drydocks World-Dubai has a successful past with Shelf Drilling, previously comple
CARIS: HIPS and SIPS 9.0 and Bathy DataBASE 4.1
CARIS has announced new releases of its hydrographic data processing and bathymetric data management and analysis solutions. The latest releases of HIPS and SIPS 9.0 and Bathy DataBASE 4.1 feature significant enhancements, as well as providing streamlined connectivity and smart utilization of shared
KrisEnergy hires Rubicon Vantage FSO for Wassana work
KrisEnergy Ltd. has chartered the Rubicon Vantage FSO vessel and a catenary anchor leg mooring (“CALM”) buoy for utilisation on the Wassana oil development in the G10/48 licence area in the Gulf of Thailand. The Wassana field is anticipated to start production in the second half of 2015. The Rubicon
PHOTO: Damen Delivers ‘7 Waves’ SRSV to Rederij Groen
Dutch offshore services company Rederij Groen has taken delivery of the ‘7-Waves’, the second of a total three identical Seismic Research Support Vessels. Once the third of these so-called offshore chasers joins the fleet in January 2015, all of Groen’s five custom built chasers will have been built
Nevsky Shipyard Gets Order for 4 MPSVs
Nevsky Shipyard and the Direction of State Contractor of Marine Transport Development Program have signed a contract for the construction of 4 multipurpose small-draft salvage vessels of MPSV12 project. Nevsky Shipyard got the right to conclude the given contract having won the open competitive tend
LLOG Sets Up Delta House FPS
LLOG Bluewater (LLOG), a joint venture between LLOG Exploration L.L.C. and Blackstone Energy Partners and its affiliates, has successfully installed its Delta House floating production system (FPS) in Mississippi Canyon 254. The FPS is now permanently moored and ballasted down to working depth. The
MESL in Benthic Characterisation for Torr Head Tidal Project
Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd (MESL) has conducted a benthic characterisation survey for the Torr Head Tidal Array development off of the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland on behalf of Tidal Ventures Limited. Tidal Ventures is a joint venture partnership between Brookfield Renewable Ene
OneSubsea Nets 10-Year BG Deal
OneSubsea™, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has signed a 10-year global frame agreement with BG Group to supply subsea production equipment and aftermarket services. By adopting OneSubsea’s unique integrated solutions capabilities, the agreement establishes a framework for BG to pursue a standar
OneSubsea in 10-year deal with BG
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has signed a 10-year global frame agreement with BG Group to supply subsea production equipment and aftermarket services. By adopting OneSubsea’s integrated solutions capabilities, the agreement establishes a framework for BG to pursue a standardized ap
VIDEO: BG Group ‘FlatFish’ Project
BG Group is investing in a new underwater vehicles R&D project. Codenamed ‘FlatFish’, the project is being undertaken by BG Brasil and the Brazilian Institute of Robotics (BIR). This next generation of underwater vehicles will operate without human intervention, other than defining the inspection mi
Komatsu Behind the World’s First iMC Hydraulic Excavator
Starting in Europe and Japan, Komatsu Ltd. has begun with the launching of the PC200i-10 and PC210LCi-10 intelligent Machine Control (iMC) hydraulic excavators. With a plan to introduce them to the United States in November, Komatsu is working to aggressively promote them in advanced countries which
NHC Launches New ROV Course in Singapore
National Hyperbaric Centre has developed, an industry-first, ROV System Auditing and Assurance Course at their new facility in Singapore. The course aims to provide technical and operational ROV personnel with knowledge to become aware of auditing processes, enabling technical progression in the ind