Equipment
SCHOTTEL Turbines Ready for Action
In the last months SCHOTTEL successfully tested its hydrokinetic turbines in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. The full-scale tests included 260 operating hours under realistic conditions. The results show that one turbine with a rotor diameter of four meters generates 50 kW per second at a rated
Chart, VTG LNG rail car prototype nearing completion
Chart and VTG successfully manufactured and tested the cryogenic tank section of the world’s first LNG rail car prototype at Chart Ferox facility in Decin, Czech Republic. Final assembly will happen during the next few weeks in VTG’s facility in Elze, Germany. The tank section will be mounted on the
Weather Hampers Gum Deniz Seismic Shoot
Greenfields Petroleum is continuing to acquire the 3-D survey over the Gum Deniz Oil Field offshore Azerbaijan, but weather conditions continue to hamper the seismic contractor’s operations. Approximately 75 square kilometers of seismic data has been acquired to date. It is likely that the total sur
GNF, Balearia to jointly develop LNG engine
Gas Natural Fenosa and Spanish ferry operator Balearia signed a deal to develop the first natural gas engine for passenger vessels in Spain. The cooperation was marked by the signing of the partnership agreement between the CEO of Energy Retail Business for Gas Natural Fenosa, Daniel Lopez Jorda and
Seatower Prepares for Foundation Load Out
Foundation designer Seatower that earlier this year was awarded a contract delivering the world’s first CraneFree hybrid gravity base foundation has now confirmed that the foundation will be loaded out from French port of Le Havre later this week. The installation of the single 1800 tonne, mainly co
LDD Wraps Up Foundation Setup Off Gabon
LDD, an Acteon company, has successfully finished a specialist foundation installation for the Etame Marin block field expansion project, offshore Gabon, West Africa. VAALCO Gabon (Etame) is the operator of the Etame Marin block. EMAS AMC, the subsea services division of EMAS, is undertaking the blo
Roebuck Basin seismic shoot imminent, Polarcus says
Polarcus Limited has announced the imminent start of a major new RightBAND(TM) multi-client project over the Roebuck Basin, offshore North West Shelf, Australia. The Capreolus 3D survey, supported by strong industry funding, will comprise approximately 15,000 sq. km and is designed to provide explor
McDermott Lands New Bukit Tua Job
One of McDermott’s subsidiaries has been awarded a transportation, installation and pre-commissioning contract by PC Ketapang II Ltd, a subsidiary of PETRONAS, for the Bukit Tua Development Project in the Ketapang block of East Java, Indonesia. “McDermott is uniquely positioned to support the fast t
Polarcus in Capreolus 3D Survey
Polarcus Limited has announced the imminent start of a major new RightBAND multi-client project over the Roebuck Basin, offshore North West Shelf, Australia. The Capreolus 3D survey, supported by industry funding, will comprise approximately 15,000 sq. km and is designed to provide exploration compa
McDermott wins Bukit Tua contract
McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a transportation, installation and pre-commissioning contract by PC Ketapang II Ltd, a subsidiary of Petronas, for the Bukit Tua Development Project in the Ketapang block of East Java, Indonesia. The contract will be included in McDermott’s fourth quart
Nimrod Sea Assets buys Volstad Maritime stake
Nimrod Sea Assets Limited has completed its fourth transaction for USD6.65 million by way of a 17.5% stake in Volstad Maritime II DIS, a partnership which owns the M.V. Oceanic Endeavour (“OE”). Oceanic Endeavour is a high-end, 16 streamer, seismic vessel bareboat chartered to CGG Eidesvik and then
AWI Kicks Off FRAM Observatory Project
Scientists and engineers of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are currently starting work on a long-term observatory with observation stations from the Norwegian Sea to the Arctic Ocean. In the coming years, the AWI researchers intend to upgrade their
Nordic Maritime in 2D Seismic Job for Mitra Energy
Singapore-based Nordic Maritime in collaboration with PT. Alamjaya Makmur Sejahtera, has won a 2D seismic marine acquisition services contract from Mitra Energy Indonesia. The value of the contract is over $2 million. Nordic Maritime’s S/V Nordic Bahari will start the acquisition, utilising OBN (Oce
Researchers Use New Detection for Seabed Oxygen Supply
Based on the detailed investigation and new measurement technology described by a research team led by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the turnover of organic matter and nutrients at the sea floor as well as future changes within the dynamic ecosystem can be better assessed. Althoug