The topside, jacket and piles for GDF SUEZ’ gas production wellhead protection platform G16a-B left the Rotterdam harbour recently. The platform is on its way to block G16, 80km north of Dutch Island Terschelling where installation will start in approximately two days time. On May 26th, load out of
Ulstein Power & Control has signed a comprehensive contract for supply of equipment packages to yard number 295 at Ulstein Verft. The vessel is an offshore IMR / construction vessel of Ulstein´s SX148 design for the shipping company Eidesvik Seven AS and their client Statoil. Ulstein Verft entered i
The latest version of Coda Survey Engine Seismic+ comes with a host of new key features and there are more to come this summer! The first new major feature of Seismic+ is the ability to import any data objects such as core logs, geotechnical data, line plans, specifications, videos etc. You can then
The German shipping group Harren & Partner / Offshore Installation Group (OIG) placed an order for the installation of three OCTOPUS-Onboard systems. Harren & Partner was founded in 1989 and has been expanding ever since. Today H & P operates a fleet of about 60 vessels consisting of tankers, contai
SBM Offshore announces it has received a letter from BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd confirming full project sanction for the supply of an internal turret mooring system for the Quad 204 FPSO project. The contract consists of engineering, procurement and construction of an internal turret moori
The UK’s leadership in the development of wave-generated power continued apace as wave energy developer Aquamarine Power invited Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MSP to unveil the Oyster 800, the company’s next-generation hydro-electric wave energy converter. 800kW device At a ceremony at Burn
Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a series of orders to supply propulsion solutions for dredger vessels to be built in China and the Netherlands. Since dredging applications are typically very demanding, the high reliability of the Wärtsilä solutions was a key element in the award of all three proj
Trelleborg Offshore has revealed a new diver-friendly piggyback clamp designed to improve safety during installation. Trelleborg developed the clamp at the request of leading offshore construction company, McDermott in collaboration with Trelleborg Offshore UAE distributor, Unique Maritime Group. Re
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has been commissioned by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. , a leading international oil and gas company, to design and develop a mudline crossov
University of Luebeck from Germany, triumphed over 9 other teams to win the SAUC-E ’11, the 6th Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge Europe. The team’s AUV called “Hanse” got the highest score successfully completing a number of mission tasks assigned. The 2nd prize went to University of Girona (
BAE Systems and SeeByte Ltd of Edinburgh, Scotland have signed a Co-operation Agreement to pursue business opportunities associated with the UK’s Mine Counter Measure (MCM), Hydrography and Patrol Capability (MHPC) Programme. BAE Systems Mission Systems and SeeByte have identified a shared vision fo
Ithaca Energy announced that the development of the Stella field has moved a step forward through the placement of a contract with GE Oil & Gas to manufacture and supply subsea trees and controls systems. The initial phase of detailed engineering work has commenced and will focus on the procurement
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership announced Hydroid, of Pocasset, Mass., will provide Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and docking stations to support the Pioneer Array of the Ocean Observatories Initiative. WHOI, an implementing organization on the OOI P
Apply Sørco, a company owned by Apply ASA, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Aberdeen based PD&MS Energy Limited, in connection with potential drilling systems upgrades projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Together the parties represent considerable experience with drilling
