Equipment
Polarcus completes Porcupine basin survey off Ireland
Polarcus has completed acquisition of a major new 3D broadband multi-client project in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore SW Ireland. The extensive survey, undertaken in partnership with ION GeoVentures, saw the technologically-advanced 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Amani tow an ultra-wide 1,350m r
Polarcus Completes Porcupine Basin 3D Shoot Off Ireland
Polarcus has successfully completed acquisition of a major new 3D broadband multi-client project in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore SW Ireland. The extensive survey, undertaken in partnership with ION GeoVentures, saw the technologically-advanced 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Amani tow an ultra-
Prysmian to Exhibit at WindEnergy Hamburg
Prysmian Group will showcase its range of products and services for the wind power industry at the 2014 edition of the WindEnergy Hamburg event in Hamburg (Germany) from September 23 to 26. Long term growth perspectives in the renewable sector and business development strategy have taken the Group t
Officials Visit Dredger “D’Artagnan”
The Director General of JSC Lenmorniiproekt, Vladimir Merzlikin and Sergey Gorelik, Deputy Head of Rosmorrechflot, met recently to talk about the construction of Sabetta Port. During the meeting, also attended by Rosmorport’s Executive Director Andrey Lavrishchev and the Deputy Director-General for
RentOcean Equipment Helps in Cable Loading for Ras Laffan-Halul Connection
The two new 4000t demountable turntable systems were successfully used to load 2x50km of power cable on the Hanjin Pioneer at the LS Cable plant in Donghae, South Korea. LS Cable managed, with the support of RentOcean’s team onside, to have the job done well within their time frame. The vessel is no
UW Students in Subsea Observatory Setup
Throughout the 83-day expedition, groups of UW students have each spent two weeks or more working aboard the UW’s large research vessel, the Thomas G. Thompson. Around 45 students, mostly undergraduates, are participating. Most are taking the Ocean 411: Seagoing Research and Discovery course, which
Deep Sea Mooring Bags Repsol Contract on NCS
Global energy company Repsol has selected Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) to provide a range of mooring services for their drilling operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. DSM will be responsible for marine engineering and supplying the mooring equipment. The company will also assist in offshore opera
New Suez Canal: 25 Pct of Digging Work Finished
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is closely following up the developments related to the New Suez Canal Project, said Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish. The project is moving in line with the scheduled timeline, he added during a celebration organized by the Arab Academy for Scienc
Repsol hires Deep Sea Mooring for NCS support
Global energy company Repsol has selected Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) to provide a range of mooring services for their drilling operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Bladt Industries Gets Steel for Innovative ‘Suction Bucket’ Foundation
Tata Steel, Europe’s second largest steel producer, in conjunction with German pipe manufacturer Eisenbau Krӓmer, has successfully completed delivery of 400 tonnes of 3D profiled and submerged arc welded (SAW) tubular steel to Bladt Industries which is being used for an innovative suction bucket fou
Decommissioning North Sea platforms to cost $66.3 B
Decommissioning North Sea oil and gas facilities is projected to cost £40.6 billion ($66.3 billion) over the next 25 years in the North Sea, Oil & Gas UK says. According to Oil & Gas UK when the time is right, oil companies will seek to decommission as efficiently and cost effectively as possible wh
Sulzer pulls out of Dresser-Rand talks after Siemens offers $7.6B
Germany’s Siemens will buy Dresser-Rand, a U.S.-based oilfield equipment provider, for a sum of $7.6 billion.
Community Action Delays Point Peron Decision
Peaceful community action and last minute letters outlining crucial new evidence from Senator Scott Ludlam has ‘Stopped the Clock’ on the disastrous canal and marina development at Point Peron. After months of well-orchestrated community campaigning to halt a decision by Federal Environment Minister
Sevan Developer Construction Stopped
Sevan Drilling ASA, an international offshore drilling contractor, has entered into a standstill agreement with Cosco (Qidong) Offshore Co. Limited related to Sevan Developer’s construction contract. Earlier in August, in the Q2 earnings report, the company mentioned significant delay in the deliver