Equipment
CGG lands $200M Pemex job
CGG announced today that Pemex recently awarded CGG a contract worth close to US $200m for ocean bottom cable (OBC) 3D-4C seismic work in one of the oil company’s most important producing areas, the Ku Maloob Zaap oil field and the light crude oil fields of the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico.
ABPmer Extends Coastal Realignment Database
Recognizing that there are many ways to work with natural processes at the coast, ABPmer has extended their coastal realignment Online Marine Registry (OMReg) to a wider range of practical shoreline adaptation techniques. It now includes shoreline restorations, “unmanaged” realignments and projects
COSL Pioneer to Drill for Statoil at Visund Nord
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to use the COSL Pioneer semi-submersible drilling rig for drilling and completion of wells 34/8-C-2 H and 34/8-C-2 AH at Visund Nord. The activity is scheduled to begin in August, with a duration of around 120 days. Visund is an oil field located east of the
France: Rohr-Idreco Delivers New Clamshell Dredge
The Rohr division of Rohr-Idreco Dredge Systems has announced the successful start-up of another new Floating Gantry 8m3 Clamshell deep digging dredge in France. This dredge is being used to replace an old 6m3 Rohr Gantry Clamshell dredge, which Rohr has rebuilt and sold to another customer. The new
Panama Canal: International Maintenance Congress Approaches
Experts from the United States, Latin America and Europe will participate in the second Panama Canal International Maintenance Congress, scheduled for August 27 – 29, 2014, within the framework of the waterway’s centennial. The main theme of this three-day event will be “Investing in Maintenance: Ke
Chart delivers first skid mounted LNG station to Gasrec
Chart Industries said that Chart Ferox, its unit in the Czech Republic, has supplied its first skid mounted LNG refuelling station to Gasrec’s Bridgwater site in the UK. The station includes a 30m3 horizontal LNG storage tank, submerged transfer pump & LNG dispenser all mounted within a single frame
Cal Dive Sees Loss at USD 29 Mln
Cal Dive International, Inc. has reported a second quarter 2014 loss of $29.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, on revenues of $121.7 million. Included in the loss for the second quarter 2014 is a $6.2 million after-tax charge for the provision of doubtful accounts related to a receivable owed by
Mainstream Conducts ‘Neart na Gaoithe’ OWF Site Survey
Mainstream Renewable Power has recently started its detailed geotechnical and geophysical survey of the proposed Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site. The survey work has started on August 4th 2014 and will continue until approximately September 30th 2014. The planned wind farm site is located i
PSA Identifies Serious Breaches of Regulations on Statfjord C (Norway)
PSA Norway has reported that the investigation of the hydrocarbon leak of 26 January 2014 on Statfjord C by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) identified serious breaches of the regulations. Operator Statoil has now been notified of an order by the PSA. The hydrocarbon leak occurred while s
Normandie 3 Subsea Cable Jointing in Progress
Work on jointing the Normandie 3 subsea cable to the Jersey land cable has started, last week, in the transition bay at Long Beach car park. The operation by Prysmian’s specialist engineers is expected to take about two weeks. The corresponding land/sea transition joint in France was completed last
FES receives Inpex HSE award for Ichthys performance
FES International has achieved Tier 2 accreditation as part of a ‘Health, Safety and Environment’ (HSE) scheme launched by Japan’s oil and gas exploration and production company, Inpex. Members of the Australian HSE team visited FES International’s headquarters in Ashington, Northumberland (UK), las
Libra Terminal to Receive New Equipment (Brazil)
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply Libra Terminais Rio S/A (Libra) with 12 Terex® rubber-tyred gantry cranes. They are to be delivered in the fall of 2014 to the Libra terminal in the Bay of Rio de Janeiro. The cranes will be shipped to Rio, already assembled, from the TPS plant in Xiamen, PR Ch
Pulse opens production and testing facilities in Katy, Texas
Pulse Structural Monitoring Inc., (Pulse), an Acteon company, has opened a new, purpose-built facility in Katy, Texas, that will provide modern office, production and testing facilities in an established industry hub. The modern 740-m2 facility will support Pulse’s expansion plans in the North Ameri
Hydrex Performs Collision Damage Repair (Greece)
In July Hydrex mobilized a team of diver/technicians to Syros, Greece, for a complex repair operation on an 118-meter, 8550 DWT chemical tanker. The vessel had suffered large cracks in her hull plating as the result of a collision. She was not allowed to sail any further. Hydrex proposed a permanent