Equipment
Fairmount tows West Ariel rig from Vietnam to Singapore
Tug Fairmount Summit has towed the jack-up rig West Ariel safely from Vung Tau, Vietnam, to Singapore. The towage over a distance of 1,305 miles was performed in seven days with an average speed of 4 knots. The West Ariel, a Kfels B class independent leg cantilever jack-up rig, was built in 2008 by
SonarWiz Now Supports EdgeTech Real-Time Bathymetry Systems
Chesapeake Technology Inc. (CTI), a world leader in real-time acquisition and GIS based processing software for seafloor mapping, has announced a major advance to its flagship software SonarWiz processing with the addition of a Real-Time Acquisition Server for the EdgeTech 4600 and recently introduc
BMT’s riser monitoring system for Aasta Hansteen
Subsea 7 has selected BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, to supply the riser monitoring system for the Aasta Hansteen Spar, approximately 300 km off the coast of Norway. The integrated system includes an innovative suite of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV
Panama Canal Expansion Progresses Well
After the arrival of the second set of rolling gates, the Panama Canal Expansion keeps moving forward reaching a new milestone at the Pacific side with the pouring of more than two million cubic meters of concrete. “This is another milestone that shows the progress of various components of the Canal
Pemex orders GE equipment for Ayatsil field
GE Oil & Gas today announced it will provide vital surface equipment to Mexico’s national oil company Pemex for use at its offshore project in the Ayatsil heavy oil field located in the Campeche Sound, in the Gulf of Mexico. The multi-year contract includes the installation of GE’s surface wellheads
GE O&G to provide training programs for ADNOC’s PI
Further building on its long-standing partnerships with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), GE Oil & Gas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Petroleum Institute University & Research Center (PI) to provide specialized training programs, summer internship opportunities and education
Nova Scotia’s Energy Minister Visits Most Powerful Tidal Stream Turbine
Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Minister of Communications, Andrew Younger today visited Siemens’ SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is pushing ahead with even more ambitious innovation in Canada with the SeaGen-F float
Fieldwood Energy hires Rowan jack-up for GOM well
Rowan Companies, a U.S.-based offshore drilling contractor has received a contract for its Gorilla IV jack-up rig. The one-well contract with Fieldwood Energy in the Gulf of Mexico started in mid-June 2014 at $125,000 per day, below the previous day rate of $180,000. The rig was idle for 19 days dur
UH Mānoa on Subsea Volcano Expedition
Starting June 25, UH Mānoa will lead an expedition to Loihi Seamount, southeast of the island of Hawaii, whose base remains largely unexplored. Dr. Brian Glazer, lead scientist and Associate Professor of Oceanography, his team from UHM, and colleagues from the University of Minnesota, IFREMER Centre
Ulstein Power & Control lands job on Pacific Radiance PSVs
Ulstein’s Power & Control area has been awarded the pre-commissioning contracts for all four PX121 designed PSVs under construction at SWS Offshore for Pacific Radiance.
Nautilus Auxiliary Cutter Assembly Starts at Newcastle Upon Tyne
Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, this week commenced the assembly of Nautilus Minerals’ third and final Seafloor Production Tool (SPT), the Auxiliary Cutter (AC). Nautilus’ CEO, Mike Johnston said: “We are pleased that the assembly of the AC, the third and final of t
Nautilus: SMD Starts Auxiliary Cutter Assembly
Nautilus Minerals Inc. has announced that the assembly of its third and final Seafloor Production Tool (SPT), the Auxiliary Cutter (AC), has this week begun at Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Nautilus’ CEO, Mike Johnston, said: “We are pleased that the assembly of t
Kongsberg Mesotech Introduces M3 Bathy System for Shallow-Water Applications
Kongsberg Mesotech has just introduced the M3 Bathy System, a powerful, entry-level survey system for shallow-water bathymetric applications. The core of the M3 Bathy is Mesotech’s M3 Series MultiMode Multibeam Sonar. The M3 Sonar is the only instrument in its price point that produces high-quality
The Subsea Company launches new BOP Drifts
The Subsea Company has been busy innovating tomorrow’s standards with a recent launch of 16 standard drifts, designed in accordance with API 16A, Third Edition. Many companies are using these drifts to satisfy API 53 requirements as a worst-case safe guard in order to meet compliance and improve o