Equipment
ABB Supports Swiss Semiconductors Research
ABB, the power and automation group, grants 5 million Swiss Francs to the ETH Zurich Foundation to support the development of high-performance power semiconductors to improve the efficiency of power conversion systems and energy transmission over long distances as well as industrial solutions. This
DeepOcean: Deep Helder Operational by July
DeepOcean has announced that Deep Helder, a Subsea Support Vessel, continued its trials this week from the port of Delfzijl, The Netherlands. Deep Helder will be ready for operations by July this year. A total of 50 personnel can be accommodated on the vessel. The vessel will be equipped with Survey
Rolls-Royce design for Chellsea platform supply vessels
Rolls Royce will design platform supply vessels for Singapore’s offshore ship operator Chellsea
Technip Installs Array Cables On Borkum OWF
Technip Offshore Wind has successfully completed contractual work on the installation of 43 array cables on the Borkum wind farm, located 45 kilometers North from the German island of Borkum in the North Sea. The project was the first to use the CBT 1100 Trenching System, which improved cable burial
MacArtney Backs WASUB Submarine Team
Spearheaded by its local operations in the Netherlands, MacArtney is supporting the WASUB human-powered submarine team of the Delft University of Technology (TUDelft). Drawing on their extensive experience with underwater systems and vehicles, MacArtney engineers will put their know-how at the dispo
Petrobras hires Endeavor
Endeavor Management announced that Brazi’s oil company Petrobras has retained the Houston-based consulting firm to investigate and document successful industry practices for decommissioning subsea infrastructure. Endeavor Management intends to gather information from regulators, contractors, and eng
SeaBird Wraps Up Somalia 2D Survey
Soma Oil & Gas Exploration Limited, the Somalia focused oil and gas exploration company, has completed its offshore seismic acquisition programme which started in February 2014. The seismic acquisition programme was carried out by SeaBird Exploration (“SeaBird”) and concluded in June 2014 with over
Bristow Group appoints Senior VP and CFO
Bristow Group Inc., a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that John Briscoe has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 9, 2014. Briscoe has an extensive background in senior financial leadership
Pipe buckling caused Deepwater Horizon disaster, U.S. CSB says
Deepwater Horizon disaster caused by drill pipe buckling, U.S. Chemical Safety Board discovers.
2H Offshore: New Fatigue Monitoring for Risers Systems
2H Offshore, in conjunction with BP, has developed a new fatigue monitoring methodology for drilling riser systems. The new approach was developed using accumulated operator monitoring data and an innovative analytical solution, and accurately calculates fatigue damage made by both wave and VIV effe
Video: BOP on Deepwater Horizon Fails Due to Pipe Buckling
U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has reported that the blowout preventer (BOP) that was intended to shut off the flow of high-pressure oil and gas from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico during the disaster on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, failed to seal the well because drill pipe buckled
LNG Holdings Turns to Chart E&C For Liquefaction Plant
Chart Industries, a manufacturer of highly engineered equipment used in the production, storage and end-use of hydrocarbon and industrial gases, said that LNG Holdings has awarded Chart’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Chart Energy & Chemicals, a contract to provide its standard C100N LNG liquefaction pla
ES Offshore receives order for jack-up rig blocks
Singapore’s ES Group has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ES Offshore Engineering Pte. Ltd. was awarded repeat orders for jack-up drilling rig blocks worth approximately S$17 million from a major shipyard in Singapore. ES Group, which builds, converts and repairs tugs, barges, rigs, offsh
AMEC chooses Intergraph
Intergraph®, the leading global provider of engineering software for the design, construction and operation of plants, ships, and offshore facilities, announces that international engineering and project management company AMEC has chosen to upgrade its investment in PDS® to Intergraph Smart™ 3D tec