Heriot-Watt University Group announces tender for the supply of AUV and associated equipment. This represents the fourth tranche, comprising 5 lots of research equipment being purchased as part of the successful 8 Great Technologies joint bid by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh
Oilfield contractor Cape Environmental Services secured a major award for operational innovation at the GSA Golden Service awards in London, being recognised for its work for BP on the ETAP platform in the UKCS North Sea. The Aberdeen-based company, a division of Cape plc, provides onshore and offsh
Schlumberger broke ground last week on a new regional center focused on reliability and efficiency, marking the official start of construction of the center. Located in Port Klang Free Zone, Selangor, the Schlumberger Asia Center for Reliability and Efficiency will be dedicated to advanced maintenan
Gasum Oy invites tenders for the selection of an EPM Partner for the Balticconnector offshore pipeline services project. Balticconector is a project targeted to build an offshore pipeline (Balticconnector) between Finland and Estonia. The design work is divided into two phases, a basic planning phas
Geological Survey of Ireland announced a tender for the supply of a shallow-water multi-beam (MB) echo sounder and related systems for deployment on a small vessel during near-shore mapping exercises. It should be suitable for a 7.5m inshore craft. The contract has a value between 130,000 and 150,00
Petrobras’ Director for Exploration and Production, José Formigli, stressed the importance of developing offshore technology and the ability to manage risk in large projects that, in his view, should not only focus on exploration, but mainly on production. The aim is to reduce the ‘time to first oil
A new model has been developed that can be used at the regional level to determine quickly and accurately how often rivers will burst their banks and to predict the severity of flooding. This risk profile is linked to indicators such as population numbers, economic growth and agriculture, allowing t
GE Oil & Gas today announced the startup of turbomachinery packaging and testing activities in Brazil that will increase the amount of locally produced equipment used for onshore and offshore projects in Brazil. The new facility is located in the northeastern port city of Recife. “This investment de
Much speculation surrounds the construction of mysterious barges in San Francisco and Portland, which a Coast Guard spokesperson recently revealed to be linked to Google. While the true purpose of these barges is yet to be revealed, the idea that Google may be constructing floating data centres seem
The dredging industry’s largest order for floating discharge lines has been secured by IHC Parts & Services, part of IHC Merwede. The confirmation of the purchase of 85 12-metre armoured floating discharge hoses by the National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) is believed to have set a new sales landm
Hydratight the global joint integrity specialist has welcomed Debyl Ltd in Nigeria to be part of its growing distribution network. Port Harcourt based Debyl Ltd provides supply chain management of chemicals, equipment spare parts and technical support services to the oil and gas and chemical industr
EXHEAT has been awarded the contract to supply a 1365kW Ex e electric gas heater to FPSO Cidade de Paraty. The FPSO will operate under twenty year charter and operate contract on the Lula Nordeste development in the pre-salt area, offshore Brazil. The unit is owned and operated by the following cons
With the continued development of acoustically aided inertial navigation, Sonardyne International Ltd. announces that one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors has selected Marksman DP-INS for one of its semi-submersible drilling units. Installed alongside an incumbent Sonardyne dual
With the continued development of acoustically aided inertial navigation, Sonardyne International Ltd. announces that one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors has selected Marksman DP-INS for one of its semi-submersible drilling units. Installed alongside an incumbent Sonardyne dual
