Schlumberger’s subsidiary WesternGeco has filed a complaint against PGS in Houston alleging infringement of four patents. These patents were part of the litigation between WesternGeco and ION Geophysical regarding the DigiFIN steering device. For the case to continue WesternGeco will also have to ta
Matrix Composites & Engineering (Matrix) announces that it has entered into an agreement with Subsea 7 for the supply of subsea installation buoyancy for their heavy lift tie-in package on the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project in Western Australia. Matrix will supply subsea installation buoyancy rangi
As reported by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), offshore drilling is booming in the Gulf of Mexico. In part this is due to the development of new technologies that reduce operational costs and risks, and new reservoir discoveries with high production wells. According to BSE
South Korea, the world’s second-largest buyer of LNG, imported 3.27 million tonnes of LNG in August, up 40.2% from the same month in 2012. Most of the August LNG imports came from Qatar (811,824 mt) and Indonesia (630,919 mt). The average LNG price paid declined 5.6% YoY to $14.73/mn Btu in August.
Alstom and ScottishPower Renewables have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to incorporate Alstom’s tidal power devices within the Sound of Islay project. The tidal array, between the islands of Islay and Jura on the west coast of Scotland, will include up to four of Alstom’s 1 MW tidal devices, o
The UK winner of the James Dyson Award is Renewable Wave Power generator developed by Sam Etherington, Brunel University, writes BBC. It is a wave power generator that can harvest energy no matter which way the sea is running. Inspiration for this came from when Etherington was kite surfing off the
Cortez Subsea, a growing subsea services and technology products company has secured £1.5million of contracts across its range of pipeline installation and decommissioning services following a successful start to Q3 of 2013. The Aberdeen-based firm has completed the first phase of work on a North Se
DeepOcean AS, part of DeepOcean Group, announced today that together with its Brazilian partner Comphania Brasileira de Offshore (CBO) they have been awarded a 2 year with 2 year options contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S/A (“PETROBRAS”) E&P Services. The contract includes subsea inspection, mainte
Rabobank Publishes Outlook for Dredging Sector CEDA Corporate Member Rabobank has published its newest outlook for the dredging sector, and for the first time, made it available to the general public. Greens: Abbott OKs Great Barrier Reef Destruction (Australia) Tony Abbott’s Great Barrier Reef po
FriGeo has landed a very prestigious contract regarding freeze dredging in the Värta harbor, outside Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish Harbors introduced a plan to create a new pier for passenger traffic there. The main contractor, and the FriGeo customer, is Danish company Aarsleff. “We are very pleas
Acteon announced that it has completed the acquisition of Probe Oil Tools Ltd, which is based in Great Yarmouth, UK. Established in 1973 and still being run by its managing director, Keith Ford, Probe Oil Tools is a specialist provider of high-specification pressure-control equipment, including well
Subsea 7 S.A. announced a contract award by Stone Energy valued in excess of US$70 million for the development of the Cardona field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of flowlines, risers, pipeline structures, and a gas li
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Shell to supply subsea systems for the Parque das Conchas Phase 3 development offshore Brazil. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes seven subsea trees, two manifolds and associated subsea control systems. The company wil
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Shell to supply subsea systems for the Parque das Conchas Phase 3 development offshore Brazil. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes seven subsea trees, two manifolds and associated subsea control systems. The company will also
