Aker Solutions won a contract from Caspian Drilling Company Ltd (CDC) to provide a complete topside equipment package for a new semi-submersible drilling rig in Baku, Azerbaijan. The parties agreed not to disclose the value of the order. Aker Solutions has previously delivered drilling equipment to
Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. has announced it has secured acontract from China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) to supply one modular drilling rig for use on a platform in the Mexican sector of the Gulf of Mexico operated by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). Under the contract, Wison will perform the pro
Liebherr has launched its range of maritime crane simulators. Based on original software and hardware, the Liebherr simulators increase safety and productivity by providing a cost-effective and highly professional crane operator training solution. In September, the simulator will be part of the Lieb
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announced that it has delivered a £100,000 Chain Stopper Monitoring System to SBM Offshore, to monitor the chain stoppers during installation of the BP Quad 204 Turret Mooring System (TMS). The new system will allow visual monito
Over the last three years, a long endurance wireless sensor network designed and manufactured by Sonardyne International Ltd. has continuously logged almost 90 million sensor readings as part of a major life of field system. In depths of up to 1,200 metres (approximately 3,900 feet), the company’s A
SeaZone and Snowflake Software join forces to launch ‘HydroView Now: Features’, a ready to consume Web Feature Service (WFS) for the marine community. Comprised of key marine and nautical feature types from vector charting supplied by official International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) chart prod
Pioneering marine renewable energy company Tidal Energy Limited (TEL) has announced the completion of the supply chain for its DeltaStream prototype, Wales’ first full-scale tidal turbine, with the confirmation of its three remaining contracts: • Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd will provide fabrication s
Strainstall Marine UK announces the award of a contract for the supply of an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS), from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea. The IMMS is for the Moho Nord Tension Leg Platform (TLP), of which HHI is the constructor and Total Oil the principal operator. The M
Power Ltd. has put together a proposal for the construction of a barrage which would be capable of harnessing enough tidal energy to power 72,000 homes. The barrage would be built across North Devon’s Taw Torridge estuary, reports This is Cornwall news site. The barrage, which would be 1,200 metres
Advanced Insulation, a single source provider for insulation and fire protection systems to the oil & gas industry, has recently released a video showing their topside and subsea insulation. The company specialises in the manufacture and supply of ContraFlame and ContraFlex fire protection and therm
Corac Group plc, a group of innovative UK based engineering companies, active in energy and environmental technologies, announces that its subsidiary Corac Energy Technologies (CET) has signed a Master Services Agreement with BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (BPTT). This five year agreement provides pre-a
Just three years after gaining a foothold in the Brazilian oil and gas market, a Tyneside based firm is buying out its South American partner to take full control of the growing business. Express Engineering, which is this year celebrating 40 years in business, established a £2 million 50:50 joint v
N-Sea re-introduces the unique and revolutionary TUP Diving System® for its offshore activities. The TUP (Transfer Under Pressure) Diving System®, designed and built in house by N-Sea, has an extensive track record with over 10,000 incident free dives to date. The system, has undergone a comprehensi
The Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (Nofo) has reached agreement with T. Johansen Drift AS and Roald Johansen AS in Alta on constructing two depots for oil spill clean-up equipment. Located at Hasvik and Måsøy in Norway’s northernmost Finnmark county, these facilities repres
