Bosch Rexroth marked the opening of its new Marine and Offshore Technology and Service Center in Houston with a ribbon-cutting and facility tour for customers and local officials, including Houston Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Gonzalez. The new technology and service center provides engineering services, produc
On June 21, 2013 Rosneft and General Electric signed a Strategic cooperation agreement during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Agreement was signed by Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, and Jeffrey Immelt, GE Chairman and CEO. The Agreement will l
Zamil Mermaid Offshore Services has chosen three Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus ROVs for a seven-year inspection and repair contract for Saudi Aramco. The Panther XT is well known for its reputation as a small but high powered, light work ROV. Zamil Mermaid’s operations manager, Neil Howie, says the Pa
The 1800-tonne subsea template for the Åsgard subsea gas compression pioneering project is en route from the shipyard in Egersund to the Åsgard field. The steel frame will in the next two weeks be installed on the Åsgard field seabed to form the base of the world’s first subsea gas compression facil
Trelleborg Offshore & Construction has been awarded a contract to provide Aker Solutions with high performance subsea insulation. The insulation is for use on the Asgard Subsea Compression Project for Statoil – the world’s first ever subsea gas compression facility. Trelleborg’s innovative Vikotherm
Trelleborg Offshore & Construction has been awarded a contract to provide Aker Solutions with high performance subsea insulation. The insulation is for use on the Asgard Subsea Compression Project for Statoil – the world’s first ever subsea gas compression facility. Trelleborg’s innovative Vikotherm
ABB AB has appointed Vos Prodect Innovations as preferred supplier for engineering, testing and supply of cable hang-off systems for the RWE’s 48- turbine Nordsee Ost (NSO) offshore wind farm in the German North Sea region. Vos Prodect cable hang-off systems will be used to provide flexibility in ca
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a three-year charter for use of the Normand Flower, a multi-service subsea support vessel owned by Solstad Offshore ASA. The charter term is expected to commence during the fourth quarter of 2013 upon arrival of the vessel for
The Gladstone Ports Corporation has released the Curtis Coast Coastal and Marine Resource Inventory Report 2012 which demonstrates that the environmental impact of two decades of extensive development In the Port of Gladstone has been minor. The report compares the flora and fauna of the Curtis Coas
Every three years leading experts meet for the World Dredging Congress and Exhibition, known as WODCON. This is the single most important opportunity for the worldwide dredging community to explore and share the latest developments in the industry. In 2013 the gathering took place in Brussels, Belgi
Norwegian-state run oil and gas company Statoil on Tuesday informed that the 1800-tonne subsea template for the Åsgard subsea gas compression pioneering project was en route from the shipyard in Egersund to the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea. The installation, set to come on stream in 2015, will
Enel Green Power, a world leader in renewable energy generation, and 40South Energy, a group of highly innovative companies operating in the field of marine energy at the international level, began the installation and commissioning of a first R115 generator, with a nominal capacity of 150 kW and in
DNV Software is launching Sesam Marine, a groundbreaking software solution that keeps pace with the increasing complexity of marine operations with 3D simulation and visualisation. “This is the first time that complex analyses of marine operations can be visually experienced through simulation using
DNV will carry out software-version control audits of key equipment, with a focus on software integrity, on the CJ70 jack-ups built at Keppel in Singapore during the commissioning of the units. The work is starting now and will continue until the units are delivered at the year-end. The contract inc
