During the period 25 – 26 September 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS’ (CoPSAS) follow-up of electrical installations and personnel responsible for such installations. The objective of the audit was to verify compliance with regulat
AVEVA announced today, November 5, that Synergy Engineering, a leading Engineering Consultant based in South East Asia, has successfully executed a brownfield modification project using AVEVA Laser Modeller. A true as-built model of the facility was not available, as a result of significant modifica
Last week US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, won the contract to build American Construction Co., Inc.’s newest vessel, a 242’ x 54’, 4,050 cubic yard, split hull dump barge. The barge was designed by The Glosten Associates of Seattle, WA and features an advanced sealing mechanism to safeguard envi
CodaOctopus is conducting presentations and live demonstrations of its leading edge Echoscope® and UIS™ (Underwater Inspection System) in St. Petersburg, Florida, on December the 6th and 7th. The patented Echoscope® is in use around the world and provides users with the capability to “see” in low-to
The Dutch company Formaco, which has been active for more than 15 years in the Dutch and Belgian market with primarily heavy quality forging- and casting works, recently signed a contract with the Spanish forge Irizar Forge from the Basque Country for the exclusive sale of special forged lifting hoo
CodaOctopus is conducting presentations and live demonstrations of its leading edge Echoscope® and UIS™ (Underwater Inspection System) in St. Petersburg, Florida, on December the 6th and 7th. The patented Echoscope® is in use around the world and provides users with the capability to “see” in low-to
MacDermid Offshore Solutions Australia has been awarded a contract for the supply of subsea hydraulic control fluids to the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. Support for the project will come from MacDermid’s technical support centre in Western Austra
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous marine robot, reports one of their Wave Gliders named Mercury battled through Hurricane Sandy and successfully piloted through winds up to 70 knots, all the while transmitting weathe
Chatham Rock Phosphate today congratulated Namibian Marine Phosphate on news it has received a mining licence from that country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. “It’s an exciting global milestone for the industry,” CRP chief executive Chris Castle said. “We hope to be in a similar position within a
Liquid Waste Technology, LLC has announced the launch of the newest Mud Cat dredge, the Mud Cat MFD-1000. This multi-function dredge has multiple interchangeable tool options, including an excavator bucket, a cutter basket with dredging pump, a weed rake, and a pile driver. This one-truck transporta
Pemamek Ltd delivered highly advanced Column & Booms to Technip in Norway the leading subsea engineering contractor on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Technip is specialised in producing oil and gas pipelines onshore, then for later to reel these lines on a reeling vessel. All pipes are delivered i
Lilaas AS has secured the breakthrough order for its innovative electronically-controlled LO1 lever range, which was officially launched at this year’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg. The company will supply its first LO1 units to US-based Marine Technologies LLC, which is delivering a BridgeMate thruste
Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI, has extended the science in Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems. The company is addressing the need for extended operation of autonomous sensor buoys and other remote ocean platforms. Many existing remote ocean-based platforms are powered by batteries o
Offshore engineering specialist and leading global supplier of centraliser products, Aquaterra Energy, has secured a contract to design and install 260 centralisers for BP Azerbaijan in their latest development on the West Chirag Platform in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oil fields in the Caspian
