The 2012 edition of the annual UDT Europe show – a leading forum for the international undersea defence community – will be held in Alicante, Spain, from 29 to 31 May. DCNS specialists will present papers and displays on some of the Group’s latest technologies. A consistent innovator thanks to its R
Bergen Group Dreggen has been awarded a new contract with the EPC contractor Techint Engenharia e Construção SA in Brazil. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 60-70 million, and comprises delivery of a total of 4 offshore lattice boom cranes for two fixed wellhead platforms being constructed
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, recently released the latest version of its SACS software for the analysis and design of new and existing fixed offshore oil and gas structures and wind farm stru
Subsea mooring connector specialist, First Subsea, has successfully completed the mooring of the PSVM (Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte) FPSO in 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) of water, in the BP Block 31 ultra deepwater development, offshore Angola. The external turret-moored FPSO has 12 mooring lines,
Subsea mooring connector specialist, First Subsea, has successfully completed the mooring of the PSVM (Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte) FPSO in 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) of water, in the BP Block 31 ultra deepwater development, offshore Angola. The external turret-moored FPSO has 12 mooring lines,
Veripos, a world leader for provision of GNSS positioning support to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been commissioned by Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), the survey, positioning and ROV subsidiary of the Reef Subsea group of companies, to supply facilities and equipment aboard
Continuing with its 2012 event calendar, Sonardyne International will be exhibiting at EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers), 4th-7th June in Copenhagen and Caspian Oil & Gas, 5th-8th June in Baku, Azerbaijan. The largest, most comprehensive geoscience event in the world, EAGE is
Continuing with its 2012 event calendar, Sonardyne International will be exhibiting at EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers), 4th-7th June in Copenhagen and Caspian Oil & Gas, 5th-8th June in Baku, Azerbaijan. The largest, most comprehensive geoscience event in the world, EAGE is
Portland in Dorset may be an Olympic site this year, but it is also the location of LiftRig Consulting’s latest subsea power cable handling and storage project. LiftRig are working with Manor Marine to provide safe and cost-effective handling and storage of spare power cables for the world’s largest
A new offshore wind farm in the US marks the turning point for offshore wind energy. Ramboll will as leader of a consortium with U.S. based companies design the foundations for the Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm. The consortium expects more US offshore wind projects to be on the way. America’s first o
Because of doubts about the original design of the new harbour built in Sal Rei on the Cape Verdean island Boa Vista, the Cape Verdean client asked Royal Haskoning and Deltares to produce, test and optimise a new design. The harbour is vital for the ongoing development of tourism on the island. Stor
Bowtech Products Ltd., a market leading manufacturer and supplier of cameras, LED lighting, emergency relocation strobes, connectors, fiber optic multiplexers and slip rings for use in underwater or hazardous area applications, to any ocean depth, has announced that they have completed a supply cont
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract to supply oceanographic winches and A-frame systems to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a new oceanographic research vessel. The state-of-the-art, ocean-going, vessel is capable of surveying to the full ocean dep
As part of the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the oil and gas industry’s ability to respond in the event of a deepwater blowout and ensure that offshore oil and gas production can continue to expand safely and responsibly, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday charged
