Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has been awarded a three-year, $27 million contract to provide the equipment design, electrical assemblies and engineering services for the distribution and control of electrical power across the Atlantic and Pacific sites of the expanded Panama
Fast-evolving oil and gas remote downhole and wellbore camera specialists EV has entered a six-month agreement with BP Norway to deploy its industry-reputed technology on North Sea assets. The company, which has also been named as the oil major’s preferred supplier of camera and video inspection too
Fugro Brasil has signed a contract with Wilson Sons to build a DP-2 ROV Support Vessel in Brazil. The vessel´s total length is 83 meter with a main deck space of 520 square meter, gross tonnage of 4,400 ton, and accommodation for in total 60 persons. The vessel will be built at Wilson Sons´ shipyard
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has purchased two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) from Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of AUVs. The REMUS 100 AUVs will be used to support Sweden’s mine countermeasures program, especially in harbo
The endangered Least Tern has a new island to call home on the Mississippi River thanks to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – St. Louis District, the Dredge Potter and a flexible, floating dredge pipe. Historically, the Least Tern nested on sandbars along the Mississippi River. The establishment of
Russian Navy’s ensign – St. Andrew’s flag – was triumphantly hoisted on the autonomous deep-sea submersible Consul at JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, reported Russian Defense Ministry Press Service. Deputy defense minister Gen. Nikolai Makarov endorsed the submersible’s acceptance certificate in
The 15 December 2011 marked delivery by Aker Wirth of the 250th mud pump in the TPK 2200 series. Following its successful trial run, the jubilee pump is now on its way to Korea. It will be installed there as one of four pumps in the “Tungsten Explorer” deep sea drilling vessel project from Vantage [
A wave power conversion device, designed by Resolute Marine Energy, has been recently deployed offshore Jennette’s Pier. The UNC Coastal Studies Institute assisted in coordination of the project and will deploy ocean-monitoring equipment and evaluate data in partnership with Jennette’s Pier. The dev
Oil and Gas industry solutions provider AGR is celebrating a milestone achievement for its drilling technology. Its Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR™) and Cutting Transportation System (CTS™) have now been deployed on more than 500 wells. This achievement is not only an indication of AGR’s experie
Oil & Gas industry solutions provider AGR is celebrating a milestone achievement for its drilling technology. Its Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR™) and Cutting Transportation System (CTS™) have now been deployed on more than 500 wells. This achievement is not only an indication of AGR’s experienc
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract with Subsea 7 to supply and install a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard their newest vessel. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2014, installation will take place at Huis
Huisman, a Dutch-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract with Subsea 7 to supply and install a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard their newest vessel. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2014, installation will take pla
Bright Computing announced that the Department of Oceanography at Texas A&M University has selected Bright Cluster Manager® to manage its AMD Opteron-based HPC Cluster. This system, installed by Bright partner Advanced HPC, is being used to study the environmental impact of oil spills and poisonous
Kongsberg Maritime simulators have been selected for the forthcoming MOSAIC 2 facility (Maersk Offshore Simulation and Innovation Centre) at Maersk Training in Svendborg, Denmark. Building officially commenced on the state-of-the-art new facility on the Maersk Training campus on 29th November 2011.
