ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about $36 million from oil services company Aker Solutions to provide drives and transformers to their subsea power distribution system for the Asgard subsea oil and gas field operated by Norway’s Statoil. The order was b
A joint industry project managed by the Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is presenting valuable findings on the technology of LNG cargo tanks. Since 2008, BW Imo has participated in a study on sloshing impact forces in LNG membrane tanks. A new method of measuring these forc
Teledyne Gavia announced today the sale and recent delivery of the Company’s Offshore Surveyor class Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to Geological Assistance and Services (GAS) of Bologna, Italy. The AUV, as configured by GAS, incorporates a 500 kHz GeoSwath module and a Teledyne Benthos Sub-bot
Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Javad Oji says Turkey has requested Iran to increase its natural gas exports to its northwestern neighbor amid… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, October 14, 2011
Indonesia’s liquefied natural gas exports fell 14 percent in August compared to a year earlier, though the value of shipments jumped… (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source thejakartaglobe:, October 14, 2011
Aker Solutions has been awarded contracts for the supply of Pusnes offshore loading systems for ten shuttle tankers that will operate in Brazil and Norway. The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately NOK 150 million. Several major South Korean shipyards have awarded Aker Solutions
Aurora ROV Systems Ltd. of Lower Sackville has scored a $475,474 contract to supply a pair of remotely operated mini-subs to the Canadian… (thechronicleherald) [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, October 13 , 2011;
Seatec received an order for the delivery of a complete Hopper Dredger Instrumentation package. The complete package includes: – Angle transmitters, – Inclination sensors, – Pressure sensors and – Junctionboxes and all Subsea Cabling. Delivery of the complete system will be end of 2011. About Compan
C.R. England, one of North America’s largest transportation providers, today unveiled a new fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractors to be used in its Ontario, California Dedicated operation division. The announcement was made at the Ontario Convention Center with the new tractors and trailers
RAK Petroleum has chosen Syncrolan light and fog warning systems from Tideland Signal to mark its Saleh field platforms off the Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. Since 1988, Saleh’s five platforms have only produced small volumes of gas and condensate but RAK Petroleum took over the field in 2010 and has emba
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer, plans to replace the faulty risers in its Cascade Chinook deepwater project… Reported by: Eduard Gismatullin and Karen Eeuwens (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 13, 2011;
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the order for two (2) 150hp, 3,000m rated HD™ ROV systems from GMB USA, Inc. for delivery to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. One system will be delivered for their Amphibious Submarine Rescue vessel and the second for their Auxiliary To
A working meeting took place between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Sergey Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow. The parties discussed the progress with the Agreement of Cooperation and addressed further development of the infrastructure supplying gas and electricity to consume
Demand for liquefied natural gas from generating companies and industries here has proven much stronger than expected, said… (greenbusinesstimes) [mappress] Source: greenbusinesstimes, October 13, 2011
