IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), a part of IHC Merwede group, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 35 tonne Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to Canyon Offshore Ltd (Canyon). The bespoke A-Frame system will be used to launch and recover a new build trenching ROV. IHC EB enginee
Emerson Process Management has released Roxar RMS 2011, the latest version of its reservoir modelling software. RMS 2011 can cope with more geological complexities in its model building than any other package on the market today. “As operators are faced with deeper and more challenging geological se
Seaway Heavy Lifting ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard for one of the largest Heavy Lift vessels in the world: the 5000-mt Crane vessel Oleg Strashnov. This latest edition to the SHL fleet is used for execution of various offshore heavy lift projects. The Oleg Strashnov successfully completed its sea trials i
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has agreed a contract with BG International Limited (Egypt Branch – ‘BG Egypt’), a division of BG Group plc, to supply its POS-GRIP High
Blue Energy Limited announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an experienced and respected international electricity generator for the supply of 6 – 10PJ of gas per annum over a 15 – 20 year period. It is envisaged that the gas will be supplied from Blue Energy’s ATP814
The PGS GeoStreamer GS (TM) introduces a new era of ghost-free, broadband seismic data. Seismic data without the source- and receiver sea surface reflections (ghosts) produce subsurface seismic images of unprecedented quality and represent removal of some of the most significant noise components tha
Italdraghe has just delivered a new-build SGT 250 cutter suction dredger to the local Town Council of Pollica, in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park in Southern Italy. The economy of this beautiful resort is heavily reliant on its seasonal tourist industry, which in turn depends to a large
Kreuz Holdings Limited (“Kreuz” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, today announced that it has secured contract wins for various subsea works to be performed in Indonesia and Thailand. The contracts totaled approximately US$44 mil
Aspen Technology, Inc., a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, announced the release of aspenONE 7.3 Engineering software. New optimization innovations in aspenONE Engineering help Exploration & Production, Refining, Chemicals and other process industries improve capi
Power conversion specialist Converteam has been selected by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as designer and supplier of high efficiency electrical systems for three newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships for Noble Corporation, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors. The Hyundai Gusto P
Nylacast has become the first UK company of its type and one of only six UK companies to have achieved the industry recognized accreditation to ISO29001:2010-Oil and Gas. ISO 29001:2010-Oil and Gas was developed as a direct result of a partnership between ISO and the international oil and gas indust
ORE Offshore (an affiliate of EdgeTech) announces three new configurations of their underwater acoustic tracking systems. The bundled USBL systems are based on the Broadband Acoustic Tracking System (BATS) product line. These specially priced solutions, configured specifically for: Shallow water, Mi
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the introduction of a new DC (direct current) electrical system for marine applications. The new system is part of a revival of power solutions using DC electricity, and will provide highly efficient power distribution and elect
AGR drilling Services and Statoil have joined forces to push the limits of Riserless Mud Recovery technology even further. The international energy company has signed an agreement for AGR’s RMR® for two deep-water rigs it has under contract in the Gulf of Mexico. AGR Drilling Services’ Houston team
