Globe Wireless is proud to announce that Inmarsat has named Globe iFusion the 2010 Maritime Solution of the Year. Globe Wireless became a FleetBroadband Distribution Partner in January 2010. In September 2010 Globe iFusion was released, making Globe Wireless the only Distribution Partner that is als
The Goliat floating offshore platform for the production, storage and offloading of oil and gas north of Norway in the Barents Sea will not, as is customary practice, be supplied with power generated by onboard gas turbines and generators but from the shore via a 106-kilometer-long subsea cable. Thi
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) and Shell have entered into a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to plan and design the next generation of 3D EM equipment. Over the next six months the two companies will, in close collaboration, conduct a feasibility study that includes laboratory tests, design sol
Oil accidents prompt Danish industries and research to cooperate on new groundbreaking sonar technology. For the first time ever it will be possible to get a detailed picture of oil in the water column and on the seafloor. The technology will be able to prevent fatal environmental disasters caused b
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Norske Shell for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment for the Ormen Lange development project in the North Sea . The award has a value of approximately $95 million in revenue. FMC’s scope of supply inclu
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won several orders collectively worth $42 million to provide power supply infrastructure and equipment for several floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The vessels will produce crude oil off the coast of Brazil; they
Geoforce, Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of asset management solutions for the Oil & Gas industry, announced today the launch of GPS equipment tracking services covering offshore and onshore oil and gas operations in West Africa. Geoforce’s award-winning service combines satellite tracki
V & M TWO, LLC, of Youngstown, Ohio has awarded Aker Construction, Inc., a subsidiary of Aker Solutions, a contract for the construction of a pipe mill process building in Ohio, US. The contract for fabrication, supply and installation of materials to erect the building commences immediately. Contra
Statoil has decided to install a new compressor module on the Kristin platform together with the Kristin and Tyrihans licence owners. The module will increase recovery from the field. “The investment decision will result in increased reserves and accelerated production, prolonging the lifetime of th
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. – notes that certain news articles have been reported regarding the Company’s Deepwater Containment System (DCS). The Helix DCS provides a solution that centers on three vessels, the Helix Producer I, the Q4000 and the Express, each of which played a role in the Ma
Expro’s Connectors & Measurements team has been contracted to provide Aker Solutions in Brazil with new medium power subsea electrical connection systems, in a multi-million dollar contract. These will be installed in eight new MoBOs (subsea boosting systems from satellite wells). Expro will provide
Hamworthy has signed a contract with Golar LNG to deliver a liquefied natural gas regasification system for the West Java FSRU, which will be Indonesia’s first LNG regasification terminal. In October, Golar LNG Energy announced that it had been selected by PT Nusantara Regas, a joint venture between
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.,a multinational corporation based in Houston, Texas, announced that it has acquired Advanced Production and Loading PLC (“APL”), a subsidiary of BW Offshore Limited . APL, based in Norway, designs and manufactures turret mooring systems (photo) and other products for Flo
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion of key infrastructure projects being the 30-inch 40 km trunkline and Phase II expansion of the Central Processing Facility (“CPF”). The 30-inch 40 km trunkline, which runs from Block II to the
