After previous failed attempts UK’s Hurricane Energy has successfully hooked-up the Aoka Mizu FPSO to the turret mooring system buoy at the Lancaster field located in the West of Shetland area.
4Subsea has acquired Norwegian subsea solutions provider Astori. With the addition of Astori, 4Subsea has expanded its portfolio with aim to help operators optimise offshore operations with new technology and digital services. “With this acquisition we are building upon our strategy of delivering le
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of Equinor and the fabrication of the subsea Christmas tree for the Snorre expansion project. The objective of the audit was to ensure that fabrication of the subsea Christmas tree for the Snorre expansion project complied with the c
The Abu Dhabi based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Royal IHC from the Netherlands have signed a contract for a new twin screw 8000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The new custom built TSHD will be specially designed to work in high ambient temperature with a dredging depth up
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Aker Solutions has been added to strategic shareholder base of Airborne Oil & Gas as the company aims to further strengthen, integrate and diversify its range of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) solutions for the international subsea sector. The Norway-based company joins Airborne Oil & Gas’ share
The French General Directorate of Armament for Technical Naval Applications (DGA/TN) has selected iXblue’s Gaps acoustic positioning system for its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) positioning and monitoring applications. “The choice of Gaps by the DGA/TN, which is the reference in France in the
Ocean gliders are currently profiling waters off South Africa to collect data that supports a UK-Africa partnership aimed at improving understanding of how regional fisheries are sustained. Working in partnership with the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and a broad ra
Norwegian oil services company Aker Solutions has become a shareholder in thermoplastic composite pipe manufacturer Airborne Oil & Gas.
DEME Offshore has selected tier one suppliers for its Moray East offshore windfarm foundation contract. The company said that the announcement of tier one suppliers for its EPCI works marks the culmination of around 1.5 years of work, which it carried out under an early works contract for the design
Telia Carrier and Telxius have announced an agreement for multi-terabit capacity services combining transatlantic capacity from Telxius in the new 6,600 km MAREA cable system and Telia Carrier’s European backbone network. The combination of Telia Carrier’s extensive terrestrial European and North Am
Partners Group has provided equity financing for the Greenlink Interconnector (Greenlink), a project to construct a 500MW subsea interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain. To-date, Greenlink has been developed by Element Power, an independent renewable energy developer, which, together with f
Swan Hunter together with its partner DOC, has taken delivery of a new 1000Te capacity modular onshore and offshore carousel system. The system offers clients a flexible product handling equipment solution within the onshore storage, offshore installation, and marine transportation markets, Swan Hun
Royal IHC has awarded Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis an order to supply cooling water, rinsing and gland pumps for two new cutter section dredgers to be built for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The order includes supply of a total of 102 pump sets for both vessels. Royal IHC recently received an order f
