The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire the Aberdeen-headquartered mechanical and electrical services specialist EnerMech Group from Lime Rock Partners. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018, subject to customary anti-trust and regulatory approvals. Equity for this investment will come fro
UTEC, a part of Acteon, has recently commissioned its new launch and recovery system (LARS) for a fleet of seven autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), used for seabed surveys in the oil and renewables industries. UTEC’s new LARS is a floating garage that enables an AUV to be launched and recovered w
Coretrax said it has saved a North Sea operator more than £500,000 during a well abandonment campaign in the UKCS. The independent wellbore clean-up and abandonment specialist was selected to support the decommissioning of 11 wells and has already saved 28 hours rig time on one well alone. The proje
While the value of the deal has not been officially disclosed, the UK media have reported a figure of around 450 million pounds.
ECE Offshore’s OASYS cable monitoring system has monitored its 100th cable during the installation the Hornsea One export cable installation campaign by the cable-laying vessel Lewek Connector. This milestone was achieved together with DEME’s subsidiary Tideway Offshore Solutions. Reinier Nagtegaal,
GeoSea, a part of DEME, has received a contract from Ørsted for the transportation and installation of 94 foundations and turbines for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Borssele 1 & 2 is located 23 km from the Dutch coast and will have a total capacity of 752 MW. GeoSea will
C-Kore Systems has supplied eight of its newly released C-Kore subsea testing tools to an unnamed client for fault-finding operation in the North Sea. C-Kore released the new ‘in-line’ version of its subsea testing tools, aimed at simplifying the subsea testing process. Greg Smith, general manager f
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 8-14, 2018). Gothenburg Port Expansion Kicks Off After years of planning and preparation, construction of an entirely new terminal in the outer area of the Swedish Port of Gothenburg has started. Jan De
Sevan Marine, the company famous for its cylindrical design for offshore rigs and production units, is changing its name.
Infinera, provider of intelligent transport networks, has appointed of David Heard as chief operating officer (COO), effective October 1, 2018. Heard is responsible for leading the integration of Coriant, the innovation of new solutions and the overall operation of the company. “As an accomplished a
The Netherlands-based technical solutions provider, Seatec, said it has designed and delivered an hydraulic operated pipe inspection tool. According to the company, this tool will be used during an offshore campaign to measure and monitor the condition of windmill foundation piles upto 2.5 meters in
Flint Subsea has upgraded its Emergency Quick Disconnect (EQD) skid to include a fail close actuator on the system’s main isolation valve. This new development now provides emergency full system shut down capability in an ‘event’ to isolate the well during direct well pumping operations. In a drift
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has taken delivery of cable bend fatigue test rig that should support the development and improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables. Northumberland-based Osbit designed and built the 15-tonne cable fatigue test rig to ORE Catapult’s specifi
Submarine cable consulting firm Pioneer Consulting, has welcomed Philip deGuzman to its core project team as director of Submarine Networks. With over 10 years in system design engineering and project implementation experience, deGuzman will be advising Pioneer Consulting’s global clients in the dev
