Equipment
ABB’s automation systems for Statoil’s Johan Castberg field
ABB said its systems would significantly reduce capex for the new offshore development.
GustoMSC’s drillship moonpool design wins innovation award
The UK Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has presented the RINA-QinetiQ Maritime Innovation Award to GustoMSC for the company’s work on reducing environmental emissions through moonpool design.
Minesto Sets Up Bottom Joint System for Deep Green Device
The bottom joint system that will be used to moor Minesto’s DG500 device to the seabed in Holyhead Deep, Wales has been installed onto the gravity-based foundation. The bottom joint functions as a locking mechanism between the power plant’s tether and the seabed foundation. It is also articulated in
Baltic Connector Inks Inkoo Compressor Station Deal
Baltic Connector has signed a contract with RTA-yhtiöt Oy for the construction work to be carried out at Inkoo compressor station. The contract covers excavation and foundation work as well as construction engineering work. “The contract with RTA-Yhtiöt Oy launches the construction work at the compr
Noble Corp. narrows 1Q loss. CEO sees jack-up market improving
Offshore drilling company Noble Corp. is seeing improvement in the offshore rig market, with the jack-up rig market driving the demand uptick.
FlexIQ Delivers Flexible Risers Life Extension Project for Shell
The partnership between Innospection and Intecsea – FlexIQ has achieved an industry first, combining inspection data with a fully simulation-based irregular wave approach for enabling the life extension of flexible risers. Namely, FlexIQ has provided life extension assessment for flexible risers bas
InterMoor Rolls Out New Acoustic Release Mooring Connector
InterMoor, part of subsea services group Acteon, has introduced its new Inter-M Release mooring connector. Acoustic release mooring connectors allow a rig’s mooring legs to be released remotely and immediately, in case of emergencies, severe weather events, or simply to save time and money during ri
EMGS Books Wider Loss in Q1
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS posted loss for the first-quarter 2018 of $12 million, or 13 cents per share, against $10 million loss in the same period last year. The Oslo-listed company generated revenues of $4.3 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2018, slightly up from $4.2 milli
IADC: 1DH Model on Transport and Sedimentation Inside TSHD
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released a very interesting article named 1DH Model Predicts Transport and Sedimentation Inside a Hopper. Trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) are commonly used in the dredging industry at a wide variety of maintenance, land rec
LR, WorleyParsons, Ardent form decommissioning consortium
Lloyd’s Register (LR), WorleyParsons, and Ardent have partnered up to create what they call a collaborative supply chain approach to global decommissioning
Allspeeds Gets Design Director
Accrington-based hydraulic equipment maker, Allspeeds, has appointed Dan Fielder as a design engineer. Fielder joins Allspeeds from Keighley-based, jointing technologies company, Tecconex, to expand and strengthen the company’s engineering resource to handle larger subsea and maritime projects. Dan
Neptune Energy Extends with Add Energy
Add Energy, the international energy consultancy and software provider, has secured a 3-year contract with Neptune Energy for the provision of their environmental management software, NEMS Accounter and NEMS Panorama. The contract will provide the independent oil and gas exploration and production c
Enpro Subsea Keeps Busy
Enpro Subsea has reported its busiest 18 months hitting its key strategic objectives with campaigns completed or starting in North Sea, West Africa and Gulf of Mexico. The enhanced production specialist, which has over 30 personnel based in Aberdeen and Houston, delivers subsea architecture to suppo
STR Boosts Rental Pool with Innomar Equipment
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) has further expanded its rental equipment inventory with the Innomar SES-2000 medium-100 parametric sub-bottom profiling systems. The Innomar SES-2000 medium-100 is designed for offshore applications down to 2,000 meters water depth and comes with the option to mo