Equipment
Jan De Nul Opts for Vryhof
Vryhof Anchors has secured contracts for its STEVSHARK®REX anchoring solution with a number of dredging, oil and gas, offshore construction and marine renewables companies. These include Jan De Nul Group, a Luxembourg based dredging, offshore, civil and environmental contractor, international EPC co
Van Oord Awards New Subsea Cable Protection Contracts to Tekmar
Cable protection specialist for offshore wind farms, Tekmar, has been awarded multiple contracts by Van Oord to supply its systems for both the Deutsche Bucht and BorWin3 projects. For the Deutsche Bucht, located in the German Bight, 95 kilometres northwest of the island of Borkum, Tekmar will suppl
Saipem Slips into Red on 15 Pct Lower Revenues
Italian oilfield services player Saipem has reported loss in the first quarter of 2018 of €2 million ($2.4 million), on revenues of €1.91 billion ($2.32 billion). This result compares to profit of €47 million ($57.2 million) on revenues of €2.23 billion ($2.71 billion). Revenues fell some 15 per cen
CFR2 Brunel Center Launched
A new center to help bolster the UK’s defenses against flooding has launched at Brunel University London. The Center for Flood Risk and Resilience (CFR2) – which has been developed in partnership with the Environment Agency, and the environmental organizations HR Wallingford, Jacobs, ICE Blue and CI
Hitachi Presents New Telescopic Arm Excavator at Intermat Paris
Hitachi has introduced their new telescopic arm excavator, named ZX210LC-6, at Intermat – International Exhibition for Construction and Infrastructure (April 23-28, Paris). “As the smallest model in the range, the ZX210LC-6 is ideal for working in confined spaces. Capable of excavating to depths of
BP orders Nexans umbilicals for Mad Dog 2
BP has chosen Nexans to supply umbilicals and accessories for its Mad Dog 2 project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
SMD Introduces High-Speed ROV
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has developed FLO – a new survey and inspection ROV system capable of delivering data in areas such as seabed mapping and pipeline inspection. Namely, standard work class ROVs have speed limitations due to their size, weight and hydrodynamics. They can also be unsteady op
Duo in subsea digitalization pact
i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, and Leidos have signed a five-year digitalization partnership agreement.
STR Adds Sonardyne Technology to Its Rental Pool
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) has boosted its equipment inventory with the purchase of a Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) underwater positioning system. Mini-Ranger 2 has the ability to simultaneously track up to 10 subsea targets over ranges of up to 995 meters, extendable
Allseas Equips Lorelay Pipelayer with Sonardyne Technology
Allseas has ordered two Sonardyne International’s GyroUSBL acoustic positioning technology systems for its pipe laying vessel Lorelay. Used in conjunction with a Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) topside which also formed part of the order, the GyroUSBL transceivers will be installed on the end o
Royal IHC PHOTO: Front End of D11 21 De Julio on Its Way to Uruguay
Royal IHC has just released these amazing pictures taken during the transportation of the front end of the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) D11 21 De Julio. This section of the 4,200m³ TSHD has been built at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel, the Netherlands, for the Administración
University of Limerick Launches Etain ROV
University of Limerick (UL) has unveiled EUR 2 million underwater robot at the docks in Limerick city. The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was launched by Pat Breen, Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection. The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
SKF hired for condition monitoring of BP’s UK assets
SKF has signed a three-year, multi-million-pound contract with BP to supply condition monitoring services to its UK offshore assets.
Baker Hughes Q1 Adjusted EPS $0.09
Baker Hughes, a GE company, (BHGE) has reported profit of $70 million or 17 cents per diluted share on GAAP basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were 9 cents per share. The company generated revenue of $5.4 billion for the quarter, down 7% or $400 million s