Equipment
Planet Ocean Delivers WaveGuide to Fugro
Planet Ocean has delivered fourth Radac WaveGuide Onboard systems to Fugro under the frame agreement signed earlier between the companies. A modified WaveGuide radar wave sensor is installed on the bow of the ship. The sensor uses radar to measure distance to the water surface. A motion sensor is in
OMM and NSS Offer New Cable Monitoring Tool
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has entered into a long-term collaboration with North Sea Systems (NSS) to bring new monitoring tool, the CableFish, to the market. CableFish is a touchdown monitoring tool for cable installation which can be utilized in all marine environments. It was engineered to
Damen CSD500 Ready for Port of Umm Qasr Work
A customized Damen cutter suction dredger – type CSD500 – has arrived on site at Port of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The dredger was named recently by her owner, Basra Gateway Terminal (BTG), at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands. Immediately after the ceremony, the dredger was made ready for transport
EOWDC Project Lands Its First Jacket Foundation
North-east Scotland has marked a UK offshore wind first following the installation of the first pioneering suction bucket jacket foundation for Vattenfall’s 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in just 15 hours. The EOWDC in Aberdeen Bay is the first offshore wind project to d
IHCantabria Works on East Anglia ONE Scour Protection
The Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the Cantabria (IHCantabria) is carrying out physical experiments of the scour protection around the Jacket Legs at the new Iberdrola offshore wind farm – East Anglia ONE In these physical tests the metocean characteristics of the studied location are simulat
EdgeTech Rolls Out 6205s Sonar
Sonar imaging systems and underwater technology specialist EdgeTech has recently introduced the next generation swath bathymetry & side scan sonar system – the EdgeTech 6205s. Building on the 6205 system, EdgeTech has redesigned the 6205s in a smaller, lighter package with additional features and fu
CGG Donates Software to TU Delft
CGG GeoSoftware has donated its Jason and HampsonRussell seismic reservoir characterization software suites to Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. The donation of a full HampsonRussell suite and the renewal of an enhanced Jason package will enable students at the Department
Supply Chain Directory for UK Decommissioning Sector Released
Decom North Sea has published a Decom Directory in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise and the Oil & Gas Authority, which provides details of companies which have the capability to service the UK/UKCS decommissioning sector. Supported by EEEGR, FPAL, EIC, FEDF and NOF, the directory captures the ca
Optime Subsea Launches SCILS System
Norwegian based Optime Subsea has presented its Subsea Controls and Intervention Light System (SCILS) at this years’ Subsea Valley conference. The SCILS measures 1.8 meters in diameter, 2.2 meters in height and weighs 3 metric tons. The traditional IWOC system comes with a 20-foot topside container
TechnipFMC Bags iEPCI Deal for LLOG’s Gulf of Mexico Field
TechnipFMC has secured an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI) contract by LLOG Exploration for the Who Dat field in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract includes the delivery and installation of a multiphase pumping system, including a manifold, umbilical terminati
Wagenborg uses Ampelmann gangway for its walk-to-work vessel
Ampelmann’s gangway system will be used to support gas production in the Dutch and UK sectors of the Southern North Sea.
CGG Names New Boss
French seismic contractor has appointed Sophie Zurquiyah as the company’s new chief executive officer. This nomination should be effective at the end of the annual general meeting to be held on April 26, 2018, CGG noted. In December last year, it was announced that Jean-Georges Malcor had decided no
Wärtsilä to supply equipment for AET’s newbuild shuttle tankers
Wärtsilä has won a deal for the provision of equipment to two new shuttle tankers being built for AET Tankers by SHI in South Korea.
OGIC Backs New Oil and Gas R&D Projects
The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) has invested more than £300,000 into three new projects which reportedly have the potential to cut operational costs and improve efficiency in the oil and gas industry. The projects will see three UK companies work with Scottish universities to develop new tech