Equipment
OGIC invests in cost cutting tech
OGIC has invested more than £300,000 into three projects with potential to cut operational costs and improve efficiency in the o&g industry.
Oceanteam Chairman Resigns – Points Finger at Ex-CFO and MD
Oceanteam chairman of the board Hessel Halbesma has handed in his resignation effective immediately, the Oslo-listed offshore services player informed on Thursday. His resignation follows Haico Halbesma’s decision to step down as Oceantem CEO last week. According to Oceanteam, Hessel Halbesma resign
EDS HV Wraps Up Subsea Cable Faults Detector Trials at Gwynt y Môr
High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has successfully completed trials at Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm as part of its EU-funded Horizon 2020 project. EDS were awarded over €1.3 million in grant funding from Horizon 2020 – Europe’s largest research and innovation program to support the
TechnipFMC and Magma Team Up on Hybrid Flexible Pipes
TechnipFMC has agreed the terms of a collaboration agreement with Magma Global to develop a new generation of hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for use in offshore applications. HFP is expected to provide increased strength and fatigue performance, while also achieving weight and cost reductions, for subse
TechnipFMC, Magma working on flexible pipe development
Oilfield services provider TechnipFMC will cooperate with Magma Global Ltd. to develop a new generation of hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for use in offshore applications. According to a statement on Friday, HFP is expected to provide increased strength and fatigue performance, while also achieving “dra
Subsea Tech Unveils Automatic Seafloor Classification System
Subsea Tech has developed in partnership with Seaviews company an acoustic system for automatic seafloor classification (SACLAF) using a multibeam echosounder. This project was led within the framework of the ADEME‘s Programme Investissement d’Avenir (with the contribution of the Pôle Mer Méditerran
OEG Offshore delivers variable speed drive module for Aoka Mizu FPSO
OEG Offshore has delivered a variable speed drive (VSD) module for the Aoka Mizu FPSO to Bluewater.
SBG Introduces Navsight Marine Solution
SBG Systems has released the Navsight Marine Solution, inertial navigation solution designed to made surveyors’ tasks easier on both shallow and deep water. Navsight Marine Solution consists in an inertial measurement unit available at two different performance levels (from shallow to deep water), a
Subsea Cables Conference Comes to Aberdeen
Subsea UK is hosting the Subsea Cables Conference in Aberdeen next week, as the sector has seen years of significant growth and development. The event, which is the first of its kind to be held in the city, will see industry professionals from across the globe travel to the Aberdeen Exhibition and C
Subsea 7 Wins Askeladd Pipelaying Job
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Statoil for pipelaying in the Askeladd field development. “The Askeladd project is being developed in a period of several key milestones for Statoil in North Norway. The Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea will come on stream at the end of the year. The
C6 Technologies Demos Its New Well Intervention Solution
C6 Technologies, well intervention and conveyance specialist, said it has completed a world-first application of its ComTrac technology, in conjunction with its parent company, Archer. ComTrac is said to be the only system in the world that comprises a reel of spoolable 12mm diameter semi-stiff carb
Alfa Laval to supply pumping systems and generators to North Sea platform
Alfa Laval has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems and emergency generators to an oil platform in the North Sea.
FORESEA Backs Three Renewable Energy Developers
EU-funded FORESEA program has awarded a “Recommendation for Support” to three offshore renewable energy projects following an interim review of its fourth call This award will allow developers to prove their technologies in real sea conditions. FORESEA is an €11-million project which helps to bring
Riptide Introduces New Micro UUV
Riptide Autonomous Solutions has launched its new ‘micro’ unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), the MK II. The internal electronics of the new MKII µUUV offer a nearly 70% reduction in hotel load power to 3.5 Watts, thus extending vehicle endurance across the vehicle speed regime, the company explained.