Equipment
Tenaris scoops North Sea deal with Chrysaor
Tenaris has secured its first long-term agreement with Chrysaor for the provision of services in the North Sea.
Oceanteam, Blue Offshore Deliver Cable Loadout Job
Oceanteam Solutions, in cooperation with Blue Offshore, has successfully executed the first cable loadout at client’s premises and more loadouts will follow later this year. The cable was transferred from client’s cable basket to Oceanteam’s barge equipped with a turntable that can hold up to 5300 t
DGI Doedijns to Support HFG on Peregrino II Jacket Project
Heerema Fabrication Group has awarded a contract to DGI Doedijns to design and deliver the flooding system upend control system for the Peregrino II Jacket. The flooding system upend control center consists of 56 actuated valves, a control centre, interconnecting hoses. DGI Doedijns provides also th
Ecosse Subsea Systems Boosts Business Development Team
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), has taken further steps to strengthen its management team and to boost international sales with a senior appointment. Andy Readyhough will be charged with global business development for the seabed clearance and trenching specialist. Readyhough has joined ESS after havin
Aker Solutions Appoints New UK Country Manager
Aker Solutions has appointed Sian Lloyd Rees as UK country manager, based in Aberdeen. Lloyd Rees takes over country management responsibility from David Clark who will now focus on his role as executive vice president for Aker Solutions’ global services organization. Her career started in the oil a
Coda Octopus Rolls Out New Alternative for Geophysical Acquisition
Coda Octopus has released a new variant of the DA4G, the DA4G-USB and smaller package for analogue and digital acquisition. The DA4G-USB runs Coda’s GeoSurvey software for either single sensor acquisition (sidescan or sub-bottom profiler) or dual sensor acquisition (DA4G-USB 1000 or 2000). Existing
Report: AUV Market Reaches $671M in 2017
The global market for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) reached $671 million in 2017, according to ReportLinker. Estimated values used have been based on manufacturers’ total revenues. The market should reach $835 million by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% from 2017
OGTC Highlights Successful First Year
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre has, in just 12 months, co-invested £37 million ($51 million) in more than 70 projects to develop and deploy new technology that could transform the future of the UK North Sea. With more than 80 memberships across five solution centres, the OGTC is bringing together o
Plexus sells wellhead equipment to Russian partners
Plexus has announced the sale of two POS-GRIP rental wellhead sets and associated mudline equipment to Gusar.
Siemens to deliver compression train for Statoil’s Johan Castberg FPSO
Germany’s Siemens has been awarded a deal to supply a gas turbine compression train for the Johan Castberg FPSO.
RUD Chains Introduces ROV Hook for Safe Subsea Lifting
RUD Chains based in Whitstable Kent, a subsidiary of Rieger & Dietz, recently designed an ROV Hook with aim to offer a product that meets the operational safety standards and speed of use requirements the industry faces. According to the company, the RUD ROV Hook is a completely new design that has
Plexus Non-Exec Director to Step Down
Plexus has informed that Geoffrey Thompson will retire from his role of non-executive director and from the board of the company with effect from May 4, 2018. This Board change follows the recent completion of the sale of Plexus’ wellhead exploration equipment and services business for jack-up appli
Croonwolter&dros and Bakker Sliedrecht Work on Subsea 7 Newbuild
Croonwolter&dros and Bakker Sliedrecht have obtained the order to engineer, manufacturer, install and commission the complete electrical installation of the new reel lay vessel that Royal IHC is building for Subsea 7. The vessel is intended for the installation of complex rigid flowlines, including
DEME’s TSHD Scheldt River Bunkered with LNG in Germany
DEME’s new dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Scheldt River’ was successfully bunkered with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) at Brunsbüttel Ports yesterday. Approximately 85 tonnes of the environmentally friendly fuel was loaded, making this the largest LNG bunkering operation in Germany so far,