Equipment
ION gets second seismic software development grant from Scottish Enterprise
Edinburgh-based Concept Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of ION Geophysical, has received backing from Scottish Enterprise for the enhancement of its Orca software. The Orca software is a survey planning and management tool for marine seismic survey planning. As explained by ION, Orca integrates a
Wartsila tests remote control vessel from 8,000 km away
Finland’s Wärtsilä has successfully tested the remote control of ship operations using a combination of dynamic positioning (DP) and manual joystick control. Wartsila, in collaboration with vessel provider for the project Gulfmark Offshore, carried out the test on August 21 off the North Sea coast o
Management Buyout for UK’s Salos Sunesis
Offshore oil & gas performance improvement specialist, Salos Sunesis, has recently carried out a management buyout, which has enabled director Grant Wallace to acquire the Aberdeen-based company from founder Ty Crandall. The company was formed 21 years ago, and during this time the team has assisted
Monaco Oceanography Institute Utilizes ECA Group’s ROV
ECA Group has delivered a fully equipped H800-1000 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to Monaco Oceanography Institute, for coral reef sampling and analysis. Oceanography scientists check the status of the deep coral reefs by collecting samples of coral and surrounding water, for further analysis. What
Ardyne Names New Chairman
Aberdeen-based plug and abandonment and slot recovery technology specialist, Ardyne, has appointed Paul Warwick as non-executive chairman. Warwick has been a non-executive director of Ardyne since shortly after the launch of the company in 2016. He will take on the role of non-executive chairman fro
Sandvik gets umbilical tubing order worth over $85M
Swedish engineering group Sandvik has signed a contract for the supply of stainless steel tubes required for 250 kilometers of umbilicals, linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform. Sandvik said on Tuesday that the contract value was approximately 700 million SEK (about $85.4 mil
NKT to Repair Norway – Denmark Subsea Power Link
NKT, the power cable system provider, has been selected by Statnett to repair the Skagerrak 2 cable, which is one of the four links connecting Norway and Denmark. The cable between Kristiansand in Norway and Tjele in Denmark was damaged in end-July due to external impact and NKT is going to do a tur
ASV Global Appoints New UK Managing Director
Autonomous vessel technology developer, ASV Global, has named Mark Exeter as the new managing director of its Portchester, UK office. Exeter’s predecessor, Dan Hook, moves into a new role as senior director – Business Development focusing on further market expansion. Thomas Chance, CEO of ASV Global
Kitron Inks 5-Year Deal with Kongsberg Maritime
Kitron has signed a frame agreement with Kongsberg Maritime with a potential value of NOK 200 million for the next five years. Kitron will produce and deliver existing and future electronic modules and products to Kongsberg Maritime and actively collaborate on design, development, industrialization
Jan De Nul VIDEO: Restoring Trondheim Port Basin
Jan De Nul Group has just released this very interesting video about the Trondheim Port Basin Rehabilitation Project, conducted by Envisan – the environmental subsidiary of JDN. With this contract Trondheim wants to restore the port basin to its desired depth and aims at stopping the further spread
Aker Solutions Sees Slight Profit Increase
Norwegian oil services company Aker Solutions has reported net income of NOK 124 million ($16 million), or NOK 0.40 in the third-quarter 2017, versus net income of NOK 120 million ($15 million), or NOK 0.37 in the prior-year comparable period. The company, however, has seen its revenue decline 9 per
Aker Solutions to deliver largest umbilical system ever. Client unknown
Norway’s Aker Solutions has won an order valued at more than NOK 1.6 billion to deliver the largest umbilicals system ever. The contract entails delivery of 250 kilometers of steel-tube umbilicals linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform. “We are honored to have been selected to
Aker Solutions to Produce World’s Largest Umbilicals System
Aker Solutions has won an order valued at more than NOK 1.6 billion ($201 million) to deliver the largest umbilicals system ever. The contract entails delivery of 250 kilometers of steel-tube umbilicals linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform. “We are honored to have been selec
SAAB Selects Kongsberg Sonars for Göteborg-Class Corvettes Upgrade
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to deliver ST2400 varial depth sonar (VDS) systems for anti-submarine warfare applications (ASW) to the Royal Swedish Navy as part of SAAB’s upgrade program for the Göteborg-Class Corvettes fleet. The main purpose of the ST2400 VDS is to detect submarines, mines