Equipment
Ampelmann, Seaqualize team up to develop new gangway
Dutch offshore access solutions provider Ampelmann has formed an exclusive partnership with Seaqualize, a Dutch marine motion technology innovator. Ampelmann said that the collaboration would focus on the development of the latest S-type gangway. The S-type is designed specifically to be fully integ
Well-SENSE Gets New CEO
Aberdeen-based downhole technology specialist, Well-SENSE, has appointed Craig Feherty as its new chief executive officer. Feherty joins Well-SENSE from GE Oil and Gas, where he was Product Line Director for Wireline Products. He managed a portfolio of technologies designed to measure downhole well
GKinetic Finalizes 2nd Testing Round at Limerick Docks
Irish developer, GKinetic Energy, has recently completed a new round of testing on its optimized 1:10 scale device at the Limerick Docks testing facility. The device was re-launched in August 2017 where it underwent 6 weeks of regulated tow-tests designed to study and gauge data on recent improvemen
Damen Secures New TSHD Contract
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with LLC Onego Shipyard to build a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 2000. The vessel will be built by order of FSUE Rosmorport in Petrozavodsk (the Russian Federation) and will be the sixth dredger built under the design of the Dutch company Damen. C
Magseis Selects Sonardyne Tech for OBS Node Positioning
Subsea technology manufacturer, Sonardyne UK has won a contract from Norwegian seismic services company, Magseis for seabed node acoustic positioning technology. The equipment ordered includes Sonardyne’s newly-developed SST 6 (Small Seismic Transponder 6), and associated vessel-based acoustic posit
VIDEO: Testing New LNG TSHD Scheldt River
The dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredger Scheldt River recently returned from successful sea trials, during which it sailed on LNG and its dredging equipment was extensively tested. The 8,400m³ TSHD, the second dredger in the DEME fleet equipped with dual-fuel engines, was officially handed ove
Archer Introduces Next-Gen Downhole Imaging and Measurement Services
Archer said it has launched a new generation of its SPACE ultrasound imaging and measurement services, which apply ultrasonic techniques – such as phased-array beam-forming – to enable true spatial understanding of the downhole environment. The launch introduces SPACE Vernier, a service designed to
IMCA Updates Guidance on Subsea Metrology
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) said it has released a revised version of its ‘Guidance on Subsea Metrology’. The objective of subsea metrology is to determine accurately the relative horizontal and vertical distance between subsea assets, as well as their relative heading and at
Royal IHC to Build Two Cutter Suction Dredgers for Suez Canal Authority
The Egyptian Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a contract with Royal IHC for the design and construction of two custom-built 29,190kW heavy-duty rock cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). The vessels will have an overall length of 147.4 meters and provide a maximum dredging depth of 35 meters. In addi
Reactive Wraps Up Six North Sea Projects
Aberdeen-based Reactive Downhole Tools said it has recently completed six North Sea installations for multiple operators on both the UK and Norwegian continental shelves, worth in excess of £500K. Reactive said it had delivered its swellable packers to incredibly tight deadlines for one of the insta
Damen Delivers Multi Cat 1908 to Murjan Al-Sharq
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 to Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services. Adding shallow-water dredging capacity to the abilities of this already multi-faceted platform, Damen has fitted the vessel out with a Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump 250. Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services is ba
First Minister Opens OGTC Innovation Hub in Aberdeen
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP was in Aberdeen yesterday to unveil a new facility to drive innovation and help unlock the full potential of the UK North Sea. The First Minister joined industry and civic leaders for the official opening of the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Innovation Hub, a coll
OSIL Buoys to Gather Data for Marine Energy Development in Wales
International Data Buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have shipped a network of 3 off 1.9m data buoys to Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences for participation in a project to study tidal turbulence at the Menai Strait in Wales. SEACAMS2 is a project to assist the d
Oceanteam Wins Cable Handling and Storage Contract
Oceanteam Solutions has recently signed a contract regarding the supply of a 5300T turntable, a loading tower and auxiliary equipment on a barge for the storage and multiple loadouts of subsea cables in the Netherlands. Furthermore, Oceanteam will accommodate a professional cable handling crew that