Equipment
Scientists Embark on Atlantis Massif Core Sampling Campaign
An international team of scientists are setting sail today on board the Royal Research Ship James Cook to explore the Atlantis Massif, a 4000 metre high underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time the 89.2 meters long UK research ship will be used to drill through the Earth’s m
DESET Technology on Display
PROGROUPE has presented a new promotional video of the DESET (DEwatering SEdiment Technology), produced in cooperation with the local authorities managing Veľké Kozmálovce reservoir. The promotional operation presented the real conditions of the dredging and dewatering in their technological headqua
Proserv bags Johan Sverdrup work
Proserv, an energy services company, has secured a contract with a value of more than 20 million NOK ($2.4 million) to provide topside control equipment at one of the largest field discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Johan Sverdrup. The agreement will see Proserv supplying Aibel, on beha
Nortech, Wilton Engineering join forces to deliver EPC services (UK)
Nortech Group and Wilton Engineering, two North East England’s oil and gas supply chain companies, have formed a new collaborative arrangement to deliver full-service engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for brownfield oil and gas projects in the UK. The companies said in a press release
Gardline Teams Up with OPT on Offshore Monitoring Solutions
Ocean Power Technologies OPT has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gardline Environmental to jointly develop metocean monitoring and maritime security systems for ocean observing and defense and security markets. The MOU outlines a multi-phase effort which is the basis for ongoing col
TGS Profit Declines
Seismic contractor TGS has posted third-quarter 2015 net income of $40 million, compared to $54.6 million in the same period in 2014. Earnings per share were $0.39, down from $0.53 in Q3 2014. The Oslo-listed company reported revenues of $169 million in Q3 2015 (89% accounted to multi-client), versu
PGS Takes USD 110 Mln Loss
Oslo-listed seismic player, Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), has posted net loss of $110 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared with $8.4 million profit in the corresponding period in 2014. In the third quarter of 2015, the company recorded revenues of $225.7 million (out of which $120.4 milli
Bureau Veritas approves GTT’s Mark V tech
Bureau Veritas informed it has issued Design Approval for the new Mark V LNG membrane containment system designed by France’s GTT.
ABB Delivers Power to New Troll A Compressors
ABB has completed its second power-from-shore system for Troll A, the world’s largest offshore gas platform, which is operated by Statoil and located in the North Sea about 70 km west of the Kollsnes onshore gas treatment plant, outside Bergen. As with the first system, the purpose is to power two c
Statoil: Minister of EEA and EU affairs visits Troll A platform
Vidar Helgesen (Conservative Party of Norway), minister of European Economic Area (EEA) and EU affairs, has paid a visit to the Statoil-operated ‘Troll A’ platform, in the Troll field, located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The reason behind the visit was the start-up of the two new giant c
New Gear for Van Oord’s Dredger
Bakker Sliedrecht – specialized in the design, production, installation and maintenance of complex electrical installations – will be taking care of an electrical conversion project on board Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Terranova. The company recently received order for the engi
PSA Inspects Fabrication of Gina Krog Flexible Risers
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Statoil and the fabrication of flexible risers for Gina Krog FSO. The objective of the audit was to monitor the fabrication of flexible risers, follow up the operator and supplier/subcontractor and verify that the project is bei
Picture of the Day: Hector in Norway
The Oslo Fairway dredging project, undertaken by a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, Wasa Dredging, is currently underway. The company has just released this beautiful photo from this dredging program, which shows their backhoe giant Hector during the deepening work. About 89.0
Gallery: Helideck installation on Ivar Aasen Living Quarters
Det norske oljeselskap AS, the operator of the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea, has shared images of a helideck being lifted on top of the Living Quarters (LQ) for the Ivar Aasen platform, being built by Apply Leirvik in its construction site in Stord, Norway. According to Det norske, it took thre