Equipment
ABS Group Certifies Design Basis of Sea Breeze OWF Foundation
ABS Group, part of marine and offshore classification society – ABS, has issued its certification of the design basis for Ocean Resource’s innovative Sea Breeze Gravity “float-out-and-sink” offshore wind turbine foundation system. ABS Group issued its certification in accordance with the relevant st
ECA Group Bags Order for Two A9-M AUVs
ECA Group, subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé, has been awarded a new contract for the delivery of two man portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) A9-M for an amount over EUR 1 million (USD 1.13 million). The A9-M will join a NATO Navy, ECA Group wrote in a press release. This AUV solution is designe
Impact Subsea Launches ISA500-L
Ellon-based Impact Subsea has released the lite version of its recently launched ISA500, a 500kHz underwater altimeter which provides heading, pitch and roll. The new ISA500-L provides solutions for underwater altitude and distance measurement applications. The unit, which can be upgraded to a full
Surveying the Mississippi River
During the Shallow Survey 2015 conference held in Plymouth, UK, Teledyne and CARIS showcased the latest capabilities in autonomous survey operations with a live demonstration. Teledyne equipped a Z-Boat Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) with a MB1 multibeam sonar, and installed the latest version of th
Bestobell’s fuel gas systems ordered for LNG-fueled tankers
Bestobell Marine, a supplier of cryogenic globe and check valves for ships has received its first order to supply fuel gas valves for new build tankers.
Subsea Manufacturers Hit Less than Many by Oil Price Slump
Douglas Westwood (DW) reports that the oilfield equipment sector appears to be faring better, with average stock performance declining only 20%, compared to performance of major oilfield stocks which have suffered a 39% year-on-year drop. DW believes that exposure to multiple upstream segments has a
HELCOM Meeting to Discuss Underwater Noise
Suppressing harmful underwater noise in the Baltic Sea tops the agenda of the HELCOM Pressure group meeting, which is taking place from October 7-9, 2015 in Copenhagen. The occurrence of such abrupt sounds, challenging to measure, is planned for national reporting in a jointly agreed manner, and the
Claxton and OIS Boost Decommissioning Capacity
Claxton has developed an extension module for its Suspended Well Abandonment Tool (SWAT), which should enable its sister company, Offshore Installation Services (OIS), to set deeper environmental and intermediate barriers. Neil Watson, SWAT product leader, Claxton, said: “SWAT holds the Queen’s Awar
MacGregor wins order from China
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed contracts with Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shunhai Shipyard Ltd to deliver anchor handling/towing winch packages for five 48m anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, each with a 75-tonne bollard pull and one 40m AHTS vessel with a 70-tonne bollard pull. Acco
Kvaerner and Dragados Win Sverdrup Jacket Contracts
On behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, Statoil today (October 8, 2015) awarded contracts for two Johan Sverdrup jackets to Kvaerner Verdal and Dragados Offshore S.A. The contract awarded to Kvaerner Verdal has a value of approximately NOK 1 billion and covers engineering, fabrication and construct
Interview: Thirty years of development of subsea wet gas compressor
In anticipation of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference 2015 (OEEC), taking place in Amsterdam next week, Offshore Energy Today had an interview with Mr. Arne Birger Olsen, Director Sales – ECR at OneSubsea, a company that provides integrated solutions, products, systems and services for the su
SN Launches Latest Revision of Subsea Standard NORSOK – U001
Following broad industry consensus, Standards Norway (SN) has published the fourth revision of subsea standard NORSOK – U001. According to SN, the NORSOK U-001 will be the most updated international available standard for subsea oil industry. It provides a method for design of subsea equipment to wi
Norway allocates funds for tech R&D, seismic surveys
The Norwegian government has today presented its national budget for 2016. In it, among other things, the Government proposes to allocate NOK 173 million ($21.03M) for offshore seismic surveys. A major part of the sum would be used to map the Barents Sea and obtain information about the geology of t
Boskalis in Biofuel Deal
Boskalis and Wartsila have announced their collaboration with GoodFuels Marine, the first marine biofuel company focused on the global commercial fleet, in which they will pioneer the development of sustainable “drop in” marine biofuels for the shipping industry. Netherlands-based GoodFuels Marine a