Equipment
Dresser-Rand to provide power units for two CNOOC offshore projects
The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, has been awarded two orders to supply power generation equipment for two projects for China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC). Siemens said on Wednesday that CNOOC ordered equipment for the Penglai 19-3 oil field project and H
Equinix Expands Its Presence Across Asia Pacific
Equinix, the interconnection and data center company, has expanded in Hong Kong with the opening of its fifth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center, known as HK5. Built in close proximity to financial data center hubs and subsea landing stations, the new US$32-million facility is tailor-
WATCH: Balmoral Subsea Test Vessel Moves through Aberdeen
Balmoral Subsea Test Centre on Wellington Road has recently received a pressure test vessel which had to be moved from Aberdeen Harbour through city streets. The vessel itself weighs 285tonne but when the weight of the transportation vehicles is added the total amounted to well over 420tonne – a cit
SBSS Secures Two New Contracts
S.B. Submarine Systems (SBSS), a subsea cable installation joint venture between China Comservice and Global Marine Systems, said it has signed two contracts last week: the Hainan OBS Phase 3 project, and the Wando-Jinsan project with Haechun. OBS is a subsea observation cable system in Chinese wate
J2 Subsea and Moog Ink Distribution Deal
J2 Subsea, ROV and survey tools rental and sale specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has secured a new distribution agreement with Moog, a designer and manufacturer of control systems and components. J2 Subsea’s global clients are now able to obtain a wider range of Moog products, including e
TSHD Minerva Completes Sea Trials
The sea trials of DEME’s 3.500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction dredger (TSHD) Minerva were successfully completed a few days ago, Royal IHC said in its latest announcement. The TSHD Minerva, launched on December 3, 2016 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, is the first vessel of this kind in the wo
Deep Down Returns to Profit
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, has reported quarterly net income of $0.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.5 million, or ($0.03) loss per diluted share for the second quarter of 2016. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 were $5.4 million compared to
Minesto Finds New GBS Foundation Supplier
Minesto has awarded Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) the contract to construct the foundation for Minesto’s first commercial-scale tidal energy power plant. Minesto has completed the procurement of a new gravity-based structure (GBS) foundation construction supplier, following the announcement
Woodside in Persephone Start-Up
Woodside and BP have started production from the Persephone project off the coast of Western Australia as part of the North West Shelf Project joint venture. The development comprises two subsea wells tied back to the existing North Rankin complex by a 7-kilometres flowline. Located about 140 kilome
Catapult Designs Condition Monitoring System for Blyth BGFs
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has designed a sensor system for the concrete gravity-based foundation (GBF) destined for the EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) Blyth Offshore demonstrator wind farm. This is the first time that sensors have been installed in a gravity-based foundation and used
Tunisian Solar Power to Reach Europe via Three Subsea Cables
TuNur Limited has filed its request for authorization with the Tunisian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy for a 4.5 GW solar export project. A newly established solar complex in the Sahara Desert in Southwest Tunisia, near Réjim Maâtoug (Kébili Governorate) would supply the European mar
visCo Sets Up Collaboration with Oceaneering
Norwegian visualization management company visCo is entering into collaboration with Oceaneering . visCo, who recently established office in Houston run by Peter Baxter, will offer its expertise within industrial visualization and its capacity to support every aspect of visualization from a lifecycl
WiSub-led JIP to Deliver Universal AUV Connection
International collaboration between companies and universities in Brazil, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK are developing a universal interface to facilitate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) docking with subsea structures. The consortium, led by WiSub, includes leaders from industry and academia
Quintillion Names Interim CEO
Quintillion, the Anchorage-based company constructing an 1800 km, subsea fiber optic/broadband network, with landing points in six key Alaska markets located on the Arctic/Northern Slope, has named George M Tronsrue III as its interim CEO, effective immediately. The Quintillion Subsea Cable System s