Equipment
Ecosse Subsea Eyes New Carousel Orders
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has designed, built and delivered a 700Te carousel to an international infrastructure group. The 700Te carousel designed with the capacity to be upgraded to 1700Te will be used for the storage of cables required for UK offshore wind farm projects. The design and project m
TechnipFMC Reports Q2 EPS at $0.35
TechnipFMC has reported second-quarter 2017 net income of $146.9 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.35. Excluding charges and credits, adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.45. Total company operating profit was $439.6 million, with adjusted EBITDA at $501.3 million. Revenues for the
Oceaneering Posts Fall in Profits
Subsea engineering specialist Oceaneering has reported profit of $2.1 million, or 2 cents per share, on revenue of $515 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. During the corresponding period in 2016, the company reported net income of $22.3 million, or $0.23 per share, on revenue of $625.
Komatsu Europe Unveils New D375A-8 Crawler Dozer
Komatsu Europe International N.V. has just announced the launch of the new 73 tonnes D375A-8 crawler dozer. According to the company, its powerful and economical Komatsu engine integrates the latest emission control technologies and fuel-saving features. “The new Komatsu D375A-8 is a safe, fast, pow
Bourbon Sets Up FLOATGEN Mooring System
Bourbon has completed the mooring installation of the first floating wind turbine in France for Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN) as part of the European project FLOATGEN at the SEM-REV experimental test site, off Le Croisic. FLOATGEN is a wind turbine with concrete float designed by Ideol and currentl
MPM Upgrades Its Subsea Survey System
Marine Project Management (MPM) said it has enhanced its underwater facility cathodic protection (CP) survey system to include pipeline and structure UWI/UWILD integrity management features. Interfaced with most ROV systems, the system is being rebranded as the ‘Subsea Integrity Management System’ (
SMST Subsea Cranes for Vroon’s Newbuilds
SMST has delivered its 50t subsea knuckle boom crane with active heave compensation to Vroon for its newbuild vessel VOS Start. This crane for VOS Start and the identical crane for sister vessel VOS Stone are the fifth and sixth offshore cranes SMST delivers to Vroon. The 80m VOS Start arrived at Da
GeoSea to Deploy Seatools Anode Cage Setup Tool at Hohe See OWF
GeoSea has recently awarded subsea technology company Seatools a contract for the design and delivery of an anode cage installation tool. The tool will be used for an automated anode cage installation operations, part of the construction of the Hohe See offshore wind farm. The anode cage installatio
Faroe’s appraisal well boosts Brasse volumes
Faroe Petroleum has boosted its resources estimate for the Brasse discovery in the North Sea off Norway following the latest appraisal well results. The company on Wednesday said the 31/7-2S Brasse sidetrack appraisal well was a success, increasing the estimated recoverable resource volumes to betwe
CGG Expands Santos Basin Coverage
CGG said it has extended its Santos VII broadband 3D multiclient survey offshore Brazil. The 1,867 sq km extension to the original footprint gives CGG a total of almost 16,000 sq km of newly acquired and imaged pre-salt coverage. The extension was made to fully image this area after images recently
Mitsubishi and HICL Win Burbo Bank Extension Transmission Deal
Ofgem has appointed Diamond Transmission Partners (DTP) as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm for the next 20 years. This completes the procurement process of Tender Round 4 of the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) regime. DT
Sonardyne Sentinel IDS Equips Patrol Vessels in Far East
Sonardyne has supplied its diver detection sonar technology, Sentinel, for a fleet of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) under construction in the Far East. Two ship-fit Sentinels have now been tested and delivered with more to follow, as part of a wider contract to equip each OPV with a fully integrate
Proserv Wins Series of Contracts in Asia Pacific
Energy services company Proserv has been awarded a series of contracts worth around $4m for its well severance, platform and FPSO decommissioning services in the Asia Pacific region. The contracts have been awarded by Premier Oil in Indonesia; Chevron, through Baker Hughes, in the Gulf of Thailand;
Proserv Nets $4M in Asia Pacific
Energy services company Proserv has been awarded a series of contracts worth around $4 million for its well severance, platform and FPSO decommissioning services in the Asia Pacific region. The contracts have been awarded by Premier Oil in Indonesia; Chevron, through Baker Hughes, in the Gulf of Tha