Equipment
Sercel deploys new multi-sensor streamer off Ireland
Designer and manufacturer of seismic equipment and reservoir monitoring instruments Sercel has commercially deployed its new multi-sensor solid streamer, the Sentinel MS, for the first time. Sercel said that new streamer was operating during CGG’s large 3D multi-client survey being conducted by the
PHOTO: Maersk Connector Executes Its First Engineered Grounding
Maersk Connector has performed its first engineered grounding at Walney out of Heysham in the West of England. This operation was the first ever for Maersk Connector and the first in Maersk Supply Service’s history. The onshore cable-laying capability was carried out together with client DeepOcean.
Aquatic’s Dual Tensioner for Atoll Umbilical Setup Off Egypt
Aquatic has been selected to provide tensioning capabilities to DeepOcean on behalf of Subsea 7 for the Pharaonic Petroleum Company’s Atoll Main umbilical installation project in Egypt. Aquatic said it will provide its dual tensioner system solution to tension the umbilical during installation. Mart
Verdant Power Advances with TriFrame Foundation Project
Verdant Power has been selected by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to continue a project advancing its TriFrame foundation with $3.75 million of second-phase funding. The project is part of an EERE Water Power Technologies Office initiative to dr
Mitsui, MHWirth Team Up on Shallow Methane Hydrates Harvesting
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has partnered MHWirth to harvest shallow methane hydrates from the seabed of the Japan Sea. Japan’s Government Agency started the estimation of possibility shallow methane hydrates in 2013. The surveys, carried out from 2013 to 2015, revealed that there were 1,742 g
SES Joins Forces with DeepMar
Stress Engineering Services (SES) has teamed up with subsea system engineering and operations consulting, DeepMar, to expand its existing upstream service offerings. The integrated team will work alongside clients to increase assurance of successful projects in regards to health, safety and environm
New Leadership for the ‘New’ Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes and GE have announced the executive team that will lead Baker Hughes, a GE company upon closing of their proposed transaction to combine GE’s Oil & Gas business with Baker Hughes. The combined executive team will be as follows: Lorenzo Simonelli, President & CEO; Maria Claudia Borras, P
Liebherr Opts for Sandfirden Technics
Liebherr and Sandfirden Technics, the Dutch gen-set supplier, have entered into partnership for the development of hybrid ship propulsion systems. Within the framework of this cooperation, the Dutch company will assume the role of the primary point of contact for customers, and provide a complete on
McDermott Nets Angelin EPCIC Work from BP
McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract from BP Trinidad & Tobago (bpTT) for the Angelin gas field, located 40 kilometers off the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago. This EPCIC contract follows the completion of a multi-pha
EIB Funds Nordlink Project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 300 million loan agreement with Norwegian transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett for the completion of the Nordlink interconnector between Germany and Norway. The signature comes shortly after the first part of the financing for the interconne
Plexus Wins with Maersk Oil
Plexus has entered into a new 4-year contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the provision of wellhead, mudline suspension systems and associated services. The initial purchase order is to prepare and provide POS-GRIP HPHT surface wellhead systems and Tersus mudline suspension equipment on a stand
EMGS Sells Data Off Norway
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS said it has entered into various agreements with undisclosed oil companies involving data licensing (prefunding and late sales) related to 3D EM data in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea in Norway. The agreements represent revenues of USD 2.4 million. In M
Maersk Oil picks Plexus wellhead for Culzean development
Plexus Holdings, an oil and gas engineering services business, has entered into a new four-year contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the provision of wellhead, mudline suspension systems and associated services. Plexus said on Monday that the initial purchase order is to prepare and provide POS
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 29 – June 4, 2017). Steady Performance in 2016 for Jan De Nul, Stable Order Book Jan De Nul Group has just released its 2016 Annual Report, saying that the company achieved steady performance in a highly vola