Equipment
Lankhorst Starts Aasta Hansteen Mooring Rope Production
Lankhorst Ropes has started production for the Aasta Hansteen deepwater mooring rope contract at its rope manufacturing facility in Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The Gama 98 ropes will be used to moor Statoil’s Spar platform located in the Norwegian sector of the Norwegian Sea, in a contract awarded
VIDEO: Bibby Athena Presented at Ocean Business
The following video shows Bibby HydroMap’s managing director Andy McLeay giving a tour of the company’s latest survey vessel Bibby Athena and its newly launched survey ROV d’ROP. Bibby HydroMap was one of the exhibitors at Ocean Business, which also included tours of its Bibby Athena. Whilst showcas
UK: IKM Subsea Gets New Manager, Moves to New Office
IKM has marked its expansion of ROV subsea services division with a relocation to a new office in Aberdeen, and with the appointment of Gary Thomson. Thomson joins as Managing Director and the appointment comes after a period of sustained interest and growth in the service, particularly from the sub
OTC: Nexans’ New Subsea Umbilical Termination Assembly
Nexans is at OTC 2015 to launch its next generation SUTA-FLEX Subsea Umbilical Termination Assembly. SUTA-FLEX is designed to work in combination with Nexans’ range of umbilicals to provide a complete, single source solution that enables oil and gas customers to benefit from more efficient and cost-
VOSTA LMG: 50 Years of Dredge Ball Joints
This week VOSTA LMG celebrates an important milestone as it is 50 years since the company started with the development and production of bayonet dredge ball joints. The 50 years are a unique amount of experience for the dredge component and it overlaps a significant part of the total history of VOST
StormGeo Presents OceanWatch and SpillWatch
StormGeo, a provider of decision support services and products to support weather sensitive operations, has announced OceanWatch and SpillWatch. According to StormGeo, the new services enable oil and gas companies and renewable energy companies to make informed assessments of operational and environ
O&G equipment and services deals rise in March
Global oil and gas equipment and services deal activity, including capital markets and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), increased in overall value from $563.4 million across 29 deals in February 2015 to $3.2 billion from 38 transactions in March, a rise of over $2.6 billion, according to research and
Expro Bags Statoil Deal Off Canada
An oilfield services company, Expro, has secured a $45 million 4-year contract offshore Canada with Statoil in the Flemish Pass Basin, with options for two 1-year extensions. According to the company, the contract will include the provision of surface well testing and subsea safety systems, drill st
SENER Designs New Subsea Support Vessel
Spain’s SENER is developing a new Multipurpose Subsea Support Vessel specially designed for subsea ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) light construction duties. According to the developer, the ship will have a length overall of more than 112 m, a length between perpendiculars longer than 100 m and a br
James Fisher buys subsea assets from S3
James Fisher Offshore Ltd, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has reached an agreement with KPMG in Scotland to acquire a number of subsea assets free from encumbrances from Specialist Subsea Services Limited (S3). S3, that was acquired by the Reef Group in 2009, went into administration and dismiss
Wartsila 50DF engine certified to operate on ethane gas
Wärtsilä of Finland informed that its 50DF marine engine has been tested and certified to run on ethane (LEG) fuel. The testing programme was carried out by Wärtsilä in close collaboration with Evergas, an owner and operator of seaborne petrochemical and liquid gas transport vessels. The capability
Wartsila 50DF engine certified to operate on ethane gas
Wärtsilä of Finland informed that its 50DF marine engine has been tested and certified to run on ethane (LEG) fuel. The testing programme was carried out by Wärtsilä in close collaboration with Evergas, an owner and operator of seaborne petrochemical and liquid gas transport vessels. The capability
Eidesvik: Contract extension and battery solution for Viking Queen PSV
Lundin Norway has extended a contract for Eidesvik Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Queen from 900 to 1.200 days. The contract was signed in January 2014 and it began in late 2014. In addition, Eidesvik entered into an agreement for installation of Energy Storage System (Battery soluti
Planet Ocean Partners with dotOcean
Planet Ocean signed an exclusive representation agreement with Brugge-based dotOcean. The agreement covers the UK and Republic of Ireland. dotOcean manufactures and supplies a range of systems for the evaluation of sediment and fluid mud for research, hydrographic & geophysical survey & dredging sup