Equipment
Dresser-Rand to provide compressors for BP’s Mad Dog 2
Dresser-Rand, a part of Siemens’ Power and Gas Division, has received an order from BP for the provision of rotating equipment for the Mad Dog 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Siemens said that the scope of supply comprises two DATUM compressor trains driven by Siemens electric motors for
Canada Backs Ingenuity Lab’s Oil Spill Cleanup Research
A team at Canadian nanotechnology accelerator Ingenuity Lab has developed a piece of technology to aid in the cleanup of oil spills. The device consists of a carbon nanotube mesh, supplemented with minerals and polymers that cause it to act as a sponge, drawing in and retaining oil. What really diff
Guinard Energies Demonstrates Its Poseide Tidal Turbine
Guinard Energies has demonstrated its Poseide tidal turbine in real-sea conditions off the coast of Brittany in France. The demonstration took place as part of the marine renewable energy forum, taking place at the Port of Navalo, from April 15 until June 3, 2017. Guinard Energies’ Poseide system, c
Oil spill cleanup technology picks up $1.7 million in funding
Ingenuity Lab, a University of Alberta-based nanotechnology accelerator, has received $1.7 million in project funding for the research and development of an effective alternative for recovering heavy oil spilled in marine environments. Ingenuity has developed a piece of technology to aid in the clea
C-Kore verifies umbilicals for North Sea operator
Subsea testing company C-Kore Systems has verified the installation of three new umbilicals in the North Sea for an unnamed oil company. According to C-Kore, the field where the test was conducted is one of the biggest subsea projects being developed in the UK sector of the North Sea. C-Kore said th
Jan De Nul’s Multipurpose Vessel Daniel Bernoulli Launched
Jan De Nul’s new multipurpose vessel Daniel Bernoulli, the sister vessel of the Adhémar de Saint-Venant, was launched in the AVIC Shipyard in China today. The company said in its announcement that these vessels will be able to perform a variety of functions: different mission equipment is available
BP Boost Subsea Imaging to Find More Oil in GoM Field
BP said it has identified more than 200 million barrels of additional resources at its Atlantis field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico by using the so-called Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) seismic imaging technology. Geophysicists at BP’s Subsurface Technical Center have enhanced the clarity of images
ASV Strengthens USA Team with New VP/GM
Autonomous vessel technology developer ASV Global informed that Larry Karl has joined the company’s USA team as vice president / general manager. He will be responsible for ASV Global’s engineering, sales, and operations efforts in North America. Karl joins ASV Global from Oceaneering’s Advanced Tec
Flintstone Introduces New Subsea Tensioned Mooring System
Flintstone Technology has developed a new subsea tensioned mooring system that will officially launch at OTC on May 01. The new system provides simple connection and disconnection, along with the ability to tension at the seabed or mid-line. Flintstone, which was recently majority acquired by MacGre
CSD Artemy Volynsky Arrives at Volga-Caspian Dredge Site
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) Artemy Volynsky arrived at the Volga-Caspian Maritime Shipping Channel dredging site earlier this week, FSUE Rosmorport said in its latest announcement. The vessel will be involved in the dredging operations on the 143-144km section of the waterway. Since the beginni
Forum Ups Revenue, Trims YoY Loss for Q1 2017
Forum Energy Technologies recorded net loss in the first-quarter 2017 of $16 million, or 16 cents per diluted share, compared to net loss of $23 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, for the prior-year period. Sequentially, net loss widened from $13 million, or 14 cents per diluted share. The Hous
Halliburton, Trendsetter and C-Innovations in GoM Subsea Pact
Halliburton, Trendsetter Engineering and C-Innovations have formed a strategic alliance to provide integrated offshore well intervention packages in Gulf of Mexico. The alliance leverages the companies’ subsea solutions for hydraulic interventions. It believes that these combined packages will impro
Bourbon Wins FLOATGEN Mooring Installation Job
French offshore services provider Bourbon has been awarded a contract for the mooring installation of the first floating wind turbine in France at the experimental test site of SEM-REV managed by Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), in the context of European project FLOATGEN. FLOATGEN is a wind turbine
ION wins grant to help develop offshore operations management software
U.S.-based ION Geophysical Corporation has been given a grant by the Scottish Enterprise (SE) for the company’s £1.5 million-worth ($1.93 million) Marlin software development program. ION said on Wednesday that SE’s £522,984 ($673,230) grant would be distributed over 15 months. The company added tha