Equipment
Trelleborg Develops Buoyant Cable and Flowline Protection
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched Buoyant Uraduct, a protection system for subsea cables, umbilicals, flowlines and hoses. Based on the original Uraduct design, Buoyant Uraduct is designed to protect cables from abrasion and impact. The protection system reduces the crush risk at crossing
Superloop Snaps Up SubPartners
Asia Pacific fibre networks operator Superloop has acquired all the issued shares of SubPartners for $2.5 million. SubPartners was established to develop international cable systems capable of providing connectivity between Australia and the rest of the world. The acquisition of SubPartners should d
Frames scores work on Chevron’s platform offshore Nigeria
U.S oil major Chevron has awarded Frames a contract to design and supply a new gas dehydration unit with a glycol regeneration package for an offshore platform in the Niger Delta. Frames said that the process package will be installed on Chevron existing Okan platform in the Western Niger Delta regi
Kraken to Build 3D Laser Imaging System for AWI
Kraken’s German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik, has been awarded a contract to design and build a 6,000-meter rated 3D laser/optical imaging system for the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven. The 3D smart camera system will be based on Kraken’s
Trendsetter Clinches Leviathan Subsea Deal Off Israel
Trendsetter Engineering has secured multiple contracts to design and manufacture subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s Leviathan project, a large natural gas field development off the coast of Israel. Trendsetter’s scopes of work include multiple clamp connection systems, subsea distributio
Unite demands info on jobs as Wood Group talks further cost savings
Unite, UK’s largest offshore union, has repeated its calls for transparency on jobs, in relation to the proposed merger of oilfield services giants Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler. Wood Group on Wednesday said it expects for its cost savings stemming from the AFW takeover to be 36 percent higher
U-Boat Worx Unveils New Line of Research Submarines
Dutch submersible manufacturer U-Boat Worx has introduced five new research submarines that open up the deep to private explorers and oceanographic research organizations. The deepest diving submersible of the new C-Researcher series is the 2-person “C-Researcher 2”, which has an operating depth of
Intecsea presents range of new low-motion floaters
A deepwater engineering company Intecsea, a part of the WorleyParsons Group, has launched a range of next generation low-motion (LM) floaters. Intecsea said on Tuesday that the new series of floaters consisted of the flagship LM-FPSO, the LM-FLNG, and the LM-SEMI. According to the company, the LM-FP
Phoenix and Infinity Join Forces on IMR/Decom in Australasia
Phoenix and Infinity Offshore have formed a joint venture to provide inspection, maintenance, repair (IMR) and decommissioning works in the Australasia region with the atmospheric diving system (ADS) Hardsuit. The joint venture, operating under the name Infinity Phoenix Subsea, will be based out of
Forum Adds MacArtney Multiplexers
Forum Subsea Rentals, a Forum Energy Technologies business, has expanded its multiplexer video and data acquisition technology rental portfolio following investment in MacArtney’s EMO range. The acquisition of DOMINO-7 Mk II and NANO-MUX multiplexers has been made in response to a growing demand for
Kongsberg Showing Off New Tech at Ocean Business
Kongsberg Maritime is bringing its new technology to Ocean Business 2017, including the Eelume underwater robot, the HiPAP 102P portable acoustic positioning system and GeoSwath compact survey vessel. A futuristic looking vehicle with a flexible and adaptable body, Eelume is designed to live permane
3D at Depth Unveils Moving Platform Subsea LiDAR Solution
3D at Depth has launched new moving platform integrated LiDAR technology solution for subsea data collection and survey projects. During a recent ROV trial, 3D at Depth integrated and collected motion compensated subsea LiDAR data of an oil field in water depths greater than 2000 meters using an ROV
N-Sea Uses Geosoft Software for UXO Surveys
N-Sea has selected Geosoft’s Oasis montaj and UXO Marine software to detect unexploded ordinance that pose a hazard to its customers operating in the North Sea and other offshore regions. N-Sea surveys, inspects, maintains and repairs subsea infrastructure for the oil and gas and windfarm industries
Lankhorst to Deliver Mooring Lines for SalMar’s Aquaculture Project
Lankhorst Euronete is supplying fibre mooring ropes to Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering for construction of the world’s largest fish farm near the island of Froya, offshore Norway. The new concept fish farm is a pilot facility developed by Ocean Farming, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group. Th