Equipment
Sonardyne Acoustics for Saab’s Sabertooth Hybrid Vehicle
Sonardyne International has delivered AvTrak 6 acoustic communications and navigation hardware to defence and security company Saab’s subsidiary Saab Seaeye. Offered as an optional-fit sensor on the Sabertooth hybrid AUV/ROV, AvTrak 6 forms part of the vehicle’s integrated navigation and communicati
Add Energy Wins Statoil Contract
Add Energy’s Well Control & Blowout Support group has secured a framework agreement with Statoil for well planning, blowout and kill simulations. This framework agreement will provide specialist services to Statoil over the next 3 years with an agreed optional extension of two periods of 1-year exte
Maintenance Dredging Project Moves Forward at Port of Cape Town
Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Dredging Services division has embarked on a $1.1 million maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Cape Town to restore the design depths inside Duncan dock. The maintenance dredging program, which began on 8 March 2017, is scheduled for completion by t
Galloper OWF Foundations Complete
The foundations installation for the Galloper offshore wind farm has been completed on Tuesday. All 56 turbine foundations, which are made up of a steel monopiles and transition pieces, were installed ahead of schedule, Galloper Wind Farm Ltd informed. The installation works of the foundations, each
ALE breaks heavy-lifting record during FPSO integration work
ALE Heavy Lift, a UK-based heavy-lift and transportation specialist, has performed what it claims to be the world’s heaviest commercial lift using a land based mobile crane. The company made the achievement whilst executing an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) integration project in
OceanWorks to Enhance ONC Observatory
OceanWorks, a subsea solution engineering company, is providing an upgrade to the Strait of Georgia Shore Station for Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). The work scope consists of design, supply, installation and system integration testing of the upgraded system. The new system should provide ONC with the
Fugro provides offshore training for Guyanese workers
Dutch offshore services provider has entered into a new alliance with Ground Structures Engineering Consultants Ltd. in Guyana to boost its marine site characterisation services for the oil and gas industry in the Republic of Guyana. According to Fugro, the alliance will facilitate training for Guya
Kraken Unveils SeaVision 3D Laser System
Kraken Sonar’s subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH, plans to introduce its new SeaVision 3D laser system at the Ocean Business conference in UK. SeaVision is an RGB underwater laser imaging system that offers the resolution, range and scan rate to deliver dense full colour 3D point cloud images of subse
Subsea Innovation Delivers Structural Repair Clamps to RasGas
Darlington-based equipment supplier Subsea Innovation has completed the design, build and testing of 4 structural pipeline repair clamps for the LNG producing company RasGas in Qatar. These are the second systems that Subsea Innovation has produced for RasGas, following the delivery of 16” pipeline
Fugro to Start Second Phase of Rampion Cable Laying
Fugro is set to begin ‘phase two’ of cable laying operations at the Rampion offshore wind farm, following a winter break. In August, Fugro started cable laying operations at the Rampion site, off the UK’s Sussex coast, from its subsea construction vessel, the Fugro Symphony. The vessel loaded and tr
4Subsea to Monitor Wellhead Integrity on Maria Drilling Campaign
4Subsea has been awarded the wellhead integrity monitoring contract for Odfjell Drilling on the Deepsea Stavanger drilling operations on Wintershall’s Maria field development. The scope of work includes monitoring six wells for the coming 12-18 months, with an option of further two wells. The monito
Nam Cheong, Marco Polo enter Malaysian JV
Malaysia offshore shipbuilder Nam Cheong and Singapore’s Marco Polo Marine have teamed up to establish a joint venture company in Malaysia. The new company will be named SK Marco Polo Sdn Bhd Malaysia. According to statements by Marco Polo and Nam Cheong, the Malaysian subsidiary’s principal activit
L&N Scotland Launches Synthesis System
L&N Scotland has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of the Synthesis system. Synthesis system compromises of a full turnkey support package complete with all small-bored tubing lines staged in reverse fitment order. Synthesis can be deployed across a full breadth of subsea applications r
Sparrows scores Ichthys LNG work
Sparrows Group has secured a three year contract to deliver fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The agreement will see the company’s teams in Perth and Darwin, Australia, support activities across Ichthys onshore LNG facil