Equipment
Dril-Quip Appoints New VP and CFO
Dril-Quip has appointed Jeffrey J. Bird as vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 13, 2017. Bird will succeed Jerry M. Brooks, who has accepted the newly created position of vice president of investor relations, effective March 13, 2017. Bird, age 50, served as executive VP and
OceanWorks Gets New ADS Product Line Manager
OceanWorks International, a subsea solution engineering company, has appointed Jonathan Fether as atmospheric diving system (ADS) product line manager. A trained submersible pilot and experienced OceanWorks HARDSUIT pilot, Fether will work closely with OceanWorks customers carrying out the training
N-Seatec Wins Subsea Cabling Order
N-Seatec Subsea Systems said it has received an order for a large batch of signal and power cabling to be used on a wind farm. According to the company, delivery consist of various special designed 4x 50mm2 umbilicals all to be fitted with the MSSQ connector which are capable to handle up to 250Amps
Auxilium Offshore Inks Deal for Underwater Safety Centre in Asia
Auxilium Offshore has signed a contract with an undisclosed client to design, construct and install fit for purpose equipment for an underwater safety centre in Asia. The equipment supply exists of a wet bell with launch & recovery system, an adjustable diving stage, a hyperbaric chamber to accommod
Backhoe Dredger Magnor Fitted with WDH Cylinders
WDH Hydraulics announced recently that the digging system of the world’s largest backhoe dredger Magnor is equipped with 12 WDH cylinders. In the release, the company said that in consultation with the client’s technical specialists, WDH came up with a customer-specific design. The double-acting hyd
Premier takes Proserv subsea equipment for project off Indonesia
Energy services company Proserv has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract for the supply of subsea equipment to the UK-based oil company Premier Oil for a project in the Natuna Sea. Proserv said on Wednesday that it would supply a subsea control system and associated equipment for the Bison, I
Proserv in BIGP Subsea Deal with Premier Oil
Proserv, an energy services company, has received a contract from Premier Oil for work in Asia Pacific. Proserv will supply a subsea control system and associated equipment for the Bison, Iguana & Gajah Puteri (BIGP) development project, located in the Natuna Sea, Indonesia. The scope of supply is a
Sonomatic Officially Launches New Facility
Sonomatic has created a centre of excellence for NDT and integrity services at its brand new, multi-disciplined facility at The Core business park in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse joined Sonomatic with the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to th
Royal IHC: Keel Laying Ceremony for NMDC’s New TSHD
The keel laying ceremony for the first custom-build trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) in the Gulf area took place yesterday at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk. The vessel is being built for the National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), an Abu Dhabi based marine contractor. The Arzanah will ha
Trimble, Teledyne Partner on Marine Construction Software
Trimble will distribute a branded version of Teledyne’s PDS software package for hydrographic survey, construction and dredging operations – Trimble marine construction software. The software provides measurement and positioning to improve marine construction efficiency and safety. Trimble marine co
Teledyne Marine and Trimble Enter Partnership Agreement
Teledyne Marine announced today that Trimble will distribute a branded version of Teledyne’s PDS software package for hydrographic survey, construction and dredging operations. The announcement was made at ConExpo 2017, one of the world’s largest international exhibitions for the construction indust
Impact Subsea Introduces New Product
Impact Subsea has launched new underwater attitude & heading reference system – the ISM3D. The unit provides heading to ±0.5° of local magnetic North with pitch and roll to ±0.05° accuracy. For optimal performance, a hard and soft iron calibration can be performed on the unit once installed on the R
Argonne Scientists Developing Sponge for Oil Spill Cleanup
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have invented a new foam, called Oleo Sponge, that soaks up oil. Reportedly, the material not only easily adsorbs oil from water, but is also reusable and can pull dispersed oil from the entire water column-not just the
C-Kore Tools for Statoil
C-Kore Systems has recently delivered two further C-Kore subsea testing tools to Statoil. The units proved the insulation resistance and continuity of spare electrical cables located on the seabed that had no connection to topside equipment. Tim Overfield, managing director of C-Kore, said: “With ou