Equipment
GATE Energy adds completion specialist to portfolio
GATE Energy, a group of companies providing services for the energy sector, has announced the acquisition of Mid-South Rental and Completion Services (MSRCS), headquartered in Youngsville, LA. Mid-South Rental and Completion Services is a global resource for equipment and service personnel within th
Hawaiki Welcomes New Zealand’s Decision to Extend Its UFB
Hawaiki Submarine Cable has welcomed the New Zealand’s Government announcement that it is rolling out faster internet to more than 150 additional towns all across the country and has allocated $300 million to the next stage of the nationwide ultrafast fibre broadband (UFB) network. “The ultrafast br
GE to power Greater Enfield-bound FPSO
GE Energy Connections has won a contract for the provision of the MV7Series 5 Level power unit, which will sit topside a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit on the Greater Enfield project offshore Australia. GE said on Thursday that the MV7-5L drive would be supplied by GE’s Power
Minox delivers Egina FPSO water deaeration modules
Minox Technology, a process technology company, has delivered two water deaeration skids to the Egina FPSO. Minox said on Wednesday that the compact modules were delivered mid-January from the ROS fabrication yard in Singapore. Samsung Heavy Industries is transporting the skids to Nigeria where the
BP: Fossil fuels will still be dominant in 2035, but not as before
British oil major BP has issued its annual energy outlook, according to which oil and gas, together with coal, will remain the main source of energy powering the world economy, accounting for more than 75% of total energy supply in 2035, compared with 86% in 2015. While the number will still overp
VBMS to Deliver East Anglia ONE Inter-Array Cables
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS has been awarded a cabling contract with a value of approximately EUR 100 million by ScottishPower Renewables, for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The scope of work for VBMS consists of the supply, installation and burial, as well as termination and testing of 102 6
McDermott Wins Middle East Pipelay Job
McDermott has been awarded an offshore pipelay contract in the Middle East. The pipelay contract includes the engineering, procurement and installation of two oil pipelines offshore. Work on this contract is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter in 2018. “This contract marks anot
SEA-US Subsea Cable Set for Completion in Q2 2017
The Southeast Asia- US (SEA-US) cable system said it has closed in on completion of the installation of its undersea fiber optic cable network by the second quarter of 2017. Namely, the Hermosa Beach, California shore-end was successfully connected. In addition, on January 12, 2017, the U.S. Federal
Teufelberger to Buy Redaelli
Teufelberger has signed a definite agreement for the acquisition of Italian steel wire rope specialist Redaelli Tecna from JSC Severstal–metiz. According to the Austrian-based company, this acquisition is the biggest step toward expansion in more than 225 years of Teufelberger’s history. Redaelli is
ECA Group to Develop Ultra-Deep AUV for Ifremer
Ifremer has chosen ECA Group to develop a new ultra-deep autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for survey and inspection up to 6000 meters water depth. By choosing ECA Group through an international call for tender, Ifremer is establishing the CORAL ALliance (Cooperative Off-Shore Robotics ALliance),
Waterking to Exhibit at CONEXPO 2017
The CONEXPO-CON/AGG event, one of the biggest shows for the construction industries, will take place in Las Vegas from 7-11 March 2017. Along with its business partner DAMEN, Dutch manufacturer of amphibious excavators Waterking will exhibit in the Gold Hall, the company just announced. At the event
GATE Energy Adds MSRCS
GATE Energy has acquired Youngsville-headquartered Mid-South Rental and Completion Services (MSRCS). Mid-South Rental and Completion Services is a resource for equipment and service personnel within the upper-completion and production markets specializing in multi-line spooling services (MLS), thru-
OSIL Installs Environmental Monitoring Network Off UAE
Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL) has installed a network of 8 monitoring buoys off the coast of Abu Dhabi, UAE, in support of environmental monitoring. The coastal buoys were equipped with multiparameter sondes for water quality monitoring, and GPRS telemetry equipment. The buoys are insta
Webtool Launches ROV Resettable Emergency Disconnect Cutter
Hydraulic cutting systems specialist, Webtool, has launched a resettable emergency disconnect cutter for light and medium subsea well intervention. As an integral part of either a workover tool or dedicated emergency disconnect package, the Webtool guillotine cutter can now be reset subsea by ROV. N