Equipment
Pharos Offshore Sells MD3 Cable Plough
Pharos Offshore has sold MD3 cable plough to a telecommunications company in preparation for their upcoming installation campaigns. The company recently refurbished the SMD built MD3 cable plough in preparation for the sale. The plough is designed to minimize pull force requirements and provide effe
Saipem Wraps Up Testing of Its New ROVs
Italian oil and gas industry contractor, Saipem, has completed sea trials of its new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) line, the Innovator 2.0. The new heavy work-class ROVs are the result of three years of design and testing, the company said. The Innovator 2.0 has obtained a declaration of complia
Pella Sietas Builds New Dredger for WSV
The German Waterways and Shipping Authority (WSV) has ordered a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) from Pella Sietas Shipyard, Hamburg. The new dredger, worth around €95 million, will be funded through the company’s ‘Future Investment Program’, the WSV said in its announcement. The newbuild,
Petronas to cut 20000 bpd starting January 2017
Malaysia’s Petronas is set to reduce its oil production in less than a fortnight. The company said on Wednesday that following the pact made in Vienna, on December 10, 2016 between OPEC and non-OPEC producers, Petronas will make a voluntary adjustment to Malaysia’s crude oil production starting from
Seatools Upgrades Subsea Compensator Range
Seatools, a Dutch subsea technology company, has introduced a new subsea hydraulic compensator range. The new subsea compensator range: the Advanced series, is based on the preceding Hyco range and features a strongly improved mechanical design, the company explained. The range’s revised design, lar
Busy 2016 for International Association of Dredging Companies
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), exclusively for Dredging Today, looks back at 2016 and forward to 2017. IADC is the global umbrella organisation for contractors in the private dredging industry. As such IADC is dedicated to not only promoting the skills, integrity and rel
VIDEO: Prelude FLNG milestones in 2016
Shell has shared a video representing several milestones achieved in 2016 during the construction of its giant Prelude FLNG project. The company is building the floating LNG unit in South Korea. Once complete it will be moved offshore W. Australia where it will produce gas from the Prelude field, an
DTU to Work on New Mine Detection Drone
Researchers at Technical University of Denmark – DTU intend to develop a drone with magnetometers capable of mapping mines in former war zones, which could make demining more efficient and less dangerous. The project has received DKK 11 million from Innovation Fund Denmark. “The plan is for our dron
Seatools Introduces the Advanced Series
Dutch technology company Seatools announced today the introduction of a new subsea hydraulic compensator range: the Advanced series. The new compensator range is based on the preceding Hyco range and delivers serious improvements in robustness, durability, and standardization, reported Seatools in t
VIDEO: Hydraulic Dredging in Wigginsville Marina
SITECH Solutions, provider of Trimble construction technology solutions, has just released a video about the Wigginsville Marina dredging project. In the video, SITECH presents the use of Trimble GCS900 excavator system for precise marine excavation and dredging and also introduces the use of In Cab
KBR Strikes BP Deal
KBR has been awarded contracts by BP for the provision of conceptual engineering services and for the provision of pre-front end engineering design (FEED) and FEED engineering services. Each agreement has a duration of three years with an option on each to extend for two additional years. The global
Trident, Triasmitra Partner on Singapore – Indonesia Subsea Link
Trident Subsea Cable (Trident) and PT. Ketrosden Triasmitra (Triasmitra) have entered into a strategic venture to own and operate a telecommunications cable asset connecting Singapore and Indonesia. The Trident Subsea Cable system is an independent, carrier-neutral fibre network designed to enhance
Ooredoo and Huawei Launch Maldives Subsea Telecom Cable
Ooredoo Maldives and Huawei Marine has inaugurated Ooredoo’s Nationwide Submarine Cable. Azleen Ahmed, home minister of Maldives, Wang Fukang, Chinese ambassador to Maldives and more than 200 guests attended the event. The Nationwide Submarine Cable project is part of Ooredoo’s program to provide hi
Cellula’s Seafloor Drill Passes FAT, Ready for Sea Trials
Canada-based Cellula Robotics said it has completed factory acceptance testing of its CRD100 seafloor drill for Fukada Salvage & Marine Works and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). This is Cellula’s third seafloor drill for the same cl