Equipment
Claxton marks milestone in conductor centralizer installation
Claxton, an Acteon company, has marked a milestone by installing more than 5000 conductor guide centralizers. Conductor centralizers form the interface between the platform jacket and well conductor, assuring vital conductor integrity. The company reports it supplied a range of conductor and structu
EFC land contracts with drilling contractors
EFC Group, a designer and manufacturer of controls, instrumentation, monitoring and handling systems for the global oil and gas drilling industry, has been awarded contracts with major oil and gas drilling contractor companies to the value of £3.65 million ($5.5 million). The company has completed t
Vos Prodect Provides Cable Protection in Greece
Vos Prodect Innovations has delivered cable protection systems (Pro-CPS) for the repair and protection of fiber optic cable in Greece. Redband, having 20 years of experience in the field of telecommunications, has used the systems of Vos Prodect. The systems have been installed on the cable by diver
UKD Bluefin Gets New Dredge Monitoring System
The “UKD Bluefin” has undergone a complete refit of the Dredge Monitoring System. Damen delivered all required software and hardware for trailing pipe and loading process monitoring, making use of the existing sensors on board. The refit was done within two weeks during a scheduled docking resulting
Osiris Qualifies as Approved Supplier with BP Global Diving
Osiris has successfully passed an audit with BP Global Diving that sees them reach approved supplier status to carry out surface supplied air and nitrox diving and ROV services within UK and European waters in upstream and downstream projects. The audit took place towards the end of 2014 and was con
VIDEO: DP World 2014 in Review
Global marine terminal operator DP World has announced a video that captures some of the company’s highlights from 2014. “2014 was yet another great year for DP World. We achieved countless ‘wins’ over the course of 2014 and the film is just a snapshot of some of those successes,” they stated. DP Wo
Huisman Installs ‘Ceona Amazon’ Pipelay System
Huisman Equipment has installed the 570mt Pipelay System onboard Ceona’s Ceona Amazon at the Huisman Schiedam quayside, the company informed through their social media. In December last year, Huisman welcomed Ceona’s Amazon newbuild pipelay vessel following it’s delivery and christening in Bremerhav
PHOTO: ‘Ceona Amazon’ gets pipelay system
Huisman Equipment has informed that the company installed the 570mt pipelay system onboard Ceona’s flagship asset Ceona Amazon. The system was installed at the Huisman Schiedam quayside in The Netherlands. Ceona Amazon is a pipelay and heavy subsea construction vessel. It arrived at Huisman’s yard i
Picture of the Day: ‘Augustus Gloop’ at Work
The Cotswold Canals Trust Dredger ‘Augustus Gloop’ was craned into the canal near Hope Mills at Brimscombe in December 2014 and immediately started some silt removal trials. The vintage German built machine has been part of the CCT maintenance fleet since it was purchased back in the 1970s. It has u
EMGS names new CEO
The new Board of Directors of Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has appointed Bjarte H. Bruheim as Chief Executive Officer of the company effective from 7 January 2015. Bjarte Bruheim has been the Executive Chairman of EMGS since July 2004, and he has extensive experience from the oil
2H Offshore Takes Part in DNV GL JIP on TCP Design
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has teamed up with oil and gas industry leaders to develop a new design guideline for thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP). The Joint Industry Project (JIP) aims to advance the understanding and use of composite materials in the offshore industry. The Joint Industry Pr
SmartBay Ireland, SmartBay Newfoundland Team Up
SmartBay Ireland has entered into a trans-Atlantic collaboration agreement with the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Dublin City University and the Marine Institute Ireland. The Memorandum of Understanding was sig
PSA looks into Brage emergency preparedness
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of emergency preparedness and radio and telecommunications systems at Brage field, in the North Sea. Wintershall Norge AS (Wintershall) is the operator on the Brage field, which is an oil field in the northern North Sea, approx. 13 kilome
Report: OW Installation Vessel Market at 3 Bln by 2020
Reportstack has announced the publication of market research report on Offshore Vessels and Cables Market which says that the market is expected to register substantial growth between 2014 and 2020. Reportstack’s report provides an understanding of the type of vessels required for offshore wind farm