Equipment
News in Photos: Hayling Island Dredging
Approximately 10,000m3 of dredged shingle has been deposited on the beaches of Eastoke, Hayling Island. The 73 m-long trailing suction hopper dredger “Sospan Dau” used a technique known as ‘rainbowing’ to discharges a mixture of sediment and water and create a mound of material high on the foreshore
Amarinth Pumps for Subsea Well Response Project
Amarinth, a company specialising in the design, application and manufacture of centrifugal pumps and associated equipment, has been appointed by Expro to deliver $1M of API 610 OH1 pumps for the Subsea Well Response Project. In light of recent serious oil spill incidents such as Macondo, in the Gulf
PSA in Bream Project Review
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Premier Oil and the Bream development. Bream is an oil discovery in block 17/12 in the central section of the North Sea, around 110 km from land south-west of Stavanger. The discovery was originally made by Phillips Petroleum Co
Statoil hands out service contracts for seven bases
Statoil has today, January 7, awarded the service contracts for seven bases for the company in Norway. These contracts have been awarded to NorSea Group AS, Saga Fjordbase AS and Asco Norge AS. The contracts awarded include terminal and warehouse services as well as storage and pipeline handling. “T
IADC: Facts About Environmental Equipment
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released its new ‘Facts About’ publication on Environmental Equipment. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction su
EdgeTech Appoints New Director
EdgeTech, a provider of sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, has boosted its team by naming Tom Hiller as Director of International Business Development. Tom is a technically experienced sales and business development professional with over 16 years in the marine sector. Working out of t
ADBP Assists with Revision of British Standard
Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) LLP is currently in the process of assisting with the production of the revised British Standard for Dredging and Land Reclamation. The British Standards are the standards produced by the BSI Group and establish a standard of quality for a range of goods and servic
EMGS Uses Mellanox for CSEM Data Transfer
Mellanox Technologies said its 40 Gigabit Ethernet solutions have been deployed by EMGS. EMGS is utilizing Mellanox SwitchX SX1036 40GbE switches, ConnectX®-3 40GbE NICs and cables to more efficiently acquire, process, visualize and interpret high-quality marine CSEM data at much greater speeds. EMG
DTOcean Plans Future of Tidal and Wave Energy
When it comes to renewable energies, wind and solar power have already become staples of our electricity mix. Wave and tidal energy could be next in line. EU-funded researchers are already making waves, aiming to help industry cut costs and increase reliability with innovative decision-making softwa
Plexus Bags Equipment Order from BSP
Plexus has received purchase orders from Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) to supply both high pressure/high temperature HP/HT and standard pressured wellhead systems and services for three additional exploration wells under an existing four year contract, which runs to 2016. The total value of the order
Plexus bags additional POS-GRIP order from Shell
Plexus Holdings has received purchase orders (POs) from Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd (BSP) to supply both High Pressure/High Temperature (‘HP/HT’) and standard pressured wellhead systems and services for three additional exploration wells under an existing four year contract (the Supply Agreement)
Another Milestone for APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
The 18,300 TEU EEE-Class Marstal Maersk became the largest vessel to call the new Maasvlakte II expansion of the Port of Rotterdam, arriving Monday morning January 5th as part of the testing phase prior to regular weekly calls starting in February. The vessel is 399-meters (1,310 feet) long and 59-m
JDR Names CEO
JDR has appointed David Currie as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective 12 January 2015. David has nearly 30 years’ experience in the global offshore energy industry, most recently the UK Regional President for Aker Solutions. Previously to that he spent the bulk
Van Oord Orders Two Dredgers
Van Oord has ordered two trailing suction hopper dredgers with a hopper volume of approximately 17,000 m3. Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte S.L. (LaNaval) will build the ships at its yard in Bilbao. Both vessels will be delivered in 2017. The dredgers will have a hopper capacity