Equipment
Flexlife Sees Orders Rise
Flexlife, a provider of flexible pipe integrity and engineering services for the oil and gas industry, has generated more than £4 million in new orders over the first six months of this financial year. Flexlife has also generated new business in the US, with approximately half of all new orders comi
WavePOD Produces First Power During Testing
The vision of a standardized offshore electricity generator for the wave industry reached a significant milestone this week when the WavePOD prototype produced its first power in laboratory tests. The tenth-scale WavePOD was officially switched on by David Waldron, Bosch Rexroth’s UK Business Manage
ISA, Ifremer Sign Exploration Contract
The International Seabed Authority and the Institut française de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (Ifremer) have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides. The contract was signed in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 18 November 2014 by the Secretary-General of the Aut
ShawCor bags another pipe coating gig for Shah Deniz
ShawCor Ltd. today announced that its pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a second contract with a value of approximately US$200 million from BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited for pipeline coating for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project. ShawCor says the contract is scheduled
KDM Completes Seabed Excavation for TOTAL E&P
Leading subsea excavation specialist KDM Marine International, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully completed a project to assist in preparing the seabed for a jack-up placement in the North Sea. Chosen by TOTAL E&P UK, the KDM offshore team operated the Tusk DP600 Cutter Suction Dred
Picture of the Day: Koper Port Dredging
The Netherlands-based company Van Oord recently completed the first phase of deepening operations at the Port of Koper increasing water depth of the port’s Container Terminal to 14 m. During the dredging, Van Oord removed approx. 230,000 m3 of sea sediments (silt), allowing larger vessels, with a dr
AvH Posts Results for Third Quarter 2014
Ackermans & van Haaren, a diversified group active in 5 key segments: Marine Engineering & Infrastructure (DEME,one of the largest dredging companies in the world), Private Banking, Real Estate, Leisure & Senior Care, Energy & Resources and Development Capital, today announced its 2013 half-year res
SeaBird gets LoI for 2D seismic shoot
SeaBird Exploration Plc has received a letter of intent for a 2D seismic survey in the South East Asia region. The company did not disclose the name of the client, however it did say that the survey will have an estimated value of USD 12-13 million. The project is expected to start during January 20
UNEPCOM endorses Rosneft’s Arctic research initiative
The Russian National Committee for UNEP (UNEPCOM) endorsed the initiative of Rosneft and the Russian Geographical Society to elaborate interdisciplinary scientific program for comprehensive Arctic research. Rosneft says that this program will help set out the principles of special economic activity
KBC Names New CEO
KBC, a consultancy and software provider to the upstream and downstream hydrocarbon industries, has appointed Andrew Howell as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 January 2015. Ian Godden, currently Executive Chairman, will return to his role as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Andrew How
Saab Falcon in AOSL Iceberg Research
The Autonomous Ocean Systems Laboratory (AOSL) at the Memorial University of Newfoundland is undertaking a long-term study into modelling the behaviour of icebergs that includes acquiring real-world data that will increase the accuracy of predicting the rate and direction of their drift. They are al
NSW Orders Cable Hang-Offs from Vos Prodect
Vos Prodect Innovations has secured a new order from Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), for the design and supply of cable hang-off systems for an offshore wind farm project, located in the United Kingdom. With this project, Vos Prodect Innovations, market leading cable hang-off system supplier
Tocardo, Manx Chosen for Isle of Man Tidal Developments
Tocardo has been appointed by the Isle of Man Government as one of two preferred partners to supply tidal turbines for a major new renewable energy initiative. The announcement is part of the Isle of Man Government’s renewable energy initiative, including the development of a wind farm and installat
MARIN: Monobase Model Ready for Trials
MARIN has build the first ever model of a so called ‘Monobase’ foundation. The prototype will be tested in these two weeks in the MARIN facilities in Wageningen the Netherlands. The model will be used to test all the main characteristics of the tow, installation and the inplace condition. The monoba