Equipment
Phoenix Boosts ROV Capacity
Maryland-based underwater solutions provider, Phoenix International Holdings, has expanded its fleet of remotely operated vehicles with the addition of Super Mohawk II inspection-class ROV system. The ROV comes from Forum’s Sub-Atlantic brand. It is fit for operation in depths of up to 3,000 meters
Clinton Marine Wins Konti-Skan Interconnector Survey
Clinton Marine Survey has been awarded a cable tracking project between Sweden and Denmark. The survey includes cable tracking, ROV video, multibeam, and sidescan sonar on the link. The water depth is ranging between 0 meters to 80 meters and has been conducted with the company’s two survey vessels
STR Acqures Rights to Remontec’s Cable Counter Tech
Great Yarmouth-based Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has acquired the product rights to Remontec’s cable counter technology. Under the terms of the agreement, STR now own the design and copyright covering all Remontec’s T- Count Cable Counter range and has started a manufacturing and product devel
Ferromanganese Nodules Found Off Minamitorishima Island
A research group led by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), The university of Tokyo and Chiba Institute of Technology found a dense field of ferromanganese nodules at a depth of 5,500 meters – 5,800 meters on seafloor from southern to eastern part of the Japanese Excl
Island Offshore, Centrica Scoop ONS 2016 Innovation Award
Island Offshore/Centrica were among announced winners of the ONS 2016 Innovation Awards, at the Innovation Awards Ceremony Tuesday, August 30. Island Offshore and Centrica were selected winners of the Innovation Award, (for large companies), for the innovative system riser-less coil tubing drilling.
IOR award goes to Asgard licensees
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded its improved oil recovery (IOR) prize for 2016 to the licensees of the Asgard field in the Norwegian Sea for their subsea wet gas compressor. NPD said on Tuesday that the installation of the compressor will yield almost 50 million standard cubic
NPD Spotlights Åsgard Subsea Compression Technology
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded its improved oil recovery (IOR) prize for 2016 to the licensees of the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea for their subsea wet gas compressor. This will yield almost 50 million standard cubic metres (306 million barrels of oil equivalent) in addit
Wood Group Lands DONG Energy Deal
Wood Group has been awarded a new engineering services framework agreement by DONG Energy, to support their oil & gas assets across the Danish, Norwegian and UK continental shelves. Front end development, maintenance and modifications, engineering, and late life and decommissioning services, for bot
Wood Group supports Dong Energy’s offshore O&G projects
Oilfield services firm Wood Group has been awarded a new engineering services framework agreement by Danish firm Dong Energy, to support their oil & gas assets across the Danish, Norwegian and UK continental shelves. Front end development, maintenance and modifications, engineering, and late life an
CGG in Ghana seismic partnership
French seismic services provider CGG has teamed up with Ghana’s GNPC Operating Services Company Ltd (GOSCO), to form a joint-venture company dedicated to conducting high-end 2D, 3D and 4D marine seismic acquisition and related services in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ghana. The primary
WATCH: Mariner FSU Parks at Nigg Energy Park
The Mariner B vessel was this weekend safely berthed at Global Energy Group’s Nigg Energy Park, north of Inverness, after completing the 15,800 nautical miles journey from the Samsung construction yard in South Korea. Mariner B, the floating storage unit (FSU) for the Statoil-operated Mariner field
Komatsu Europe Presents New Dozer
Komatsu Europe recently presented the new D37EXi/PXi-24 dozer, the latest in a growing range of machines equipped with intelligent Machine Control technology. Featuring all the advantages of the new D37-24 dozer, the D37EXi/PXi-24 brings improved efficiency and reduced costs to customers. “The D37EX
Viper Subsea Buys into LiveWire Innovation
Viper Subsea has acquired a 33 percent equity stake in US-based spread-spectrum time domain reflectometry (SSTDR) specialist, LiveWire Innovation. LiveWire’s SSTDR technology transmits small signals along communications or power cables and detects any anomalies along the length of the cable. Proprie
Flexlife Teams Up with Afar Engineering in China
Flexlife and Afar Engineering of China have signed a cooperation agreement to work with each other in China. Flexlife is a service provider of specialized engineering, design, delivery, integrity and technology in the area of subsea and topside flexible risers and flow-lines. Afar Engineering is a s