Equipment
Klein, DASCO Ink Canada Representative Agreement
Klein Marine Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitcham Industries, has added Dasco Equipment (DASCO) as an international representative for its side scan and bathymetry sonar systems in Canada. Located on Prince Edward Island and incorporated in 1987, DASCO, will be responsible for supplying Kle
MENA Subsea Cable System Gets Infinera Upgrade
Infinera has deployed its terabit-class transport network platforms ‘Infinera DTN-X XTC’ across Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Submarine Cable System’s subsea network. The Infinera DTN-X XTC Series integrates the subsea network connecting the Mediterranean and Middle East regions with MENA’s ex
EdgeTech Boosts Customer Support Team
EdgeTech, a manufacturer of underwater technology solutions, has promoted Dylan Lynch to the role of customer service manager. Lynch, who holds a degree in Ocean Engineering, has worked with EdgeTech for over seven years. In addition, the company has appointed Adam Lipper as a customer service engin
Halliburton releases new LWD density service for oil & gas industry
Sperry Drilling, a Houston-based subsidiary of Halliburton, has released the 9-1/2-inch Azimuthal Lithodensity (ALD) service, providing real-time density measurements and images in boreholes up to 17-1/2 inches. Halliburton said on Monday that ALD provides downhole density measurements, including hi
T.D. Williamson Chairman Retires
T.D. Williamson, a Tulsa-based pipeline and services company, has announced the retirement of longtime board chairman and past president and CEO Richard B. Williamson (Dick Williamson) who has assumed the position of chairman emeritus. He is succeeded by his brother Stephen Williamson, who has serve
Paradigm Flow Services in ‘largest ever Malaysia contract’
Paradigm Flow Services, a UK-based oil and gas services company, has secured its largest ever Malaysian contract for deepwater umbilical unblocking technology with an undisclosed client in Malaysia. The company said on Tuesday that the deal involves the use of its React Locate Remediate (RLR) umbili
WATCH: ‘Acergy Viking’ at Westcon for Wind Makeover
The drone video above shows a 2007-built Eidesvik subsea vessel “Acergy Viking” which went through a conversion project at Westcon yard in Norway this summer. Westcon Karmsund prepared the vessel for a contract with Siemens Wind Power in Germany. The Acergy Viking was previously a survey vessel, but
Normandie 1 Interconnector Set to Land in Jersey
The operation to offload the Normandie 1 (N1) power cable at Archirondel, Jersey is scheduled to take place today (Monday) between 3pm and 5pm with the incoming tide. The installation of a third 100MW cable between France and the largest of the Channel Islands began last Wednesday, August 10. The 40
PHOTO: TSHD JUN YANG 1 Ready for Delivery
The 21,028 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 has left the Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk and is now on its way to the Port of Rotterdam, prior to being delivered to CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. This is the 19th vessel built by IHC for GDC over the last 40 years. […]
Ashtead’s DMS Assists Installation of Quad 204 Subsea Manifolds
Ashtead Technology said it has completed a subsea integrity management project to support BP’s Quad 204 redevelopment of the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, West of Shetland. Namely, Ashtead deployed its new Deflection Monitoring System (DMS), to capture data required to safely deploy and install two
MMT in Black Sea Survey
Marine survey specialist, MMT, has been awarded a contract with the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project (Black Sea MAP) for archaeological and geological scientific surveys at the Black Sea. The second season of the project will be performed during September 2016 from the vessel Stril Explorer
VIDEO: Testing Holland Dredge Design’s New CSD
Holland Dredge Design BV (HDD), a Harderwijk based company specialized in the engineering, designing, building, supplying and maintenance of dredging equipment, has just released a video about its new cutter suction dredger 200 (HDD CSD200). The total dredging depth of this cutter suction dredger is
FORCE’s Subsea Monitoring Platform Completes First Trials
Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has recovered an underwater monitoring platform in the Minas Passage of the Bay of Fundy, following its 27-day sea trial. The Fundy Advanced Sensor Technology (FAST) platforms are recoverable instrument platforms designed to monitor and characterize the
Maersk Interceptor rig gets nod for Ivar Aasen drilling
Norwegian oil firm Det norske oljeselskap has obtained approval to use the Maersk Interceptor jack-up for drilling at the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. The field is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, around 175 kilometers west-south-west of Karmøy in Rogaland county. Water depth in the area