Equipment
Damen Wins Best Paper Award at WODCON 2016
At the WODCON 2016 held last week in Miami, USA, Damen has been awarded the “Best Paper Award”. The paper on dredge pump design, written and presented by Mr Klaas Slager, is about efficient dredge pump design. In total some 120 presentations were held over the 4-day WODCON conference. During the clo
Oil prices dive as Britain votes to leave EU
Oil prices slumped by more than 6 percent on Friday after results of a landmark referendum showed Britain had voted to leave the European Union, causing huge market uncertainty and fracturing European efforts to forge greater unity.
Ramboll supports Dong Energy’s upstream O&G activities
Danish engineering services firm Ramboll will support DONG E&P with engineering services for upstream oil and gas activities as a result of a new framework agreement that has been recently signed between the two entities. The agreement is valid for four years. According to Ramboll, the framework agr
EdgeTech Adds URI PIES to 8011M Deck Box
EdgeTech, a manufacturer of underwater technology solutions, now offers a communication interface to the University of Rhode Island Inverted Echo Sounder or “URI PIES” system through the 8011M deck box. The URI PIES system is often moored in deep locations for extended periods of time. Acoustic comm
Schlumberger signs marketing and distribution agreement with MyCelx
World’s largest oilfield services provider Schlumberger has, through its subsidiary Cameron, signed an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with a water technology company, MyCelx, for its products used in the upstream oil and gas market. MyCelx said on Friday that the deal relates to expe
MATE International ROV Competition Kicks Off Today
The 15th annual MATE international ROV competition starts today June 23, 2016 at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in Houston, Texas. With NASA and Oceaneering Space Systems (OSS) looking to make use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the 2016 MATE competition highlights
Quintillion to Begin Subsea Cable Laying in July
Quintillion will start laying subsea cable offshore Alaska’s Nome coast in the first week of July, Alaskan media informed. Quintillion’s vice president of external affairs, Kristina Woolston, said: “We actually are going to start a little bit early here in Nome than what we had thought because we ha
Shell to Restart Ops Off Nova Scotia After Drilling Incident
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has permitted Shell Canada to resume drilling with restrictions at its Cheshire L-97 exploration well. Drilling was halted on March 5, 2016 after an operations incident on the Stena IceMAX drillship. After securing the exploration well with tw
STATS Aims at Scandinavian Market with PSO Deal
STATS Group has signed an agency agreement with Norwegian distributor PSO AS which should provide a strategic entry to the Scandinavian onshore and offshore market. The Kintore-based company designs and manufactures products to support hydrostatic testing activities and weldless pipe connection prod
Blue Robotics Launches ‘Affordable’ ROV
Torrance startup, Blue Robotics, has released a new underwater drone, the BlueROV2, presented as high-performance and affordable solution for ocean exploration and study. “From day one, our goal has been to make marine robotics accessible to more people and businesses than ever before,” said the com
Duke of Kent Visits Tritech’s Cumbria Base
Tritech, a Moog Inc. company, welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent on Wednesday June, 22 2016 to the company’s Ulverston, Cumbria site. The Duke of Kent received a presentation on Tritech’s developments including the new Gemini real-time imaging sonar and the latest product applications such
Dutch duo working on offshore helicopter transfer alternative
Dutch company Damen Shipyards and its compatriot Ampelmann, a motion compensation solutions provider, have teamed up to conduct tests with Ampelmann’s L-type gangway system on board Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 5009 in order to provide solutions for the crew transfer market. Damen said on Wednesda
MTG Systems DMet on Display at WODCON Miami
MTG, an international company specialized in the design and production of systems for earth moving machinery, recently attended the World Dredging Congress and Exhibition in Miami, where they introduced its MTG Systems DMet. DMet is a G.E.T system ideal for cutter and hopper dredgers, which improves
Proserv Scores Twice in Gulf of Mexico
Proserv has secured two new contracts with Talos Energy and Hess Corporation to carry out work at the operators’ Phoenix and Conger field expansion developments, in the Gulf of Mexico. Proserv will provide subsea communications and controls solutions to support the brownfield upgrade of the Phoenix