Equipment
InterMoor opens major base in Aberdeen
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has opened a major new storage, maintenance and inspection facility in Aberdeen, UK. The new base – on a three-acre site with a warehouse, 20 permanent onsite staff and a multi-million pound mooring inventory – will support InterMoor’s global mooring operations with a f
TGE Marine signs LNG bunkering vessel contract
TGE Marine Gas Engineering signed a contract for one firm and one optional vessel for the design and supply of the cargo handling system, LNG fuel gas system and LNG cargo tanks for the world’s first LNG bunker ship of 5,100 m3 capacity with Hanjin Heavy Industries, Korea. The ship was ordered by NY
VIDEO: SBG Systems Introduces New Miniature Inertial Sensors
SBG Systems has released the Ellipse Series, a brand new product range of miniature inertial systems replacing the IG-500 Series. After many years of success and thousands of sensors on the field, the IG-500 Series is being replaced by a brand new generation: the Ellipse Series. This new series of m
LR approves OEG Offshore’s 200th CCU design
Lloyd’s Register Energy has approved the 200th cargo carrying unit design type for OEG Offshore, marking five years of collaboration between the two global firms.
Western HVDC Link Undersea Cable Installation to Start in October
Work on the installation of the Western HVDC Link undersea cable is due to start on the 5th October 2014 with expected completion by the end of October 2014, AWJ Marine informs. The cable laying vessel Atalanti will install and bury the shallow water section of the Western HVDC Cable from the Wirral
Subsea 7 orders Maxccess walk to work system for project off Angola
Tyne Gangway and OSBIT Power have received a multi-million pound order to provide an innovative telescopic gangway system for offshore services contractor Subsea 7. Tyne Gangway and Osbit Power joined forces to design and manufacture the MaXccess P35 telescopic gangway system, for installation at th
Den Helder gets brand new helicopter simulator
The new facility will be used to provide compulsory Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)
MacGregor to Supply ROV Access Equipment for Two WIVs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract from German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) for the complete delivery of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) access doors and hatches for two well-intervention vessels (WIVs). The WIVs are destined for service with the Norwegian offsh
FSG orders MacGregor equipment for two well intervention vessels
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract from German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) for the complete delivery of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) access doors and hatches for two well-intervention vessels (WIVs). The well-intervention vessels are destined for service wit
VIDEO: Seascape Develops Mini Subsea Crawler
SEASCAPE BV, a company specialized in the sales and manufacturing of underwater equipment and tools, has presented its unit designed for subsea operations. Seascape developed and built an electrical mini crawler for subsea survey, inspection and cleaning. The system can operate in tunnels, pipes and
MOL, Viken establish shuttle tanker joint venture
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the company has decided to establish a ship-owning joint venture with Norway-based Viken Shipping AS and participate in a shuttle tanker project.
OES launches Dropped Objects Prevention Programme
The OES Oilfield Services (OES) Group has launched a new safety training and support programme of the offshore sector, the Dropped Objects Prevention Programme (DOPP). DOPP has been specifically designed to minimise the number of dropped object incidents that can occur on oil and gas projects, at th
Plexus expands Aberdeen HQ
Plexus Holdings PLC, the owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has announced that it has doubled the size of its operational headquarters in Dyce, Aberdeen through the purchase of a c.36,000 sq.ft. work shop and office facility for £2.4 million. The new fac
InterMoor’s ODC for Flowlines and Umbilicals Installation
InterMoor Marine Services Ltd. have designed and fabricated an Overboard Deployment Chute (ODC) for installation of flexible flowlines and umbilicals. The ODC was a ‘fast track’ project, completed on time and within budget by the InterMoor Aberdeen engineering team. The conceptual design was develop