Equipment
BW Offshore hires Orange Business for VSAT services
BW Offshore, a Norway-based provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, has signed a 5-year, $12 million contract with Orange Business Services for an end-to-end satellite communication solution for its fleet of highly-specialized oil and gas production vessels. With a flee
Normandie 3 Project Nears Completion
Jersey Electricity has informed that its 10-year project to install a third interconnector to France and adjoining land cables is now almost complete. After a long and complex planning process, this year has seen the safe and successful installation of the 32km, 100MW subsea cable from Armanville to
Kier Nabs Important Waterways Contract (UK)
Kier has agreed a new £25m per annum contract with the Canal & River Trust to carry out important engineering and construction works on the nation’s 200-year-old canal network. The National Engineering & Construction Contract (NECC) will initially run for six years, with options to extend up to a ma
Saacke supplies gas combustion units for two LNG tankers
SAACKE Marine Systems said it will supply an integrated system consisting of a gas combustion unit (GCU), with a capacity of 3.5 tons per hour, and an SSB-LCG burner for gases with fluctuating heat values for two LNG tankers to be built by Imabari Shipbuilding of Japan. All the GCU components were d
QED Naval Recruits New Engineer
QED Naval, a provider of consultancy services to the marine renewable energy sector and technical support to the Subhub Platform, has welcomed a new member of staff into the ranks. Aris Zavvos who has recently joined has a Sustainable Energy Systems Master degree and a PhD in Electrical Engineering
Rosneft, ExxonMobil start 2D seismic studies in Laptev Sea
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2014 preliminary projections
Rosneft, ExxonMobil Begin Laptev Sea Survey
Rosneft and ExxonMobil have started 2D seismic exploration at the Anisinsko-Novosibirsky and Ust-Oleneksky license blocks in the Laptev Sea. 2D seismic exploration work plans to acquire up to 6 thousand linear km, and will last until the end of October. Alongside geophysical research a license wide
Kongsberg Maritime Launches microPAP Acoustic Positioning System
Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its extensive acoustic positioning product portfolio, which includes the established HiPAP system, with the launch of μPAP (microPAP), a new compact and portable acoustic positioning system for operation from a surface vessel to track ROVs, tow fish, divers and any ot
Smulders, Sif to Supply Transition Pieces for Gemini OWF
Smulders Projects, subsidiary of Smulders Group, has secured together with Sif Group an order from Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects b.v. for the delivery of 150 Transition Pieces for the Gemini Windfarm. Sif Group will supply the primary steel tubulars, Smulders Projects will supply and install all s
Vard equips PSVs with PARAT boiler plants
PARAT Halvorsen AS has during the last month collected four new boiler plant orders from the Vard Group and their multi purpose platform ships of Vard 1 08 design. Part of and included in PARAT’s scope of supply will be combined electric steam & hot water boilers with capacity each of 1250kW. In nor
Alewijnse completes Rowan Viking work
Alewijnse Marine Systems has informed it has completed the electrical installation for remodelling the drilling rig Rowan Viking.
Bangladesh Delta Plan Formulation Project Launched
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal formally launched the Bangladesh Delta Plan Formulation Project in Dhaka on 27 August 2014. The launching ceremony was organized by the General Economics Division of the Planning Commission of the Government of Bangladesh. In addition to representatives of various
Russia: Officials Discuss Possibilities for Construction of Seaports
The Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan Omer Dahab Fadl Mohamed recently visited JSC Lenmorniiproekt. During the meeting, the officials discussed possible participation of consortium in structure: JSC Lenmorniiproekt, JSC Sevzaptransproyekt and JSC TOMS-engineering in implementation of large state p
Southsea Seafront Repair Project Completed (UK)
During the winter storms of 2013/14, areas of revetment along Southsea Seafront sustained significant damage. Repairs for the revetment, costing approximately £40,000, around the Blue Reef Aquarium, Southsea Castle & Clarence Beach were recently completed. The contract for repair was awarded to Cola