Equipment
Ampelmann commissions Cargo Transfer System
Offshore specialist company Ampelmann has reported that the latest innovation of the Ampelmann fleet, the Cargo Transfer System (CTS), has been successfully tested.
Tekmar to Supply TekLink CPS for Dudgeon OWF
Tekmar Energy, the leading cable protection specialist based in the North East of England has been awarded a multi-million pound project with Statoil and Statkraft on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm for the supply of its patented technology TekLink®. As part of the cable contract VSMC will be procuri
Komatsu Europe Launches PC228USLC-10 Excavator
Komatsu Europe International n.v. has introduced the PC228USLC-10 hydraulic excavator. The PC228USLC-10, with an operating weight between 23,800 kg and 24,500 kg, is powered by a net 123 kW (165 HP) Komatsu SAA6D107E-2 engine that is EU Stage IIIB/EPA Tier 4 Interim emissions certified. The rounded
Xbloc Application on Reunion Island
BAM Infraconsult bv (under its trade name Delta Marine Consultants) has signed a license agreement for the use of Xbloc for the construction of the new coastal road (Nouvelle route du littoral) on the French island La Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The license agreement has been signed with a joint ve
Wartsila introduces LLH System at ONS 2014
A key feature of the Wärtsilä LLH is its ability to reduce transient engine loads that cause increased fuel consumption and added emissions.
AGR lands trio of software contracts
AGR, a global oil and gas service company, has announced that they have been awarded software contracts with Det norske oljeselskap, VNG (Norge) and OMV (Norge) with a total contract value of over $1 million. AGR will be delivering its software products P1™, CT™ and iQˣ™ to support operators’ activi
Expro to open Tananger base in 2015 (Norway)
International oilfield services company, Expro, plans to open a major new base in Tananger, Norway in summer 2015.
Petrofac reaches milestone in freefall lifeboat launches (UK)
Petrofac Training Services (PTS) is celebrating a major milestone of 1,000 launches of its freefall lifeboat at its Aberdeen Marine Training Centre. The freefall lifeboat system, which is used on many ships and oil and gas platforms worldwide, uses gravity to propel the lifeboat into the sea and cle
Proserv to hold series of workshops to present Artemis 2G
Proserv has today announced it will present a series of global workshops to demonstrate Proserv’s Artemis 2G (A2G), its next generation subsea electronics module for control and monitoring communications as a result of a successful event held in Houston. Workshops are to be held in Stavanger, Aberde
$600M investment for CHC
Offshore helicopters owner CHC Group Ltd. and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) today announced they have entered into definitive agreements for CD&R managed funds to invest $500 million in CHC through the purchase of convertible preferred shares to be issued in a private placement. As part of the t
Quinns Beach Receives New Sand (UK)
Fred Stubbs Park at Quinns Beach is scheduled to reopen to the public next week as the coastal protections works are nearing their completion. Following a closure of six months due to contractor works, the park will reopen on Friday, 29 August. With irrigation works, topsoil and turf placement alrea
Russia: Sabetta Port Dredging in Full Swing
Arkhangelsk Branch of Rosmorport resumed the Sabetta Port dredging work in early August, as soon as the summer navigation period commenced. The dredging vessels arrived within the planed period on August 1, 2014, while the marine survey and full package of environmental engineering survey had been c
VIDEO: ABB’s New Underground and Subsea Power Transmission Cable System
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully developed and tested a 525 kilovolt (kV) extruded high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable system to make renewable energy installations more efficient and cost-effective. The new cable offers a 64 percent increase over 320 kV,
Statoil to drill wildcat in Barents Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 7125/4-3 in the production licence 393 B, in the Barents Sea. Well 7125/4-3 will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig, type Aker H-6e. It was built in 2009 at Aker Stor