Equipment
FES receives Inpex HSE award for Ichthys performance
FES International has achieved Tier 2 accreditation as part of a ‘Health, Safety and Environment’ (HSE) scheme launched by Japan’s oil and gas exploration and production company, Inpex. Members of the Australian HSE team visited FES International’s headquarters in Ashington, Northumberland (UK), las
Hydrex Performs Collision Damage Repair (Greece)
In July Hydrex mobilized a team of diver/technicians to Syros, Greece, for a complex repair operation on an 118-meter, 8550 DWT chemical tanker. The vessel had suffered large cracks in her hull plating as the result of a collision. She was not allowed to sail any further. Hydrex proposed a permanent
CT Systems: Real Time Dredging Sonar Trials
The first field test of the new real time dredging sonar system called Multi Dredge is commissioned on the Dutch river Vecht, announced CT Systems. The new Multi Dredge system consists of multiple survey-grade transducers strategically placed on a dredging vessel. Each transducer is individually con
Palfinger Marine’s cranes for Transocean’s drillships
Palfinger Marine has delivered more cranes to Transocean’s drillships. Mid of July Palfinger Marine delivered a second PK 150002 MB crane to Transocean. The crane has an outreach of 8.9 m and a lifting capacity of 9.5 t, the main purpose will be general lifting and hoisting on the drillship. The PK
PML Develops Near Surface Ocean Profiling Buoy
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has developed a new Near Surface Ocean Profiling Buoy that scientists can use to gain accurate measurements from the top few metres of the ocean. “Gas transfer across the air-sea interface is a major link in the great global chemical cycles that drive life and other proces
Prysmian Lands Greece Subsea Cabling Gig
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately $127 million (95 million euro) by IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator), the Transmission System Operator of the Greek electricity system, for the interconnection between the island of Syros (Cyclades) and the mainland power
Top News of the Week of Aug 04 – Aug 10, 2014
1. McDermott Cuts Losses McDermott International, Inc. has reported a second quarter 2014 net loss of $11 million or $0.05 per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss of $149 million or $0.63 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter. 2. EMAS Lands USD 110 Mln in Contracts Ezra Holdings Limite
Top News – August 4 to 10, 2014
Thordon Equipment Shows Great Results on DEME’s “D’Artagnan” Water lubricated Thordon Composite cutterhead shaft bearings have performed well for 9 years on one of the largest cutter suction dredgers in the world – Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering N.V. (DEME)’s D’Artagnan (28,200 kW to
Noreco: Siri Subsea Storage Tank On Line in Q4
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) in July 2014 produced 6 979 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd) on average and delivered an update on Siri platform production. The technical installation work related to the permanent repair of the Siri platform has been completed and production from the Sir
Ex-Halliburton man to lead Enermech’s Middle East & Caspian business
The Aberdeen-based provider of mechanical engineering services invests in high calibre people to spur future growth
West Linus Approved for Ekofisk Job
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to use the West Linus jack-up drilling facility for drilling and completion of wells at Ekofisk 2/4-ZZ. The Ekofisk field was discovered in 1969 and is the oldest of the oil and gas fields in production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. T
Ramboll Conducts SFT Risk Analysis (Norway)
Ramboll analysts have considered whether engine failure, anchors or other hazards can threaten an upcoming and very innovative Submerged Floating Tunnel (SFT) across the Sognefjord in western Norway. The probability of a ship’s collision resulting in disastrous consequences is very low, shows two ri
Ukraine: IDRECO Hands Over ISD 600 Electric Dredger
IDRECO has delivered its first dredger to Ukraine, the IDRECO ISD 600 fully electric dredger. The ISD 600 dredger is equipped with an in-board high performance IDRECO IDP 600 dredge pump with double curved vanes. The dredge pump is frequency driven by an electric motor with a power of 1500 kW. A 355
Keynote Speakers at PiE 2014 Announced
On the 7th of October, 2014, Sequoia Scientific, MacArtney Underwater Technology and University of Copenhagen will open the doors to the fourth edition of Particles in Europe (PiE). The organisers have revealed Professor Daniel Hanes of St. Louis University (USA) and Professor Colin Jago of Bangor U