Equipment
SACS: Construction Starts on Angola – Brazil Subsea Link
A contract to build the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), the first subsea fiber optic cable system ever to connect Africa and South America in the southern hemisphere has come into force, Angola Cables and NEC Corporation informed on Wednesday. SACS is scheduled to be ready for service by the mid
WinGD, Doosan ready first Wartsila X62DF engine
Winterthur Gas & Diesel and Doosan Engine held a demonstration of the first low-speed low-pressure Wärtsilä 6-cylinder dual fuel engine for commercial application Changwon, Korea.
New Waterking Delivered to Dutch Customer
A. Tuytel, a contracting services and rental company, purchased a Waterking amphibious excavator recently. The WK 100 NG-AW is equipped with an adjustable undercarriage and a Yanmar SV100-2A upper structure with long reach. To operate stable in deep water, this piece of equipment is fitted with addi
NKT Cables Grabs Hornsea Project One Deal
NKT Cables has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy to deliver 170 kilometres of 220 kV high-voltage AC submarine export cable system for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Hornsea Project One will be NKT Cables’ third large offshore project in co-operation with DONG Energy. The wind farm
ABB Wins Belgian Offshore Wind Farm Cable Gig
ABB has won an order worth around $80 million from Rentel NV in Belgium to deliver a cable system that will connect the offshore substation at the Rentel wind farm located off the Belgian coast to the mainland close to Zeebrugge. ABB will design, manufacture and install the approximately 40 kilomete
DNV GL predicts O&G industry will use these technologies by 2025
The future of oil and gas technology looks increasingly automated, digital and smarter according to a new Technology Outlook report published on Tuesday by DNV GL, a technical advisor to the oil and gas industry. The report peers into the systems and processes that oil and gas and other sectors will
DGI Doedijns Provides TUC Cabinets for Kaombo FPSOs
DGI Doedijns has delivered eight topside umbilical connection (TUC) cabinets to be installed aboard two FPSOs at the Kaombo field Block 32 offshore Angola. The TUC’s are a vital part aboard the FPSO as part of turret mooring system to interface with the subsea umbilicals. Each vessel will be equippe
DNV GL Highlights Subsea Tech as Industry’s Future
A new Technology Outlook report, published today by DNV GL, sees the future of oil and gas technology increasingly automated, digital and smarter. The report peers into the systems and processes that oil and gas and other sectors will deploy by 2025, as business operates in an increasingly interconn
CAT Presents New XTC Mini Hydraulic Excavator
Caterpillar has just rolled out the Cat® 304.5E2 XTC mini hydraulic excavator, their first model in the Xtra Tool Carrier (XTC) lineup. Built on the E2 platform, the new machine has a skid steer coupler interface for added versatility and work tool integration. This manual coupler allows for use of
OSIL Environmental Monitoring Buoys for Middle East
UK-based oceanographic equipment manufacturer, Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL), has recently shipped a network of 8 MetOcean buoys to the Middle East for use in environmental monitoring. The 1.2-meter tern buoys were equipped with Hydrolab multiparameter sondes for water quality monitoring
Norway Greenlights Deepwater Fish Farm Project
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Fisheries has approved Norway’s first development concession enabling Ocean Farming AS, supported by Kongsberg Maritime AS, to build the world’s first automated ‘exposed’ aquaculture facility. Situated outside of Trondheim, this innovative new facility introduces
OneSubsea installs subsea boosters in Gulf of Mexico
OneSubsea, as of this week a Schlumberger company, has commissioned and started up subsea boosting systems installed in ultradeep waters, located in the Gulf of Mexico. “We strive to deliver the solutions that help customers reduce costs while increasing recovery from the reservoir, and in this case
Mintlaw Academy Wins Scottish MATE ROV Competition
Mintlaw Academy has come out on top in an annual competition which sees pupils from across Scotland put underwater robots they have designed and built to the test. The Scottish leg of the MATE ROV challenge, co-ordinated and hosted by Robert Gordon University (RGU), saw 11 schools put underwater rob
OneSubsea Brings Online Subsea Boosting System in GoM
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has commissioned and started up a subsea boosting systems installed in ultradeep waters, located in the Gulf of Mexico. Installed in depths of approximately 7,000 ft (2,100 m), the subsea boosting systems consist of three retrievable 3.0 MW single-phase pump module