Equipment
Allspeeds Webtool to Assist Flexlife in Decom Project
Allspeeds has supplied an integrated guillotine cutter to Flexlife as a part of the North Sea platform decommissioning project. The application involves passing a hose though 2” pipework into a jacket leg that had previously been filled with a plugging material. This material is cleared using a corr
ABB to equip Shell’s Prelude FLNG
Oil and gas company Shell has awarded the Swiss-based provider of power and automation technologies, ABB, a five-year contract to deliver equipment and services for Shell’s Prelude FLNG project offshore Australia. The order includes the delivery of motors, generators, variable speed drives and low-v
Orion Marine Inks $11 Mln Cofferdam Deal
Orion Marine, a specialty construction company, has secured a contract of approximately $11 million. According to the company, its Heavy Civil Marine Construction segment was recently awarded a contract by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to construct a cofferdam aroun
Aquatic Boosts Americas Team
Aquatic Engineering & Construction, an Acteon company, has expanded its team based in Houston. Bob Terrell joined Aquatic last month as regional manager, while Andrew Blaquiere has moved permanently from the Acteon group to Aquatic as proposals and project engineer. Both will focus on growing Aquati
Cathie Associates to Set New MEDIN Geotechnical Guidline
Cathie Associates has been appointed by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network (MEDIN) to create a guideline for offshore geotechnical site investigations. This guideline will form part of the framework of specifications that govern best practice in collecting metadata for re-use of UK
Statoil selects Sparrows for Mariner crane services
Norway’s energy giant Statoil has hired Sparrows Group for the supply of cranes and maintenance services on the Mariner field development project in the North Sea. Sparrows will supply crane operator personnel to support drilling, operations, maintenance and logistics, and will deliver maintenance a
Seatronics Adds Tritech’s Gemini 720is to Its Rental Pool
Seatronics has added Tritech’s Gemini 720is multibeam imaging sonar to its rental pool. In addition to the rental services, the multibeam imaging sonar will be used on Predator, a portable inspection class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Phil Middleton, Group Managing Director, Seatronics said: “Th
Oceaneering Names Senior VP of Asset Integrity Business
Oceaneering has appointed William (Bill) J. Boyle as senior vice president, Asset Integrity. In this role, Boyle will be responsible for Oceaneering’s Asset Integrity business worldwide. This business provides asset integrity management, corrosion management, inspection, and non-destructive testing
Polarcus Snaps Up Dolphin’s Streamer Package
Oslo-listed seismic contractor, Polarcus, has acquired a complete marine seismic in-sea acquisition system from bankrupt seismic player Dolphin Geophysical. Dolphin filed for bankruptcy in December last year after failing to secure financial support to keep the business afloat. The company’s UK busi
Polarcus buys Dolphin’s streamer package
Polarcus, an offshore geophysical company, has announced the purchase of a complete marine seismic in-sea acquisition system from a Norway-based seismic acquisition specialist, Dolphin Geophysical, for a price of $11.5 million. The streamer package comprises 12 x 8100m active streamers and all perip
TAQA picks AGSL’s toolset for North Sea assets
Abu Dhabi’s national energy company TAQA has awarded Asset Guardian Solutions, the UK-based process control software company, a contract to provide its software solutions for TAQA’s North Sea offshore assets. TAQA, through its UK subsidiary, operates five platforms that produce from 13 fields spread
Gabon Extends Bid Deadline for Deep Water Acreage
Gabon has extended bid submission deadline for participation in the new 11th licensing round which will focus on five blocks covering the country’s deep water acreage in the South Gabon Salt Basin. The round was formally opened on October 27, 2015 by Minister for Petroleum, Etienne Dieudonné Ngoubou
ETA Wins Wave Hub Contract
ETA, the subsea cable specialist engineering firm based in Hampshire UK, has been awarded a contract to supply power joints and dry mate connectors to Wave Hub, the wave energy test site located in Cornwall UK. ETA has strengthened its portfolio of clients building on its involvement in the Cape Sha
Statoil Under Probe After Visund Shutdown
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate a well control incident on the Statoil-operated Visund field which occurred on March 17, 2016. Visund is an oil field located east of the Snorre field in the northern sector of the North Sea. The development comprises a semi-subm