Equipment
The Crown Estate: Investment Growth in Scottish Renewables
The 2014 Crown Estate Scotland Report shows a 13.6% increase on net capital investment to £5 million, with a significant proportion of an overall investment over the year supporting Scotland’s emerging low-carbon energy industry. Our total capital investment in Scotland over the last four years now
Subsea 7 Chooses BMT’s Riser Monitoring for Aasta Hansteen Spar
Subsea 7 has selected BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, to supply the riser monitoring system for the Aasta Hansteen Spar, approximately 300 km off the coast of Norway. The integrated system includes an innovative suite of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV
Developing the Blue Economy – Main Theme of CARIS 2014
CARIS successfully held its 15th international user group conference in Brest, France during the week of June 2-5, 2014. CARIS 2014, which brought together CARIS users from all over the world, was the largest user conference to-date with approximately 170 delegates from 25 different countries and ov
Core Grouting Services Commissions New Grout Mixing and Pumping Unit
Core Grouting Services, an Acteon company, has successfully commissioned a new high volume, high strength grout mixing and pumping unit. The equipment is specifically designed for mixing and pumping high strength grout with a compressive strength of >100 MPa. These grouts are used in offshore founda
Nature Group grabs ‘West Alpha’ contract
Nature Group PLC, the provider of port reception facilities and waste treatment solutions for the oil, marine and process industries, has announced that its subsidiary, Nature Oil & Gas AS, has been awarded a two year contract by North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. The contract concerns the deployment of a
Statoil, Kvaerner Enter Into Jackets Delivery Deal
Statoil today enters into a frame agreement with Kvaerner for the delivery of jackets for the North Sea in the period up to 2020. At the same time, the companies will sign a letter of intent for the delivery of two jackets to the Johan Sverdrup field. The frame agreement gives Kvaerner the opportuni
SonarWiz Now Supports EdgeTech Real-Time Bathymetry Systems
Chesapeake Technology Inc. (CTI), a world leader in real-time acquisition and GIS based processing software for seafloor mapping, has announced a major advance to its flagship software SonarWiz processing with the addition of a Real-Time Acquisition Server for the EdgeTech 4600 and recently introduc
BMT’s riser monitoring system for Aasta Hansteen
Subsea 7 has selected BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, to supply the riser monitoring system for the Aasta Hansteen Spar, approximately 300 km off the coast of Norway. The integrated system includes an innovative suite of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV
Nova Scotia’s Energy Minister Visits Most Powerful Tidal Stream Turbine
Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Minister of Communications, Andrew Younger today visited Siemens’ SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is pushing ahead with even more ambitious innovation in Canada with the SeaGen-F float
Ulstein Power & Control lands job on Pacific Radiance PSVs
Ulstein’s Power & Control area has been awarded the pre-commissioning contracts for all four PX121 designed PSVs under construction at SWS Offshore for Pacific Radiance.
Nautilus Auxiliary Cutter Assembly Starts at Newcastle Upon Tyne
Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, this week commenced the assembly of Nautilus Minerals’ third and final Seafloor Production Tool (SPT), the Auxiliary Cutter (AC). Nautilus’ CEO, Mike Johnston said: “We are pleased that the assembly of the AC, the third and final of t
Nautilus: SMD Starts Auxiliary Cutter Assembly
Nautilus Minerals Inc. has announced that the assembly of its third and final Seafloor Production Tool (SPT), the Auxiliary Cutter (AC), has this week begun at Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Nautilus’ CEO, Mike Johnston, said: “We are pleased that the assembly of t
Kongsberg Mesotech Presents M3 Bathy System
Kongsberg Mesotech has just introduced the M3 Bathy System, a powerful, entry-level survey system for shallow-water bathymetric applications. The core of the M3 Bathy is Mesotech’s M3 Series MultiMode Multibeam Sonar. The M3 Sonar is the only instrument in its price point that produces high-quality
OEG Offshore expands reach in Caspian region
OEG Offshore has announced the acquisition of OSCA Environmental Services Limited, significantly expanding its international reach in the Caspian region.