Equipment
Thrust Maritime Supports SapuraAcergy’s Diving Ops Off Myanmar
Australian Thrust Maritime will provide Malaysian SapuraAcergy and their diving associated entity SapuraKencana Allied Marine with a remote hyperbaric recovery and reception capability for its latest gas project offshore Myanmar. SapuraAcergy will use Thrust Maritime’s technology to ensure the safe
Shell takes Water Standard’s system for Appomattox development
American water treatment systems manufacturer Water Standard has been contracted by oil and gas company Shell for the design, fabrication, testing, and shipment of an Ultrapure Water Generation Package (UWGP). According to Water Standard, the system will be integrated on Appomattox, Shell’s floating
Reach Subsea Wins with Eidesvik
Reach Subsea has entered into contract extensions with Eidesvik Offshore, the Oslo-listed company said on Tuesday. As a part of the 3-year cooperation agreement, entered into with Eidesvik Offshore in October 2014, Reach Subsea provides ROV and subsea services onboard the Viking Neptun also for the
USACE: Sandwich Beaches Get New Sand
Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts received a significant amount of new sand recently. Approximately 130,000 cubic yards of sand was dredged from six areas in the authorized, 32-foot-deep by 500-foot-wide main ship channel and the 25-foot deep East Mooring Basin portions of the Cape Cod Cana
BSE Maritime Completes WOMBAT Repair Work
BSE Maritime Solutions, an Australian ship repair specialist, has completed repairs of the cutter suction dredger WOMBAT. The WOMBAT entered BSE Brisbane Slipways in mid-January and just after few weeks of work, this Hall Contracting’s 63 meter cutter suction dredger is now ready for the new challen
New President for Kongsberg Maritime
Egil Haugsdal has been appointed as president of Kongsberg Maritime. Haugsdal currently heads Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies. He has previous experience from Kongsberg as executive vice president of business development and as president of Kongsberg Protech Systems. “I am delighted with the confid
Xtera Bags ‘Gulf to Africa’ Subsea Cable Deal
Omantel has signed a supply agreement with Xtera Communications for building a submarine cable from Salalah in Oman to Bosaso in Puntland and Berbera in Somaliland, with a terrestrial extension to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The Gulf to Africa (G2A) cable will be built in partnership with Ethio Telecom
Aquatec Launches New Acoustic Suspended Sediment Profiler
The Aquatec Group, a UK-based provider of instruments, services and solutions for measurement, monitoring and communication underwater, has launched new acoustic suspended sediment profiler. The AQUAscat 1000LT observes profiles of suspended sediment concentration of up to 2.5m using multi-frequency
Harding to deliver lifeboat equipment for Culzean field
Norwegian life-saving systems manufacturer Harding has been contracted to deliver lifeboats and davits to the Culzean offshore gas complex Sembcorp Marine is building for Maersk Oil UK. Harding’s global director of sales Bjørn Sturle Hillestad said: “We have worked hard to strengthen our position in
Subsea 7 Extends with Westcon Løfteteknikk
Oil services company Subsea 7 has renewed a contract with Norwegian cranes and lifting operations specialist Westcon Løfteteknikk (WCL), adding 5 years to existing framework agreement. Over the last three years the framework agreement has seen WCL provide operation of Subsea 7’s own pool of lifting
Deltares: Modelling Storm-Impacts on Gravel Coasts
Gravel beaches occur on many wave-dominated coasts across the world and are widely considered an effective and sustainable form of coastal defense. Despite their societal importance, relatively little research has been directed towards understanding the mechanisms leading to their failure during sto
PHOTO: Hopper Dredge Wheeler in Charleston
A delegation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District’s operations division toured the USACE dredge Wheeler last week. The Wheeler, based out of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is in Charleston for repairs. This hopper dredge is scheduled to be operational in
Nexans’ cables for Total’s Egina FPSO
Nexans has been selected to be the unique supplier of cabling to Samsung Heavy Industries’, turnkey contractor for Total’s Egina floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that will be located offshore Nigeria. According to Nexans, the contract awarded by Total to Samsung Heavy Industr
Expro Names New CEO
Expro has appointment Mike Jardon as chief executive officer, succeeding Charles Woodburn who is leaving the company in April to join BAE Systems. Jardon joined Expro in 2011 as chief operating officer, after holding senior roles within Schlumberger’s wireline, completions, well testing and subsea b