Equipment
Trelleborg to display seismic equipment at EAGE 2014
Trelleborg Polyurethane Products Limited will showcase its comprehensive range of bend protection, towing, handling, and cable management products, at the 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam. Located on stand 2426, the company will give visitors the chance to see its portfolio of cable
ION Geophysical now owns 100% interest in OceanGeo
ION Geophysical Corporation today announced that it has entered into an agreement to increase to 100% its ownership of ocean bottom seismic (OBS) acquisition company OceanGeo B.V. ION acquired 30% of OceanGeo in February 2013 and increased its ownership to 70% in January 2014. In a separate statemen
Online Electronics Completes First MEG ARTS Unit
Online Electronics Ltd. announces that after an extensive and dedicated development cycle manufacture of the first unit of the latest flagship technology, MEG ARTS® (Mono-Ethylene Glycol Analyser with Real Time Display and Subsea Sampling), is now complete. The Company is ready to take orders for th
First Subsea Develops New Cable Connector for Offshore Wind Turbines
Connector specialist First Subsea will be announcing a revolutionary cable connector for offshore wind turbines at Windforce 2014, Bremen (17-19 June). The Hang Off Connector reduces the time, cost and risk associated with offshore cable installation. Unlike traditional hang off devices, the First S
Bilfinger Examines Wikinger OWF Foundations
The engineering and services group Bilfinger will test steel foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea on behalf of Spanish energy supplier Iberdrola. Beginning in 2016, a total of 70 wind turbines are planned to be installed in water depths of up to 42 meters North E
CMRE Conducts Glider Experiment in Sardinian Sea
From 6 to 26 June 2014 the Sardinian Sea is the site of the REP14-MED experiment, lead by the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), part of the NATO Science and Technology Organization. Onboard the NATO Research Vessel Alliance, operated by CMRE, and onboard Research Vessel P
ABB’s Onboard DC Grid helps reduce vessel fuel consumption
ABB, the power and automation technology group, has released third-party verification that its Onboard DC Grid helps vessels reduce their fuel consumption, cut noise and trim their environmental impact. The measurements and tests, conducted by Pon Power in collaboration with ABB on Myklebusthaug Off
Ferdinand Magellan: Gusto MSC’s largest drillship design to date
GustoMSC presents the Magellan-class drillship, the next step in deep-water drillship design.
The Netherlands: Trelleborg to Showcase Seismic Solutions at EAGE
Trelleborg Polyurethane Products Limited (PPL), the provider of cable management and protection solutions, will exibit its comprehensive range of bend protection, towing, handling, and cable management products, at the 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam. The company will give visitors
Maritime and Coastguard Agency tests oil spill cleanup equipment in Belfast
New high-tech equipment that can be deployed anywhere in the UK to clean up oil spills has been tested for the first time in Belfast.
Linde Unit to Build Fuel Gas System for First LNG Icebreaker
The technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard of Finland to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel gas system for a new icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency. The vessel has been designed especially for the demanding icebreaking operations in
Govt Extends Costa Concordia Transportation and Dismantling Evaluation Deadline
The Costa Concordia sponson installation marked its 12 sponsons installed, and the Government has set the June 26th as the deadline for the evaluation of the transportation and dismantling project. The Italian Council of Ministers, upon proposal from the Commissioner for the Concordia Emergency, has
Sercel Introduces QuietSea Marine Mammal Monitoring System
Sercel has launched QuietSea™, its new passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) system designed to detect the presence of marine mammals during seismic operations. Totally different from other commercially available PAM systems, QuietSea is set to revolutionize PAM within the seismic industry. Unlike other
Thalassa: WGP Starts First PRM Survey on Snorre
The Board of Thalassa announces that WGP Group has completed mobilisation for the first 2014 permanent reservoir monitoring (“PRM”) survey over the Snorre field in the North Sea. The first good shot point has been achieved and production is underway. Statoil’s D-PMSSTM unit has been mobilised on the