Equipment
Hejre Jacket Ready for Sail Away at Heerema’s Vlissingen Yard
Heerema Fabrication Group loaded the 8,500 tons Hejre jacket onto a Heerema barge at Vlissingen. The jacket will be part of DONG Energy’s Hejre development, the largest oil and gas project in the Danish sector of the North Sea. Heerema secured the contract for the construction of Hejre jacket from T
HR Wallingford’s ARC-Boat Benefits UK Environment Agency
The ARC-Boat, developed by HR Wallingford, is a remote controlled boat used to deploy river, estuary and reservoir survey technology. Two-years after its introduction, it has been of great value to the UK Environment Agency. International environmental hydraulics specialist HR Wallingford worked in
Scottish Secretary Visits Port Ellen Harbour
Community projects took centre stage as Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael returned to his Islay roots for a day of visits across the island. His day began by visiting Port Ellen Harbour Association who have received over £340,000 from the Coastal Communities Fund to install a new pontoon arrang
FlexTech to Install Flexible Pipes for Ocean Installer
FlexTech, a flexible pipe specialist, has signed a contract for flexible pipe installation with Ocean Installer in a $850,000 deal. Aberdeen-based FlexTech will deliver the detailed design of a flexible pipe installation spread as well as installation analysis and project support to Ocean Installer,
Ocean Installer, FlexTech enter flexible pipe installation deal
Flexible pipe specialist FlexTech has signed a contract for flexible pipe installation with Ocean Installer in a £500,000 deal. Aberdeen-based FlexTech will deliver the detailed design of a flexible pipe installation spread as well as installation analysis and project support to Ocean Installer, a
Reef Subsea splits into three
Reef Subsea has announced a re-organization to create three independent companies; Reef Subsea, X-Subsea and Technocean Subsea, all with separate management and independent strategies. Reef Subsea was created in 2010 in a joint venture between the oil and gas private equity investor HitecVision and
TE SubCom to Deliver AAE-1 Submarine Cable
The AAE-1 Consortium, owners of the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 submarine cable spanning approximately 25,000 km connecting Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, announced that the contract for the majority of segments of the AAE-1 system has come into force.
UK: BMAPA Recognises Excellence in Archaeological Reporting
Three winners of the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) annual Archaeology Awards have recently been announced. The Awards recognise best practice in applying an archaeological reporting protocol developed in partnership between the industry and English Heritage. Mark Russell, Di
Veripos to co-host offshore positioning workshop
Veripos has announced that the company will be co-hosting an Offshore Positioning Industry Workshop – The latest Position Monitoring Technology, Radisson Blu, Ålesund, Norway, May 22, 2014. This industry event is aimed at Captains, owners, operators and DPOs and is a free one-day user workshop focus
Aquaterra Secures DCT Contract from Premier Oil
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to design and build six Drill Centre Templates (DCT) for Premier Oil’s Catcher Development in the UK North Sea. The complete DCT contract is worth up to £10 million. The contract was awarded following pre-qualification and tender management by the Aquater
Aquaterra Energy to build Drill Centre Templates for Premier’s Catcher
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to design and build six Drill Centre Templates (DCT) for Premier Oil’s Catcher Development in the UK North Sea. The complete DCT contract is worth up to £10 million. The contract was awarded following pre-qualification and tender management by the Aquater
Seatronics Continues Improving Its ROV Fleet
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has invested more than $1.7 million in the latest technologies, sensors and tools available from Tritech International Ltd, a Moog Inc. company. Many of the products will enhance the ROV tooling capabilities, from recently acquired Acteon Company, J2 Subsea. Phil Middl
Veripos to Co-Host Position Monitoring Workshop
Veripos, an innovator in precise navigation and positioning solutions, is co-organizing an offshore positioning industry workshop at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ålesund, on May 22, 2014. This event, which is aimed at Captains, owners, operators and DPOs, will focus exclusively on the latest advances in DP r
VIDEO: AUVs Survey D-Day Rehearsal Wreckages Off South Devon Coast
A mission off the coast of South Devon, England has surveyed two U.S. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) that were torpedoed and sunk during the D-Day rehearsal Exercise Tiger on April 28, 1944. Using state-of-the-art autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology to collect data from the wreckage site, the