Refurbishment of the commercial shipping wharfage at Cowes Harbour Commission’s (CHC) Kingston site in East Cowes is currently underway. Prestec UK Ltd, the specialists in structural concrete repairs, were appointed by CHC earlier in the year to complete this £600,000 task. Cowes Harbour Master, Cap
DNV GL has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop best practice guidelines on the matter of installation of pipes, umbilicals and cables to avoid potential risks for the oil & gas industry and delayed start-ups. Twenty industry partners have signed up for the JIP, including Statoil, Petr
UTEC Survey an independent survey company has announced an exclusive, collaborative partnership. UTEC StarNet, part of the UTEC group of companies, has announced the partnership with Sky Futures for 3D inspection and onshore and offshore asset management. The move further enhances both companies’ po
The Siemens HelWin beta jacket built by Heerema Fabrication Group is successfully loaded on the barge at the Vlissingen yard and ready to sail away. As Heerema reports, the jacket’s final offshore destination will be the North Sea near Heligoland. The 3,500 ton jacket is expected to sail away during
Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a $5 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey encompasses an area of over 13,200 km² in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea and is part of Norway’s MAREANO project. A contract option allows for the extension of th
Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a €3.6 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey encompasses an area of over 13,200 km² in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea and is part of Norway’s MAREANO project. A contract option allows for the extension of
UK-based downhole video technology specialist EV has opened a new technology centre to house its research and development, which the company is expected to invest nearly £2million into over the next year. EV, the market leader in downhole video applications for the oil and gas industry, opened the n
Digital energy leaders from around the world have converged in Utrecht, the Netherlands to review the progress of oilfield digitalisation to date and consider how future aspirations can be realised. The first day of the 2014 SPE Intelligent Energy conference and exhibition kicked off with an opening
Caterpillar Marine shipped first Cat® 3500 series marine gas engines from its Lafayette, Indiana manufacturing facility. Five Cat G3516 marine engines were selected to power the Becker Marine’s subsidiary, Hybrid Port Energy’s LNG-Hybrid Barge which will operate in the Port of Hamburg. The LNG-Hybri
Sir Ben Ainslie, Britain’s greatest ever Olympic sailor, ordered the loading of a 40ft golden container on to one of the world’s biggest ships to open the UK’s newest container handling facility at ABP’s Port of Southampton. It was the final stage of a £100 million investment by ABP in the container
Energinet.dk has signed contracts with ABB and Prysmian for the supply of 220kV high-voltage cables to transport power from the Horns Rev3 offshore wind farm in the North Sea into the Danish electricity grid. ABB will supply the 33 km long submarine cable for the connection of the wind turbines to t
RenewableUK commented on the news that Carnegie Wave Energy are bringing their CETO 6 device to the South West Marine Energy Park’s Wave Hub site. The site is an electrical hub 16km off the coast of Cornwall, and this development means all three berths for wave devices are now reserved by wave compa
Suretank, the world’s leading provider of engineered solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Philip Murphy as its new Director of Customer Care. Murphy’s role has been created as part of Suretank’s commitment to offering its clients excellent customer experiences. He will be re
Maersk has launched a tutorial for its computer game called ‘Quest for Oil’. As the company has said, Maersk is taking the lead in an innovative way by using a video game to open up the oil business to everyone. Quest for Oil is the first game of its kind and with the convergence of […]
