Equipment
Picture of the Day: Dredger on Its Way Home
Dutch Offshore Contractors, an independent company serving the heavy transport needs of clients in the global maritime offshore industry (DOC), has successfully loaded the first of two shipments of dredging equipment in Suez onto HLV Xiang Yun Kou for COSCO Heavy Transport. The modernized Suez Canal
Rosetti Marino Bags OneSubsea Deal
Italy’s Rosetti Marino has secured a contract with subsea specialist OneSubsea UK (a joint venture between the US Cameron & Schlumberger). According to the AIM-listed company, the contract is for the engineering, procurement & construction of subsea production modules for a North African offshore ga
Rotork Grabs Bilfold for £125 Mln
Rotork has acquired a subsea and wellhead control systems specialist, Bifold, for up to £125m on a cash-free and debt-free basis. Bifold is headquartered in Manchester, UK, and employs approximately 300 people across its operations in Manchester and Taunton, UK. The company is being acquired from a
HHI orders Wartsila’s regasification modules for FSRUs
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries has placed two contracts with Wärtsilä for seawater/propane based regasification modules.
Kribi Contract Awarded
Following the international call for tender issued by the Cameroon authorities, a consortium, formed by Bolloré Africa Logistics, CMA CGM and CHEC, has been awarded the contract for the operation of the deep water container terminal at Kribi. Cameroon has chosen the consortium for the solidity of it
Blue Ocean Monitoring Sets Up Office in UK and USA
Australia’s Blue Ocean Monitoring, an operator of autonomous ocean data collection platforms for oil & gas and environmental applications, has opened offices in the United Kingdom and the USA. The United Kingdom office is headed by Keith Wallace who has been appointed General Manager – Europe & the
Schlumberger and IBM team up for better upstream productivity
Schlumberger and IBM announced Monday that they have teamed up to provide integrated services to upstream oil and gas customers that will improve the business impact of production operations projects. Schlumberger says that the offering combines its production optimization services, upstream experti
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 24 – August 30). Schlumberger and Cameron have signed a definitive merger agreement in which the companies will combine in a stock and cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Camero
Inaugural Project for Barracuda Class Dredger
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., based in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, recently completed the inaugural project for its newest, fully customized Barracuda Class dredger from DSC Dredge. The Quad Cities Generating Station, a two-unit nuclear power plant located on the Mississippi River near Cordova, Illinois, req
Picture of the Day: Vaal River Dredging
Over the years there has been a steady flow of sludge and sediment in the Vaal River at the Loch Vaal residential area. Due to this accumulation some residents along this bank have been unable to launch their boats into the river. To solve these problems, Bovu Fluid Holdings (Bovu Pumps) used their
VIDEO: Major Galveston Beach Expansion
A major beach expansion is moving ahead in Galveston, representing the largest sand nourishment project to take place on the Texas Gulf Coast this summer. The project will use 725,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from the Galveston Ship Channel to create 20 blocks of additional beach along the island
WeSubsea Unveils New Titanium HC ROV Dredger
WeSubsea has introduced brand new 4” High Capacity (HC) Titanium ROV Dredger, designed with a focus on performance, light weight and ease of use to the operator. The highly efficient dredger is supplied ready to be mounted on to the ROV with WeSubsea’s all new compact light weight back flush system
IKM Buys Oceaneering’s On-Site Machining & Cutting (Norway)
IKM Testing has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Oceaneering’s Norwegian On-site Machining & Cutting business. On-site Machining includes Flange Facing, Pipe Cutting and Beveling, Line and Hole Boring and Plane and Groove Milling. The topside Cutting services include Abrasive Water Jet C
Impact Subsea Launches ISA500 Sensor
Impact Subsea announces the launch of ISA500 – a 500kHz underwater altimeter which provides heading, pitch and roll. With 120 meter (394 feet) altitude range measurement capability, ISA500 also provides heading, pitch and roll readings suitable for basic AUV/ROV navigation or to monitor underwater e