Equipment
GTT tech ordered for Teekay LNG newbuilds
GTT, French designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG received a new order for two liquefied natural gas carriers.
GTT tech ordered for Teekay LNG newbuilds
GTT, French designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG received a new order for two liquefied natural gas carriers.
Emerson in Yggdrasil Buy
Emerson Process Management has acquired Norwegian company Yggdrasil, a provider of flow assurance and production optimization software. Emerson will incorporate Yggdrasil’s METTE production optimization solution into the Roxar reservoir management software portfolio, providing operators with an inte
Norfolk Completes North Topsail Scheme
The Town of North Topsail Beach has completed its Phase Five Beach Restoration Project. Approximately 1.25 million cubic yards of sand was dredged from an offshore borrow source approximately ½ mile off the shores of Topsail Island. The dredged material was used to rebuild approximately 3.5 miles of
EPA to Approve List of Impaired Waterways
More than 40,000 miles of California’s rivers and streams are currently threatened by pollution, according to a list of impaired waterways submitted by the state to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Common impairments in lakes are due to mercury and other toxic metals in fish. High temperatu
Ageotec Sells ROV Sirio+ to Enel
Italy’s Enel has taken delivery of Ageotec’s new remotely operated vehicle the ROV Sirio+. Enel, producer and distributor of electricity and gas, will use the ROV Sirio+ for the inspection of underwater artifacts, dams, reservoirs and pipelines of its power plants and facilities spread across Europe
Shell Greenlights Appomattox Project
Shell has made the final investment decision (FID) to advance the Appomattox deep-water development in the Gulf of Mexico. This decision authorises the construction and installation of Shell’s eighth and largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The Appomattox development will initially produ
Subsea in June
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of June has seen many companies announcing job cuts and business restructuring. Red7Marine has gone into administration with 47 jobs lost, Aker Solution
Great Barrier Reef Not ‘In Danger’, UNESCO Says
The Palaszczuk Government has welcomed the UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s decision not to list the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’. Speaking from Bonn, the Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said that the World Heritage Committee’s decision is a sensible one and acknowledgement of the Labor Government’
Global Maritime Bags Quadrant Energy Mooring Gig
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a contract for the provision of mooring and rig positioning services to the Australian oil and gas company Quadrant Energy. Under the contract with Quadrant Energy, Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring will perform mooring and rig positioning services fo
Nord Stream Pipeline Survey Checks Out
Nord Stream has completed an external inspection of the two pipelines. The job was executed using an ROV, equipped with digital cameras, specific sensors and operated from a dedicated support vessel. The visual and instrumental (geophysical) inspection was performed on the whole length of the pipeli
Money Secured for NSA PC Dredging Study
Governor Rick Scott has announced that Bay County was awarded $280,000 through Florida’s Defense Reinvestment and Infrastructure Grant Programs. The funding will be used to support and sustain Naval Support Activity Panama City and Tyndall Air Force Base, with its $2.6 billion in defense economic im
TAMRF Extends JOIDES Resolution Charter
Overseas Drilling and Texas A&M Research Foundation (TAMRF) have agreed the extension of TAMRF’s charter of the scientific research vessel ‘JOIDES Resolution’. According to Overseas Drilling’s parent company Siem Offshore, the extension is until September 30,2016 and TAMRF has further options to ext
PGS, Schlumberger, Spectrum collaborate for Mexico 2D
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has executed a cooperation agreement with Spectrum and Schlumberger in Mexico. The collaboration will acquire 80,000 – 100,000 kilometers of modern, long-offset 2D data encompassing all the major hydrocarbon provinces offshore Mexico. According to PGS, this includes area