Equipment
Hilal Makina Delivers High-Tensile Dredge Parts
Hilal Makina, a company based in Körfez, Kocaeli (Turkey), recently completed major delivery of dredge parts to an international dredging giant. The company successfully delivered two Side Wire Guidance sets along with various spare parts and other similar equipment to be used for complex dredge sys
Spectrum kicks off Campeche-Yucatan campaign with Schlumberger
Spectrum announced today that its vessel has arrived in Mexico and started the acquisition of the Gulf of Mexico 2D campaign, in collaboration with Schlumberger. The two companies entered into cooperation agreement to jointly acquire and process Spectrum’s offshore Mexico Campeche-Yucatan 2D regiona
Trelleborg introduces buoyancy repair service in Africa
Trelleborg has reported that their offshore operation has formalized its Drill Riser Buoyancy Modules (DRBM) repair offering in Africa, following its collaboration with flotation repair provider, ProFloat. According to the company, this new service will deliver significant time and cost savings to T
HYPACK Combines with Diver6
HYPACK, a software developer for the hydrographic and dredging industry, has recently finished testing the Diver6.DLL using a simulator and reading the network datagrams into HYPACK. Diver6 is a diver and dive operations mobile support system, which allows dive masters to monitor and track divers be
Badger Explorer Gets Statoil Boost
Badger Explorer (BXPL) has signed an agreement with Statoil, whereby the oil company will sponsor the first phase of the Badger Explorer Development Program. The objective of the Development Program is to further develop, design and qualify technologies and solutions for a commercial Badger Explorer
Dovianus delivers sampling systems for Prelude FLNG
Dutch company Dovianus said it has delivered 101 sampling systems for Shell’s Prelude FLNG project in Australia.
Dovianus delivers sampling systems for Prelude FLNG
Dutch company Dovianus said it has delivered 101 sampling systems for Shell’s Prelude FLNG project in Australia.
NorSea UK Wins Renee and Rubie Decom Gig
NorSea Group (UK) has won North-east Scotland’s first major “small piece” decommissioning contract. Work has already begun on the six-month project which is being carried out at NorSea Group’s Peterhead facility on behalf of Endeavour Energy and involves safe disposal of subsea manifolds and associa
PHOTO: Ivar Aasen Steel Jacket in Place
The steel jacket of the Ivar Aasen platform was lifted in place early this morning (June 10, 2015), and is now ready to be completed with the platform deck, which is under production on the SMOE yard in Singapore. The SSCV Thialf lifted the steel jacket slowly down to the seabed at 112 meters depth.
New Module for NaviPac from EIVA and Subsea 7
EIVA has launched a new module for the offshore navigation solution NaviPac, developed in close collaboration with Subsea 7. The Bundle Monitor module has undergone numerous field tests in connection with the offshore transportation and installation of a pre-assembled six-kilometer pipeline bundle.
NorSea Group hired for Renee and Rubie decommissioning (UK)
NorSea Group (UK) Limited has won North-east Scotland’s first major “small piece” decommissioning contract. Work has already begun on the six-month project which is being carried out at NorSea Group’s Peterhead facility on behalf of Endeavour Energy and involves safe disposal of subsea manifolds and
Russia looking to cut dependence on foreign offshore oil technology
Russia is looking to cut its dependence on foreign technologies used for development of its offshore oil and gas fields. In a statement issued June 9, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation said it developed a plan in an effort to reduce the Russian fuel and energy sect
Statoil backs development of Badger Explorer
Norway-based Badger Explorer ASA (BXPL) has signed an agreement with Norwegian oil major Statoil according to which the oil company will sponsor the first phase of the Badger Explorer Development Program. The objective of the Development Program is to further develop, design and qualify technologies
Photo Update: New Suez Canal Almost 83 Pct Complete
About 214 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been removed so far from the New Suez Canal project, according to the head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Mamish. This figure represents almost 82.7 pct of the targeted 258 million cubic meters, Mamish said. The executive director of dr