Equipment
Harris CapRock gets comms deal with Hess
Hess Corporation has chosen the Florida-based Harris CapRock Communications, to provide integrated telecommunications solution for the Stampede offshore field development project, in the Green Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Harris CapRock has reported that this agreement is their first larg
Kongsberg Presents New Wideband Echo Sounder
Kongsberg Maritime has launched its new high precision wideband echo sounder, the Simrad EK80. According to Kongsberg, the EK80 is a quantum leap forward in acoustics for ecosystem monitoring, working on frequencies from 10 to 500 kHz simultaneously. The Simrad EK80 supersedes the Simrad EK60, a sys
MacArtney’s Equipment for Bibby HydroMap’s d’ROP
MacArtney Underwater Technology has supplied underwater technology products and systems to the Bibby HydroMap’s Remotely Operated Platform (d’ROP). The MacArtney scope of supply included a Moog Focal type 176 slip ring (electrical and optical) for the appurtenant winch system and Moog-Focal fibre op
NAPA-DSME LNG tanker tool launched
South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, and NAPA, a maritime software, services and data analysis provider, said that they now offer a tailored NAPA-DSME Power solution for LNG carriers built by DSME. The solution will ensure transparent and accurate measurement of perfor
NAPA-DSME LNG tanker tool launched
South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, and NAPA, a maritime software, services and data analysis provider, said that they now offer a tailored NAPA-DSME Power solution for LNG carriers built by DSME. The solution will ensure transparent and accurate measurement of perfor
Seascape in Jakarta’s Main Gas Line Survey
PT Seascape Surveys Indonesia has performed a pre-engineering survey on Jakarta’s main gas line, operated by PGN, after securing a contract from SGI/KDS consortium. Seascape provided the SOV Endeavour, equipped with twin Seaeye Tiger ROVs, Air Diving, Survey and Inspection services, to complete the
Seatronics Adds Neptune’s Leak Detection Systems
Seatronics has signed a rental agreement with Neptune Oceanographics for Neptune’s leak detection systems. Neptune, active in subsea leak detection since 1999, provides systems that will, according to Seatronics, complement its current offerings and reinforce its position at the forefront of the mar
Maersk Drilling firms collaboration with IFS
Maersk Drilling and IFS have agreed to extend the companies’ collaboration—both in the ongoing enterprise resource planning (ERP) roll-out program and as partners developing new advanced maintenance planning functionality. IFS, an enterprise applications company, announced in October 2012 that Maers
Dredger Parts Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Van der Vlist has completed a long haul multimodal transport from Turkey to Holland, moving two pump houses for a dredging vessel. The project consisted of moving a 80t complete pump house, and three additional pieces of the second one. Using trusted partners in Turkey the loads were firstly wrapped
OneSubsea Scoops $330 Mln Contract Off North Africa
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totaling more than $330 million for a gas project offshore North Africa. Under the new contract, the scope of supply for the 13-well development includes subsea production equipment, tooling, and ins
OneSubsea nets $330M for work offshore North Africa
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totalling more than $330 million for a gas project offshore North Africa. According to the company, the scope of supply for the 13-well development includes subsea production equipment, tooling, and
Huisman Buys into Fistuca
Huisman and the management of Fistuca BV have reached an agreement on the participation of Huisman as shareholder and investor in Fistuca BV. Fistuca is developing, according to the company, a revolutionary new pile driving technology, BLUE Piling Technology. Fistuca believes that this new technique
Bureau Veritas Sets Standards for Marine Renewable Energy
Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines, NI 603, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean thermal energy conve
UTEC NCS Wraps Up West African AUV Ops
UTEC NCS Survey, an Acteon company, has recently completed three months of AUV operations for a number of Saipem projects located in West Africa. UTEC NCS performed pre-lay and as-laid surveys using their Gavia AUV systems on the Mafumeira and Litchendjili fields, offshore Angola and Congo. Using on