Equipment
TGS partners with PGS for 2D program offshore Canada
TGS, a Norway-based seismic acquisition specialist, announced two new multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada, with plans to acquire approximately 30,000 km of seismic data. Both surveys are in partnership with PGS, utilizing two vessels during the 2015 acquisition season, the company says.
Komatsu Opens New Factory in India
Komatsu has just brought online a new factory for hydraulic excavators in Chennai, India, the Komatsu India Pvt. Ltd. (KIPL). Total investment for the new KIPL factory, where hydraulic excavators ranging from 7 to 45-ton will be built, is estimated to be worth approximately $29 million. The new fact
Moventas’ Gearboxes for Alstom’s Tidal Turbines
Moventas has been chosen as the sole gearbox development partner for Alstom to equip the raz Blanchard pilot tidal farm in Northern France. Moventas’ gearbox technology expertise will soon be harnessed in tidal energy for the first time. Alstom has been chosen to supply for a pilot tidal energy farm
Bad Weather Hampers Kentish Flats Cable Load-Out
Cable load-out ops for the Kentish Flats Extension project saw cable-laying barge, ‘Nostag 10’, be the first to arrive at the NSW’s factory berth in Nordenham on Friday May 1. According to the company, loading progressed quickly and by Saturday evening all array cables had been safely loaded onto th
Italdraghe Builds Three Dredgers for Iraq
An Italian dredger builder Italdraghe and its consortium partner CPN Srl are currently building three dredgers for the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. Following contract signing, work is already well underway on one Italdraghe SGT 400 D and two Italdraghe SGT 300 RB diesel cutter suction dredgers
Alcatel-Lucent Launches SOFTNODE for Subsea Cables
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has introduced 1620 SOFTNODE asset, an “industry-first” platform that will enable the transmission of 240 terabit-per second (Tbit/s) on multiple fiber pairs. The 1620 SOFTNODE has been selected by GoTo Networks for the Australia West Express system, the first direc
MacArtney Develops New Hydrostatic Pressure Vessels
Esbjerg-based, MacArtney, has presented its new range of hydrostatic pressure vessels. The company provides hydrostatic test facilities and services, but also designs and supplies its own range of pressure vessels with alternative dimensions and pressure rating. According to the company , with a pre
Sky-Futures raises $3.89M to enhance drone inspections in O&G industry
Sky-Futures, a provider of drone inspection services for the oil and gas industry, has raised £2.5m ($3,89) from venture capital fund, MMC Ventures. This investment will enable Sky-Futures to continue its growth and continue building out its integrated technology inspection platform. Sky-Futures, wa
Flexlife Nets $6 Mln in Contracts
Flexlife has won a number of contracts this year to date valued at over USD 6 million for oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and Malaysia. According to Flexlife, the contracts are separate from the recently announced award from Apache North Sea Limited for subsea project m
2H Offshore Boosts Teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has strengthened its flexible marine riser engineering capabilities by expanding its teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur. A flexible riser engineer, Gilles Gardner, has been hired as a technical manager to support 2H’s growing flexible riser engineering service offerin
Dredging Training Course Starts This Month in Delft
The two-day training course named Environmental Aspects of Dredging will take place on May 28-29, 2015, at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands, the largest international postgraduate water education facility in the world. This course, organized by Stichting PostAca
SapuraKencana Wins Work for $269 Mln
SapuraKencana’s wholly-owned subsidiary companies within the engineering and construction division have been awarded contracts with a combined value of up to USD269 million in Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam and India. SapuraKencana Mexicana S.A.P.I. de C.V. has been hired by Pemex for the installation o
Photo: Heavy load for world’s largest heavy lift and transportation vessel
Boskalis made history in Rotterdam on Friday when it loaded the Armada Intrepid FPSO aboard its largest, actually the world’s largest, heavy lift and transportation vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard. According to Boskalis, this was the first ship-shaped FPSO loaded onto the 275 meters long Dockwise Vang
DNV GL wins TQ deal for Kogas’ LNG plant
DNV GL Korea said it has been awarded a technology qualification contract with Korea Gas Corporation for a FEED Package for a 5 MTPA onshore LNG liquefaction plant based on the innovative KSMR liquefaction process.