Equipment
Subsea Industries Gets 2014 Maritime Innovation Award
The 2014 Maritime Innovation Award, given jointly by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and QinetiQ, has been presented to Subsea Industries for the product Ecolock. The Maritime Innovation Award is presented to an individual or organisation in recognition of outstanding scientific or technol
Final Season of Hudson River Dredging Begins
General Electric begins today the sixth and final season of one the largest and most complex environmental dredging projects ever undertaken in the United States. At the conclusion of this year’s work, approximately 3.3 million tons of dewatered sediment — 2.9 million cubic yards — will have been re
Nexans Provides Snøhvit CO2 Umbilical
Statoil’s Snøhvit gas field will be equipped with Nexans’ static umbilical that provide hydraulic, electrical and fibre optic services for subsea services. The Snøhvit project development will establish an additional well at a new CO2 injection template as well as prepare for gas production from exi
Gazprom starts seismic surveys in the Barents Sea
Russian gas giant Gazprom has kicked off a 3D seismic survey in the Russian sector of the Barents Sea. The 3200 square kilometers survey is being carried out by the Vyacheslav Tikhonov seismic research vessel, over the Ludlovskoye offshore block. Gazprom says that technology used in the survey is in
SMD’s Q-Trencher 400 for E-Marine’s Cable Ship
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has recently delivered a Q-Trencher 400 telecoms vehicle to United Arab Emirates-based company E-Marine. The vehicle is to be installed on E-Marine’s dedicated Submarine Cable Installation and Maintenance Vessel ‘CS Maram’, which is currently undertaking dock trials ahead
WATCH: Statoil, OneSubsea on Subsea Compression at OTC
The Video below shows an OTC 2015 executive session presentation on Subsea Compression with Margareth Øvrum, Statoil’s executive vice president for Technology, Projects & Drilling and Mads Andersen, President, Processing Systems at OneSubsea. In March this year, OneSubsea delivered the world’s first
DOF Subsea Hauls Goliat FPSO to Its Location
Eni Norge’s Goliat platform is being towed from Hammerfest in Finnmark to the field location in the Barents Sea. The cylindrical FPSO facility has been lying in the fjord at Ersvika outside Hammerfest for just over two weeks undergoing essential preparations, including final checks and preparations
New Era for Barbours Cut
Four new Super Post-Panamax wharf cranes that are part of a significant upgrade of the Barbours Cut Container Terminal arrived yesterday at the Port of Houston. The cranes, largest ever built by Konecranes, come as a part of the Port Authority overall plan to undertake significant infrastructure imp
WATCH: Oceaneering NEXXUS ROV
Subsea engineering specialist, Oceaneering, has launched its latest remotely operated vehicle (ROV) NEXXUS, which is being showcased at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. The Nexxus is a 250 HP 3000 meters standard and 3950 optional depth heavy-work-class ROV. The vehicle is approximatel
Burckhardt receives several Laby-GI compressor orders
Burckhardt Compression informed it has received numerous orders for its Laby -GI compressor system for fuel gas supply.
Burckhardt receives several Laby-GI compressor orders
Burckhardt Compression informed it has received numerous orders for its Laby -GI compressor system for fuel gas supply.
First Steel Cut for Van Oord’s Bravenes SRI Vessel
First steel has been cut for Dutch offshore contractor Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel ‘Bravenes’. Van Oord awarded the design and equipment contract for ‘Bravenes’ to Ulstein in September 2014 and contracted Sinopacific for the construction of the vessel. She is set to be deliv
First Steel Cut for SRI ‘Bravenes’
After Van Oord awarded the design and equipment contract for their new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel ‘Bravenes’ to Ulstein in September 2014, Sinopacific has now begun construction of the vessel with the first steel already cut for this innovative vessel. The DP-3 vessel is a unique design f
Hayward Tyler Inks Production Deal with FMC Technologies
Hayward Tyler Group has entered into a global subsea production alliance agreement with FMC Technologies covering permanent magnet motors. Under the terms of the agreement, Hayward Tyler will manufacture permanent magnet motors for use in FMC Technologies’ 3.2MW subsea pump systems. The agreement is