Equipment
Plexus bags POS-GRIP order from Premier
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has received an order from Premier Oil Norge to supply its POS-GRIP wellhead system for an exploration well in the Norwegian Central North
Ulstein: Largest X-BOW Toisa Patroklos Almost Ready
Ulstein has reported that at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the ‘Toisa Patroklos’ vessel is nearing completion. The multipurpose offshore construction vessel, a customized Ulstein Deepwater Enabler design, is the largest vessel built featuring the patented X-BOW and the first to be built in Korea. It was
Ceona Lands Mirage Field Job for Bennu
UK-based SURF contractor, Ceona, has been awarded a new deepwater contract with Houston-based Bennu Oil & Gas LLC in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) on their Mirage field. This contract comes after a first contract was awarded and completed last year for operations on their Clipper deepwater field. The agr
Van Oord Develops Deep Excavation System
Van Oord has developed Deep Excavation System (DES), a new technique for dredging at great water depths. The system, patented by Van Oord, is used to prepare a sea bottom profile for installing offshore pipelines. Uneven sea beds are traditionally prepared for laying offshore pipelines by installing
Deep Excavation System from Van Oord
Over the past few years, Van Oord has developed a new technique for dredging at great water depths. This Deep Excavation System (DES), patented by Van Oord, is an innovative method to prepare a sea bottom profile for installing offshore pipelines. Uneven sea beds are traditionally prepared for layin
Wintershall Hands In Maria PDO
Wintershall and its partners have submitted a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. This is the first time Wintershall, as operator of the field, has submitted a PDO for a Norwegian development. Today, Mar
Cameron, OneSubsea Grab OTC Prize
Cameron and OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, have won Spotlight on New Technology Awards at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) by meeting the criteria for new, innovative, proven products of broad interest that have significant impact. Cameron won an award for its Mark IV High Av
Tracerco Introduces Explorer Subsea Tool
Tracerco, a part of FTSE100 Johnson Matthey Plc, has launched a new product that enables oil companies to quickly scan pipeline to detect the location of deposits causing flow assurance issues. The technology, known as Explorer™, is able to screen subsea pipelines for content and deposit build-up at
Aquatic Hosts Subsea 7
Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, hosted a successful Open Day in Aberdeen and Peterhead, UK, for Subsea 7. The Open Day programme was designed to showcase Aquatic’s ‘strength in depth’ capabilities as the supplier of offshore powered-reel and tensioner systems, and highligh
Tracerco’s Discovery Completes GoM Work for Shell
Subsea CT scanner for flowlines, Discovery™, has completed the first deepwater deployment on Shell-operated flowlines in the Gulf of Mexico. Discovery™ was developed by Tracerco, part of the FTSE100 Johnson Matthey Plc. The technology is used to establish the integrity of subsea pipeline assets. In
Nautronix Bags Ocean Installer Extension
Nautronix has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract extension to continue to provide survey services to Ocean Installer for the next 3 years. Nautronix has provided their services to projects world-wide on all Ocean Installer vessels. According to the Nautronix, with the growth of company’s sur
OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award for SBM Offshore
SBM Offshore has been honoured with the Spotlight on New Technology award at the 2015 OTC conference in Houston. SBM Offshore received the award for its patented Articulated Rod Connecting Arm (ARCA) Chain Connector. The ARCA Chain Connector provides a new solution to ease the installation, inspecti
Nexans Cables for Ichthys CPF
French cable major, Nexans, has secured a contract from Samsung Heavy Industries, worth approximately 11.5 million Euros, for halogen-free cables for Ichthys project’s Central Processing Facility (CPF). Nexans will supply about 2,200 km of halogen-free instrumentation and electrical cables for the I
CEDA Annual Report 2014 Published
Central Dredging Association – CEDA, an established authority and the leading independent forum for the professional dredging community, has just published its 2014 Annual Report. “In 2014 we consolidated much of the work started in 2013 and we set out some ambitious plans for the future in the CEDA