Equipment
WATCH: DOF Subsea in Shipwreck Survey
An expedition to survey the historic World War II shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney (II) and the German raider HSK Kormoran has produced new photographic evidence which appears to confirm why Sydney was so quickly disabled, leading to catastrophic damage and the devastating loss of everyone on board. New hi
Delta SubSea, VEGA to Develop EUREKA
Delta SubSea (DSS) signed a development agreement with VEGA Americas Inc. (VEGA) to develop a Subsea Gamma Ray Hydrate Localization Tool known as EUREKA. The EUREKA will be developed to locate hydrate plug formations. The system is able to detect minimal differences of density on media in the pipeli
Huisman Installs Pipelay Tower Onboard Seven Rio
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, has completed the setup of 550mt Pipelay Tower onboard the Subsea 7’s Seven Rio at its facility in Schiedam. In November last year, IHC successfully launched the 550t pipelaying vessel at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The
Marginal field consortium: Apollo in, WGPSN out
ABT Oil and Gas Ltd. (‘ABTOG’), Enegi Oil’s joint venture with ABTechnology Ltd, has signed a collaboration agreement with Apollo Offshore Engineering Ltd. who will join the Marginal Field Delivery Consortium providing expertise in the structural engineering of ABTOG’s current and future solutions.
Cameron launches new LETOURNEAU Jaguar Class rig design
Cameron has announced the introduction of its new LETOURNEAU Jaguar Class self-elevating mobile offshore drilling unit design. According to the company, utilizing the LETOURNEAU 1000-kip elevating unit and the LETOURNEAU STORM LOK leg fixation system, the Jaguar is capable of operating in water dept
FMC Technologies Scoops OTC Prize
FMC Technologies will be recognized at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) next week with the presentation of a Spotlight on New Technology Award. The award, which honors innovative technologies in offshore exploration and production, is in recognition of FMC Technologies’ Annulus Monitoring Sy
Helix, OneSubsea to Build New Intervention Riser System
Subsea Services Alliance, the collaboration between OneSubsea and Helix, has announced the first joint technology project between the two companies to engineer and manufacture a 15,000-psi intervention riser system. According the Subsea Services Alliance, the IRS system is being engineered and built
VIDEO: Installation of Final Gate for Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) this week announced a key milestone in the Expansion Program, with the installation of the sixteenth and final gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Canal. The final gate is one of the heaviest and weighs 4,232 tons, or roughly 8.5 million pounds. It meas
FMC Technologies scores OTC award
FMC Technologies, Inc will be recognized at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) next week with the presentation of a Spotlight on New Technology Award. The award, which honors innovative technologies that significantly impact offshore exploration and production, is in recognition of FMC Technol
ION Delivers Reprocessed Data Off Barbados
ION Geophysical Corporation has completed the company’s Barbados Reprocessing project, in coordination with the recent announcement of Barbados’ 2015 offshore licensing campaign. ION’s Barbados Reprocessing is a multi-client two-dimensional (2D) seismic program encompassing more than 9,000 km of new
NPRA Conducts Core Drilling to Map Subsea Tunnel Route
On the west coast of central Norway the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is carrying out a core drilling operation for a 15,5 km long subsea tunnel. Seismic surveys that have previously been carried out shows weakness zones in the rock that the tunnel must be drilled through. There may a
Subsea Services Alliance to engineer new intervention riser system
Subsea Services Alliance, the collaboration between Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, and Schlumberger, has announced the first joint technology project between OneSubsea and Helix to engineer and manufacture a 15,000-psi intervention riser system. Ac
Port of Gothenburg Presents New Oil Spill Robot
A new robot has been introduced at the Port of Gothenburg. Its task will be to deploy booms in the event of an oil spill. This new technology should result a more rapid and safer oil spill clearance at the Port of Gothenburg. The Port of Gothenburg has invested SEK 3.5 million in an automatic [&hell
KIASMA Takes Part in Magdalena River Project
KIASMA and Odebrecht, through their Colombian subsidiary – Consortium Navelena Construction, have signed a cooperation agreement under which KIASMA will supply the HDPE floating pipelines with KFC system (for abrasion reduction) to be used for dredging operations on the Magdalena River in Colombia.