Equipment
Oceaneering Names New Board Member
Oceaneering has appointed Steven A. Webster to its Board of Directors, effective today. Webster is a director and Chairman of Carrizo Oil & Gas and Basic Energy Services and serves as a director on the boards of other energy-related companies. He is also Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Avista Capi
SURF Market at $7.7 Bln in 2015, Report Says
With oil & gas production from mature fields declining, prospects offshore and in deeper waters are attracting more attention as a source to meet increasing oil & gas consumption. Such projects require Subsea Umbilicals, Risers & Flowlines (SURF) to be developed. According to visiongain’s analysis t
Interoute Sets Up New Fibre Route in Southern Italy
Interoute has added a third route to access its pan European fibre network, from two of its submarine cable landing stations in Southern Italy. The new 1,300 km stretch of fibre is part of Interoute’s 7,000 km Italian network, which helps make up its 67,000km pan European platform. The new route wil
Expro slashes jobs in Aberdeen. Responds to market downturn
Expro, a UK-based oilfield services provider is another company in the sector forced to reduce its workforce. The oilfield services sector has been hit hard by the cuts in spending by the oil companies, due to the low oil prices. In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Expro, which employs over
Innovate UK Boosts Marine Autonomous Systems Growth
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), along with nine UK partners from across industry and academia, has won funding from Innovate UK to enable £2.9 million worth of collaborative research & development for Marine Autonomous Systems. Starting later this year the projects will see NOC working close
Kraken Gets Funds for Seabed Mapping Development
Kraken Sonar Systems (Kraken) has been awarded a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $450,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). In addition to technical and business advisory services provided by NRC-IRAP, the funding is being
INMEX Vietnam Starts Tomorrow
The 5th Edition of the Leading and Definitive International Maritime Expo in Vietnam and Indochina, INMEX Vietnam, will take place from 18-20 March 2015, at Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre (TBECC) in Ho Chi Minh City. This conference (formerly known as Maritime Vietnam) is the most compreh
GE Lands $850 Mln Order for OCTP (Ghana)
GE has secured an $850 million deal across its oil & gas business for the supply of equipment to the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, Ghana. According to GE, this order incorporates both turbomachinery and subsea elements, with the first shipment planned for Q4 2015. Further shipments are pl
EMEC, The Crown Estate Study Performance of Subsea Cables
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and The Crown Estate have published a report on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. The key aim of the Sub-sea Cable Lifecycle Study is to improve the industry’s u
GE Oil & Gas wins $850 M order for OCTP block (Ghana)
GE has announced the booking of an $850 million order across its Oil & Gas business for the supply of equipment to the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, Ghana. This order incorporates both turbomachinery and subsea elements, with the first shipment planned for Q4 2015. Further shipments are p
Archer in Heimdal plug & abandon ops for Statoil
Archer, a global supplier of drilling and well services, has started operations to permanently plug and abandon (PP&A) 12 gas wells on Statoil’s Heimdal platform in the Norwegian North Sea. John Lechner, President North Sea and Executive Vice President, Archer, said: “I am very pleased with the exce
Elliott compressors for Cameron LNG
Elliott Group said it has been selected to manufacture three compressor trains for Cameron LNG’s new LNG Liquefaction export facility in Hackberry, Louisiana.
Elliott compressors for Cameron LNG
Elliott Group said it has been selected to manufacture three compressor trains for Cameron LNG’s new LNG Liquefaction export facility in Hackberry, Louisiana.
Seanic Delivers Tailored Subsea Chain Tensioner
Seanic Ocean Systems has successfully tested and delivered a custom-designed chain tensioner to an undisclosed client that specializes in deep water well containment equipment and technology. The tool was custom-designed by Seanic’s engineers over the course of the last year and recently completed a