A state-of-the-art new training centre outfitted with the latest KONGSBERG Offshore Vessel Simulator was opened by Ukrainian crewing company Lerus Ltd in Odessa on 3rd December 2012. Established to meet growing training demand in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania and other European
After introduction of the IHC Beaver 65 DDSP last week the new standard dredger was now also presented at the exhibition on the CEDA Dredging days in Abu Dhabi. At this exhibition more technical data were made available. In a first reaction Robert Jonk, general manager IHC Middle East located in the
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, has completed an isolation project on a 16” subsea pipeline in the Dutch sector of the North Sea on behalf of Wintershall Noordzee BV. The isolation enabled the client to disconnect a flexible gas export pipeline so it could be replaced with a new rigid
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $130 million from Kraftnät Åland AB to supply a new power transmission link between the Finnish mainland and Åland. The high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system will be capable of transmitting 100 MW
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, has completed an isolation project on a 16” subsea pipeline in the Dutch sector of the North Sea on behalf of Wintershall Noordzee BV. The isolation enabled the client to disconnect a flexible gas export pipeline so it could be replaced with a new rigid
New seismic tools will result in 30 million extra barrels of oil from Snorre and Grane when Norway’s oil company Statoil and its partners now start using permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM). The technology will ensure a better understanding of the reservoirs. Snorre and Grane are two oil fields wit
New seismic tools will result in 30 million extra barrels of oil from Snorre and Grane when Statoil and its partners now start using permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM). The technology will ensure a better understanding of the reservoirs. Snorre and Grane are two oil fields with large remaining res
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Statoil for subsea equipment for the Oseberg Delta 2 Project. The order has an estimated value of $152 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes five subsea trees, five wellheads, two manifolds, control sy
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 45 million Euro contract by Statoil to supply static and dynamic umbilicals for three fast-track projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf – the Oseberg Delta field (North Sea), the Snøhvit gas field (Barents Sea) and the Smørbuk
The international oil services provider Aker Solutions has signed a frame agreement with Shell for the delivery of subsea umbilicals and cables globally. The size of the frame agreement is dependent on call-offs and the number of projects that Shell decides to execute. However, Aker Solutions estima
STX France Solutions, subsidiary of STX France, specialized in the Offshore Oil & Gas and Marine Renewable Energy Engineering – has just joined the privileged club of certified specialists of the offshore wind foundations market. The innovative jacket design launched by its R&D team has received the
Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm, Coretrax, has moved to a new purpose built HQ with an investment of £2.4million into the office and workshop space. Formed in 2008, the company had outgrown its previous offices in Altens, Aberdeen. The firm moved last month to accommodate its range of wellbore
Statoil Petroleum ASA has received consent to use a new production pipeline and well on Visund Sør. Visund Sør is located ten kilometres from the Gullfaks C and Visund A platforms in the North Sea and is part of production licence 120. Water depth at the site is 290 metres. [mappress] Press Release,
Gibdock has completed its first project for DEME, one of the world’s leading dredging companies. The Belgian group commissioned alongside maintenance and repairs to its rock cutter suction dredger, Ambiorix, which was delivered by IHC Dredgers in May 2012 and is among the most powerful vessels of it
