Fossil Energy
Synectics launches new COEX camera range designed for offshore safety
Synectics has launched a new range of COEX™ TriMode camera stations which offer three light-condition operating modes in one unit, for greater operational flexibility and image clarity in all possible light conditions. The supplier of advanced surveillance solutions to the global oil & gas and marin
ARKeX re-starts FTG survey in Barents Sea
ARKeX has re-started acquiring a Multi-Client Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry survey within the South Eastern Barents Sea. The survey, started last year but postponed due to weather, will cover 42,784 Sq. km over the proposed NPD licensing areas. The principal aim of the marine FTG survey is to prov
N-Sea lands IMR contract with undisclosed North Sea operator
N-Sea UK, an integrated subsea services contractor, has announced a major £45 million ($75 mln) contract win for inspection, maintenance and repair activity with a major North Sea operator. The contract, which started the first of April, will see N-Sea commit its diving support vessel, the Siem Stor
Seacon wins Queen’s Award for International Trade
Seacon (Europe) Ltd, part of the SEA CON® Group has been named a winner of a Queen’s Award for International Trade. The SEA CON Group are world leaders in underwater connector technology and provide an extensive and diverse range of electrical, optical and hybrid connector assemblies, submersible sw
Marsol and Aubin deliver industry’s first total pigging solution
UAE-based global marine solutions provider, Marsol International and chemical engineering specialist Aubin Group have announced a partnership agreement to provide an ‘industry first’ total pigging solution for non-piggable pipelines. Marsol and Aubin delivered a solution by completing the successful
SCV ‘Island Pride’ delivered to Island Offshore
Island Offshore has taken delivery of the subsea construction vessel M/V ‘Island Pride’ from the Vard Brevik yard today. M/V ‘Island Pride’ was christened during a naming ceremony in Brevik in March, and will enter into a five month contract for Maersk Oil this coming weekend as a walk-to-work vesse
Increased O&G industry activity to boost PPE fabrication
Increased activity in end-user industries such as manufacturing and oil and gas is expected to boost the adoption of above-the-neck personal protective equipment (PPE) across Western Europe. Opportunities abound, particularly in the manufacturing sector, where new jobs are being created due to in-sh
Damen delivers Platform Supply Vessel for Brazilian waters
CMM has taken delivery of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel 3300. The 80-metre, 3,300t deadweight vessel CMM Gravity will be deployed in the Brazilian waters from June 2014 on a 4+4 year contract with Petrobras. For CMM (Compagnie Maritime Monégasque S.A.M.), the vessel will mark a further step in its
Expro awarded $100M Shah Deniz subsea contract
Expro has secured a milestone subsea contract with BP for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the South Caspian Sea, one of Expro’s largest Europe CIS contracts to date. The 5-year contract, worth almost $100m, will see the UK-based Expro provide completion landing string equipment and services for th
VIDEO: Aibel’s compressor module leaves Thailand
The compressor module M11 for the Troll A platform in the Norwegian North Sea has left Aibel’s yard in Laem Chabang, Thailand. The compressor module will first be shipped to Haugesund to have a crane installed on board. After that the M11 will go to the Statoil-operated Troll field. Early in April,
Atkins supports Maersk Oil North Sea IRM works
Atkins has been awarded an engineering support contract covering three of Maersk Oil’s UK assets in the North Sea. The Gryphon FPSO, Global Producer III FPSO and Janice FPU are planned for major offshore inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) works this year, in addition to field expansion works.
Jee granted EPCI deal for multi-million dollar development
Jee Ltd, a leading independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has been awarded a contract in support of a multi-million dollar, seven-year development. The contract, with a major offshore pipelay and subsea construction company, is as a result of recent oil field operations i
GulfMark orders another ST-216 Arctic PSV from Simek
Norwegian shipbuilder Simek has received a contract to build a new Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel, of the ST-216 Arctic design developed by Skipsteknisk, will be built for GulfMark Rederi AS, based in Sandnes Norway. Simek expects the vessel to be delivered in November 2015. The 92.6m-long platf
Baku Shipyard to build subsea construction vessel for Shah Deniz
Baku Shipyard LLC (Baku Shipyard) has secured a contract worth US$378 million from BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Ltd, the operator of the Shah Deniz gas field development, to design and build a Subsea Construction Vessel (SCV). When completed, the SCV will be deployed for the Stage 2 development of th