Maersk International Gas Marketing A/S (MIGMAS), the gas marketing arm of Maersk Oil, has agreed to supply a significant amount of natural gas to HMN Gashandel A/S, a subsidiary of HMN Gassalg A/S, over the next couple of years. Maersk Oil established MIGMAS last year as a way of marketing its gas d
Subsea specialists Marin Group and Ecosse Subsea Systems have formed an alliance to offer a one-stop excavation and trenching service to the oil, gas and renewables industries worldwide. The association brings together Marin Group’s pioneering Evo System suite of mass-flow excavation, claycutting an
Caterpillar Inc. acquired 100% interest in the Pyroban Group Ltd. on August 31, 2011. Pyroban Group is a leading provider of hazardous area safety solutions to the oil and gas, industrial material handling, mining and marine markets. Headquartered in Shoreham, UK, Pyroban Group has additional locati
ASCO, one of the world’s leading oil and gas logistic companies announced the award of a contract worth over £1.1m (NOK 10m) by Statoil ASA. The contract covers transport and handling of all pipelines from Leith in the UK to Haugaland Næringspark (Gismervik, Tysvær) in Norway for Statoil’s Gudrun de
Siemens Energy opened its new subsea technology center in Trondheim, Norway. Siemens has invested more than EUR10 million in the refurbishment of a building in which new process equipment will be developed and manufactured. The new facility covering an area of 10,000 square meters will be the global
The development of a pipeline system for the transport of gas from the Barents Sea is an important decision for the future. – Our task is to provide a sound base for making good technical and economical decisions for the companies that want their gas exported to the market. We are still in an early
Tyco Valves & Controls, a leading manufacturer and marketer of valves, actuators and controls is pleased to present its range of market-leading products, services and solutions at Offshore Europe 2011. Tyco will be showcasing its latest designs of actuated subsea ball valves, which meet the evolving
Offshore vessel market has been one area of the business that has had little to do with vessel scrapping. It was notable therefore that in the first quarter results for US-owner Tidewater that an announcement was made regarding the intention to scrap eleven vessels from its large fleet. Tidewater is
Tritech, leader in acoustic technologies, has developed a system for the real-time integrity monitoring of mooring lines, umbilicals and risers on Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs). RAMS (Riser and Anchor Monitoring System) is a 360° riser and anchor chain monitoring system fo
The future in Northern Norway is the theme of Petro 2011 in Harstad. Deputy CEO Erling Matland represents Aibel at the conference. “I am going to talk about how Aibel succeeds with new maintenance and modification contracts,” says Matland. How does the company succeed? “By having prioritized early a
BMT Cordah, a leading marine environmental consultancy and a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been awarded a major contract by Canadian Natural Resources International (CNRI). This project will see BMT provide vital support and guidance for the environmental aspects during two of CNRI’s decommission
Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, Northern Offshore U.K. Limited, was awarded a contract from Maersk Olie og Gas AS (“Maersk”), for the jackup Energy Enhancer. The award is subject to approval by the Danish Energy Authority. The contract, for operations in the Danish Sector of t
FoundOcean has completed grouting operations for a four-legged wellhead jacket in a greenfield location in the North Sea. The project forms part of a three year agreement between FoundOcean and Saipem Ltd. The jacket is installed in 81m water depth and the grouting took place via a sub-sea grouting
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine manufacturer, today announced it won orders to supply HiMSEN marine engines for drillships for major offshore drilling companies including Noble Drilling Holding LLC., Diamond Offshore Drilling Ltd. The 98 HiMSEN e
