OceanTools, which designs and manufactures products for the subsea ROV and robotics industry, has made a million pound investment in new build headquarters in Aberdeen. The custom built offices, situated within the Aberdeen Science and Technology Park, are almost four times as large as the company’s
As scheduled, April 23, 2011, Vyksa Steel Works, part of United Metallurgical Company (OMK), completed its deliveries of large-diameter pipes (LDP) for the construction of Phase 2 of the international gas pipeline Nord Stream. From May 2010 to April 2011, more than 200 thousand tonnes of pipes of 1,
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the award of a contract for two ROV systems from specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea. The award is for one (1) 200hp UHD™ ROV system and one (1) 150hp HD™ ROV system. Deliveries of the ROVs are scheduled to commence in the third
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from Wintershall Norge ASA for a 500 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project over PL577 in the Norwegian North Sea, offshore Norway. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will be acquired durin
Production on the Njord platform was shut down on April 24 as a result of operational problems with gaskets in a gas export compressor. Later the same day, during work to resume production, a gas leak was discovered in one of the risers. All production on Njord was immediately shut down and will rem
RBG has achieved 11 years, and more than 500,000 man hours, without a lost time incident (LTI) on the Triton FPSO in the North Sea. Contracted by Wood Group, RBG has delivered its expert fabric maintenance support including access solutions and specialist cleaning mechanical services since 2000. The
CTC Marine has successfully completed pre-cut trenching work on Nexen’s Telford Field in the North Sea for client Subsea 7… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, April 22, 2011;
Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering and training company, announces that Alan Gray has joined the company as permanent Business Development Director, based in Aberdeen. Alan has 28 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. This, combined with his entrepreneurial instinct, exceptional
Business leaders in the UK’s subsea sector will be encouraged not to leave hundreds of millions of pounds in the pockets of the Government at a seminar hosted by Subsea UK and KPMG in Aberdeen next week (April 27 2011). Recent statistics from KPMG reveal that while investment in research and develop
Schlumberger Limited reported first-quarter 2011 revenue of $8.72 billion versus $9.07 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $5.60 billion in the first quarter of 2010. Net income attributable to Schlumberger, excluding charges, was $972 million—a decrease of 16% sequentially but an increase of
SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category for the design and manufacturer of Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicles (WROVS). The company, based in Wallsend near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of remote inventio
Wood Group, the international energy services company, confirms the completion of the acquisition of Production Services Network Limited (“PSN”). Bob Keiller has been appointed as executive director of Wood Group and CEO of the combined Wood Group PSN production services business. No further disclos
CGGVeritas purchased Petrodata Consulting LLC, a Moscow-based company offering static and dynamic reservoir modelling, reserve estimation and risking, and field development services to the international oil and gas industry. The acquisition of Petrodata further strengthens the reservoir services of
Oxygenation brings dead sea bottoms to life. This creates the necessary conditions for the establishment of new ecosystems that enable nature itself to deal with eutrophication. By conducting pilot studies in the fjord of Byfjorden and the inlet of Kanholmsfjärden, researchers at the University of G
