Kongsberg Maritime has released a sophisticated Engine Room Simulator (ERS) model based on a Dual Fuel Diesel Electric (DFDE) Engine Room configuration from a modern liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The new DFDE model will offer the most sophisticated simulator training for LNG engineers availab
NOF Energy, the UK business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors, has celebrated the stars of the industry at its Annual Awards and Dinner. Hosted by TV presenter, Wendy Gibson, the event at the Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, County Durham showcased some
Hydrasun, announced it has seen strong growth in both its domestic and international markets over the last year. Chief Executive Bob Drummond announced that for the current year to date there had been a rise in sales of 25% on the previous year meaning the company was forecast achieve turnover of £8
Aker Solutions will announce at the company’s capital markets day that it is maintaining its ambition of 9-15 percent annual revenue growth for the period 2011-15 due to a favourable market outlook for the oil services industry. The company also maintains its ambitions of 3-4 percentage points EBITD
HR Wallingford, the international hydraulic and environmental engineering consultancy, has acquired UK-based DRL Software. DRL Software develops environmental monitoring software with coastal, offshore and estuary applications. Their DRL-Sediview application is used by dredging companies, environmen
CGGVeritas and Eidesvik Offshore ASA have confirmed that Arnstein Øvsthus has been appointed as General Manager of their ship management joint venture, CGGVeritas Eidesvik Ship Management AS. Arnstein Øvsthus will take up his duties on 1st February 2012. With over 30 years of wide-ranging experience
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Oceaneering AS, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mechanica AS. The transaction is subject to approval by the Norwegian Competition Authority. Mechanica, headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, is a des
The robotic fish is making a return to the Science Museum in London as part of a robotics exhibition. The robotic fish appeared in a similar exhibition at the Science Museum for six months in 2010 and was extremely well received by visitors. The fish will again be appearing in the museum’s Antenna g
It is essential knowledge for every subsea oil and gas project, yet landfalls and marine terminals seem to be the ‘ugly duckling’ of the subsea engineering world; with more focus put on easier, more appealing projects. Now, Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering company is helping engineers t
The appointment of Arthur Hollmann has enabled Bluestream Offshore to gain a vital foothold in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)… IRO [mappress] Source: IRO , December 06, 2011
As Penspen’s scope of subsea services grows in London, its Offshore and Integrity practices have teamed up to offer a series of specialist courses in Offshore Pipeline Legislation. As engineers and consultants to the global oil and gas industry, Penspen’s strong subsea presence puts it in prime posi
The research team of Deutsche WindGuard Engineering GmbH has managed to reach flow velocities of 100 m/sec in its wind tunnel. It allows research with Reynolds numbers of more than 6,000,000. Dr. Knud Rehfeldt, CEO of German WindGuard Engineering GmbH said that the wind tunnel fulfills all the requi
Blue Offshore, a specialist subsea construction contractor, have today announced that they have reached financial close on 28 October 2011 with ABN AMRO Bank N.V. The purpose of the financing is the manufacturing of their most recent cable installation system with delivery by 1st Quarter of 2012. Bl
The new acquisition and postprocessing software for EA sounders is available. The sidescan sonar mosaicing software has been developed extensively. The software is available in three versions: * Basic * Professional * Online * Additional-Tool: Spot The main tasks of EA SSM are: * Planning and perfor