Subsea
Fugro’s Engineers Recognised with Two Awards
Two members of Fugro’s geoconsultancy team have won prestigious international awards. The one was recently presented in London, UK and the second in Regina, Canada. The first to receive good news was Dr Kokkuen Lee, Principal Engineer at Fugro Advanced Geomechanics (Fugro AG) who received the David
Gazprom, Petrovietnam Discuss Oil and Gas Cooperation
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Nguyen Xuan Son, Chairman of the PetroVietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) Board of Directors. The parties addressed the future cooperation in the oil and gas sector. In particular, t
Wood Group Makes New Senior Management Appointments
Wood Group, an international energy services company, announced changes to its senior management team. Alan Semple, chief financial officer (CFO) has advised the board that he intends to retire and step down from his current role and from the board at the company’s annual general meeting in May 2015
Minister for Portsmouth Opens CMIS
Minister for Portsmouth Matthew Hancock has on November 17, 2014 officially opened a new cutting edge centre for research into unmanned autonomous boats, submarines and other vessels – a market that is estimated to be worth £9 billion each year over the next 8 years. The Centre for Maritime Intellig
SME Completes First PLAT-O Sea Trials
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has successfully executed its first round of sea trials with its tidal energy platform, PLAT-O. PLAT-O was launched from the company’s facility in Venture Quays, East Cowes, Isle of Wight and towed to the test site at Yarmouth. Once at the site PLAT-O was submerged to
Hydrographic Vessel Sibiryakov Returns to Lomonosov Port
Baltic Fleet’s (BF) Hydrographic Research Vessel “Sibiryakov” has returned to the Lomonosov port in the Leningrad region. During the expedition, which lasted over 1.5 months, Sibiyakov conducted comprehensive studies in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. In the course of the expedition, t
FES Expands on Subsea Market
FES International, has established a new specialist business, FES Subsea, which will bring five new core product lines to the subsea market. The new product range will include: hot stabs, pig launcher and receivers, pull-in heads, suction pile vent hatches, subsea control panels and manifold skids a
Ulstein Ready for Assembly of New OCV
Ulstein Verft reported that sections for hull 302, an offshore construction vessel for Island Offshore/Edison Chouest Offshore, have arrived at Ulsteinvik. The vessel has been redesigned in the engineering phase, and thus, the final vessel has increased both in length and beam. The vessel will be 15
Experts to Tackle Asset Integrity Challenges at SSIC
Jee’s Technical Director, Mike Hawkins will join experts from Statoil, Shell UK Limited and Taqa Bratani Limited, who will lead discussions at the Subsea Integrity Conference (SSIC) North Sea in Aberdeen on December 2-3 and address asset integrity issues facing the North Sea oil and gas industry. Je
Companies Partner on New Deepwater Lowering System
Cooperation between three companies developing innovative solutions for deepwater installation has led to the introduction of a new system capable of handling heavy loads at depths of well over three kilometers. The companies involved are Deep Tek, which provides a wide range of services to the oil
Osiris Gears for Gulf of Mexico Work
Osiris has mobilised its Cougar XT system complete with the new LARS and TMS from their head office in Yorkshire to its final destination in the Gulf of Mexico. The Cougar XT is providing operational back-up support for Bluestream Offshore where Osiris will be acting as a sub-contractor. The Cougar
Rosneft Concludes 2014 Geo Survey Campaign
Rosneft has completed the geological survey program on Company’s offshore license areas for 2014. In the current year geological survey covered 24 license areas with the scope considerably exceeding license obligations. Seismic performance results included 31,503 line km of 2D seismic, and 12,939 sq
Unique Hydra Exhibits at IMCA Seminar
Unique Hydra, a provider of integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution, is showcasing at the IMCA Annual Seminar being held on 19th and 20th November 2014 at the Landmark Hotel in London, UK. The IMCA Annual Seminar is conducted every year for professionals at the forefront of the marine contra
Flexlife Sees Orders Rise
Flexlife, a provider of flexible pipe integrity and engineering services for the oil and gas industry, has generated more than £4 million in new orders over the first six months of this financial year. Flexlife has also generated new business in the US, with approximately half of all new orders comi