Subsea
Top News of the Week of Mar 10 – Mar 16, 2014
1. Malaysia Airlines’ Missing Flight MH370 Could Be in Gulf of Thailand ? Malaysia Airlines reports that their flight MH370 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared on Saturday with 239 people abroad. 2. Bibby Remote Intervention Expands Its Vessel and ROV Fleet Bibby Remote Intervention Li
GE Opens O&G Facility in Hungary
GE today formally opened its newly expanded oil and gas facility in Fót, Hungary. The GE Oil & Gas manufacturing plant has been substantially enlarged with the addition of a new 8,000 square meter manufacturing facility and a new office building of 3,000 square meters. The new state-of-the-art manuf
RWE Completes Foundations Installation at Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm
All foundations of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm have been successfully installed some 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland. A total of 48 jacket foundations were installed for the wind turbines and one for the substation in water up to 25 metres deep. Each of the foundations for the
Poland: KPW Gdynia in Need of Underwater Training Simulators
Komenda Portu Wojennego Gdynia invites tenders to supply, assembly and commission 2 sets of brand integrated software and underwater simulators. The tenders are for Human Underwater Simulator Round (Control Submarine Simulation), installed in the hull of UBIEE underwater in Kobben (erected on specia
Bureau Veritas Enters into Co-Operation Agreement with HydrOcean
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has entered into a technical and commercial co-operation agreement with French hydrodynamic specialist HydrOcean. Under the agreement, HydrOcean will provide advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) services to Bureau Veritas’ shipping a
Petronas Grabs JEC Europe 2014 Innovation Award
PETRONAS recently emerged as the winner in the oil and gas category of the JEC Europe 2014 Innovation Awards for its new breakthrough – the PROASSURE – a composite clamp for pipeline repair. The composite clamp which was developed by PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB), the research arm of PETRONAS wit
SeaBird’s Two Vessels Awarded New Contracts
SeaBird Exploration Plc’s Harrier Explorer vessel has been awarded a two-month extension to the current contract in the North Sea. The vessel will operate under the extended contract until the second half of May 2014. The value of the extension is estimated at USD 4 million. The Aquila Explorer has
Allspeeds Unveils New WebtoolTM RCO54 for Drill Line Maintenance
Allspeeds Ltd, the designers and manufacturers of WebtoolTM products for over 30 years have launched a new heavy duty steel wire rope cutting tool. Working from a 690 bar hydraulic supply, the RCO54 has a cutting capacity of 51mm (2”) diameter steel wire rope with a tensile strength of up to 1960 N/
Planet Ocean Acquires Elkins Oceanic Services
Planet Ocean Ltd has reached an agreement to purchase the business of Elkins Oceanic Services Ltd. Elkins Oceanic Services is known for their production of mooring swivels for all underwater applications. The Company leader, Dennis Elkins, best known for the Elkins Deep Ocean Swivels, Push Corer uni
Planet Ocean, Aanderaa Develop Special Quick-Clamp
Planet Ocean Ltd announced a collaboration with Aanderaa Data Instruments, Norway to offer the Quick-Clamp instrument mooring system as a standard option for SeaGuard® RCM. A custom version of the unique clamp has been produced specifically for Aanderaa to allow use with Kevlar rope as well as stain
Planet Ocean Backs ASV’s C-Enduro Development
Planet Ocean have worked closely with the development team at ASV, to ensure that the sensor and tracking technology deployed on C-Enduro vehicle is best in class. C-Enduro is a long endurance autonomous surface vehicle used to safely and cost effectively collect data at sea. Built to operate in all
CARIS and Kongsberg Pen Renewed MOU at Oi 2014
CARIS and Kongsberg Maritime put pen to paper on an enhanced Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Oceanology International 2014 in London, United Kingdom. CARIS and Kongsberg, who have partnered for over a decade, continue to work closely together to ensure their hydrographic solutions work hand-in-
NOC Receives Grant to Explore Deep Ocean Floor for Minerals
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has been awarded €1.8 million to study massive sulphide deposits on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, three kilometres beneath the surface. The research is part of a wider, international programme to assess seafloor mineral resources that has received €10 millio
N-Sea Offshore Appoints GAC Shipping UK as Its Ship Agent
Integrated subsea infrastructure services provider N-Sea Offshore Ltd has appointed GAC Shipping UK as its ship agent for vessels supporting its operations for the oil & gas and renewable energy industries in the North Sea. Under the agreement, GAC will provide a package of support services for vess