Subsea
Jee Hosts Pigging Experience Webinar
Independent subsea engineering and training company Jee Ltd will draw on its extensive pigging experience to host a webinar exploring the topic in March. Senior Subsea Engineer Paul Otway will present the webinar, focusing on ‘Best Practice for Management of Pipeline Integrity by Pigging in Complex
DNV GL Releases WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer Planning Tools
DNV GL has released WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer, the world’s first marine energy planning tools to be made commercially available. A major barrier to the growth of the marine energy industry is the risk associated with projects and the accompanying uncertainty of return on investment. Engineers face
France: CGG Reports Increase in Revenue
CGG, a world leader in Geoscience announced its non-audited 2013 fourth quarter and full-year consolidated results with revenue up 2%, at $955 million. The Company reported EBIT at $73 million before non-recurring items with EBIT margin at 7.6% and the Net income of $17 million after NRFI and before
MacGregor Acquires Norwegian Deep Water Solutions
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has acquired Norwegian privately owned Deep Water Solutions AS, specialising in lifting applications utilising electric multi drive technology. “Customer requirements for environmentally friendly solutions are increasing in offshore load handling applications, such as su
ShawCor Provides Pipe Coating Services for South Stream Offshore Pipeline
ShawCor Ltd. announced its pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value of approximately US$50 million from EUROPIPE GmbH for the concrete weight coating of Line 1 of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The South Stream Offshore Pipeline system is comprised of 4 pipeline
Endeavour to Re-Start Production at Rochelle Field
Endeavour International Corporation today announced that the valve in the Rochelle field that had been stuck in the ‘shut’ position has now been opened and production is expected to re-commence in the next few days. Following the tie-in of the East Rochelle E2 well, production from Rochelle could no
DOF Subsea Bags Mooring Contract in Asia Pacific
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded a contract for mooring installation in the Asia Pacific region. The contract award will secure utilization of the vessel Skandi Hercules for approx. 2 months. Skandi Hercules is a multi-purpose vessel with both construction support vessel feature
The Acclaimed Exhibits iObox at Oceanology International 2014
The software specialists The Acclaimed Software Company Ltd are demonstrating their iObox at Oceanology International 2014 at London’s Excel in March. The iObox is the ultimate in synchronised serial data capture and control. The system enables serial I/O (input/output) operations to be recorded or
Cavotec Gets Three Orders for MoorMaster™
Cavotec has won three orders worth a total of more than EUR 28 million for MoorMaster™ automated mooring systems at applications in Australia, Canada and Denmark, one of which – for the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada – is the largest to date for MoorMaster™, and one of the biggest projects in the his
TÜV SÜD PMSS Stresses Importance of Phased Approach to Wave and Tidal
The steady, phased deployment of wave and tidal projects, together with thorough environmental survey data collection and analysis will enable the emerging marine energy sector to avoid the pitfalls currently being experienced in offshore wind. Moreover, with regulatory project approval and consent
Scotland’s Marine Energy Projects Get Funding Boost
Scotland’s marine energy sector is to benefit from almost £5 million as the distribution of funding from two initiatives is to be announced by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing during the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference and Exhibition in Belfast. Speaking ahead of the event, Mr. Ewing said five mar
CRP Managing Director Meets with Potential Investors
CRP Managing Director Chris Castle recently made a repeat visit to London to meet UK based potential investors which proved to be successful. Meetings were held with a number of investment groups that identified with the project and who indicated their interest in investing by means of private place
SeaBird Experiences Slow-Down in Fourth Quarter
SeaBird Exploration’s fourth quarter revenues and earnings were down from the previous quarter in light of reduced utilization across the fleet. In addition to normal seasonal variances, global demand for 2D, niche 3D and source seismic surveys was substantially weaker than prior quarters during the
ORE Catapult & Nova Innovation: Project for Better Understanding of Tidal Resources
ORE Catapult and Nova Innovation Ltd’s TAM project for hydrodynamic modelling will de-risk delivery of early tidal arrays. With industry experts gathering in Belfast for the Renewable UK Wave & Tidal conference, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Nova Innovation Ltd have launched a joint pro