Subsea
VIDEO: ClampOn CEM ROV Installation and Removal Process
The ClampOn DSP Subsea Corrosion-Erosion Monitor (CEM) continually monitors and quantifies changes in wall thickness over a large area of a pipeline. The instrument estimates the rate at which corrosion and/or erosion reduces the thickness of the pipe wall. In this way, it can provide operators with
VIDEO: Nord Stream Pipeline Project in Baltic Sea
The Nord Stream Pipeline through the Baltic Sea is the most direct connection between the vast gas reserves in Russia and energy markets in the European Union. Years of studies have brought Nord Stream to the conclusion that the offshore pipeline project represents one of the safest, most economical
Kvaerner Revenue Decreases in 2012 (Norway)
Kvaerner reported operating revenues of NOK 2 930 million in the fourth quarter 2012. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 119 million, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 4.1 percent. The order backlog amounted to NOK 21 262 million. “The record high
Acteon to Attend SPE/IADC Drilling Conference (The Netherlands)
Acteon announces that its companies will attend the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference. The conference is a valuable opportunity for producers, contractors and service company professionals to connect with a view to advancing and improving drilling operations. The company will provide the opportunity to l
JDR Receives Prestigious Subsea UK Global Export Award
At Subsea UK 2013 JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, won the 2013 Subsea UK Global Exports Award. The Award recognises excellence in internationalisation and was accepted by JDR’s Chief Executive Officer Andrew Norman at the Awards dinner in Aberdee
HSSE to Provide Diving and Cable Installation Support Services for Gwynt y Môr OWF, UK
A NORTH WEST based commercial diving and specialist offshore services company has been awarded a major contract to support the construction of Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay. Hughes Sub Surface Engineering (HSSE), with offices in Bootle, Mostyn and Staines, won a £5million contract
Technip’s New Deepwater Construction Vessel Equipped with Rapp Hydema ROV Winches
On Tuesday, Technip named subsea construction & flexible pipelay projects vessel ‘Deep Orient’ in Vigo, Spain. During the ceremony held at the Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo, the ship was named by the vessel’s godmother, Véronique Delormel, wife of Frédéric Delormel, Executive Vice Presid
Providence Surrenders Foreshore Licence Off Ireland
Providence Resources P.l.c. (“Providence”), announces that it has surrendered the Foreshore Licence (“Licence”) granted over an area in the Kish Bank Basin, offshore Dublin. The Licence was awarded by the Foreshore Unit of the Irish Department of Environment, Community and Local Government on 27th S
UK: Swathe Services and HYPACK Team Up to Deliver Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder Training Course
Swathe Services and HYPACK have teamed up to deliver a 5 day practical Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder (MBES) training course from 15th – 19th April 2013, designed to give surveyors hands on experience on installation, calibration, data acquisition and post processing. Additional elements of the course will
Maersk Oil UK Extends Contract for Plexus’ POS-GRIP Technology
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited (‘Maersk Oil UK’) has agreed to exercise two, one year extension options attached to an original contrac
Spectrum Announces Acquisition of Carmot Seismic and Carmot Processing (Norway)
Spectrum announces the signing of Share Purchase Agreements to acquire the Norwegian companies Carmot Seismic AS and Carmot Processing AS. The acquisition establishes a significant footprint for Spectrum on the Norwegian Continental Shelf adding 3D seismic data cubes covering approximately 125,000 s
Demand for ROVs to Increase in 2013 (UK)
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the global market for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the oil & gas industry will reach a value of $2.46bn in 2013. The sector will experience strong growth over the forecast period as increasing expenditure in the deepwater and subsea construction markets c
IMDC Concludes Physical Model Tests at University of Aalborg, Denmark
In the framework of the Marinet program, IMDC, in a partnership with HR Wallingford, University of Ghent and the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, finalised end of December 2012 the physical model tests at the University of Aalborg (DK). The test program was set-up to investigate an
RINA Group Gets Contract for Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link Between Denmark and Germany
International certification and classification society, the RINA Group, has been awarded a contract with the Danish company Femern A/S for the verification of the railway interoperability and safety requirements of the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link. That is an underwater tunnel that will link Germany and D