Subsea
VIDEO: FMC Technologies’ Creation of Subsea Tree
FMC Technologies, world’s largest subsea supplier, shows how a subsea valve is beeing created. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqG15L1mZx8 FMC Technologies designs, manufactures and services technologically sophisticated systems and products such as subsea production and processing systems, surface
Tentec Training Appoints New Technical Supervisor (UK)
Tentec Training, an ECITB Approved Provider of training and competence assurance programmes in the assembly and tightening of bolted connections announced the appointment of Glenn Dixon as Technical Supervisor. Well known throughout the oil and petrochemical industries, Glenn brings with him over 30
Seafox 5 Carries Piles for North Sea Offshore Wind Farm DanTysk
The first four of eight piles for offshore wind turbines were loaded on January 20 in Vlissingen for shipment to offshore wind farm DanTysk located in the North Sea, 70 kilometers west of the island of Sylt on the border between the Germany and Denmark. The 65 meter long piles will be carried with 1
UK: Antrim Announces $30 Mln Payment Swap and Brent Oil Price Commodity Swap Transactions
Antrim announced that its wholly-owned UK subsidiary Antrim Resources (N.I.) Limited (“ARNIL”) has entered into a US$ 30 million Payment Swap transaction with Credit Suisse AG (“CSAG”) and a Brent oil price Commodity Swap transaction with Credit Suisse International (“CSI”). US$ 30 Million Payment S
UK: Balltec Introduces Helical Connector
Helical Subsea Mooring Connectors (SMC’s) are a simplified connector suitable for the most demanding mooring applications. Helical connectors build on Balltec’s experience in subsea moorings and are specifically designed to retain ease of use whilst reducing parts count and negating the need for che
STL Nominated in New Enterprise Category at Subsea UK 2013 Awards
Well intervention specialist Subsea Technologies Ltd. (STL) has been named a finalist in the ‘New Enterprise’ category at the Subsea 2013 Industry Awards. The seventh annual awards ceremony will take place on the 6th February during Aberdeen’s biggest annual subsea event, Subsea 2013. STL became a m
UK: ACE Winches Announces Appointment of New CFO
ACE Winches, a global leader in the provision of winch and marine deck machinery has appointed Sam Morrison as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to strengthen the current Board of Management. Sam comes to ACE Winches from Baker Hughes where he was Region Controller Asia Pacific, a role he held for four
Emerald Networks Inks Landing Party Agreement with AT&T
Emerald Networks, a new-build network submarine cable system that will connect North America to Europe and Iceland with extraordinary new capacity, announced the signing of a Landing Party Agreement (LPA) with multinational telecommunications provider AT&T. Under this agreement AT&T will provide fac
Providence: New Data Confirm Significant Oil Potential in Rathlin Basin Off Ireland
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, provided an update on its 100% owned and operated licences P1885 and PL 5/10 in the Rathlin Basin, offshore Northern Ireland. In 2012, Providence acquired a Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG) and magnetic
Seatronics Invests in iXBlue’s Inertial and Acoustic Products
Seatronics Ltd, an Acteon company, has expanded its equipment rental pool to include more iXBlue inertial and acoustic products in response to increasing market demand for inertial navigation technology to enhance positioning for deepwater projects in West Africa and Brazil. The order, which brought
Norway: Seven Viking Delivered to Eidesvik, Ready for Naming Ceremony
State-of-the-art IMR (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) vessel of SX148 design ‘Seven Viking’ was delivered from Ulstein Verft to Eidesvik Seven today, 23 January 2013. The vessel will now head for Stavanger, where she will be named on Wednesday 30 January, before starting operations for Statoil i
PSA Audits Ormen Lange Pipelines and Subsea Facilities (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the operation of pipelines, subsea facilities on Ormen Lange and the onshore facility at Nyhamna during 27-28 Nov. 2012. The objective of the audit was to assess Shell’s compliance with requirements in regulations relating to health
UTEC Appoints New General Managers in Scotland and Italy
UTEC, one of the world’s largest independent offshore survey companies, has announced a significant step forward in its growth plans with key appointments in Aberdeen and Naples. UTEC has recently appointed new general managers Jamie Laing and Andrew Stenson in Aberdeen, Scotland and Naples, Italy r
DCNS Takes Control of OpenHydro (Ireland)
DCNS is going to increase its holding in the capital of OpenHydro from 11% to 59.7%, taking control of the Irish start-up specialising in marine turbines. This operation is part of DCNS’ growth plan aiming to double its sales between 2010 and 2020. DCNS is going to increase its holding in OpenHydro