Regional ICT think tank LIRNEasia on Wednesday proposed the building of a terrestrial cable system to provide international connectivity bet… (Total Telecom) [mappress] Source: Total Telecom, June 22 , 2011;
Mechanical engineering specialist, EnerMech, has been awarded a number of contracts “worth a substantial sum” to provide pipeline pre-commissioning services by Subsea 7. Two awards are for Dutch sector projects where the workscope includes pre-trench flooding, cleaning and gauge pigging, high speed
The Gudrun Jacket will be written into history as the first delivery from Kvaerner, when it is handed over to Statoil on 1 July 2011. “This jacket will be number 35 in the series of jackets delivered from the yard in Verdal. Gudrun was awarded as the first project after the financial crisis, and [&h
ENI NORGE has chosen technology from AGR Drilling Services for multi-well projects in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea. The Cutting Transportation System (CTSTM) from AGR will be used on 24 wells drilled by the Norwegian arm of Italian energy company Eni. The system will mainly be deployed on t
NCS Survey, an Acteon company, announces the appointment of John Meaden as Chief Operating Officer reporting to Andy Gray, President. John will assist NCS Survey with the next stage of its growth following the recent acquisition of NCS by Acteon Group Ltd. Andy Gray stated “We are delighted to have
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, announces that Fugro Survey Pty Ltd (Fugro) has successfully broken the current world record for the longest uninterrupted pipeline inspection using a low-logistics AUV. The SeeTrack AutoTracker software was utili
The world’s largest pipelay vessel Allseas’ Solitaire completed the construction of Line 2 of the Nord Stream Pipeline in Russian waters and has resumed pipe laying in Finnish waters. Over 230 kilometres of Line 2 have now been laid in the Baltic Sea, 124 kilometres of which are in Russian waters. S
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power took the first step towards installation of its second full-scale Oyster wave energy converter last week with the arrival of the „Excalibur‟ jack-up barge in Orkney. The vessel is now stationed at the European Marine Energy Centre‟s (EMEC) Billia Croo site, where
SAS’ partner from Norway AXTech AS announces the award of a contract for Module Handling / Subsea Winch System. Subsea 7 awarded this contract for design and delivery of a winch system that will be installed in a new vessel currently being fabricated at Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The vesse
Norske Shell AS is extending its use of AGR’s deepwater excavation technology and expertise on the Ormen Lange field. Originally, a £9m (NOK84m) deal announced in February between the Aberdeen-based Excavation & Trenching arm of AGR Drilling Services and Norske Shell was to last until June 2, 2011.
All three sections of the first of Nord Stream’s twin 1,224 kilometre natural gas pipelines have now been joined together underwater by hyperbaric tie-ins. The completed pipeline through the Baltic Sea will now be prepared for connection to the landfalls in Russia and Germany later in the summer. Th
Aker Solutions’ geo business has signed a three-year frame agreement with Eni Norge AS to supply sub-surface consultancy services within the areas of geology, geophysics, petrophysics, reservoir technology, well site and operations geology. Contract value is undisclosed. The agreement is valid a per
L&N have appointed Jason Craig as their new Welding Engineer and launch new Welding Development Services. Jason has spent the past ten years employed by a local metallurgy laboratory having spent the past 5 years in the position of Welding Services Manager. Jason will now be responsible for developi
A&P Group has won a contract with an important new client, P&O Maritime Services, carrying out conversion work on the company’s impressive European Supporter cable-laying vessel. The Group’s Hebburn yard has carried out numerous repairs and refurbishments for P&O Ferries but this is their first comm
