Subsea
CSA Ocean Sciences Acquires OSIL Multi-Corers for Gulf of Mexico Study
CSA Ocean Sciences have purchased two Mega Multiple Corers from UK-based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) for use in a month-long deep-water sampling effort to assess sediment chemistry and infaunal communities in the Gulf of Mexico. The OSIL Multiple Corer enjoys a privileged position as t
BOURBON Takes Profit Dive on Slowdown
BOURBON, a provider of wide range of marine services, both surface and sub-surface, for offshore oil & gas fields and wind farms, has delivered financial results for the first half of 2014. BOURBON First Half 2014 Highlights: – Adjusted revenues up 8.9% at constant rates, reflecting an increase in t
Statoil Ceases Production on Huldra
Huldra is the first gravity-based, Statoil-operated installation in the North Sea to be shut down permanently. Terminating production on 3 September, the platform has produced gas and condensate for six extra years compared to the original plan. Since the Huldra field (PL051/052) came on stream on 2
MacGregor to Supply ROV Access Equipment for Two WIVs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract from German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) for the complete delivery of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) access doors and hatches for two well-intervention vessels (WIVs). The WIVs are destined for service with the Norwegian offsh
SPE Aberdeen Elects New Chairman
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section has appointed Ross Lowdon as Chairman. He takes over from Mr. Anthony Onukwu and will hold the chairmanship until September 2015. Beginning his career as a hydrographic surveyor, Lowdon has more than twenty years’ experience in the oil and ga
VIDEO: Seascape Develops Mini Subsea Crawler
SEASCAPE BV, a company specialized in the sales and manufacturing of underwater equipment and tools, has presented its unit designed for subsea operations. Seascape developed and built an electrical mini crawler for subsea survey, inspection and cleaning. The system can operate in tunnels, pipes and
Greater Gabbard OWF Cables Cause Problems for Local Fishermen
The developers of the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, which is fully operational since 2012, meet with local fishermen in Lowestoft to discuss possible solutions to the issues reported by the fishermen. Fishermen that operate in the Greater Gabbard area are having problems with the cable route,
Baker Hughes Buys Weatherford’s Pipeline and Specialty Services Business
Baker Hughes Incorporated and Weatherford International plc announced that they have closed the previously announced purchase and sale of Weatherford’s pipeline and specialty services business. The acquisition provides Baker Hughes with an expanded range of pre-commissioning, deepwater and in-line i
Plexus Expands Operational Headquarters in Aberdeen
Plexus Holdings PLC, owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has doubled the size of its operational headquarters in Dyce, Aberdeen through the purchase of a c.36,000 sq.ft. work shop and office facility (the ‘New Facility’) for £2.4 million
InterMoor’s ODC for Flowlines and Umbilicals Installation
InterMoor Marine Services Ltd. have designed and fabricated an Overboard Deployment Chute (ODC) for installation of flexible flowlines and umbilicals. The ODC was a ‘fast track’ project, completed on time and within budget by the InterMoor Aberdeen engineering team. The conceptual design was develop
TWD Introduces Concept Design of Motion Compensated Piling Gripper
Temporary Works Design (TWD) combined their experience with the design of various pile handling tools and motion compensated systems to get to a revolutionary new concept: a motion compensated piling gripper, allowing straight piling of monopiles from a floating vessel or barge. Due to the tight tol
Unique Seaflex Gives Free Trial of Pipeline Buoyancy Modules
A division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG) , Unique Seaflex has issued a proposal for those who have yet to benefit from the use of their style of pipeline buoyancy modules on pipelaying projects: “Try Before You Buy (Or Hire)”. The basis of the offer is that Unique Seaflex will supply a mutually-agr
Forum Bags VARD’s Order for Eight ROVs
Forum Energy Technologies today announced that it has received an order from Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) to supply eight Perry XLX 150HP work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. The ROVs are to be mobilised on four new-build pipeline supply vessels (PLSV) for the joint venture formed by
Viper Subsea Wins Equipment Supply Contract (Azerbaijan)
Viper Subsea has secured its largest contract to date for the supply of subsea hydraulic and electrical distribution equipment to an oil field in the Caspian Sea. The multi-million pound order includes the design and supply of subsea equipment as well as an option for providing a support team to ove