Subsea
Marsol and Aubin Team Up to Offer ‘Industry First’ Pigging Solution
UAE-based global marine solutions provider, Marsol International and chemical engineering specialist Aubin Group has announced a partnership agreement to provide an ‘industry first’ total pigging solution for non-piggable pipelines. Marsol and Aubin delivered a solution to achieve a world’s first by
SEACON Earns Queen’s Award for International Trade
SEACON Ltd, part of the SEA CON Group has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade. The award was made in recognition of SEACON’s continued growth and commitment to international customers and year on year progress, not just in revenue but in customer relations and overall business development.
Island Offshore Takes Delivery of SCV Island Pride
Island Offshore has informed through the social media that it has taken delivery of the subsea construction vessel M/V ‘Island Pride’. The vessel was delivered from VARD Brevik in Norway. The vessel is of UT 737 CD design and is capable of providing trenching work, crane work, subsea construction, R
UK BAS Scientists Discover New Species in Southern Ocean
British Antarctic Survey’s scientists have found a new species of bug, similar in appearance to the common woodlouse, plastered all over a whale carcass on the floor of the deep Southern Ocean. Scientists say that Jaera tyleri is the first in its genus to be found in the southern hemisphere, and may
SEAI Boosts ESB’s Westwave Project with $1.8 Mln Funding
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has announced funding of $1.8 million for environmental and feasibility studies at ESB’s Westwave project which aims to deploy five wave energy devices off the coast of County Clare by 2018. This announcement brings Ireland another step closer to capturing
VideoRay ROVs Assist in Korean Ferry Recovery Operations
VideoRay LLC has provided two Pro 4 ROV systems for the rescue and recovery operation of the ferry Sewol which sunk off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea last Wednesday. The ROVs are currently searching for bodies or possible survivors on the sea floor around the ferry as well as inside the hul
OMS Receives Queen’s Award for Innovation
Optical Metrology Services (OMS), an oil & gas pipe measurement specialist, has won the coveted 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for its SmartFit™ service, a system for managing pipe preparation and fit-up in readiness for welding prior to pipe laying. Used in the oil & g
Claxton’s Camera Update to Benefit Crane Operators
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, an Acteon company, has launched the latest version for its ATEX and safe-area crane boom cameras. The new system will improve operational safety through substantial upgrades in camera performance and its user interface. Enhancements to the camera, which is one in a
Unidentified Material Washed Ashore Could Be from MH370 ?
According to the latest report from the Joint Agency Coordination Centre, the Western Australia Police have spotted material washed ashore 10 kilometers east of Augusta and have secured the material. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is examining the photographs of the material to determ
Maersk Oil Awards Atkins with Engineering Support Contract
Atkins has won an engineering support contract covering three of Maersk Oil’s UK assets in the North Sea. The Gryphon FPSO, Global Producer III FPSO and Janice FPU are planned for major offshore inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) works this year, in addition to field expansion works. Maersk ha
CAMAC Energy Confident About Production in Africa
CAMAC Energy Inc. announced an update on the Company’s operations in West and East Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. The Northern Offshore Energy Searcher drillship is currently located offshore Cameroon, where it is awaiting final clearance by the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resourc
Expro Wins $100 Mln Subsea Contract for Shah Deniz Stage 2
Expro, international oilfield services company, has secured a milestone subsea contract with BP for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the South Caspian Sea, one of Expro’s largest Europe CIS contracts to date. The 5-year contract, worth almost $100m, will see Expro provide completion landing string
Baku Shipyard to Build Subsea Vessel for Shah Deniz
Baku Shipyard LLC (Baku Shipyard) has secured a contract worth US$378 million from BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Ltd, the operator of the Shah Deniz gas field development, to design and build a Subsea Construction Vessel (SCV). When completed, the SCV will be deployed for the Stage 2 development of th
Hejre Jacket Ready for Sail Away at Heerema’s Vlissingen Yard
Heerema Fabrication Group loaded the 8,500 tons Hejre jacket onto a Heerema barge at Vlissingen. The jacket will be part of DONG Energy’s Hejre development, the largest oil and gas project in the Danish sector of the North Sea. Heerema secured the contract for the construction of Hejre jacket from T