Subsea
Fairmount Glacier Towed Pipelay Vessel Castoro Sei to Rotterdam
Tug Fairmount Glacier has towed pipelay vessel Castoro Sei to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from where the vessel will start her seasonal activities on the North Sea. The Fairmount Glacier hooked-up with Castoro Sei in Genoa, Italy. The Castoro Sei is a 28,000 ton DWT 152 meters long semi-submersible
GTAC for Marine Breakaway Coupling Services Launched
Gall Thomson Approved Certification for Marine Breakaway Coupling servicing is launched. Gall Thomson Approved Certification (GTAC) is a detailed standard for the servicing of Gall Thomson Marine Breakaway Couplings (MBC). GTAC will enable operators to hold a recognised standard of service history f
Chariot Plans 3D Seismic Survey Over its Moroccan Licences
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco) Limited, has been awarded a 75% interest and operatorship of the Mohammedia Reconnaissance Licence offshore Morocco in partnership with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (“ONHYM”) which hold
Suretank’s Specialised Container to Transport First Subsea’s PRT
Suretank, has produced a highly specialised container for the transportation of a new range of pipeline recovery tools (PRT). The custom-built 20ft open top container has been specially fitted out to hold and transport the Hyperlast ™ 101 Twin Sealing system from First Subsea. Used to recover subsea
Russia: South Stream Offshore Pipeline EIA Approved
The State Expert Review Commission reached a positive conclusion regarding the Design Documentation for the Russian Sector of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. This concludes the final stage of the review process for the Design Documentation, which also includes the environmental impact assessment
RS Aqua’s Founder Wins AMSI ‘Business Person of the Year Award’
The annual Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) “Business Person of the Year Award” has been presented to RS Aqua’s founder and Managing Director, Roger Scrivens. The award was presented by Mr Richard Burt, Chairman of the AMSI Council of the Society of Maritime Industries, at a specia
MacArtney Introduces FLEXUS ROTV
MacArtney introduced the FLEXUS, an new innovative and highly versatile data acquisition system developed by the MacArtney Group.The FLEXUS was recently premiered at the 2014 version of Oceanology International in London. Based on a simple and rugged, yet extremely flexible remotely operated towed v
Kongsberg’s Technology Packages for 10 Petrobras Pipelaying Vessels
Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to deliver substantial technology packages for ten new pipelaying vessels ordered by Brazilian multinational energy corporation, Petrobras. In contracts valued approx. NOK 118 Million, the scope of supply includes Kongsberg Maritime’s leading offshore vessel techno
PSA Carries Out Audit of Marathon Oil’s Bøyla Project
On 13 February 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the Bøyla project. The activity was focused on the project management of seabed facilities and pipeline systems. The objective of the audit is to monitor that the project has been planned and carried out in comp
Dril-Quip Gets Contract to Supply FPSO Subsea Completion Systems
Dril-Quip’s wholly-owned subsidiary Dril-Quip (Europe) Limited, serving the North Sea, Europe and Africa regions, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $110 million, to supply subsea completion systems and related services for an FPSO development project. In accordance with the contrac
McDermott Awarded Petronas Safe Contractor of the Year Award
McDermott International, Inc. (McDermott) was recently awarded “Best Contractor HSE Performer, 2013” by Malaysian oil company Petronas Carigali for work performed on its Kepodang Gas Development Project. “Industry recognition is the best way to demonstrate the success of McDermott’s Health, Safety,
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre Plans Concern Local Fishermen
Plans for the creation of the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) off the coast of Isle of Wight are concerning local fishermen. As BBC reports, PTEC, which carried out consultations with the fishing industry, said: “Evidence from other tidal energy projects suggests that PTEC could create hundreds
Voith Presents StreamDiver at German Industry Innovation Awards 2014
Voith presented its environmentally friendly, compact turbine StreamDiver® and represented hydropower at the German Industry Innovation Awards 2014 in the competition as innovative technology. The awards were presented last Saturday as part of a festive gala in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Voith’s en
Babcock Completes Bibby Polaris Refit at Rosyth Dockyard
Babcock has successfully completed a contract to undertake a substantial refit on Bibby Offshore’s dive support vessel (DSV), Polaris, at its Rosyth dockyard. The project was Bibby’s largest ever refit package and underlines Babcock’s move to expand its role in the maintenance and refitting of compl