The MacArtney Group announces that a full and dedicated range of brackets and accessories is now available for use with MacArtney LUXUS underwater Cameras and Lights. Diver helmet and dovetail options For use with diver helmets, MacArtney holds a wide range of LUXUS brackets in stock. This includes
GE Oil & Gas has strengthened its position in the worldwide energy market, unveiling the results of a significant expansion of to its subsea systems manufacturing, test and assembly facility in Montrose, Scotland. The product of a 10.4 million pound ($15.8 million) investment, the Brent Avenue site
You are invited to join us in Amsterdam for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2013 at Amsterdam RAI on October 15 & 16. Meet new customers and partners, as well as strengthen your relations with existing clients. Explore best practices and new developments. Whether you are interested in doing
An audit of ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (ConocoPhillips)’s new wellhead platform, 2/4 Z, on Ekofisk was carried out by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) regarding the technical disciplines of process safety and electrical installations. The objective of the inspection was to verify that
40South Energy, a UK-based hydrokinetic developer, announced on its official pages on social networks that it had received a firm order for one R115/150kW machine from a third client yesterday. The company added: “This new client is an Independent Power Producer, and wants its first machine at the E
Harkand, the international subsea inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction group, has secured a contract with Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd. It will see the DP2 multi-purpose vessel the Relume deployed to conduct subsea inspection of the operator’s floating production units and floati
The EU and the Mediterranean countries must now reach an agreement to protect underwater caves, mountains, and canyons. Oceana has participated in the drafting of the Action Plan for the conservation of Mediterranean deep-sea habitats, which has been agreed upon by experts from various scientific in
Today, Secretary of State Edward Davey joined the Prime Minister and DECC Minister Greg Barker at the opening of the World’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, in Margate, Kent. With 175 wind turbines, the Array will be able to generate 630 MegaWatts of electricity, which is enough power
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. (EMEPMI), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced it successfully completed construction of the Tapis R platform jacket and loaded it to be transported and installed in July at the Tapis field offshore Malaysia in the South China Sea. Th
Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) plc (TLSB) has launched a new, 3D virtual reality programme showing the proposed tidal energy lagoon in the context of Swansea Bay. Developed by Swansea-based iCreate in collaboration with design engineers Atkins and master-planners LDA Design, the interactive fly-through
Manuplas have announced their expansion to a second factory in Plymouth, UK this summer to support the growth of their offshore product range. An established composite and polymer engineering company, Manuplas has outgrown its current plant in Plymouth. Securing a second plant will enable Manuplas t
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced information of vessel activity and utilisation for the second quarter of 2013. Vessel utilisation for the second quarter came in at 78% compared with 77% in the second quarter of 2012. In the second quarter of 2013, the company’s vessels were allocate
Emperor cable cleats from Yorkshire manufacturer, Ellis are being installed on RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, which is under construction eight miles off the North Wales coast. The two billion euro development is currently one of the largest offshore construction projects any
Statoil and its partners have made the investment decision for a joint oil export solution for the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen fields. The oil will be transported via a 43-kilometre oil pipeline from Edvard Grieg to the Grane oil pipeline, and then on to Sture. The transport solution is a preconditi
