OceanTools, which designs and manufactures products for the subsea ROV and robotics industry, has made a million pound investment in new build headquarters in Aberdeen. The custom built offices, situated within the Aberdeen Science and Technology Park, are almost four times as large as the company’s
As scheduled, April 23, 2011, Vyksa Steel Works, part of United Metallurgical Company (OMK), completed its deliveries of large-diameter pipes (LDP) for the construction of Phase 2 of the international gas pipeline Nord Stream. From May 2010 to April 2011, more than 200 thousand tonnes of pipes of 1,
Police have charged the skipper of a boat who was arrested on Saturday while protesting against oil exploration off the East Cape of the… (radionz) [mappress] Source: radionz, April 26, 2011
Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced the successful completion of full load performance testing of a 6.6 kV, 3.5 MW, high-torque subsea electric motor. This 4-pole motor is one of the world’s largest oil-fill
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the award of a contract for two ROV systems from specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea. The award is for one (1) 200hp UHD™ ROV system and one (1) 150hp HD™ ROV system. Deliveries of the ROVs are scheduled to commence in the third
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from Wintershall Norge ASA for a 500 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project over PL577 in the Norwegian North Sea, offshore Norway. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will be acquired durin
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) to manufacture and supply subsea systems for the Hibernia Southern Extension Project. The Hibernia Southern Extension Project is an expansion of the Hibernia field, located o
Production on the Njord platform was shut down on April 24 as a result of operational problems with gaskets in a gas export compressor. Later the same day, during work to resume production, a gas leak was discovered in one of the risers. All production on Njord was immediately shut down and will rem
Gulmar Energy S.A. has appointed Mr. Patrick Chapalain as its new Chief Executive Officer. Patrick has a worldwide experience in the subsea market with EPCI projects, and has been involved in all types of shallow and deep water offshore construction works, saturation and air diving works, IRM, flexi
Kreuz Holdings Limited, a subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, has signed Letters of Intent for subsea installation contracts worth approximately US$4.8 million with a leading offshore company in the oil and gas business located in East Asia. Work is expected to commence in Q2 2011
Topaz Energy and Marine , an oilfield services group, has secured a two vessel contract offshore Nigeria for the duration of 2011. The award… (ameinfo) [mappress] Source: ameinfo, April 25, 2011;
McDermott International, Inc. , announced that one of its subsidiary companies was awarded fabrication and installation work from Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to support the development of the Jack and St. Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico. The project will be included in McDermott’s first quarter 2011 booki
An unprecedented five-year, world-wide assessment of the health and resilience of coral reef environments gets underway from Miami, Florida this Monday, April 25th. The team of coral specialists will survey a 6000 sq kilometer shallow reef named Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas, from 27 April through 18 May.
Dubai-based Drydocks World said Emas, a leading offshore contractor providing construction, marine, production and well intervention service… Tradearabia News Service [mappress] Source: tradearabia, April 25, 2011;
