BIRNS, Inc., a global innovator in the design and manufacture of unique lines of high performance lights, connectors, penetrators and custom cable assemblies, has received American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Product Design. Assessment (PDA) Certification for its tremendously popular lines of penetrato
The lifting incident on Njord A on 18 December 2010 could, under insignificantly altered circumstances, have resulted in loss of life and significant material damage. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s (PSA’s) investigation of the incident has identified several nonconformities in relation to t
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has opened its latest Marine Service Centre, in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The investment is the latest stage in the development of a global Marine Service Centre network, which brings the expertise of Rolls-Royce engineers to customers around the world. Roll
Aberdeen Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) manufacturer Sub-Atlantic, part of the Forum Energy Technology group of companies, announces delivery of two Mojave Inspection class vehicles to a major client in The Peoples Republic of China. The vehicles are fitted with a number of sensors including state
PDM Neptec exhibited at Ocean Business last week, and received an unprecedented number of enquiries, thanks mainly to the launch of 2 brand new products: the Compact Quickcure Moulding System, and Omicron miniature fibre optic connectors. A great deal of interest was shown by visitors in the Compact
Holdings in 11 new production licences have been awarded to Statoil in the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), which was announced by the government on 15 th April. The group received eight new operatorships, with four of these in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $70 million from Statoil on the Tordis Area in the North Sea. This contract is for the engineering, procurement and installation of two 10” 12 km oil production pipelines, together with a pull-in to Gullfaks C and tie-in at
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, announced that it has added Software Development to its Certificate of Registration of Quality Management System to I.S. EN ISO 9001:2008. The company has been assessed by an independent ag
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for two vessels capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration from Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS), a leading company in marine seismic and reservoir data acquisition, processing and analy
SAL was awarded a contract for the transport, loading and discharging of eight drilling templates for the Goliat offshore exploration project in Hammerfest, Norway. In March 2011, SAL’s new building of type 183, MV “Svenja”, loaded the first lot of four drilling templates in Egersund, Norway. The ca
Van der Velden Marine Systems is further expanding its activities with the establishment of a new division: Van der Velden Equipment B.V. In addition to the maritime market, this new division will also serve the onshore industry and energy markets (power stations). Under its former name of Van der V
A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for the building of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with scheduled delivery in 3rd quarter 2013. Total project cost is estimated to USD 615 million (including spare parts,
SBM Offshore announces that on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for twelve year lease and operate contracts from ENI Angola SpA for the block 15/06 development, offshore Angola. The development plan involves relocation of the existing FPSO
The latest addition to the Bibby Maritime fleet, “Bibby Tethra”, was blessed at an official naming ceremony at Socarénam shipyard, Boulogne-Sur-Mer in France, on April 12. Named after a Celtic mythological creature, the hydrographic survey vessel is 27.5metres long and 10m wide, and is equipped for
