The Penspen Group has been commissioned by Qatargas, a pioneering liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, to develop the Detailed Design for a new Flexible Grouted Clamp and to produce a set of Flexible Grouted Clamps to enable the quick and effective repair of their large diameter subsea pipelines in
Russian shipyard Sevmash will begin sea trials for the three new generation nuclear powered submarine, which are under construction at the… (brahmand) [mappress] Source:brahmand ,March 09, 2011;
FarSounder announced the sale of their Ship ProtectionSystem (SPS) to Alphatron Marine, of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The system will be installed on a luxury super-yacht being custom-built at a Dutch shipyard. The system is designed to provide underwater threat protection while at anchor or at the
Apache Corporation reported that interim repair work on the Forties Bravo to Charlie pipeline was completed on March 6, 2011, and production from Forties Bravo is ramping up to approximately 50 percent of the pre-outage rate of 11,600 barrels of oil per day. The replacement pipeline is scheduled for
PTTEP Australasia has engaged AGR Field Operations’ Subsea Division for expert engineering, project management and support services for the subsea well abandonment of the subsea facilities for Challis and Jabiru fields in the Timor Sea, Australia. AGR personnel will work on the project in the Perth
GE is pleased to announce that another significant milestone has been reached in its strategic acquisition of Wellstream Holdings PLC. This… [mappress] Source: businesswire,March 08, 2011;
ISE Program Manager Jean Marc Laframboise and Electronics Technician Mei Jin close the hull of one of the Arctic Explorer AUVs prior to deployment. This work is part of a new operations support contract which the company recently received from the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). The E
Cameron has received a contract valued at approximately $200 million from ConocoPhillips to provide equipment and services on two new platforms in the Greater Ekofisk Area Development offshore Norway. The contract is subject to Government approval of the Plan for Development and Operations (PDO) for
IHC Merwede, a Dutch supplier of ships and equipment for dredging, offshore and mining activities, and DEME, a Belgian dredging, environmental and marine construction group, will enter into a joint venture for deep-sea mining activities. Under their cooperative agreement, IHC Merwede will be respons
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. announced that it has won the bidding for the BDM (Batam-Dumai-Melaka) submarine cable project and will provide the end-to-end turnkey submarine system solution. The BDM project will complete a cable system between Melaka, Malaysia and Dumai & Batam, Indonesia by Q4 o
IHC Merwede, a Dutch supplier of ships and equipment for dredging and mining activities, and DEME, a Belgian dredging and environmental services group, will enter into a joint venture for deep-sea mining activities. Under their cooperative agreement, IHC Merwede will be responsible for the developme
McDermott International, Inc. , announced that one of its subsidiaries, McDermott Caspian Contractors, Inc., and the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic have formed a strategic alliance to implement a major pipelay and diving services contract in the Caspian region. The contract was recentl
Deep beneath the ocean, in waters west of Rottnest Island, lies a treasure trove of scuttled ships, military vehicles and abandoned aircraft… (The West Australian) [mappress] Source:WestAustralian ,March 08, 2011;
David Heydon, the man who got the sea-floor mining sector going by building industry leader Nautilus Minerals Inc., is returning to the Cana… (resourceintelligence) [mappress] Source: resourceintelligence ,March 08, 2011;
