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Flexlife Gets European Patent for Corrosion Protection of Pipes
Flexlife have been granted a European Patent for ‘Corrosion Protection of Pipes Suspended in Seawater’, this Patent relates to the use of Flexlife’s FlexGel product. The FlexGel product is intended to be deployed in the case of an annulus breach within an I-Tube or J-Tube displacing the sea water an
Offshore Energy Day 1 Impressions
The day one of one of the fastest growing industry meetings, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015 (OEEC), held at Amsterdam RAI, has welcomed over 650 exhibitors. Subsea Word News was there to find out what the industry players think of this year’s OEEC, and how important is an event like th
James Fisher Subsea Excavation Launched
James Fisher and Sons announces the launch of James Fisher Subsea Excavation, the new trading name and brand of the MFE service provider worldwide. The launch follows an exciting period of growth and development in James Fisher’s MFE business over the last 15 months that started with the combination
Offshore Energy Day 1 in Photos
The 8th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) held in Amsterdam, the Nederlands from October 13-14 is ramping up with more visitors expected every year. The OEEC is focused on the complete offshore energy industry covering both the exploration and production of the conventional energy resou
HVG, Ulstein Introduce New Heavy Well Intervention Vessel at OEEC
At the Offshore Energy 2015 exhibition in Amsterdam this week, Herrenknecht and Ulstein will present their future vision of heavy well intervention. Herrenknecht Vertical GmbH (HVG) from Germany and Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V. (UDS BV) from the Netherlands are presenting ULSTEIN DX105. This heav
INTERVIEW: Sandvik to Focus on West African and Middle Eastern Markets
Sandvik is a global engineering Group that employs 50,000 people commitment to enhancing customer productivity, profitability and safety. Sandvik’s operations are organized into five business areas responsible for research and development (R&D), production and sales of their respective products. The
Jee Bags BP Contract Extension
Jee Ltd has secured a contract extension with BP for the provision of integrity management services and in-line inspection engineering support in the North Sea. The contract involves project coordination, risk and corrosion management, span assessment, intelligent and operational pigging support and
PHOTO: Offshore Energy 2015 Opens Its Doors
Amsterdam is once again the place to be for the offshore professionals to discuss the industry’s future on 13-14 October. One of the fastest growing industry meetings, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015, is ready for another successful year with over 14 000 international professionals and
OMM Delivers Cable Consultancy Services to Wave Hub
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has started delivery of a long term scope for Cable Management Consultancy services to Wave Hub, based in Hayle Cornwall. Wave Hub is the operating company that manages Wave Hub, a UK-based wave energy test site helping the marine industry harness the abundance of na
TenneT Starts Survey of Borssele Export Cable Route
TenneT has started soil testing on the planned export cable route for the Borssele wind farm zone off the coast of Walcheren. The aim of the testing is to identify the condition of the soil and possible obstacles such as existing munitions or wrecks. The consortium consisting of Grontmij, Deep Hydro
Kongsberg Evotec’s ROV E-LARS for Bourbon’s Vessel
Kongsberg Evotec, a fully owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has signed an agreement with Bourbon Offshore Norway for the delivery of the E-LARS Launch and Recovery System for Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV). The delivery will take place in December 2015. The system is to be installed on a new V
Ulstein Presents New Multipurpose Construction Vessel
With the S182 design, Ulstein has introduce a new dynamically positioned multipurpose construction vessel suitable for shallow water operations. Main design driver was to develop a very CAPEX friendly DP vessel with good capabilities to support various offshore operations, including cable lay and of
UK Chooses Preferred Bidder for New Polar Research Ship
UK government has announced that Cammell Laird in Birkenhead has been selected as the preferred bidder to build a £200m polar research ship. The decision follows a 12-month competitive tender process that involved bids from companies in the UK, Europe and the Far East. The winning project will secur
Fugro Inspects Blue Stream Pipeline System
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Blue Stream Pipeline Company to perform the 2015 external pipeline inspection of the Blue Stream Pipeline System. The contract is for the provision of survey support vessels and associated survey services to perform the inspection for the offshore, shore approach