Expro has been awarded its single biggest power connector order to date with a contract worth in the region of £7.3million. Aker Solutions, of Norway, has ordered high-voltage subsea connectors for the subsea gas compression system the company is developing for Statoil at the Åsgard field, which is
BIRNS, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008 certified global leader in the design and manufacturing of unique lines of high performance connectors, custom cable assemblies, penetrators and lights, has launched a new line of innovative fiber optic penetrators. The versatile design is tailored for the rigors of the
Lamprell, a provider of diversified engineering and contracting products and services to the offshore oil & gas industry, announces the award by Leighton Offshore Pte Ltd, a Singapore based company, of a contract for the fabrication of two topsides and jackets with metering skid and associated pipin
Star Information Systems (SIS), a market leader in the supply of software and services for technical ship and rig management is establishing a new base in Rio de Janeiro to serve Brazil’s thriving offshore sector. SIS has sent Hans-Kristian Fjaerem, one of the firm’s most experienced consultants, to
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that it has sold the Company’s US diving business to a US private equity firm who have previously been an investor in this industry. The buyer will purchase the assets of the business for approximately $0.5 million, with the sale not expected to have a mater
The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery of its first fast response cutter, the Bernard C. Webber, Friday in Miami.Webber is the first of 58 planned Sentinel Class patrol boats replacing the Coast Guard’s venerable but aging Island Class patrol boat fleet. “Consistent with the Sentinel Class name, the cut
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, a governmental specialist directorate and administrative body today released preliminary production figures for January 2012. The figures indicate an average daily production of about 2 037 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is an increase of 47 000 bar
The U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday announced his budget request for $222.2 million to fund the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) in fiscal year 2013. While Congress provided a specific appropriation for BSEE for FY 2012, this is the first stand-alone budget request for the
Algoma Central Corporation, the owner of Canada’s largest domestic fleet of vessels operating on the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Waterway, is planning to invest $500 million in order to renew its aging fleet. New vessels will feature easier gliding through water and directing more water to the propel
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has started 2012 strongly, signing contracts to build eight 20 metre offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (including options) for the European market. The company will also be establishing a Service Network in Europe to support the vessels it will be suppl
A new agreement between marine scientists and a commercial telecommunications company could dramatically advance scientists’ ability to observe and study ocean processes, provide early alerts for potential disasters and study deep Earth geodynamics. Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanograph
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today announced the Company had won orders for 4 liquefied natural gas carriers and 1 LNG floating storage regasification unit worth USD 1.1 billion. Hyundai Heavy won orders to build two 162,000 cbm LNG carriers for Golar LNG of Norway on F
Hyperdynamics Corporation has completed the drilling of the Sabu-1 exploration well on its concession offshore Guinea-Conakry. The Sabu-1 well was drilled to a depth of 11,844 feet in a water depth of 2,329 feet. Results of real-time hydrocarbon chromatograph measurements and Schlumberger petrophysi
Providence Resources P.l.c., yesterday confirmed the forward programme for Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04, which contains the Dunquin exploration prospect. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Ireland (Offshore) Limited (27.5% interest) operates FEL 3/04 on behalf of its partners, Eni Irel
