Robotic Technologies, a business line of Fugro Subsea Services Limited, has announced the introduction of three-dimensional sea current profiles to its DeepWorks family of subsea simulators. Users can now model currents as they vary with depth and location, enabling more realistic representations of
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has announced the opening of a facility in Tianjin, China, taking the total number of WSS agency offices in the region to six, located in Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao, Dalian, Ningbo and Tianjin. Mr Leo Hao, Manager of WSS Tianjin said; “There are currently 1500 calls pe
IEV International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IEV Holdings Limited , received the second award this month to supply its Marine Growth Prevention technology to new structures located offshore India. In this award from McDermott Middle East Inc., IEV International will provide and install it
The first offshore pile installation operation with the StabFrame, a newly developed subsea pile-stabilising template, has been successfully completed in the Waimea field in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Jointly developed by Large Diameter Drilling Ltd. (LDD) and MENCK GmbH, the StabFrame stabilises piles
McDermott International has signed a 10-year frame agreement for spool base services in the Gulf of Mexico with Helix Subsea Construction, Inc. “This agreement allows McDermott, when contracting with Helix, to offer full-service, shore-based pipeline stalking and spooling services from Helix’s premi
Main One Cable is planning to broaden its submarine cable infrastructure to provide reliable high speed broadband services beyond Lagos. According to the company’s CEO Funke Opeke, Main One is documenting increasing broadband demand on everyday basis. Opeke told the reporters that there are also pla
Scandpower and ModuSpec, a sister company in the Lloyd’s Register Group, are working with leading owners and operators in the oil and gas sector to improve current methods of monitoring the performance of blow-out preventers (BOP) and reduce the risks relating to one of the industry’s most safety-cr
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced today that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Scirocco commenced operations in Nigeria on December 31, 2011. The drillship is contracted for an initial one-year term to a subsidiary of Total S.A. The contract further provides for options, to be exercised at the
Brazil’s oil company Petrobras detected a production string rupture of the floating production, well intervention, storage, and offloading (FPWSO) Dynamic Producer at 8:30 A.M. this Tuesday (Jan 31). The FPWSO is located approximately 300 kilometers off the coast of the state of São Paulo, where wat
The Diana Navitas was born out of the challenge to develop and design an environmentally friendly super yacht where guests will be aware of their energy consumption in a relaxed manner. The crucial factor to reduce the energy consumption is the user awareness. The integration of a sustainable energy
Petrobras announces that it detected a production string rupture of FPWSO Dynamic Producer at 8:30 A.M. this Tuesday (Jan 31). The FPWSO is located approximately 300 kilometers off the coast of the state of São Paulo, where water depth reaches 2,140 meters. This vessel platform is conducting the Car
SMIT Salvage is continually monitoring the weather forecast however adverse weather conditions continue to impact oil removal operations from cruise ship Costa Concordia. Company remobilize their equipment alongside the Costa Concordia, complete the preparations on the forward fuel tanks and commenc
Pacific Drilling, a growing offshore drilling company that provides global drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry through the use of ultra-deepwater drillships announced today that the Pacific Scirocco drillship commenced operations offshore Nigeria on December 31, 2011. The drillship
EnQuest PLC (‘EnQuest’) today announces that it has completed the acquisition of two companies from Canamens Limited, whose assets include the 20% interest in the Kraken offshore oil discovery. This agreement was announced on 9 January 2012 under which EnQuest would pay an initial consideration of U
