GE has signed an agreement to acquire the Subsea Electric Actuator product line of Oceaneering, a global provider of engineering services and products to the oil and gas industry. The product line goes to market under the Oceaneering Subsea All Electric and Ifokus brand, which specializes in the des
Diyar Al Muharraq, one of the leading urban developers in the Kingdom of Bahrain, last week announced the completion of land reclamation works for the whole project. The shore protection rock armour work is nearing its completion and is expected to be finished by the 1st quarter of 2015. The reclama
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping. The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 98 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, and has been developed especially for subsea
Thanks to the dredged seabed to -14 meters along the quayside of the Container Terminal and because of the latest integrations between global container carriers, the Port of Koper will be directly connected with the Far East by three container lines from January 2015. In the case of the two newly in
On December 2, 2014, Chevron announced that crude oil and natural gas production has begun at the Jack/St. Malo project in the Lower Tertiary trend, deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Jack and St. Malo fields are located within 25 miles (40 km) of each other in approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 m) of
Samples taken from Port Angeles Harbor show toxic contamination spread throughout the marine environment near the former Rayonier Mill site. Yesterday, the Department of Ecology released a report that summarizes data collected about contamination on part of the mill site. The Marine Data Summary Rep
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by the Hess Corporation for installation work in support of the Stampede Project in deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work involves installation of flowlines, steel catenary risers, umbilicals, jumpers and associated subsea architecture which tie-back two
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has signed a contract to deliver a lightweight conductor-supported platform for EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd for installation in the Tanjong Baram field, offshore Malaysia. EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia is a subsidiary of EnQuest PLC. According to 2
Chevron North Sea Limited has awarded Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its Captain EOR project in the North Sea to Wood Group Kenny Caledonia. Wood Group Kenny Caledonia Limited was awarded the contract for the subsea engineering of the trees, wellheads, controls and the polymer
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) has completed its scheduled work for 2014. During this season, the MSU has placed over 500 acres of articulated concrete mats on the banks of the Mississippi River. The MSU season is an annual mission that starts in the late
Nordic Maritime, an offshore service operator, has been awarded the contract to provide 2D seismic survey work in Bali, Indonesia by MultiClient Geophysical (MCG). This survey is expected to start in December 2014 and will take approximately 60 days to complete. The vessel to undertake this contract
The AWI marine expert Antje Boetius and a team of scientists from the US-American Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) presented first results from test dives of a new innovative under ice robot at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. The new vehicle, called Ne
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an oil company worth $7.1 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. However, EMGS did not reveal the name of the client. “This sale is yet another confirmati
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, will deliver a lightweight conductor-supported platform for EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd for installation in the Tanjong Baram field, offshore Malaysia. EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary of EnQuest PLC. The award follows completi
