BMT Group’s subsidiary BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) has been selected by Esso Angola to provide maintenance services for systems installed on the two Kizomba Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) offshore Angola. BMT previously installed integrated marine monitoring systems (IMMS) on the TLP and Float
Monitoring efforts along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada have detected the presence of small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident 100 miles (150 km) due west of Eureka, California. Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled its latest generation ship’s bridge simulator, K-Sim Navigation. The company says that the bridge simulator meets the requirements of the most demanding navigation training for merchant, offshore and naval vessels. Designed for the future of advanced and integrated si
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has been awarded two new contracts in Nigeria, along with its local strategic partner Marine Platforms Limited (MPL). The contracts, which are worth a total of more than $30 million, will see Ceona providing vessels from its first-c
Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from MeyGen Ltd. to supply three 1.5-megawatt tidal current turbines to the planned tidal array in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, Scotland. Tidal current turbines are anchored to the sea bed in co
BP has announced that it is now operating the world’s first robotic coreflooding system. The Core Flood Robot is the most recent addition to BP’s programme of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) research facilities. Coreflooding is one of the most important techniques used to identify and evaluate EOR techn
AGR’s well construction planning software, P1™, has been selected by Xcite Energy to support development of the Bentley Field, located in the North Sea. AGR says that P1™ software will play a key role in Xcite’s strategic planning for the field, allowing the oil company to maximise the performance o
AGR’s well construction planning software, P1, has been selected by Xcite Energy to support development of the Bentley Field, one of the largest fields in the UKCS. P1 software will play a key role in Xcite’s strategic planning for the field, allowing the oil company to maximise the performance of w
Expro, an international oilfield services company, will showcase its well flow management solutions at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), from November 10-13, 2014. Product line experts will present the solutions with models and live demonstrations, including E
Songa Offshore has informed that its semi-submersible rig Songa Dee is scheduled to leave the yard in Invergordon, Scotland in the week starting November 10, 2014. The rig is expected to be back on day rate 4-5 days after departure from yard to continue its contract with Statoil. To remind, Songa De
Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, has unveiled the ship’s bell retrieved from the recently discovered Franklin Expedition shipwreck, HMS Erebus. The initial discovery of a ship belonging to the Franklin Expedition, made by side-scan sonar towed fr
FMC Technologies has appointed a new member to its Board of Directors. The new director is Peter Oosterveer, Chief Operating Officer of Fluor Corporation. Fluor Corporation is a FORTUNE 500 company that delivers engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and project management to governmen
BP has announced that it is now operating “the world’s first” robotic coreflooding system. The Core Flood Robot is the most recent addition to BP’s programme of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) research facilities. According to BP, coreflooding is one of the most important techniques used to identify and
FTO Services and C-innovation are ready to offer hydrate remediation services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Together, they have manufactured and tested their first hydrate remediation skid. The purpose of this unit is to remove hydrates in the event they form in subsea facilities. It is an R
