Unique Wellube FZC, a Unique Maritime Group company is now offering Diamond Wire Saws from Mactech. The wire saws are mainly used for subsea and topside multi-string casing and structure cutting. Some of its features are enlisted below: Rigid frame makes repeatability and back-cutting easier and mor
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has become the first Russian company to join the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme run by the world’s largest oil and gas companies. The four-year JIP was launched in December 2012 to carry out research in several areas, including studying the fate o
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd, based in Orkney, is to share learning on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. Funded by The Crown Estate, the project will see EMEC and Engineering Technology Appl
Wärtsilä has signed three contracts with Aker Midsund of Norway to deliver its Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (VIEC®) systems for three North Sea oilfields. The system enhances the speed and efficiency of the separation process of oil and water onboard in an environmentally safe manner. The
NAVTOR has signed a landmark fleet agreement with DOF Management. The deal will see NAVTOR’s innovative and user-friendly ENC service rolling out across DOF’s high-end CSVs, PSVs and AHTS vessels, which operate in all key oil and gas regions worldwide. DOF is an established global leader in the offs
The Folly Beach replenishment program is moving ahead. The dredge pumps began pouring sand in January on the far eastern edge of the island toward the Morris Island Lighthouse. “June is still our goal, in a perfect world. We just want to make sure we’re done by the fourth of July weekend,” said Davi
Aquatic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd has successfully completed its new carousel, the AQCS-01-1500 maiden project. Aquatic partnered with integrated subsea services provider Kreuz Subsea on the project. The carousel was successfully used to install 9.7km of 218mm diameter umbilical in the South Belut field
E-navigation specialist NAVTOR has signed a e-navigation fleet agreement with DOF Management, the owner and operator of 78 advanced offshore service vessels. The deal will see NAVTOR’s innovative and user-friendly ENC service rolling out across DOF’s high-end CSVs, PSVs and AHTS vessels, which opera
The Ocean City beach renourishment project is currently underway. The dredger R.N. Weeks is one of the two boats used for dredging in Ocean City, Md. During renourishment the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers typically places 800,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach at Ocean City every four years. Dredgi
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited signed a $20m loan facility with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to support the development of a CETO 6 project. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing a five-year $20 million loan facility that will provide part of the financ
IKM Subsea has been awarded a contract by Statoil to provide ROV services at the Gina Krog field.
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 23,545kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12 in a ceremony on 8 March 2014 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The ceremony was performed by Ms. Sylvia Wuebbens, the daughter of Mr. M. Wuebbens, the Ma
IKM Subsea has been awarded a 1+1+1 year contract by Statoil ASA for ROV drill support service. The contract includes ROV services onboard Maersk XLE 3. Maersk XLE -3 is a jack-up rig which will perform drilling at the Gina Krog field. “The fact that Statoil rewarded us with our second drill support
Statoil, an international energy company, reported that it has received a consent to use offshore loading buoys on the Gullfaks field. The consent applies to the installation and operation of the OLS 1 and OLS 2 offshore loading systems at Gullfaks. Gullfaks is an oil and gas field located on the No
