The Queensland Curtis LNG Project has marked another milestone with delivery of the biggest component of its liquefied natural gas plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone. The propane chiller unit, which is essential to the refrigeration process for the world’s first LNG plant based on coal seam gas,
Bestobell LNG Valves have secured a contract with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd in South Korea to supply globe and check valves for 2 + 1 × 160k LNG carrier for Alpha Tankers. Due to be delivered in late 2013, this is the first order for globe and check valves that Bestobell has received [&hel
In the last 12 months GE has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems with customers leading the pre-salt oilfield expansion off Brazil’s east coast.
PG Marine, a specialist in Liquid Handling Solutions, has been contracted to deliver two Hyde GUARDIAN HG 450 Ballast Water Treatment Systems for VARD’s H/N 800 Offshore Subsea Construction vessel. The vessel is an inhouse designed VARD 12 OSCV with the length of 161m overall. The PG’s Hyde Guardian
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, announced that the US Navy has granted a safety approval for its standard 1.5 kWh Subsea Battery for use with the HAUV system including transport aboard Naval aircraft. The approval validat
PC Maritime’s Navmaster ECDIS has been ordered for BOURBON’s latest generation IMR (Inspection, Maintenance & Repair) vessels being built in Zhejiang shipyard, China. Four dual Navmaster ECDIS have been supplied, with a further five Bourbon Evolution 800 to be equipped this year and in 2014. Operati
OCTIO AS and WFS announced their collaboration on a solution for large scale standards-based subsea wireless interface for Reservoir Monitoring. The new solution Subsea connectors are prone to failure, with subsequent system downtime. Significantly increased reliability and cost reduction can be ach
Sonardyne International Ltd. is celebrating a record sales quarter for its Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) for permanent installation at multiple locations across the USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Over the coming months, Sentinel will be deployed in multiple head configurations with integrat
Sonardyne International Ltd. is celebrating a record sales quarter for its Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) for permanent installation at multiple locations across the USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Over the coming months, Sentinel will be deployed in multiple head configurations with integrat
Shell is ready to invest several hundred million dollars in emerging technology companies, with the aim to accelerate the deployment of innovations that add value to the company’s operations. From smarter exploration processes to enhanced extraction techniques, Shell’s corporate venturing arm Shell
BlueShift, Inc. Mechanical Design, a company which specializes in cross-disciplinary engineering, intends to launch Remote Plenum Chamber (RPC), a revolutionary new design for an ROV tool. The system, designed in response to the Macondo Prospect Incident, has collar and grip systems which are interc
BlueShift, Inc. Mechanical Design plans to launch a revolutionary new design for an ROV tool called a Remote Plenum Chamber or RPC. This patent pending RPC system, designed in response to the Macondo Prospect Incident, will contain free flowing liquid and gas hydrocarbons in a manner that is both pr
Aberdeen based safety systems specialist, Process Safety Systems Ltd (PSS) has been awarded a five-year multi million pound contract with oil giant, Total E&P UK Ltd. The contract is expected to create up to 7 new career opportunities with PSS and will see the company provide systems support service
Top News of the Week March 25 – 30, 2013
