Norwegian energy company Statoil signed Framework Agreements with MAN Diesel & Turbo Switzerland for the supply of new turbomachinery equipment and maintenance services. The duration was set for five years with options to prolong the contracts. The Zurich-based MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG and Stat
Damen RoRo Deep Dredge system is a flexible dredging installation for deepwater offshore operation that can be mounted on various vessels. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Separation of dredging and transport lowers operating costs and in
Badger Explorer ASA (“BXPL”) has signed a sponsorship agreement with Wintershall Holding GmbH, acting through Wintershall Norge AS (“Wintershall”), whereby the company will co-sponsor the development of the Badger autonomous drilling tool through the Badger Explorer Demonstrator Program. The Demonst
Badger Explorer ASA (“BXPL”) has signed a sponsorship agreement with Wintershall Holding GmbH, acting through Wintershall Norge AS (“Wintershall”), whereby the company will co-sponsor the development of the Badger autonomous drilling tool through the Badger Explorer Demonstrator Program. The Demonst
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., announced that, through its subsidiary Gulf Island, L.L.C., it has signed a contract for the fabrication of (2) 4-pile jackets and associated topsides with Vaalco Energy, Inc. The platforms will be destined for Gabon, West Africa. Terms of the contract remain undisclos
Many of the 25,000 miles of inland, intracoastal, and coastal waterways that link thousands of ports and harbours in the U.S. have never been completely surveyed. In those areas that have been surveyed, approximately half of the depth sounding data shown on U.S. nautical charts are from before 1940,
Marine Scotland Science (MSS) recently undertook CARIS HIPS and SIPS training conducted by CARIS BV’s Michal Borkowski at the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen, UK. The purpose of the training was to focus on streamlining workflows and processes with their multibeam data. MSS received training a number
Wave loading on the Lugar de Baixo marina on the island of Madeira (Portugal) is so severe that the marina cannot be used and the breakwater suffered serious damage. A new breakwater is needed. Deltares is advising the local government, conducting a model study in the Delta Basin to test the design
Westermost Rough Ltd, London, and Nexans recently signed an agreement for the delivery and assembly of medium-voltage submarine cables for the Westermost Rough wind farm, which is to be built eight kilometres off the Holderness coast in Yorkshire. The order encompasses around 53 kilometres of submar
FoundOcean has completed the installation and grouting for a clamp repair to an 18” pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. Saipem America awarded FoundOcean the contract to repair the damage caused by a vessel’s anchor being dragged along the seabed over the pipeline in bad weather, at a water depth of 750
Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd. announces the release of the 1171-Series 650 metre multi-frequency mini sonar head. Ideally suited for use on observation, inspection and light work class remotely operated vehicles (ROV’s), the new 650 m mini head is equipped with new electronics for improved higher image qu
An underwater robot made a splash at a University of Delaware swimming pool recently in a test of the new equipment, which will soon be used in field research by College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE) scientists. The device, called a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), can dive deep below the o
Customized spud carriages can be added to any size Ellicott Dragon® dredge. The addition of a spud carriage system increases the total swing width of the dredge. The addition of a spud carriage system increases the efficiency of a standard cutter suction dredge by up to 20%. This content is availabl
Chevron Australia said it has reached an agreement with Beach Energy to acquire working interests in two onshore gas blocks covering an estimated 810,000 acres in the Cooper Basin in central Australia. The agreement provides an opportunity for Chevron to explore, evaluate and assess the potential fo
