Aker Solutions subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services has signed a contract to provide subsea construction services offshore Brazil. Contract value is undisclosed. An undisclosed customer will utilise Aker Oilfield Services’ subsea construction vessel Aker Wayfarer for a period of 230 days. Start-up of o
Four J D Neuhaus EH 60 air operated monorail hoists supplied for offshore BOP handling have completed 12 months satisfactory operation to customer requirements and have also successfully passed their first annual inspection. These hoists were supplied and initially mounted in Norway by Westcon Løfte
Songa Offshore SE, an international offshore drilling contractor, yesterday announced an extension of its Board of Directors with the appointment of two new independent directors, Arnaud Bobillier (56) and Steven James McTiernan (61). The newly appointed directors have extensive experience of the in
Four J D Neuhaus EH 60 air operated monorail hoists supplied for offshore BOP handling have completed 12 months satisfactory operation to customer requirements and have also successfully passed their first annual inspection. These hoists were supplied and initially mounted in Norway by Westcon Løfte
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, announced that as of this month the company’s in-house battery group has produced over 1,000,000 watt-hours of subsea batteries. The announcement comes on the heels of the company receiving
A North-east hyperbaric and UKAS testing facility has won a prestigious contract to test a piece of life saving equipment for the diving industry. The National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), based in Aberdeen, has recently taken on the testing of The Sea Marshall, a piece of equipment used by divers world
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from CNR International Ltd. for subsea equipment for the Baobab field. The Baobab field is located in Block CI-40 West Africa approximately 16 miles (25 kilometers) offshore from the Ivory Coast. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply i
Iceland is considering to use its geothermal energy to supply Britain with green power through a new subsea cable which would be built by 2020, Daily Star informs. Hordur Arnarson, the chief executive of Landsvirkjun, was quoted as saying: “We believe it’s a win-win situation, because we have a flex
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation announced today they successfully completed their integral part in the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm project working collaboratively with the operations team for Fluor, the principle contractor. Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation (RSD&E) completed their multi-mi
Statoil has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas the detailed design contract for the 36” Polarled pipeline project (previously named the NSGI project), as well as detailed design for the 30 km 18” Kristin Gas Export pipeline connecting to the Polarled pipeline. The Polarled pipeline project, which crosses the
Malaita Premier Edwin Suibaea expressed his support for the submarine cable project which the Solomons Oceanic Cable Company (SOCC) plans to implement in July this year. The submarine cable which will run between Sydney and Guam will link Solomon Islands to the rest of the world, Solomon Star report
The new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel featuring Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, the first such ship to utilize gas engines to produce more than 100 MWe of power, has successfully completed all the required full 100% load tests. The tests were carried out at the Cosco
The new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel featuring Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, the first such ship to utilize gas engines to produce more than 100 MWe of power, has successfully completed all the required full 100% load tests. The tests were carried out at the Cosco
Teledyne BlueView, the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology added two new options to its mini M Series 2D Multibeam Imaging Sonar, lightweight and built-in 10° down-angle. The new lightweight model reduces the M Series weight by 30% to 3.4 lbs. in air with near neutral
