Sweden’s Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Subsea, been awarded a contract to deliver finished machined riser forgings. The value of the contract is approx. 83 mill. SEK. (USD 11.95 million) The high Pressure Production Risers are intended for a Tension Leg Platform (TLP) on the
FoundOcean, expert in subsea and offshore grouting, has been awarded multiple North Sea repair and strengthening contracts. Jim Bell, Managing Director of FoundOcean said, “Maintenance is an essential part of ensuring the longevity of an offshore structure. FoundOcean has a strong track record in pr
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine to supply main generating engines and thrusters for six new deep water drill ships to be built in Brazil at Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz. T
One more time cooperation of Adria Winch and Seaonics turned out to be successful. Seismic survey vessel (ST-324 series) which is currently being build by Kleven Maritime at Myklebust Yard will operate with deck machinery manufactured by Adria Winch. The 96 meters long vessel is being built for Norw
OceanServer Technology has partnered with Marine Magnetics to bring a new magnetometer option to the Iver2 family of AUVs. This new AUV-towed device, coupled to enhanced data-logging software features, enables existing or new Iver2 AUVs to collect high quality geo-referenced magnetometer data. The M
Today the laying of the submarine cable for the EstLink 2 electricity transmission connection between Finland and Estonia was started with marine cable pull-in operations in Aseri, Estonia. The marine cable will be laid in the Gulf of Finland in two stages. The new high voltage direct current connec
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with the major Chinese industrial group, Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group. The alliance between the two companies is aimed at collaborating on technical developments to advance the bioWAVE ocean wave en
Technip, in a consortium with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC), was awarded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Deepwater Development Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction services contract. This contract, worth approximately €200 million (Technip
Moray Council, Environmental Services, has introduced a plan for the design and tender preparation for the dredger replacement. The scope of work will include preparation of specification, design, and completion of plans to Classification Society approval and Moray Council, based on the scoping stud
RigNet, Inc. has been chosen by an undisclosed drilling services provider active in Qatar to deliver managed network solutions for one additional offshore accommodation jack-up drilling rig and two additional land drilling rigs in the company’s fleet. These services have been added to an existing fi
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited Nassau (Bahamas) is seeking for diving services using a remotely operated vehicle for a drilling programme in the Black Sea. The objective of the framework agreement is for ExxonMobil to be able to access the resources identified as necessary for
Plans to establish a bachelor study in underwater technology engineering in Florø from the autumn of 2013 have taken a big step closer to realization. Statoil has decided to contribute 2 million NOK, GDF SUEZ 1 million and the INC group gives 1 million NOK. Also BG Norge is prepared to contribute 10
A new submersible logger which integrates with any of Turner Designs’ Cyclops-7 Fluorometers/Turbidimeters has been developed by Precision Measurement Engineering Inc. The logger can be configured with either stainless or titanium Turner Designs Cyclops-7-NC (no connector) sensors. The logger will r
Geotextile positioned vertically in a dike can stop piping. That has been proven by an experiment with the textile on IJkdijk in Bellingwolde (the Netherlands). Geotextile has been used in hydraulic engineering for some time now but using it for piping is new. The experiment has shown for the first
