ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $80 million to supply power technologies and medium-voltage drive systems for the new Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project’s processing plant near Darwin, Australia. The equipment will power the plant and cont
SEA CON® Precision, one of SEA CON®’s affiliate companies has enhanced the current SUTA (Subsea Umbilical Termination Assembly) connector by introducing a fiber optic version. The SUTA is a termination and distribution unit for optical cables which contains a fiber management system, mechanical armo
Aberdeenshire-based oilfield service company ROMAR International has expanded its product range with the launch of a new swarf recovery unit, as a result of more than doubling investment in research and development (R&D). To ensure it can respond to the future increased demands of the offshore well
Technip received a Letter of Intent from Statoil for their Aasta Hansteen (previously named Luva) field development, offshore Norway, in approximately 1,300 meters (4,250 feet) of water depth. The project will be led by Technip in a consortium with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract covers
Mr Maarten Jongen has officially been appointed Managing Director of Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) from March 2012. In his new role Mr Jongen will focus on marketing, services and further improving efficiency at the yard that has been building (aluminium) Damen vessels since 2000. DSSi has been p
US Seismic Systems, Inc., an Acorn Energy, Inc. company, recently announced that it has built and shipped an Ultra High Sensitivity fiber-optic based marine seismic array for oil & gas exploration.The system was purchased by an international service provider and is intended for use as a marine array
International Submarine Engineering Ltd announces a contract to build another HYSUB Remotely Operated System (ROV) for SNK Ocean Co Ltd, a Japanese marine services company based out of Tokyo, Japan. SNK will be provided with a 100HP ROV with depth capability to 2000 meters. This 100HP ROV with TMS j
In spite of working in high winds, driving rain, sleet and snow, the offshore phase, during which all site work was carried out, was completed in just 23 days. TDW used a gas magnetic flux leakage (GMFL) tool to carry out the inspection in the North Sea. The ILI run – from launch to trap – was achie
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that the Horn Point Laboratory at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science has purchased one REMUS 600 system to use as a shared research platform f
CodaOctopus recently completed the sale of an Echoscope® and F180series® system to international maritime salvage and marine emergency response company, T&T Marine Salvage Inc. of Galveston, Texas. The Echoscope® augments T&T Marine’s technology with real-time 3D sonar survey and imaging capabilitie
AF Group (AFG) has received a letter of intent from Statoil ASA for delivery of 6 wireline cranes. 2 cranes at Statfjord C, and 4 cranes at Statfjord B. The contract comprises delivery of cranes with Hydraulic Power Unit and adapted fundaments. The contract will have a value in excess of NOK 60 mill
MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company, offers various services running on its new submarine cable – West African Cable System (WACS), Dailyindependentnig.com reports. The 17, 200 km submarine cable system stretches from Europe through West Africa to South Africa. This service was made co
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a $3.4 million, two-year contract working on the Who Dat project, in the Gulf of Mexico, for LLOG Exploration. Expro will provide subsea test trees for the project on the Mississippi Canyon (Block 547). Expro and LLOG have had a
A UK based international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a $3.4 million, two-year contract working on the Who Dat project, in the Gulf of Mexico, for LLOG Exploration. Expro will provide subsea test trees for the project on the Mississippi Canyon (Block 547). “Expro and LLOG have ha
