Sonardyne International Limited has received an order for 6G acoustic positioning equipment worth over £1m from hydrographic survey and diving equipment specialists Unique System (UK). The purchase was made on the final day of the Oceanology International 2012 exhibition and conference held in Londo
VERIPOS has been awarded a new three-year contract by Kuala Lumpur based Orogenic Geoexpro for the continued provision of services to the Malaysian company’s fleet of vessels engaged on geophysical surveys, rig moves and major construction support projects throughout South East Asia. Services provid
Infinera announced that Telstra International (Telstra), a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, has become Infinera’s 100th customer and has deployed Infinera’s 40 gigabits per second (Gbps) DTN solution for its optical subsea network in Asia. The deployment spans approxi
Gearboxes from Mekanord form an integral part of propulsion solutions from Rolls Royce for several new vessels. Mekanord is e.g. supplying Rolls Royce with gearboxes for two newly developed, gas powered cargo vessels. The two cargo vessels are based on the award-winning “Environship Concept” from Ro
Sandip Ukani, operations director of Pulse Structural Monitoring (an Acteon company), will give a presentation on the monitoring of mooring lines at MCE Deepwater Development 2012 in Paris, France, on 26 March. The presentation will describe Pulse’s experience of designing and installing MoorASSURE,
Technip’s UK entity has been awarded a contract by BP and partners to develop the subsea infrastructure for the Quad 204 project, located West of Shetland. This is Technip’s largest contract to date in the UK North Sea, worth approximately €600 million (around £500 million). The Quad 204 project, ap
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announces its participation in Russia Offshore being held in Moscow from March 26th to March 29th 2012 . Harry Gandhi, CEO of Unique Maritime Group, commented on UMG’s participation in the ev
Scientists from a leading university in Scotland are heading up a pan-European project to create the most advanced, autonomous, cognitive robot which could help to dramatically reduce the cost of underwater monitoring operations and maintenance within the oil and gas industry. The team from the Ocea
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, at Oceanology 2012 showcased its wide range of cable solutions developed to meet the specific needs of workclass ROV manufacturers and operators. Visitors to stand D250 could find out how Nexans is building on many years of experience in the subsea m
Bergen Group Rosenberg has today signed a contract for acquisition of the majority shareholding (60%) in the engineering company Origo Process AS in Stavanger. Origo Process AS is a well-established supplier of process expertise to the oil and gas industry, and the acquisition will strengthen both t
Expresso Ghana has recently revealed its plans to set up a new ACE submarine fiber optic cable in Ghana. Following MTN and Glo Mobile, Expresso would be the third individual operator in Ghana to have landed a submarine fiber optic cable. The 14,000km ACE cable originates from France and ends in Sout
ShawCor Ltd.’s pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received contracts with a value in excess of US$30 million from PEARLOIL (Sebuku) Limited, to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the Ruby Gas Field Development Project. The Ruby Field Development export pipeline will
FES International, a global supplier of fluid transfer systems for the offshore industry has been commissioned to supply North Sea oil exploration and development company, Xcite Energy, with a bespoke swivel system. The fluid swivels are used for subsea well heads and attach to flexible risers to pr
CG has been awarded the contract for the grid connection study and supply of main transformer 275 MVA and 2 reactors of 65 MVAr at the Northwind offshore wind farm in Belgium. The Northwind wind farm, previously named “Eldepasco”, will have an installed production capacity of 216 MW. The connection
