A true hybrid energy system is currently being developed for installation on board the offshore supply vessel Viking Lady. An impressive battery pack for energy storage will soon be installed. When the new system is complete, the operation of the engine will be more smooth and cost effective giving
In one of the first projects covered by the framework agreement, Emerson will provide a range of integrated fiscal metering systems for Statoil’s new Valemon gas and condensate platform.
Vos Prodect is about to deliver cable hang-off systems to be installed in an offshore wind farm project, which is located in the North Sea. “Our Cable hang-off systems have been approved with a final acceptance test and packed in accordance with the requirements“, said the company. Vos Prodect was c
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order for six compressor packages to be installed on a floating production, storage & offloading system (FPSO), which Tupi BV plans to operate in the area o
In a mission lasting almost seven hours, an autonomous underwater vehicle made by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK “dived” through a water supply tunnel 24 kilometres long in the vicinity of Stuttgart, successfully investigating the tunnel for damage. With this survey on 6 March 2012, it at last became possible to
Aker Solutions has been awarded a FEED (front-end engineering and design) contract from Statoil to design the world’s largest Spar platform for the Aasta Hansteen field development in the Norwegian Sea. With a total hull length of 193 meters and a draught of 170 meters, the Aasta Hansteen (formerly
Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) announces successful installation and commissioning of winch control systems for two Rowan jack-ups: the J.P. Bussell and the Gorilla II. MTNW collaborated with Applied Measurements of Texas to ensure the winch control retrofit was successful from initial design to f
RigNet, Inc.,a leading global provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, has been chosen by TAQA Bratani Limited to deliver a managed network solution for two of its offshore production platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) sector of the North Sea, its UK office
From the Oceanology International exhibition and conference in London, Hemisphere GPS announces the Vector V103™ GPS compass and Vector V113™ GPS compass designed for professional, commercial marine, and machine control applications. Powered by Hemisphere GPS’ proven Crescent® Vector II technology,
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announces its participation in Oceanology International, being held at London Excel, from the 13th until the 15th of March 2012. Harry Gandhi, CEO of Unique Maritime Group, commented on UMG’s
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced its latest research project in partnership with Reading University and OceanExpert Ltd. The 18 month project which is co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s national innovation agency, will look at developing, trialling and implement
The semi-submersible well intervention rig will be built based on Bassoe Technology’s naval architectural design with Helix’s equipment layout. Featuring the latest technology, the rig is an efficient purpose-designed platform with capabilities to perform a wide variety of tasks, including conventio
ProSep Inc., a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company that provides process solutions to the oil and gas industry, has secured several contracts from repeat clients. The contracts, worth USD 2.5 million in total, include a bulk oil degasser for an offshore facility in the Gulf of Mexico, membrane sup
Following on from an order in April last year, Cargotec has won a contract for two active heave-compensated (AHC) offshore cranes from the privately-owned Norwegian specialist operator, Volstad Maritime. The two cranes, a 250-tonne MacGregor AHC subsea crane and a 15-tonne MacGregor AHC offshore cra
