The new Cat® 349E hydraulic excavator features a 396 net horsepower Cat C13 ACERTTM engine that meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Interim emissions standards. The new 349E delivers more engine and hydraulic horsepower than its 345D predecessor while consistently averaging five percent improved fuel efficiency i
Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has secured a contract with Tullow Oil to provide… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 12, 2011;
WAVE energy projects are gaining a groundswell of interest, with locally designed technology starting to deliver stable power to the grid… (smh) [mappress] Source: smh, August 12, 2011;
Siemens Industry, Inc today announced it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to equip two platform supply vessels (PSVs) with its unique diesel electric propulsion solution at Fincantieri Marine Group’s Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. A Tidewater Inc. subsidiary will cons
Imagine an underwater system of robots and cameras that monitors every movement of the seafloor, even deep-sea earthquakes, in real time… (nwcn) [mappress] Source: nwcn, August 12, 2011;
Deepwater mooring specialist, First Subsea, has been awarded a contract by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to supply the mooring connectors for the Jack & St. Malo semisubmersible hub production facility in the Jack and St. Malo fields located approximately 280 miles south of New Orleans, Louisiana, in water de
Aker Solutions has secured a contract with Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. to deliver a subsea production system for the Kikeh subsea expansion project off the coast of Sabah in East Malaysia. Contract value is undisclosed. The scope of work includes the delivery of deepwater oil production equipment suc
On August 9, SOCAR as leader of the Shah Deniz Export Negotiating Team announced that a request for proposal (RFP) and a request for information (RFI) has been issued to the three main prospective EU pipeline groups for transit of Shah Deniz gas to Europe. These are IGI Poseidon, Trans-Adriatic Pipe
Reaching a new threshold in underwater medical studies, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced Aug. 10 an innovative capability for examining how cells work at pressures far below the sea surface. Researchers at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) have designed, built and validated a nove
Marlink, the largest provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with offshore vessel operator Simon Møkster Shipping AS for a further 5 years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will continue the provision of its Sealink™ VSAT services aboard 18 existing
The first ever deployment of a SunStation CP critical monitoring system pre-installed onto a subsea tree was successfully interrogated last month by an Oceaneering Millennium ROV. The unit displays the cathodic protection potentials from permanent reference electrodes installed at two critical locat
A&P TYNE is building on its success in a new business sector with the completion of yet another subsea structure for an offshore oil and gas field. The Mid Water Arch – used to support control cables as they rise from the seabed to the surface – left the ship repair and fabrication yard at […
SCOTLAND’S first commercial-scale tidal turbine has been connected to the electricity grid off the Orkney coast and begun generating power… (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 11, 2011;
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a five year Bareboat Charter Party Agreement (BBCP) with OAO Sovcomflot (SCF) of Russia. Under the terms of the BBCP Sovcomflot will charter POLARCUS SELMA, inclusive of an 8 streamer seismic equipment package, from Polarcus at a rate of USD 69,
