Norske Shell AS is extending its use of AGR’s deepwater excavation technology and expertise on the Ormen Lange field. Originally, a £9m (NOK84m) deal announced in February between the Aberdeen-based Excavation & Trenching arm of AGR Drilling Services and Norske Shell was to last until June 2, 2011.
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) announced the sale of two of its high performance Perry Triton® XLX ROV systems to global seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services company, Subsea 7. The systems will be mobilized on-board the Grant Candies construction vessel at the end of June, in su
Dresser-Rand Group Inc. and Statoil announced that they have launched a joint research and development project based on Dresser-Rand’s Integrated Compression System (ICS). The ICS is an advanced technology platform that uses high-efficiency DATUM centrifugal compressor technology driven by a high sp
Dresser-Rand Group Inc. and Statoil announced today that they have launched a joint research and development project based on Dresser-Rand’s Integrated Compression System (ICS). The ICS is an advanced technology platform that uses high-efficiency DATUM centrifugal compressor technology driven by a h
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered 4 cutter suction dredgers to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. The Ministry, who already had several Damen dredgers in their fleet, will use the dredgers for maintenance dredging on the rivers and throughout the central plains. The 4 cutter suction dredger
The Brazilian National Oil Company, Petrobras has approved delivery of READ’s new and innovative Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) System, the PerForM™. An audit and Final Acceptance Test (FAT) of the system was completed by Petrobras representatives at READ’s facilities in Houston, Texas, in Apr
The Brazilian National Oil Company, Petrobras has approved delivery of READ’s new and innovative Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) System, the PerForM™. An audit and Final Acceptance Test (FAT) of the system was completed by Petrobras representatives at READ’s facilities in Houston, Texas, in Apr
OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99 m cable laying vessel. Neil Patterson, managing director of OSD-IMT, says, “This project illustrates perfectly the st
Marine Simulation LLC announced the release of ROVsim2 O&G and ROVsim2 Pro – their new family of next generation undersea robotics training simulator systems. ROVsim2 reflects an important step in the development of 3D simulation and integrates a number of important new features and enhancements, in
Parker Energy Products Division (EPD), a division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion control technology, is introducing their subsea metrology and dimensional control services to the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas market. EPD has demonstrated their success with photogrammetry, s
Oil States International, Inc. announced that its Oil States Industries subsidiary has been awarded a contract from Subsea 7 to supply 27 FlexJoint(R) Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) terminations and 40 receptacle assemblies for the Guara and Lula NE oilfields in Brazil. This order represents part of one
Seanic Ocean Systems has developed a unique subsea water blasting system (ECB) that incorporates cavitation technology capable of being used with most work class ROV’s. The ECB pump was built to solve an industry wide problem, where traditional 5K pressure washers are extremely inefficient for clean
Tightening monitoring offshore by Canadian environmental regulators has prompted Castrol Offshore and its Canadian distributor K&D Pratt , to highlight the implications of existing guidelines that encourage the select ion of chemicals with superior environmental performance to minimise the potential
Oil States International, Inc. announced that its Oil States Industries subsidiary has been awarded a contract from Subsea 7 to supply 27 FlexJoint(R) Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) terminations and 40 receptacle assemblies for the Guara and Lula NE oilfields in Brazil. This order represents part of one
