Aker Solutions has won two similar contracts, together worth approx. 120 million NOK, from CQG Oil & Gas Contractors Inc. and CCI Oil & Gas Contractors Inc., for the supply of Pusnes offloading systems(TM) to two FPSOs in the Brazilian market. The offloading systems will be installed on the two FPSO
CSA International, Inc. has acquired a state-of-the-art inspection class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system to support its offshore environmental and scientific fleet. The ROV has been configured to carry a high-definition (HD) video system, complete with LED lighting, sighting lasers for image
VideoRay Remotely Operated Vehicle Obtained by Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan, USA for Underwater Inspection, Safety, and Security. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Dive Unit, based in West Olive, Michigan, USA, is responsible for water related incidents within Ottawa County such as dr
Hydroid Inc. announces that it has passed Critical Design Review (CDR) to provide Littoral Battlespace Sensing (LBS) Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) and associated technologies to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). The Critical Design Review was held to verify that Hydroid is
CodaOctopus reports on yet another Echoscope® success with a major construction company in Spain. UTE Langosteira is a consortium of companies involved in one of the largest port expansion projects currently being undertaken. The project, situated on the North West coast of Spain, consists of formin
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider and system integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply the design and equipment for a new Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) for offshore operations. The order has been placed by Hellesøy Verft AS, the Norwegian shipyard that will build th
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has placed an order with Samsung for the construction of a power cable laying vessel. The vessel with an overall length of 100 meters and with a cable loading capacity of 5,000 ton is expected to be completed in the second half of 2012. Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), a part of IHC Merwede group, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 35 tonne Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to Canyon Offshore Ltd (Canyon). The bespoke A-Frame system will be used to launch and recover a new build trenching ROV. IHC EB enginee
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), a part of IHC Merwede group, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 35 tonne Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to Canyon Offshore Ltd (Canyon). The bespoke A-Frame system will be used to launch and recover a new build trenching ROV. IHC EB enginee
Emerson Process Management has released Roxar RMS 2011, the latest version of its reservoir modelling software. RMS 2011 can cope with more geological complexities in its model building than any other package on the market today. “As operators are faced with deeper and more challenging geological se
Seaway Heavy Lifting ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard for one of the largest Heavy Lift vessels in the world: the 5000-mt Crane vessel Oleg Strashnov. This latest edition to the SHL fleet is used for execution of various offshore heavy lift projects. The Oleg Strashnov successfully completed its sea trials i
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has agreed a contract with BG International Limited (Egypt Branch – ‘BG Egypt’), a division of BG Group plc, to supply its POS-GRIP High
Blue Energy Limited announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an experienced and respected international electricity generator for the supply of 6 – 10PJ of gas per annum over a 15 – 20 year period. It is envisaged that the gas will be supplied from Blue Energy’s ATP814
The PGS GeoStreamer GS (TM) introduces a new era of ghost-free, broadband seismic data. Seismic data without the source- and receiver sea surface reflections (ghosts) produce subsurface seismic images of unprecedented quality and represent removal of some of the most significant noise components tha
