Packed with ten powerful thrusters and with the capacity to carry a seven-function position feedback manipulator and five-function rate manipulator, the new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus has quickly become a top seller with four systems sold for delivery this year. With 50% more power, and swimming 30
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully completed the installation of two subsea trees for LLOG Exploration Company in the Gulf of Mexico, announced InterMoor President Tom Fulton. The subsea trees were installed at the Mississippi Canyon (MC) Block 199 in a water depth of 2,460 ft. The trees
Technip announced today that the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) has awarded it a contract for the design, procurement and fabrication of the umbilical, riser and flowline components of MWCC’s expanded well containment response system for the US Gulf of Mexico, set for completion in 2012. Tec
Honeywell announced that it has been selected by the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI), to implement its award winning Mar 08, 2011 – [1] UniSim® simulation solution at KOMERI’s new Testing and Certification Centre being built in Geoje, Korea. KOMERI is South Korea’s leading researc
Honeywell announced that it has been selected by the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI), to implement its award winning UniSim® simulation solution at KOMERI’s new Testing and Certification Centre being built in Geoje, Korea. KOMERI is South Korea’s leading research institute, specia
Cargotec has won a contract to supply two sets of MacGregor anchor-handling systems for two anchor-handling tug /supply / oil recovery vessels under construction at a Chinese Shipyard for a Singaporean owner. The anchor-handling equipment is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2011 and it will be m
Through its Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area, Trelleborg has signed an agreement to acquire a business in the offshore oil and gas industry in Brazil from a subsidiary of Veyance Technologies Inc. The business focuses on specially designed oil hoses for surface and deep-sea applications f
The C-Tecnics CT3012 Miniature Underwater Camera has been designed for shallow water inspection operations where small size, low cost and excellent video quality are required. This budget camera is exceptionally neatly packaged in a 23mm housing which is 125mm long from front port to the end of the
Sercel has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Geophysical for the purchase of Nautilus® and Sentinel® systems to equip its first high-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Polar Duke. The three-in-one Nautilus device offers acoustic positioning, depth control and automatic steering in a single unit. The Senti
Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it is deploying the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications service on six deep-sea tugboats in Fairplay Towage’s fleet. Deployment on four of the vessels already h
Begun in December 2007, development of the Pazflor oil field 150 kilometers offshore Angola is one of the biggest projects currently operated by Total. A number of technological challenges — including subsea gas/liquid separation, a world first — are being met to bring the field on stream successful
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, provides an update on its Joint Industry Project (‘JIP’) initiative, launched in October 2010, to develop a new method of engineering for subsea wellhe
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, is pleased to provide an update on its Joint Industry Project (‘JIP’) initiative, launched in October 2010, to develop a new method of engineering for
Trelleborg Offshore has launched an innovative new vortex induced vibration (VIV) system featuring a unique modular design for more efficient transport and installation. James Vultaggio, vice president engineered products, Trelleborg Offshore, commented: “Pipelines unsupported over free spans, such
