Nexans has completed a 3 million Euro contract for SBM Offshore (Single Buoy Moorings) to manufacture and supply the specialized offshore power, control and instrumentation cables for the conversion of the Espirito Santo FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel serving the BC-10 deep
KTL Global, the supplier of rigging equipment to the offshore oil and gas (O&G) sector, says it will invest $6 million to set up one the largest rigging and sling manufacturing facilities in the Middle East. It will be located on a 10,000 sqm plot of prime industrial land in the Hamriyah Free Zone i
Seadrill today took delivery of the new deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig West Orion from the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The unit was delivered on budget and 10 days ahead of original delivery schedule. The drilling rig will leave Singapore tomorrow, en route to its first six-year drilling a
EDSA,the leading developer of power analytics solutions for the design, testing, and management of complex electrical power systems, today announced the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Test for a groundbreaking new electrical power analytics, supervision and diagnostic system, schedu
Dresser Masoneilan today announced that it has been named the emergency shutdown device (ESD) supplier for BP’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte oil fields off the coast of Angola, Africa. Dresser Masoneilan will supply SVI II ESD anal
Seadrill has a letter of intent from Statoil for a new harsh environment jackup to drill on the Norwegian continental shelf. The five-year contract has an estimated value of around $650 million, including a $24-million mobilization fee, and is due to start in summer 2011. Statoil has an option to ex
Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS) has delivered the third DSSTM 21 deepwater semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig to Maersk Drilling (Maersk) 43 days ahead of schedule and with a perfect safety record, garnering a bonus of US$400,000. Mr Claus V. Hemmingsen, CEO of Maersk Drilling said, “The Maersk-Keppe
Mojix® Inc today announced Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), C Logistics Division, is deploying the Mojix STAR™ system in a large scale RFID initiative to bring a new level of visibility, precision and operational efficiency to the oil and gas industry at their Port Fourchon, Louisiana facility, a larg
Topaz Energy and Marine yesterday said it has taken delivery of the Caspian Protector vessel to be deployed in Azerbaijan in support of a 10-year $ 225 million ( Dh826m) BP contract. SUPPLIED Caspian Protector is designed for emergency recovery and response, standby duties and fire fighting Another
Veripos has extended its range of services with the introduction of Apex, a new high-accuracy positioning solution. It is designed to meet all offshore and navigation requirements, including those for seismic exploration, drilling, survey and construction support activities. Complementing the compan
Dockwise Ltd. today announces seven near-term contract wins for the transportation of four jack-up rigs, jack-up construction vessels… [mappress] Source: Dockwise,April 8,2010;
Schlumberger has acquired IGEOSS, a developer of structural geology software. IGEOSS provides geomechanical solutions for subsurface modeling, 2D and 3D structural restoration, and fracture characterization of complex geologic structures. IGEOSS programs are to be embedded in the Petrel software to
Clydeside Surveys have awarded RESON a contract to upgrade their present SeaBat 7125 mounted on their Cheetah Marine build vessel to a SeaBat 7125-SV. The system will be used for shallow water hydrographic and engineering surveys in Qatar, where Clydeside Surveys… [mappress] Source: Hydro Internatio
APPROVED: Mayor Bong Gordon, First Lady & Zambales Vice Gov. Anne Gordon and Vice Mayor Cynthia Cajudo give the thumbs-up on the powerful IMS Model 5012 HP dredging machine. The regular desilting work has started at the mouth of Kalaklan River. Mayor James “Bong” Gordon, Jr. proudly announced the ar
