Membrane technology of French LNG containment system specialist GTT has been chosen for the tank design for six VLECs which would be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has selected three projects to receive around $9 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects.
Sercel and BGP have launched GPR, a new ocean bottom node (OBN). Meeting industry demand for flexibility, GPR nodes can be deployed by either remotely operated vehicle (ROV) or node-on-a-rope (NOAR). GPR’s design incorporates an optional acoustic transponder to optimize operations and the 3C MEMS an
Spanish oil company Repsol has terminated a contract with U.S. firm Dril-Quip
Norwegian seismic services provider PGS has selected technology giant Google as its preferred cloud provider.
Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Ocean Installer on Equinor’s Askeladd and Johan Castberg fields.
Film-Ocean, an independent subsea contractor, has ordered its 10th Saab Seaeye Falcon remotely operated vehicle (ROV). “To reach the milestone of our 10th Falcon ROV is an incredible achievement and it has been a great opportunity to further build our relationship with Saab Seaeye. The latest deep r
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched its pilot Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme for diving supervisors. The App based scheme is said to incorporate the very latest in training techniques and is available in IOS, Android, tablet and PC formats. Trials o
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) yesterday announced the eighth nomination running to receive the Safety Award 2019 – Jan De Nul’s solution for protection of falling overboard from a dredger. No one knows better than the crew of a dredger where the dangers lie on board a ve
JFD has launched a safety upgrade to its Stealth rebreathers range that should reduce the potential for incidents when switching to bail-out gas during mine countermeasures and explosive ordnance disposal (MCM-EOD) operations, as well as other underwater missions. The new dual mode bite mouthpiece i
The second phase of an Innovate UK project has been launched to develop an automated fouling management system for the marine energy industry. The 24-month RoBFMS (Robots to Inspect, Maintain and Repair in Extreme and Challenging Environments) project will develop an automated robotic system to moni
Woodside has signed a shareholders agreement with Perth-based Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) to invest in Blue Ocean Seismic Services.
James Fisher Offshore (JFO) has won a decommissioning project in the Middle East with a new offshore platform jacket removal in Saudi Arabia. The work will utilise its pioneering cutting solution which is, according to JFO, capable of delivering significant time-saving efficiencies. The project, whi
Damen Shipyards Group has hired PG Flow Solutions to deliver an engine room pump system for an offshore mining vessel the shipbuilder is constructing for De Beers Marine Namibia. PG Flow Solutions will supply a complete engine room pump system to the vessel, including fuel oil transfer pumps and fre
