Viper Innovation has marked the first field installation of its V-LIFE insulation resistance recovery system in Norway. The set up took place as a result of recent tests which were carried out on an electrical distribution system, which was recovered during a repair campaign. Talks are also said to
Cavitas Energy, enhanced oil recovery specialist, has added bespoke reservoir modelling to its current portfolio of services. Working in partnership with Rock Flow Dynamics (RFD), the developers of subsurface analysis technology tNavigator, Cavitas said it will spearhead small and large scale reserv
Coretrax, the independent wellbore clean up and abandonment specialist, is gearing up for further growth after a successful half-year trading with more than £5 million of turnover recorded so far. The Aberdeen headquartered business has taken on 30 people in the last year and said it plans to recrui
Dutch offshore contractor Van Oord said it has completed the cable installation work for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project in the German North Sea. Van Oord was hired by Ørsted in 2016 to transport, install and bury the infield cables for the offshore wind farm. Cable-laying vessel Nexus was deployed t
Wood has been awarded a new contract by Woodside to support the execution of concept definition for the proposed Scarborough upstream development, offshore Western Australia. Concept definition level engineering associated with the floating production unit, subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, f
Taiwanese Century Wind Power and Danish Bladt Industries have signed a joint venture agreement on the fabrication of offshore foundations for the upcoming Taiwanese offshore wind business. The joint venture “Century Bladt Foundation Co., Ltd” will provide the market with European fabrication technol
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has awarded an almost $2.4 million contract to Luedtke Dredging Company, to dredge Green Bay Harbor in northeast Wisconsin. Under the project, the dredging contractor from Frankfort, Mich., will remove 287,800 cubic yards of material. They will pla
Kraken Robotics has been awarded a contract valued at over C$450,000 by a military customer for its AquaPix Miniature Synthetic Aperture Sonar system. Due to the confidential nature of the application, the customer’s name will not be disclosed, Kraken said. CEO Comments Karl Kenny, Kraken president
Cefas and Liquid Robotics have recently deployed, tested and recovered a remotely-piloted Wave Glider, which was adapted to allow scientists to collect broadband fisheries acoustics data. As part of a multi-vehicle mission under the UK NERC/Defra funded AlterEco project, the Wave Glider called Lyra
Unique Group has extended its offering to include diving & industrial gas supply for the African offshore market from its base in Cape Town, South Africa. The extension of capabilities now includes the full range of diving, welding, industrial, laboratory, test and calibration gases, chemical tanks
Deep Casing Tools, the Aberdeen-based casing and completion technology business, has announced a new partnership with a Canadian distributor, ProTorque Connection Technologies (PTCT). The partnership with PTCT, a tubular running service business, will see Deep Casing Tools re-enter the Canadian mark
SubC Partner has launched an anode repair concept with the help of Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT electric e-robotic underwater vehicle as a development platform. The new concept is said to save up to 75% in costs compared to hydraulic delivered anode repair systems. It can be adapted for any size and shap
Kraken Robotics has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT). The CRADA covers the operation of Kraken’s high-speed actively controlled towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, KATFISH, for multi-mission
Rana Diving said it has been awarded contracts for saturation diving activities (IRM) by Eni DICS, Eni DIME, Enimed and Floaters (all companies of Eni group). According to Ravenna-based diving and subsea services provider, contract duration is three years plus 2 yearly extensions. The diving activit
