France’s GTT, the maker of LNG containment systems, said it had received several orders since the beginning of the year, including for the equipment of three LNG carriers and one bunkering vessel. The three LNGCs, offering capacities ranging from 174,000 to 180,000 cbm, will be built at Samsung Heav
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 12 – 18, 2018). DEME’s TSHD Scheldt River Bunkered with LNG in Germany DEME’s new dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Scheldt River’ was successfully bunkered with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) at Br
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 12 – February 18). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/12/bp-kicks-off-at-atoll/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/12/dof-subsea-keeps-fleet-busy/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/13/bou
Royal IHC successfully launched a 5,940kW cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Golden Falcon Marine Construction on 28 January at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. Abu Dhabi based Golden Falcon Marine Construction was formed in January 2006, with the objective of carrying out dr
Aker Solutions has agreed on a long-term collaboration with software company Cognite to accelerate the development of digital solutions aimed to drive efficiencies through the entire life of an energy asset. The energy services company will use Cognite’s industrial data platform to collect and analy
Norway-based technical research and development company Hunter Group, formerly known as Badger Explorer, has reached an agreement to acquire all shares in IKM Subsea Holding, IKM Subsea, and IKM Technology – together referred to as the IKM Subsea & Technology. IKM Gruppen owns all the shares in IKM
Total, acting as operator for and on behalf of a consortium presently composed of Total and Socar, has tasked HydraWell to execute a part of plug & abandonment campaign at the Absheron field in the Caspian Sea. To execute the campaign, HydraWell will utilise its HydraHemera Perf, Wash and Cement (PW
Aker Solutions has signed a long-term collaboration with software company Cognite for the development of digital solutions to improve efficiencies through the life of an energy asset.
Total E&P Absheron B.V. has selected HydraWell to execute a part of a P&A campaign at the Absheron field in the Caspian Sea.
MacArtney has introduced a new underwater winch to expand the MERMAC family of electrically driven winches. The new MERMAC U from MacArtney is an underwater winch range designed for use within scientific, naval and homeland security applications. MacArtney said it has integrated several features int
Submarine Manufacturing and Products (SMP) have delivered two 20ft DNV containerised diving systems (CDS) to Ministry of Defence (UK). The CDS supplied to Ministry of Defence was based on a past design created by SMP with added bespoke requirements requested by the MOD to meet their specific needs.
A US Navy-led mission aboard research vessel RV Petrel has mapped the wreckage of a C-2A Greyhound aircraft that crashed into the Philippine Sea en route to USS Ronald Reagan on November 22, 2017. Using the vessel’s side scan sonar and an ROV to survey the aircraft from February 2-5, the team determ
Ørsted and the University of Oxford have signed a five-year research agreement to optimise the design of foundation structures for offshore wind turbines. A collaboration on wind turbine design is currently ongoing with Durham University and this new agreement with the University of Oxford will focu
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) is supporting the Transforming Australia Subsea Equipment Reliability (TASER) project, led by Wood and in collaboration with Chevron, Shell and Woodside, by providing AUD $145,000 of funding over two years. TASER follows on from the Subsea Equipment Austral
