Norwegian technology group Norbit has acquired field monitoring specialist Aptomar. The Norbit group, headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is an international conglomerate of high-technology companies with operations in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, Poland, Italy, Iceland, UK, Brazil, Singapore,
Trendsetter has completed another project utilizing the subsea hydraulic stimulation system known as STIM. The latest project involved the use of the STIM system to conduct hydrate remediation and flowline decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico. The flowline, which was 20 miles long and located in 4,
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a 3D broadband marine seismic acquisition contract by ONGC for the planned 2017/2018 field season. The surveys are expected to take approximately five months with the main streamer vessel mobilizing to the APAC Region in the fourth quarter 2017. Irene Waage Ba
DNV GL has updated its offshore pipeline standard to reflect the latest pipeline research and developments. The standard, previously called DNV-OS-F101 is now renamed DNVGL-ST-F101. Around 65% of all new projects globally are designed according to the standard, first issued in 1976. The new revision
Hydro Group Systems, subsidiary of subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group, has secured its inaugural contract in the US, worth an estimated $550,000. The company has secured a contract with the US Navy to supply neutrally-buoyant plow umbilicals for the Military Sealift Command, an organi
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian, specialist in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, have finalised financing of €110 million intended to support the Group’s 2017-2020 R&D plans in Europe. Specifically, the EIB financing will be put towards: Industrial research: research on
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, has reported a net loss of $0.7 million, or ($0.05) loss per diluted share in the third quarter of 2017, compared to net income of $1.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share same time last year. Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 were $3.5 millio
Marine engineering company MAATS Tech has signed a contract with Colombo Dockyard to design and install a 2000te carousel on a newbuild vessel for Japanese cable installer Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS). The vessel of VARD 9 01 design is tailor-made for installation and repair of subsea telecom cables. Th
Sonardyne International has provided a major refurbishment of a network of deep water acoustic sensors which for the past decade have provided coastal communities around India with early detection of tsunami waves. Deployed at key locations in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, the Sonardyne bottom
The second part of the foundation installation campaign at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site will start with the return of the Seaway Heavy Lifting’s largest vessel, Oleg Strashnov, and its associated support vessels. The vessel is scheduled to carry out the installation works for approximately o
Noble Energy has hired Gate Energy to help with the commissioning of the Leviathan platform in the Mediterranean Sea. Under the contract, Gate Energy will be responsible for topside commissioning planning, onshore commissioning execution and offshore commissioning services of the production platform
U.S.-based oilfield services provider Danos has been awarded a fabrication contract for a project offshore Equatorial Guinea. The contract was awarded by a major oil and gas producer subsidiary operating in Equatorial Guinea, Danos said. The scope of work comprises the fabrication of a 50-by-60-foot
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Safe Marine Transfer to collaboratively mature and commercialize Safe Marine Transfer’s subsea chemical storage and injection system. Art J. Schroeder, Jr. Principal with Safe Marine Transfer, states: “After performing ev
Carnegie Clean Energy has updated the design of its commercial prototype CETO 6 unit. The new CETO 6 unit will have a nominal capacity of 1.5MW up from 1MW for the previous design. This capacity will vary in accordance with the specific site conditions for each project and the specific design tailor
