The dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredger Scheldt River recently returned from successful sea trials, during which it sailed on LNG and its dredging equipment was extensively tested. The 8,400m³ TSHD, the second dredger in the DEME fleet equipped with dual-fuel engines, was officially handed ove
Archer said it has launched a new generation of its SPACE ultrasound imaging and measurement services, which apply ultrasonic techniques – such as phased-array beam-forming – to enable true spatial understanding of the downhole environment. The launch introduces SPACE Vernier, a service designed to
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) said it has released a revised version of its ‘Guidance on Subsea Metrology’. The objective of subsea metrology is to determine accurately the relative horizontal and vertical distance between subsea assets, as well as their relative heading and at
The Egyptian Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a contract with Royal IHC for the design and construction of two custom-built 29,190kW heavy-duty rock cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). The vessels will have an overall length of 147.4 meters and provide a maximum dredging depth of 35 meters. In addi
Aberdeen-based Reactive Downhole Tools said it has recently completed six North Sea installations for multiple operators on both the UK and Norwegian continental shelves, worth in excess of £500K. Reactive said it had delivered its swellable packers to incredibly tight deadlines for one of the insta
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 to Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services. Adding shallow-water dredging capacity to the abilities of this already multi-faceted platform, Damen has fitted the vessel out with a Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump 250. Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services is ba
Symphony Communication, Telekom Malaysia and TelcoTech have launched the 1,300-km-log MCT submarine cable system in Thailand. With total investment of more than THB2 billion ($60 million) in budget, the move aims at establishing Thailand as ASEAN’s telecommunication hub and gateway to the world so a
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP was in Aberdeen yesterday to unveil a new facility to drive innovation and help unlock the full potential of the UK North Sea. The First Minister joined industry and civic leaders for the official opening of the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Innovation Hub, a coll
International Data Buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have shipped a network of 3 off 1.9m data buoys to Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences for participation in a project to study tidal turbulence at the Menai Strait in Wales. SEACAMS2 is a project to assist the d
2H Offshore’s Perth, Australia office has appointed Christian Wiebe as flexible riser expert. Wiebe will be responsible for developing the flexible riser business in Perth and providing his expertise to 2H’s flexible riser projects globally. He has over 12 years’ experience in the oil and gas indust
Oceanteam Solutions has recently signed a contract regarding the supply of a 5300T turntable, a loading tower and auxiliary equipment on a barge for the storage and multiple loadouts of subsea cables in the Netherlands. Furthermore, Oceanteam will accommodate a professional cable handling crew that
Jan De Nul has said it is in full swing with preparations for the subsea cable laying work for ADMA-OPCO’s Nasr Full Field Development Package 2 Project off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the Arabian Gulf. The preparations are lead from Jan De Nul Group’s office in Abu Dhabi by a team of project [&hellip
Add Energy and Trendsetter Engineering have teamed up to develop the Relief Well Injection Spool (RWIS) Lite, designed to reduce the complexity of relief well operations, when coupled with the original RWIS product. RWIS Lite is an exact structural replica of the original RWIS, which allows for dupl
Prysmian has been awarded a contract from Réseau de Transport d’Électricité to develop submarine cable links to connect the three planned offshore wind farms to the mainland power grid in mainland France. The offshore wind farms to be connected via submarine cable are Fécamp, Calvados and Saint Naza
