Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has secured work for its Indonesian-flagged Nusantara dive support vessel. The vessel will be on a two-year charters, plus extension options, with Shelf Subsea. Shelf plans to use the DSV to provide integrated Diving and ROV services to clients across Asia Pacific. “We
Bosch Rexroth from Boxtel was approached by to increase the pulling force of its hydraulic cable tensioner and to upgrade the complete hydraulic installation. “This was a challenging and evenly exciting job,” says Remco Buskens, sales engineer specialized services at Bosch Rexroth. “The complete ins
Auckland Museum is leading a six-week expedition to discover more about Southwest Pacific. The expedition started July 27 in southern New Caledonia and tracks through southern Fiji and Tonga, and should end until September 5, in New Zealand via Rangitahua the Kermadec Islands. The 20 strong team of
The underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could continue as the US-based seabed exploration specialist reportedly offered to take another stab at the likely search area. The two-year search was suspended in January this year after it failed to find the MH370 flight that va
Now that half the year has passed, a review of offshore project sanctioning might be timely.
TWMA, a provider of drill cuttings and slop handling, management and treatment solutions, has been awarded a contract estimated to be worth around £1million with UKCS-focused E&P company, Azinor Catalyst. The project, which starts in August 2017, will see TWMA provide drill cuttings containment and
Norway’s Norsafe has secured a contract with Eni of Italy to supply life-saving appliances for the Coral South floating LNG facility to be located in Area 4, some 50 kilometres of the coast of Mozambique.
Indonesia’s Center for Marine Geological Research and Development (PPPGL), the research and development agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), conducted a sea trial of Geomarin III research vessel in the Sunda Strait. This sea trial is a preparation for the identification of
The energy company Eni Norge, a subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. has joined the Siemens Subsea Power Grid Joint Industry Program (JIP). Siemens Subsea is developing a complete subsea power network with a group of partners, led by Chevron and including Statoil, Exxon and Petrobras, as part of a Joint Industr
CGG said it has started ‘Gippsland ReGeneration’ 3D reprocessing project in Australia’s premier Gippsland Basin, in South-East Australia. The project should reportedly offer the industry the highest-resolution 3D seismic data available in this area. According to CGG, the Gippsland ReGeneration proje
NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, is leading a research programme that should enhance flow measurement standardisation across Europe between multiphase flow metrology testing facilities. The new three-year project is part of the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR
The U.S. offshore rig count has fallen to 17 active drilling units after it dropped by 7 rigs this past week, according to a report by Baker Hughes, a GE Company. Baker Hughes Weekly Rig Count: U.S. -4 to 954 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 954, with oil […]
More than 250 Bechtel workers employed at Chevron’s Wheatstone project have reportedly signed a petition alleging „serious workplace bullying incidents.“ The petition calls on Chevron contractor Bechtel to treat worker’s concerns with the seriousness and respect required, after a worksite manager al
Uljanik has completed installation of the cutter ladder for one of the world’s largest cutter suction dredgers, the self-propelled vessel the Croatian shipbuilder is currently constructing for Jan De Nul Group. According to the official announcement, cutter ladder is equipped with two main lines, dr
