Seatronics have recently strengthened its global senior management with the implementation of a new UK general manager, group compliance manager and group engineering manager. Formerly UK operations manager, Scott Gray has been promoted to the role of UK general manager as of March this year. Gray j
The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of Baker Hughes by GE under EU merger control rules. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not adversely affect competition in the relevant markets. The combination of GE’s oil and gas business and Baker Hughes was announced in late-O
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has deployed buoys to record wave and tide movement off the coasts of Oregon and Maine, in areas known to be potential hot spots for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy development. Researchers aim to collect data that will support industry’s efforts
Shipbuilding and repair company Vard will upgrade Farstad Shipping’s platform supply vessel Far Sun. The PSV was delivered from Vard to Farstad Shipping in 2014 for immediate beginning of its long-term charter contract with Statoil out of Stavanger. Now, the vessel will be equipped with batteries fo
Two Norwegian companies have embarked on development and testing of a new underwater power & data connection system that could reportedly reduce cost and improve efficiency of vessel-based offshore ROV (remotely operated vehicle) operations. DOF Subsea, a provider of integrated subsea services and W
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has successfully completed a tailings pond dredging job at an iron mine in Brazil. Dragflow was called to face with the problem of dredging and returning the tailings back to a ‘Mineral Duct’. In addition, it was
Claxton has deployed its new WellRaizer modular conductor recovery system to support the rigless recovery of seven abandoned wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. WellRaizer has been designed, engineered, and developed by Claxton to allow the recovery offshore of oil and gas conductor pipe and c
MacArtney France has supplied a complete multibeam echo sounder system and winch designed and engineered for a newly-built rescue vessel Sirius. Operated by Belgian DAB Vloot , the vessel is 45 meters long, almost 11 meters wide, and can reach a speed of 13 knots. The scope of supply for Sirius comp
Trelleborg’s offshore operation recently developed a new standardized buoyancy module system. The Sstandardized buoyancy module is made up of small elements that stack together to increase the overall uplift of the complete distributed buoyancy module. The buoyancy segments are designed to mechanica
French vessel owner and offshore services provider Bourbon and Kongsberg Maritime now signed a strategic agreement of collaborative development on connected and autonomous vessels. The two companies said they will execute joint projects to develop new ways of efficient operations in the offshore ser
FCS (Fluid Control Service), the FlowControl equipment services provider within Norway, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with subsea flowlines and risers specialist, Flexlife Group. According to FCS, Flexlife’s objective is to maximise the safe remaining life of flexible pipe and
Claxton, an engineering and services company in subsea services group Acteon, has deployed its new WellRaizer modular conductor recovery system to support the rigless recovery of seven abandoned wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In a statement on Wednesday, Claxton explained that its WellRai
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has purchased two Sprint systems from Sonardyne. The Sprint systems were purchased to support of a key customer on the OCTP project with Eni off Ghana’s Western Region coast, Seatronics explained. The Sprint is an acoustically aided subsea inertial navigation system fo
Engine supplier MAN Rollo has just announced that they will provide the crane vessel Werkendam with three LNG generator sets. International marine and offshore contractor Van Oord is currently building the ship at Neptune Shipyards in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. It is the first LNG powered vessel for bo
