Royal IHC today released a video about the IHC training simulator for cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). According to the company, IHC training simulators are useful for CSD operators in order to advance their dredge process awareness, competences, experience and efficiency without the need to utilise
The quarters and utilities platform jacket has sailed away to the Shah Deniz contract area in the Caspian Sea from the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF). The QU platform jacket weighs approximately 12,084 tonnes and stands 105 metres high. It contains 31 J Tubes, 7 utility caissons
Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL) have recently supplied Exploration Electronics with a custom built Vibrocorer system for use in their rental pool. The purchase of this system by Exploration Electronics, who specialises in the rental and operation of marine seismic systems, adds to the com
C-Kore Systems has delivered a C-Kore unit to an unnamed oil and gas company in the Gulf of Mexico. The unit will be used for fault finding on the client’s assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Tim Overfield, managing director of C-Kore said, “We are already working with many of the operators and installati
Enviro Voraxial Technology (EVTN) has agreed to enter into an agreement with oilfield services provider Schlumberger for the sale of its Voraxial Separator patents and trademarks. EVTN said on Wednesday that the agreement is expected to be completed within the next three months. The company produces
Enviro Voraxial Technology (EVTN) has entered into an agreement with Schlumberger to sell its intellectual property, substantially consisting of its Voraxial Separator patents and trademarks. In addition, following the closing, EVTN will receive a worldwide, royalty-free license to use the underlyin
PLM Cranes BV, a Dutch company specializing in designing and manufacturing custom cranes for dredging, stevedoring, bulk handling, heavy lift and offshore applications, has won a contract to build new bucket wheel unloader (BWU). Under the agreement, this new BWU, with an unloading capacity of 2500m
Swan Hunter has taken delivery of a new 450Te reel drive system from Motive Offshore. According to Swan Huter who previously took delivery of Motive’s 15Te horizontal 2 track tensioner, the equipment has completed the factory acceptance testing program and is now ready for operations. “We are please
Telcotech, Malaysia Telekom and Symphony Communication have launched the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) submarine cable system and landing station in Cambodia. MCT cable system spans approximately 1,300 kilometers and adopts 100 Gbps technology and will support a capacity of at least 30 Tbps. The
UK company Aquind has signed an agreement with the French national transmission system operator RTE to link an interconnector to the French grid at Barnabos substation, in the region of Haute-Normandie. The Aquind Interconnector is a new underground and subsea electricity cable providing additional
Banchory-based Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has appointed Mark Gillespie as managing director. Gillespie has held senior technical, commercial and contractual management roles in Technip, CSL, GE Oil & Gas, Centrica and Talisman. More recently he was managing director of Aberdeen-based engineering an
Russian company Tetis Pro informed that it will supply 12 new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Russian Navy by the end of 2017. The ROVs will be supplied from a range able to perform tasks at a depth of over 300 meters, the “Marlin 350”. The Marlin 350 is developed by Tetis Pro for search [&
A gas leak was detected on Friday night from a subsea template at the Statoil’s Asgard field. The gas leak in the Norwegian Sea field occurred during a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operation preparing for a well intervention, Statoil’s spokesperson said in an email statement. Production from the
The US oilfield services major Halliburton is said to be close to strike a deal to acquire Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions. According to Norwegian media reports, with reference to an article in the Norwegian Financial daily Finansavisen, the Aker Group, owned by Kjell Inge Røkke, is a
