KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA, a crawler excavator manufacturer, has introduced the upgraded SK140SRLC-5 excavator in North America. Independent travel, an exclusive KOBELCO feature, allows the SK140SRLC to move, lift and swing simultaneously without experiencing loss of power. A variety of ope
Tekmar Energy has been selected to supply the cable protection systems for the inner array grid cable system for the 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm, Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) informed on Wednesday. In June 2016, SOC was awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package o
ACE Winches has completed a scope of work for Technip as part of a subsea infrastructure project in the Loyal field, west of the Shetland Islands. Quad204 is the redevelopment of the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, located 175 km west of Shetland and 15 km north of the Foinaven field. The complete pr
Maritime Developments (MDL) has introduced a new tensioner at its testing facility in Peterhead, UK. The 110-tonne 4-track pipelay tensioner, the TTS-4/310, features failsafe grip system, self-centring track system and a modular, road-transportable design, the company explained. “Ever since we annou
Norwegian oil company Statoil informed on Tuesday that, what the company claims to be, the world’s first subsea gas compression system has now been in operation for one year on the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil reported that the system has been running with practically no stops or inter
Sonardyne Brasil Ltda. has supplied acoustic positioning technology for the ROV support vessel (RSV) Fugro Aquarius, to support its subsea inspection, repair and maintenance activities in Brazil. Already delivered and fully commissioned, the Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system is being used
The world’s first subsea gas compression system has now been in operation for one year on the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea The system has been running like a Swiss clock with practically no stops or interruptions, the Norwegian oil & gas major said on Tuesday. “Quality in all sections of the pr
Aker Solutions said it will offer employees in selected jurisdictions the opportunity to buy shares of the company. According to the company, the 2016 employee share purchase program should allow participants to acquire shares for between NOK 10,000 and NOK 60,000. Participants are offered a general
Oilfield services company Schlumberger has released the GeoTesting geology-based well test design and interpretation service at the 2016 SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Dubai. The company said on Tuesday that GeoTesting services, which will be built
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 19-25, 2016). DEME’s Multi Purpose Vessel ‘Living Stone’ Hits the Water DEME Group has celebrated the launch of their new multi purpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, the most advanced vessel in its class. Bo
Norwegian provider of subsea equipment to the industry, NLI Subsea, has been declared bankrupt. NLI Subsea, comprising NLI Asker Subsea, NLI Odda and NLI Subsea Service, was spun out of NLI as a separate priority area in 2013. Reports indicate that NLI Subsea was declared bankrupt last week, Septemb
General Dynamics Mission Systems featured the Bluefin Robotics hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV) at OCEANS 2016 in Monterey, California. HAUV is a two-man-portable hovering AUV designed for ship hull inspection. Equipped with a high-resolution imaging sonar, it surveys ship hulls and oth
Following the awards in Australasia, seismic contractor Polarcus has received a letter of intent for another 3D marine seismic acquisition, this one to be carried out in Europe. According to the Oslo-listed company, the survey will be conducted by utilizing its XArray acquisition technique, and will
MHI Compressor do Brasil Ltda. (MCO-B) held an opening ceremony on September 21 in Piracicaba, in São Paulo state, Brazil, to mark the launch of full-scale operations. MCO-B is a Brazilian joint venture (JV) established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a Hiroshima-based G
