Boots & Coots Services, a Halliburton business, has developed the Global Rapid Intervention Package (GRIP), a suite of services to help reduce costs and deployment time in the event of subsea well control events. Reportedly, GRIP provides well planning and well kill capabilities facilitated by the c
Ageotec has delivered a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Perseo GTV to QSTAR, the ROV pilot training centre based in the Canary Islands and Barcelona. QSTAR already owns the Ageotec Sirio and Ageotec Perseo ROVs. The ROV Perseo GTV is equipped with a black & white HD camera, a full color camera w
Boots & Coots Services, a Halliburton company, has developed the Global Rapid Intervention Package (GRIP), a suite of services used in the event of subsea well control events. Halliburton said on Monday that GRIP provides well planning and well kill capabilities facilitated by the company’s global l
A new underwater robot that will help scientists answer important questions about the Antarctic is due to arrive in Tasmania in early 2017, thanks to a contract awarded to International Submarine Engineering (ISE). Capable of diving to depths of 5,000 meters and travelling over 100 kilometers under
StormGeo, a provider of decision support for weather sensitive operations, has launched ‘Cable Lay Service’, the newest addition to its suite of weather forecasting services. According to the company, its Cable Lay Service provides a Common Operating Picture (COP) to enable operators, owners and sup
Coda Octopus has appointed Francis D. (Chuck) Rogers to its board of directors. Rogers’ appointment brings the company`s board composition to three independent directors, including the chairman, and four executive directors. “Chuck’s extensive business development and entrepreneurial background, com
Tritech International has sold its Gemini 620pd multibeam profiling sonar to Unique Group. Unique has purchased four Gemini 620pd sonars to enhance its rental pool. The systems include two Tritech Gemini hubs, to enable an accurate time stamp of data during data acquisition. Initially, the systems w
Nord Stream 2, a consortium set to build the second Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic between Russia and the EU, completed its international tender process for the concrete weight coating and storing of pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. According to a statement issued on Fri
Forum Energy Technologies has received an order from New Orient Marine for three remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for multi-purpose ice-class vessel currently under construction in Singapore. Forum said on Monday that the order includes two Perry XLX 200 bhp, 4,000 meter Work Class ROV systems and
Nord Stream 2 AG has awarded a tender for the provision of concrete weight coating and storing of more than 200,000 pipes for Nord Stream 2 project to Wasco Coatings Europe. The contract for this award is subject to final negotiations and will be signed in the coming weeks. WSC will announce the pro
Forum Energy Technologies has received an order from New Orient Marine to supply three remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for its multi-purpose ice-class vessel currently under construction in Singapore. The order includes two Perry XLX 200 horsepower, 4,000 meter work class ROV systems and one Sub-A
Costain, UK’s engineering solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by Total E&P UK for the construction of a hydrochloric acid dosing plant at the Shetland Gas Plant (SGP). Costain said on Monday that the deal entails installation, tie-in, pre-commissioning and commissioning support. The comp
Following the U.S. Interior Department’s launch of the final rule on the oil and gas drilling in the U.S. Arctic, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), a U.S. body representing offshore energy industry, has issued a response, saying that the rule, as is, might be counterproductive. DOI’s
Atlantis has reached an agreement between its majority owned MeyGen project and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects. The first phase of the MeyGen project was recently connected to the 33kV Ness of Quoys distribution networ
