N-Seatec, the Netherlands-based technical solutions provider, secured two contracts for delivery of subsea equipment. The first contract is for the delivery of a new Aris Explorer 3000 sonar system to an undisclosed client. The Aris Explorer 3000, manufactured by Soundmetrics, will also include the
Airborne Oil and Gas, the Netherlands-based composite pipe manufacturer, announced a West African operator selected its Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) technology for stimulation fluid injection in deep water offshore West Africa. Airborne Oil & Gas will supply a 1450 meter long, 3 inch ID 5000 p
DNV GL, one of the world’s largest classification societies and advisory body for the offshore oil and gas industry, will launch a joint industry project (JIP) for jack-up industry players. Providing the reasons behind the JIP , DNV GL, pointed to the fact that a lack of properly assessed and define
The Port of Seattle has completed an environmental analysis, including review of pertinent and available environmental information and preparation of an Environmental Checklist, for the East Waterway Maintenance Dredging Program. The proposal includes a 10-year programmatic authorization to conduct
Wallsend-based manufacturer of subsea vehicle systems, Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD), will cut 70 to 80 jobs across its business, the company said Wednesday. The thirty-day consultation period and necessary paperwork will be submitted to the Department of Business and Skills once the Consultation Comm
SeaEnergy, the offshore energy services business, informed Wednesday it expects a ‘significant loss’ for 2015, caused by sever impact of sustained low oil prices on its business. The company said it estimates a drop in revenue from continuing operations for the year ending December 31, 2015. The rev
First Subsea has been awarded a contract to supply a cable connector for the third phase of the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration, in Japan. In this latest phase of the project, the connector will be used to connect 22kV cable to a 7MW wind turbine. So far First Subsea has provided
Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company, has strengthened its presence in the Asia-Pacific Region this month with the addition of permanent personnel to offer well control engineering capabilities. Steve Nas, regional manager of Well Control Engineering – Asia-Pacific Region, brings ne
Norway’s Miko Marine has developed a new electric underwater drill and fastening system that can penetrate and join two metal plates up to 22mm thick in one action. According to the company, the battery-powered Miko Fix drill can be operated by divers at any depth down to 50 metres. It is mounted in
The Australian oil company Woodside Petroleum has chosen to buy license to use the Completion String Design (CSD) software for its well completion operations. The CSD software is licensed by Completion Services, a well completion and software solutions business based in Stavanger, Norway. Woodside h
LinkQuest Inc., a San Diego based manufacturer of precision acoustic instruments, has added new multibeam echosounder product into its product family of acoustic instruments. The EchoSweep 300 Multibeam Echosounder is a high-resolution swath bathymetric system for mapping of sea floor, inland waterw
LinkQuest, a manufacturer of precision acoustic instruments, has added a multibeam echosounder product into its product family of acoustic instruments. The EchoSweep 300 Multibeam Echosounder is a swath bathymetric system for mapping of sea floor, inland waterways and reservoirs. It can be used for
Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field development, with a water depth of 1300 metres, is located in the Norwegian Sea, 300 km west of Bodø, Norway. This pioneering development project awarded Technip, in a consortium with HHI, a contract to build the first Spar in Norwegian waters, and the largest e
MacGregor, a Finland-based provider of offshore vessel equipment, has reached a settlement agreement which will cost it eleven million euros. According to Cargotec, MacGregor’s parent company, the settlement has been reached with a customer related to a development project from 2011. The company did
