COOEC Subsea Technology, China’s offshore engineering construction company, has taken delivery of three SMD’s Quantum Work Class ROV (WROV) systems. SMD was awarded contracts to supply COOEC with three Quantum MkIII 3000m rated WROV systems in the first quarter of 2015. The orders include one 12Te a
Subsea Vision has added a forth Saab Seaeye Cougar XT to its fleet. The 2000 metre-rated Cougar is to assist in unexploded ordnance (UXO) disposal. The ROV is used to locate and identify UXOs, which can include excavating the seabed to see the objects more clearly. The Cougar then lays a charge alon
France’s specialist in the design of LNG containment systems GTT has posted a strong order book comprising 128 units worth a total of EUR 800 million (USD 874 million) in revenues out to 2020. During the first half of 2015, the company secured 31 new orders, recording revenues of EUR 105 million. Re
France’s specialist in the design of LNG containment systems GTT has posted a strong order book comprising 128 units worth a total of EUR 800 million (USD 874 million) in revenues out to 2020. During the first half of 2015, the company secured 31 new orders, recording revenues of EUR 105 million. Re
Viper Subsea has released the next generation of its V-LOCK hydraulic stab plate, Subsea UK informed. The new model is designed such that all the coupler float requirements are built into the flying half of the stab plate, with couplers rigidly mounted within the fixed half of the stab plate. This m
DNV GL has kicked off a joint industry project (JIP) with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to establish a new international standard for offshore oil and gas projects with an aim to cut project costs. Accordi
Global Marine, a provider of engineering and underwater services, has secured a contract with Subsea 7 to provide personnel and equipment to support the delivery of a submarine fibre optic link between platforms in the North Sea for UK oil and gas major, BP. Under the contract, Global Marine will be
Tampnet Inc., the US subsidiary of the Norwegian-based offshore communications provider Tampnet AS, has reached an agreement to acquire Broadpoint LLC, a provider of offshore communications to the oil & gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, Tampnet has entered into a long-term strategic r
With the sail away of the Cygnus Alpha Compression Module yesterday evening (July 20, 2015), the last of four main structures left Heerema Hartlepool, part of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), after two and a half years of construction. According to Heerema, the Cygnus Bravo Wellhead Platform (BWHP)
Searcher Seismic, in cooperation with MAGE, has announced the acquisition of the Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey covering the Porcupine & Slyne Basins and the Goban Spur offshore Ireland, is now complete. Searcher Seismic started the survey in March 2015. According to the company, compr
GTT, French designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG received a new order for one liquefied natural gas carrier.
GTT, French designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG received a new order for one liquefied natural gas carrier.
Two Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) personnel conducted inspections of Shell Oil Co. marine vessels Noble Discoverer and the semi-submersible drilling unit Transocean Polar Pioneer in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. While onboard the vessels, BSEE inspectors reviewed drilling equipment,
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a $106 million contract to provide engineering and industrial support on U.S. Navy submarines, special mission submersibles, submarine support facilities and related programs. If all options are exercised
