Malaysia’s Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of oil major Royal Dutch Shell, began construction of a new production support building in Miri, Malaysia today. Chok Chee Tsong, Sarawak Shell Berhad’s general manager said the new building showcased the company’s commitment in continuing to invest in t
AKD Engineering Ltd, a UK company offering engineering, manufacturing and offshore services will close its business this year. According to Camellia PLC, a parent company of AKD, AKD Engineering has today announced its intention to close with effect from the end of June 2015. “The decision to close
Nautilus Minerals has signed a contract with Gardline CGG to provide exploration services for Nautilus’ 2015 program in the Solomon Islands. The vessel MV Duke will be used to generate targets to expand Nautilus’ Seafloor Massive Sulphide (“SMS”) prospect inventory within its 100% owned Solomon Isla
Bibby Subsea, Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, has commissioned two HD work-class ROVs (Remote Operated Vehicles) designed by FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics. Capable of operating at depths of up to 3000m. These underwater vehicles will be working in the Gulf of Mexico on Bibby Subsea’s
Deep Down, an oilfield services company specializing in deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services has been awarded several contracts for deepwater work in the Gulf of Mexico from undisclosed operators. As the company informs, the work will be completed over th
McDermott announced that the consortium between McDermott and a consortium partner has been awarded the SURF engineering, product supply and installation scope for the Atlanta Early Production System (EPS) in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil by Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção S.A. (QGEP). McDer
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released its new ‘Facts About’ publication on Site Investigations. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subjec
Teledyne Marine has introduced the Teledyne PDS software suite, a new software package with enhanced capabilities over the former PDS2000. Teledyne PDS is now a 64-bit Windows version offering faster performance, optimized memory management and better feature utilization. Teledyne PDS is a multipurp
DBR are currently putting together a 40 foot DNV 2.7-1 container generator set for a vessel owned by Jan De Nul Group. After delivery in Q3 2015, the customized generator set will be put into action on offshore trenching operations. The company’s strong relationship with Jan De Nul Group goes back d
Osiris, part of James Fisher and Sons, has successfully completed a long-term project started in spring 2014, carrying out a wide-range of services with cross-trained personnel on the 219MW wind farm, Humber Gateway, based 8km off the Holderness coast in East Yorkshire. Osiris provided a Cougar-XT R
Low oil prices, low activity and great uncertainty in the industry have meant that too few exhibitors have registered. Consequently, the ONS Foundation has had to cancel ONS Norway in August. The exhibitor registration was good until early in the year before it stagnated. There have also recently be
Trials of the Predator Subsea Dredger, which can move one tonne of rocks on the seabed per minute, have exceeded all expectations in terms of efficiency and performance. This new subsea dredging system underwent a number of trials while fitted to the Triton XL26 work class ROV used for training and
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has secured GROW:OffshoreWind funding to build an innovative subsea tool which will substantially reduce project costs and improve health and safety offshore. The subsea tool, which is currently being constructed by Darlington-based Subsea Innovation, will see improv
AWE, as operator of PMP 38158, has informed that the subsea tie-back and installation project to connect the Pateke-4H development well to the Tui area oil fields gathering system has been successfully completed and that oil production has begun. The Pateke-4H well has been brought onto production a
