Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has completed the first phase of the four-year-long plan for localizing offshore facilities equipment and components that the company has mostly secured from overseas suppliers. Since September last year, HHI and its local offshore equipment supply partners have been w
Brazil’s Petrobras has informed the company is saving $5 million per well by replacing drillships with technology adapted for pre-salt depths. This technique allows it to cut ocean descent times. At the end of last year, Petrobras deployed its first wet Christmas tree (equipment installed on a wellh
An Israeli contractor has invested in three large Hitachi excavators to supply rocks for extending breakwaters, which will form part of the construction project for two new container terminals at the ports of Haifa and Ashdod. AD Edan Hadash Earthmoving Contractors Ltd. has purchased two ZX470LCH-5s
Sweden-based MMT has recently completed a cable and seabed survey for Statnett at Lofoten and Rombaken, Norway. Statnett took over three marine cable connections in Lofoten/Vesterålen, Northern Norway 1st of January 2015. The cables were owned by Trollfjord Kraft and Lofotkraft and include Hadselfjo
Subsea oil and gas deposits off the coast of Brazil have long been off limits to humans, save the few brave souls who explore the watery depths in custom-built submarines. But that’s changing. Energy companies are planning to place entire industrial plants processing oil and gas on the seabed. These
ABS, a provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has awarded approval in principle (AIP) for Hyundai Heavy Industries’ next-generation HD12000 heavy duty, wide beam drillship design. The drillship, which can accommodate a 20,000-psi blowout preventer system, has been desig
The LNP appears to be confused about their own policy regarding the Cairns port dredging proposal in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, announced Cairns and Far North Environment Center (CAFNEC). The community has been told that State Government policy was NO new dumping in the Marine Park. Recentl
A series of four LNG carriers being built by the Hudong-Zhongua Shipbuilding yard in China will feature Wärtsilä LNG reliquefaction plants and gas handling systems.
A series of four LNG carriers being built by the Hudong-Zhongua Shipbuilding yard in China will feature Wärtsilä LNG reliquefaction plants and gas handling systems.
When a Belgium-based dredging company required two anchors of a type not commonly available, they knew where to turn. Theo Kloosterman, Manager of Damen Anchor & Chain Factory (AKF), takes up the story: “The client was looking for two High Holding Power NAF type anchors, for their dredging vessel. T
Kongsberg Maritime has reported that its Standard Products team generated more orders in 2014 than any single year before it. The company believes this record breaking performance was driven by the popularity of the Kongsberg Maritime OE14-370 Colour Zoom Camera and the long-standing support of many
WesPac Midstream has selected Cosmodyne to supply a Linex natural gas liquefier for a new natural gas liquefaction facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
WesPac Midstream has selected Cosmodyne to supply a Linex natural gas liquefier for a new natural gas liquefaction facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
Deep Trekker will showcase its new line of ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) at the Underwater Intervention conference and exhibition from February 10–12 in New Orleans. The product line is based on the designs of the Deep Trekker’s DTG2 ROV system. The system features patented pitching system and 3
