A Chinese-backed Australian mining company has revealed plans to explore for oil in the seabed off the Abel Tasman National Park coastline… (stuff) [mappress] Source: stuff ,May 06, 2011;
Robots have already been deployed to check on survivors and structural damage following the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Recently, robots… (smartplanet) [mappress] Source: smartplanet ,May 06, 2011;
Eiliv Gjesdal has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Kvaerner. Gjesdal is following the appointment of Jan Arve Haugan as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Gjesdal joined Aker Solutions in 2002 and has extensive experience from finance functions in Aker Solutions as well as a
Guido Perla & Associates (GPA) has announced that the keel laying recently took place at Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) for the Alaska… (motorship) [mappress] Source: motorship ,May 06, 2011;
Aker Solutions’ operating revenues in the first quarter of 2011 were NOK 12 billion, and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 1.8 billion, including profit from asset sales and non-recurring items. “The streamlining of our business is nearly complete, and Kvae
Subsea buoyancy, insulation and elastomer product specialist, Balmoral Offshore Engineering, announced the opening of its new test facility during the annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this week. The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre, located at company HQ in Aberdeen, offers a comprehensiv
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of the Fossekall-Dompap Marine Installation and Pipelay Contract with an approximate value of $180 million from Statoil, close to the Norne FPSO in the Norwegian Sea. The contract scope includes transport and installation of 2 of 4 slots Integrated Template Structur
The Zohrab Veliyev exploration vessel run by Kaspmornefteflot of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan has been sent to the Nursultan area… (News) [mappress] Source: news,May 05, 2011;
The welding work on the Nord Stream Baltic Sea gas pipeline is to begin at a depth of 80 metres off Hanko… (hs) [mappress] Source: hs,May 05, 2011;
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the order for a new 200shp, 4,000-meter rated UHD™ ROV system from Global Industries for delivery in the third quarter of 2011. The UHD™ system will be supplied with a 1,500-meter capacity XE™ TMS, launch and recovery system, and topside
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) has patented a strain measurement system and unique attachment scheme that can be integrated into the insulation and anti-corrosion layers on ultra deep water Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs). This technology was developed because production SCRs typically have thick
Paradigm Flow Solutions launched patented technology to tackle the persistent industry challenge of restrictions and blockages in subsea pipelines, taking the treatment to the topside for the very first time. Paradigm also revealed at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston that it has just la
India plans to spend Rs.500 crore in developing a series of specialized vessels capable of scouring deep ocean floors for minerals, metals… (livemint) [mappress] Source: livemint,May 05, 2011;
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 4.8 million euro contract by Norske Shell to supply the 6.5 km infield umbilical for the Ormen Lange North Field project. The Ormen Lange natural gas field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf started production in 2007. This
