Maritime Developments (MDL) has proven the complete portability of its flex-lay equipment design with a recently completed project in West Africa. The newest and largest pipelay tensioner in the company’s rental fleet, the MDL TTS-4/375 Series Tensioner was used for installation of oil offloading li
Rovco has formed an invested partnership with Global Marine Group (GMG) to bring intelligent inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) solutions to the global offshore market. GMG, made up of three business units – Global Offshore, CWind and Global Marine – has secured a 13.8% share in the Bristol an
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Vryhof company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Diamond Offshore. Under the terms of the agreement, DSM will provide mooring and related equipment to several of Diamond’s rigs. In addition, the company will work closely with Diamond in developing Diamond’s Mooring In
Aberdeen-based energy services firm, Ardyne Technologies, said it aims to enter a new phase of growth following a funding package from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank. The Bank’s Growth Finance team has provided Ardyne with £7 million, which will be used to enhance its core products and expand the bus
CNOOC has made a new discovery on the Glengorm prospect, located in the UK Central North Sea. The Glengorm discovery is located in License P2215 with a water depth of approximately 86 meters. The exploration well Glengorm was drilled to a total depth of 5,056 meters and encountered net gas and conde
McDermott has secured a sizeable contract award by LLOG Exploration Company for deepwater subsea pipeline tiebacks and structures from the Stonefly development to the Ram Powell platform, located approximately 140 miles southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. The contract has a value between USD $1 mil
The City of Ulsan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with four domestic and foreign partnerships and investors to build and maintain floating wind farms, as well as to create a local supply chain in South Korea. The four developers include a partnership between Royal Dutch Shell and CoensHexic
The Carbon Trust has launched three tenders for floating wind technology as part of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership (JIP). In the first tender, The Carbon Trust is inviting companies and consortia to undertake a study looking at the feasibility and technology development needs for heavy
The Carbon Trust has launched three tenders for floating wind technology as part of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership (JIP). In the first tender, The Carbon Trust is inviting companies and consortia to undertake a study looking at the feasibility and technology development needs for heavy
Equinor has received an approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for extended technical lifetime for the Åsgard A facility in the Norwegian Sea until 2027. It will extend the production twelve years longer than the original plan. Åsgard A plays a particularly important role in recovering as
Polarcus has received a contract award for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project in West Africa. The project will start in Q1 2019. According to the company, the contract has a duration of approximately six weeks. Polarcus did not disclose the name of the client nor the value of the contract. To r
The US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Module Program recently completed shipboard integration testing of two unmanned systems on board USS Independence. The two systems — the Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) and Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) — are part of the Mine Counte
A team of scientists and engineers has for the first time successfully drilled over two kilometres through the ice sheet in West Antarctica using hot water. This research will help understand how the region will respond to a warming climate. The 11-person team has been working on the Rutford Ice Str
IKM Testing has been awarded a contract by Total for the work on the Tyra field in the Danish Sector of the North Sea. The contract includes cleaning and preparation for the removal of existing platforms and associated subsea pipelines. The contract will mainly be carried out in 2019 and parts of 20
