The international oil services provider Aker Solutions has signed a frame agreement with Shell for the delivery of subsea umbilicals and cables globally. The size of the frame agreement is dependent on call-offs and the number of projects that Shell decides to execute. However, Aker Solutions estima
STX France Solutions, subsidiary of STX France, specialized in the Offshore Oil & Gas and Marine Renewable Energy Engineering – has just joined the privileged club of certified specialists of the offshore wind foundations market. The innovative jacket design launched by its R&D team has received the
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, announced that it has secured environmental and maritime safety approvals for its Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP). Over the last two years, Carnegie has undertaken extensive environmental impact assessment of all elements of the PWEP using a comb
Aberdeen Harbour Board has submitted a Directions for Growth document to the National Planning Framework, in response to its call for candidate developments. The document outlines the findings from an ongoing feasibility study, which was launched in September to assess the viability of potential exp
The Freudenberg Group, headquartered in Weinheim, Germany, and the private equity firm HitecVision, headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, have signed a Share Purchase Agreement for 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Vector Technology Group, a major global supplier of high integrity sealing solut
EdgeTech announces the addition of Damon Wolfe in the role of Product Line Sales Engineer. Damon joins EdgeTech after four years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) where he served as a technical lead for a variety of surveying and remote sensing projects including hydrographic surveying,
Statoil Petroleum ASA has received consent to use a new production pipeline and well on Visund Sør. Visund Sør is located ten kilometres from the Gullfaks C and Visund A platforms in the North Sea and is part of production licence 120. Water depth at the site is 290 metres. [mappress] Press Release,
Coda Octopus Group, Inc., recently delivered an Underwater Inspection Systems (UIS(TM)) to Port Everglades. Port Everglades is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world and a leading container port in Florida. It is among the most active cargo ports in the United States with more than 5,300 ships
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, announces the appointment of Jeremy Cowell as Business Development Manager for its UK operations. Jeremy’s role will be to support and supplement the business development and sales efforts already being undertaken by the senior management and engineering teams in the
Oceaneering Deepwater Technical Solutions (DTS) has solidified its Gulf of Mexico (GOM) market position in cutting and decommissioning since the 2011 acquisition of NCA. Oceaneering has grown with the NCA acquisition, adding employees, equipment, tooling, vessel products and services including dredg
On 7 December 2012, A2SEA’s new installation vessel, SEA INSTALLER, arrives in the port of Esbjerg, Denmark. Her journey began on 20 October 2012 as she departed from Qidong in China where she had spent the last 24 months under construction at COSCO shipyard. ”We are very proud of being able to welc
Total Energy USA recognized Shell Oil with the Chairman’s Innovation Award and Helix Power Generators, Inc. was awarded runner-up with Honorable Mention at the Total Energy USA Conference and Exposition held in Houston. The Chairman’s Innovation Award showcases newly developed concepts and products
The Dutch coast guard has called off the search for missing crew members from car carrier Baltic Ace, which sank last week after collision with containership Corvus J near the entrance to the Rotterdam’s port. Since the accident happened outside the Netherlands’ territorial waters the Dutch police h
Malaysia’s Nam Cheong Dockyard Sdn Bhd launched the NC800, the country’s first diesel electric multi-purpose platform support vessel (MPSV), Bernama reports. The Wartsila designed vessel, which will bear the name Armada Tuah 300, is commissioned by Bumi Armada and it will support the deep-water Gumu
