A Swedish research foundation has granted MARIS at Södertörn University funds to develop non intrusive methods for deep water archeology together with MMT. This is as part of the initiative to promote cooperation between the industry and the academic world. The project focuses on developing new tech
As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 229, which offered over 20 millions acres and attracted $133,
Shell Offshore Inc.’s (Shell) Olympus hull, the approximately 32,500 metric ton main body of the Olympus TLP, departed from South Korea to begin its two month journey to the U.S. Gulf Coast. After nearly 4 million man hours and a peak of approximately 1,300 workers on-site, construction of the Olymp
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has announced the release of SACS version 5.5 – software that expands installation capabilities, integrates new wind turbine platform design functionality, and in
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its technology has been selected by Petrobras to process natural gas aboard up to eight Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. Honeywell’s UOP Separex™ membrane systems will be installed on the new FPSOs that will operate in the Lula
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 7 million by Shell to acquire 3D electromagnetic (EM) data offshore Malaysia. The 3D EM survey will be performed from the vessel EM Leader and will start upon completion of its current work program. “This cont
Sembcorp Marine Ltd, through Jurong Offshore Pte Ltd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, has secured a drillship contract worth US$806.4 million from Sete Brasil Participacǒes S.A. (Sete Brasil), for the design and construction of a drillship based on Jurong Shipyard’s proprietary Jurong Espadon drillship de
Wood Group Kenny has been awarded the Gas Export Pipeline Front End Engineering Design (FEED) by Chevron North Sea Ltd for their Rosebank West of Shetland development. “This is excellent news and keeps us positioned as leaders in the design of pipeline systems in the extreme and hostile environment
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, today announces it has secured a global frame agreement with Subsea 7 to deliver a range of inspection and expediting services. The agreement, over the n
Variable Bore Rams, Inc. (VBR), one of the largest original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of blowout preventer components and ram providers in the world, has added the Hydril shearing blind ram to its offerings, announced President Hines M. “Chip” Marshall, Jr. Manufactured by Hydril, the ram is cap
Swire Oilfield Services, the leading global supplier of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management, has officially opened its new £4 million global headquarters in Aberdeen. The new headquarters are part of an overall investment in the business of £50
Parties of the German ruling coalition agreed yesterday to lower the limit on damages that grid operators must pay for delays when connecting offshore wind farms to the grid, Joachim Pfeiffer from the Christian Democratic Union told Bloomberg. The limit on damages when grid companies are found negli
Four J D Neuhaus type EH50 air operated monorail hoists have been supplied and mounted by Westcon Løfteteknikk AS of Bergen to the Maersk offshore rig Guardian. These products have been specified for the synchronised lifting and handling of an 18.3/4” 15,000psi BOP unit before and after drilling ope
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has temporarily suspended BP Exploration and Production, Inc., BP PLC and named affiliated companies (BP) from new contracts with the federal government. EPA is taking this action due to BP’s lack of business integrity as demonstrated
