SBM Offshore announces it has been awarded a contract by the Ichthys LNG Project for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and supply of a Turret and Mooring system. This system will be integrated by the client into the Ichthys FPSO and installed offshore NW Australia. The contract also includes
Aker Solutions acquires Norwegian engineering company Sandnessjøen Engineering. The acquisition will strengthen Aker Solutions’ presence in northern Norway and grow the company’s engineering capacity for offshore projects. Over the past 20 years, Sandnessjøen Engineering has established a strong and
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract valued at approximately $100 million from BP Exploration Operating Company Limited for the Clair Ridge Project, West of Shetland. The Clair Ridge development will comprise two new, bridge-linked platforms to be located to the North-East of Clair Phase
Seatools in Numansdorp is a specialist in the field of underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV). It is currently building two fallpipe ROVs (for rock dumping) with a dynamic positioning system. The new ROVs will enable highly accurate pre-programming of the routes along which rocks are to be dump
A new low friction, non-porous, wear resistant tungsten carbide coating from Hardide Coatings has enabled UNITECH Offshore AS to design a unique ROV-operated subsea high-pressure connector with integrated ball valve for use in critical production applications including wellhead control, gas lift and
Gert W. Munthe has been elected Chairman of Aibel AS, with immediate effect. Munthe has already served on the Board of Aibel for several years. “Aibel is a company in a fantastic period of development. As Chairman, I am looking forward to helping this excellent progress continue,” he says. Broad exp
Fugro Subsea Services Limited is a leading manufacturer and operator of ROVs and provider of subsea engineering, construction support and inspection, maintenance and repair services. Its Robotic Technologies business line has announced the introduction of three-dimensional sea current profiles to it
IEV International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IEV Holdings Limited , received the second award this month to supply its Marine Growth Prevention technology to new structures located offshore India. In this award from McDermott Middle East Inc., IEV International will provide and install it
The first offshore pile installation operation with the StabFrame, a newly developed subsea pile-stabilising template, has been successfully completed in the Waimea field in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Jointly developed by Large Diameter Drilling Ltd. (LDD) and MENCK GmbH, the StabFrame stabilises piles
Main One Cable is planning to broaden its submarine cable infrastructure to provide reliable high speed broadband services beyond Lagos. According to the company’s CEO Funke Opeke, Main One is documenting increasing broadband demand on everyday basis. Opeke told the reporters that there are also pla
Scandpower and ModuSpec, a sister company in the Lloyd’s Register Group, are working with leading owners and operators in the oil and gas sector to improve current methods of monitoring the performance of blow-out preventers (BOP) and reduce the risks relating to one of the industry’s most safety-cr
Petrobras announces that it detected a production string rupture of FPWSO Dynamic Producer at 8:30 A.M. this Tuesday (Jan 31). The FPWSO is located approximately 300 kilometers off the coast of the state of São Paulo, where water depth reaches 2,140 meters. This vessel platform is conducting the Car
McDermott International, Inc. announced that it has signed a 10-year frame agreement for spool base services in the Gulf of Mexico with Helix Subsea Construction, Inc. “This agreement allows McDermott, when contracting with Helix, to offer full-service, shore-based pipeline stalking and spooling ser
Gold Oil, the AIM-listed oil and gas exploration and production company, with a primary focus on opportunities in Latin America,provides the following operational update on its operations in Peru. Block Z34 Farm Out Process Gold Oil has engaged FirstEnergy Capital to provide advisory services with r
