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September 20-24, 2010
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Cabaco Delivers AGEOTEC 900m ROV
Cabaco Marine delivered the first 900 version of Ageotec’s Perseo GT model Remote Operated Vehicle. The ROV is ideal for fast deployment for many applications including the offshore market, tunnel inspections and scientific work. Ageotec modified the design to the 600 meter version in a matter of days and the only addition to the delivery time was due to manufacture of the longer tether. Now a 1,500 meter version is available.
Renewable Energy Funding Approved
Marine Current Turbines (MCT) and its project partners Queen’s University Belfast, Mojo Maritime and Edinburgh University, have secured a grant of $389,000 from the Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council to develop a fully submerged SeaGen tidal turbine that can be deployed in deep water sites where there are large tidal ranges or significant wave environments.
Keppel Delivers Seadrill Rig
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track towards an on-budget and on time delivery of the KFELS B Class jackup rig, West Callisto, to Seadrill Limited (Seadrill) before the end of July 2010. This rig was named at Keppel FELS recently by Lady Sponsor Mrs Poespawardhani Priyono, spouse Mr R. Priyono, Chairman of BPMIGAS, Indonesia’s upstream oil and gas supervisory agency. Mr Wong Kok Seng, Executive
New Energy Device to Power Oceanographic Equipment
After two years of design and development, oceanographers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are installing a new alternative energy device along the Arctic coast of Alaska. The device will provide power to scientific instruments in remote areas, where sources of electricity are often scarce. “In principle, the device means that we can deploy the radar systems anywhere along Alaska’s coast,” said
Huisman Delivers for New Deep Water Construction Vessel
Huisman and Heerema Offshore Services signed a Letter of Intent for the delivery of all mission equipment onboard Heerema’s new Deep Water Construction Vessel. Huisman will design, construct and install a 4,000mt Offshore Mast Crane and a pipelay tower for both J-lay and Reel-lay operations in ultra deep water. Installation of equipment is scheduled for 2012/2013, partly at the DSME yard in South Korea and partly at the Huisman quay in Schiedam, The Netherlands.
people and company news
Subsea 7 Wins Petrobras Deal
Jul 27, 2010
Subsea 7, through its i-Tech division, won a $50m contract from Petroléo Brasileiro S/A (Petrobras) for the provision of ROV and underwater positioning survey services onboard a ROV support vessel, operating offshore Brazil.
Aker Solutions Wins ENI Norge Deal
Jul 22, 2010
Aker Solutions won a contract with Eni Norge for the design and supply of an on-vessel Pusnes mooring systemTM for the Goliat FPSO. The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately $24.2m.
new product releases
Predator: A New Inspection Class ROV
Jul 27, 2010
Global Marine Systems launched Predator, a new Inspection class ROV, at HydroVision International in Charlotte, N.C., the world’s largest gathering of hydro professionals. Global Marine, the Chelmsford
RBR: Delivery of MS-310 Micro Salinometer
Jul 02, 2010
NOCS chose the MS-310 to continuously monitor the salinity bath at their calibration facility. Furthermore the design of the MS-310 allows the NOC to develop an automation and control system to direct the MS-310 to sample automatically.
Tupi Commercial Production Start-Up to be Anticipated
GE Oil & Gas Awarded $160 million Contract by Petrobras Neatherlands BV
Brazilian Pre-Salt Frontiers to Expand
Devon Energy´s New Discovery at the Campos Basin
Production Starting at the Espirito Santo Pre-Salt