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Serica Shuts Rhum Production Due to Subsea Control Module Issues

Mar 01, 2022

British independent Serica Energy said it has paused production from the Rhum gas field in the U.K. North Sea while it works to replace malfunctioning underwater equipment.Serica said on Monday that it identified a fault in the Rhum subsea control module, but that the issue posed no 'no safety or environmental issues'.Production is expected to be on hold for at least two weeks while Serica plans and implement a program to replace the control module utilizing a spare held in stock…

Vestdavit Develops Innovative Davit for Esvagt SOV Newbuild

Sep 06, 2022

Vestdavit has developed an innovative heavy-duty davit for larger offshore wind workboats to be delivered for a green-fueled service operation vessel (SOV) newbuild as part of a multiple davit contract with Esvagt.Danish shipowner Esvagt earlier…

Smedley Named President, COO at Deepsea Technologies Inc.

Aug 11, 2022

Marcus Smedley has been named president and chief operating officer of Deepsea Technologies, Inc. (DTI). The Houston-based firm engineers and manufactures a wide range of subsea products and equipment used in the offshore oil and gas industry…

C-Kore Mobilizes on North Sea Campaign

Aug 03, 2022

C-Kore Systems recently completed a campaign on a subsea oil field located in the North Sea. The C-Kore tools were used to test the electrical integrity of the subsea assets, giving quick feedback to the operator for their maintenance decisions on the field…

Osbit Delivers Gangway for Japanese Offshore Wind

Aug 03, 2022

U.K.-based offshore engineering and technology company Osbit said it has completed its first project for Shimizu, following the delivery of a bespoke walk to work access system for the company’s new–build offshore jack-up vessel for offshore wind constructions…

CorPower Ocean Delivers First Commercial-scale Composite WEC H

Jul 25, 2022

CorPower Ocean has teamed up with composite machinery specialist Autonational and composite tank experts CPT Tankwell to  develop its first commercial-scale hull in Viana do Castelo (Portugal), using a custom-built machine, installed inside an environmentally controlled work cell…

Deepsea Technologies Acquires AF Global UK

Jul 05, 2022

Houston-based Deepsea Technologies, Inc. (DTI) on Tuesday announced it has acquire a 100% share AF Global UK Ltd. (AFGUK), the subsea division of AFG Holdings Corporation. The company will now operate under the name Deepsea Technologies UK Ltd…

Nauticus Robotics Hires Bohan as COO

Apr 07, 2022

Nauticus Robotics, Inc., a Houston-area developer of surface and subsea robots, autonomy software, and associated ocean services announced the appointment of Donnelly Bohan as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer, effective April 4, 2022…

Corvus' Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Gets AIP from DNV

Apr 04, 2022

Corvus Energy announced its hydrogen fuel cell system developed through the H2NOR project has received approval in principle (AIP) from classification society DNV for its safety solution enabling simplified placement of the system inside a ship’s hull…

Schlumberger Says Russia-Ukraine Conflict Will Weigh on Q1 Results

Mar 08, 2022

Schlumberger's current-quarter results are likely to be impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, its chief executive officer said on Tuesday, as Moscow accounts for about 5% of the oilfield services company's global revenue.Crude prices…

Duo Launches RenQuip to Fill Energy Market's Tool Manufacturing and Equipment Rental Gap

Mar 07, 2022

Two experienced industry veterans Marc Gerrard and John Morgan have launched RenQuip Limited, a new Dyce, Aberdeen-based tool manufacturing and equipment rental company 'that will bridge the gap between the petroleum and renewables sectors.''RenQuip’s…

TDI-Brooks Puts New CPT System to Use

Mar 01, 2022

Marine data acquisition services company TDI-Brooks said it has conducted two projects with its new Neptune 5000 (N5K) cone penetration testing (CPT) System delivered from Datem in 2021.The first program was conducted in October for an offshore wind farm project on the U…

Petrofac Extends Rental Equipment Contract with EnerMech

Nov 25, 2021

Global asset lifecycle support specialist EnerMech has confirmed a three-year extension deal with Petrofac, taking the two company’s working relationship beyond the 10-year mark.Having held the contract since 2012, the 57-strong Aberdeen and…

Bob Black Joins EC-OG Board

Nov 25, 2021

EC-OG, developer of energy management and storage technologies for the energy industry, has appointed Bob Black as a non-executive director on its Board. He will act as the Board representative of EC-OG’s investors Par Equity.Bob has 30 years…

Interventek Launches Revolution-7 Subsea Landing String

Oct 20, 2021

Aberdeen-based, subsea well intervention technology specialist Interventek announced the commercial launch of a new API 17G qualified, in-riser subsea landing string system. The Revolution-7 landing string is an advanced, 7-inch nominal, 10…

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