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Huisman busy in China and Schiedam

Jan 31, 2014

A 3000-tonne offshore mast crane has been installed on EMAS' Lewek Constellation at Huisman China’s yard in the Fujian Province using a new 2400-tonne quayside crane at the facility. The quayside crane, known as the Skyhook, installed the offshore mast crane in two lifts…

Ceona's Polar Onyx out of dry dock

Dec 04, 2013

Ceona's high-capacity flexible/umbilical pipelay and subsea construction vessel the Polar Onyx has been floated out of dry dock at Ulstein Verft yard in Norway following an intensive outfitting program. It has now moved to the shipyard quay…

Ceona contracts ROVOP for ROVs

Oct 04, 2013

Subsea construction firm Ceona has awarded a five-year contract worth over £45million to ROV provider ROVOP. The contract will see ROVOP provide hydraulic, work-class ROV services on board Ceona’s fleet of new, purpose-built deepwater…

Ceona awards contract to ROVOP

Sep 30, 2013

Ceona has awarded a 5-yr contract worth over £45million to independent ROV provider ROVOP. The contract will see ROVOP provide hydraulic, work-class ROV services on board Ceona’s fleet of new, purpose-built deepwater pipelay and construction vessels including the Ceona Amazon and the Polar Onyx…

Voices: “How can the industry help foster an interest in engineering among children?”

Sep 01, 2013

Next Generation. Faced with global staffing shortages, OE asked: “How can the industry help foster an interest in engineering among children?” Math and science are a requirement for filling the pipeline of future engineers…

Huisman wins 10 pipelay orders

Aug 13, 2013

Lifting, drilling and subsea solutions specialist Huisman has secured new contracts for10 pipelay systems, with various major offshore pipelay contractors. The new contracts include: three 550mt tiltable lay systems (TLS) and one 325mt vertical lay system (VLS) for Subsea 7…

RDS wins DSME and Ensco contracts

Aug 06, 2013

Rig design engineering firm RDS has been awarded two contracts valued at US $42,000,000 for engineering and design services in the North Sea and a global master services agreement (MSA).   The first contract is for detailed design and…

New PDC cutter introduced

Jul 31, 2013

Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, released the ONYX 360° rolling polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter. This technology enables a PDC cutter to rotate 360° while drilling, improving drillbit durability in abrasive formations and extending drillbit life and footage drilled per run…

Foster Wheeler AG acquires NorthAm Engineering

Jul 18, 2013

Foster Wheeler AG has acquired Monterrey, Mexico-based NorthAm Engineering. NorthAm is one of the largest Mexican engineering and project management companies, specializing in upstream, offshore and onshore, downstream, and power projects…

Contract wins for Worley

Jun 24, 2013

Australian engineering firm WorleyParsons has won two contracts, offshore Australia and on and offshore Africa. Worley Parsons is to provide brownfield engineering services to Chevron for the operator's west Australian assets, under a master services agreement lasting initially five years…

Bill Smart appointed North America BDM for Aquatic Engineering & Construction

Feb 01, 2013

Aquatic Engineering & Construction, an Acteon company, has appointed Bill Smart business development manager, North America. Smart joins Aquatic from Prime Source Packaging, where he was vice president of sales & service. Previously…

Samsung Offshore names COO

Jan 14, 2013

Ex-Saipem CEO appointed Samsung Offshore COO Michel LaineSamsung Engineering has appointed Michel Lainé as chief operating officer of its newly established offshore segment, effective December 20, 2012.Lainé’s career in offshore began in 1982 with ETPM…

Bill Smart appointed North America BDM for Aquatic Engineering & Construction

Dec 07, 2012

Bill Smart has been appointed North America BDM for Aquatic Engineering & Construction. He previously served in engineering and project management roles with Oceaneering Intervention Engineering, Oil States and Global Compression Services.

Subsea sector recruitment: rekindling a love of engineering

Sep 01, 2012

The extreme shortage of skilled personnel in the oil & gas industry is arguably the industry's biggest challenge today. Technical solutions may have changed but new challenges remain, particularly in the specialist area of subsea engineering…

Mark Hutchinson appointed head of advanced engineering by the Xodus Group

Jul 19, 2012

Dr Mark Hutchinson has been appointed to the new position of head of advanced engineering by the Xodus Group and is tasked with promoting technical engineering excellence on the oil & gas consultancy’s projects. He joins from global…

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