Ocean Floor Geophysics Buys NCS Subsea and Its P-Cable System
and new customers.” says Matthew Kowalczyk, CEO of OFG. “This transaction further strengthens the PGS-OFG partnership and expands our combined offering within conventional and New Energy markets. We are building OFG to be a preferred provider of marine site characterization and asset integrity services.” says Artem Lytkin, Vice President at PGS New Energy and an Executive Chairman of OFG.
IEV Wins Subsea Pipeline Inspection Gig in Malaysia
IEV, an asset integrity services provider to the oil and gas industry, has won a contract to provide advanced inspection solutions for an oil company in Malaysia.Singapore-based IEV said Monday it had won the contract through its 49%-owned associate, IEV Malaysia.Under the contract awarded by an unnamed oil and gas producer IEV Malaysia will be providing an ultrasonic scanner technology deployed by a remotely operated vehicle (“ROV”) to inspect a subsea pipeline located at an offshore oil and gas field in Malaysia. he contract is estimated to have a contract value in excess of US$1.
Fugro Secures E&P Support Contracts
Invictus, for subsea ROV support at drilling campaigns in Trinidad and Tobago, the US Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico. These operations commenced in June this year and continue until May 2020.Ed Saade, Fugro’s USA President, explained that the company’s range of site characterization and asset integrity services will assist BHP in maintaining its industry-leading performance
GMG Acquires Fugro’s Trenching, Cable Laying Business
will participate in a more diversified business in which cable installation services are complemented with long-term telecom cable and wind farm maintenance services and sales of subsea telecom systems. In addition, Fugro will become the preferred provider of marine site characterization and asset integrity services to GMG. Fugro CEO, Paul van Riel, said, “A key objective of Fugro’s ‘Building on Strength’ strategy is to seek a partnership or divest our construction and installation related marine activities. We have taken a major step forward in delivering on this strategic
Lloyd’s Register Sets Its Sights Subsea
operations in offshore oil and gas as well as wind farm power generation and submarine cable markets. The provider of integrity, compliance and specialist risk consulting services has launched Subsea Inspection Services, which it said will support underwater inspections of subsea pipelines, assets and facilities to energy companies operating offshore. Managed and coordinated in Aberdeen, LR’s Subsea Inspection Service will be delivered to clients in all offshore energy regions through its global network. Services include project management, consultancy, personnel, quality control
Sand Monitoring Device Deployed in UKCS
Stork, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services focused on the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, has installed Emerson Process Management’s Roxar SandLog wireless sand erosion monitoring solutions on a major North Sea operator’s installation. The collaboration with Stork marks the first installation of the Roxar SandLog wireless monitors in the U.K. Continental Shelf (UKCS). The new wireless devices provide flexible, cost effective and highly accurate online monitoring of sand erosion from the field, helping to extend equipment life and
New Course Launched at The Underwater Center
Subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre, is working in collaboration with Stork, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services focused on the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, to deliver a brand new one-day certified course in bolt tensioning. The ECITB approved course, MJI 21 Hydraulically Tensioned Subsea Bolted Connections, addresses a key activity which every offshore construction diver should be familiar with and will be added to the Centre’s commercial diving training suite, firstly as a standalone course. It will provide
CAN-DO Approach Leads to £200m of Contract Renewals
renewals, totalling approximately £200million, following competitive re-tendering. These two contracts, coupled with an increase in business, will lead to the safe-guarding of 150 jobs. The Aberdeen headquartered business has been awarded a five year contract for the provision of asset integrity services to ConocoPhillips and a three year contract for the provision of topsides inspection and integrity support services with Apache in the North Sea. Both contracts have options to extend for up to a further four years. Following a competitive tender, ConocoPhillips has renewed its contract
Class Clash: DNV, GL to Merge
ambition for innovation and quality of both companies.” DNV GL Group’s aim from the outset will be to strengthen its hold in several areas, including the maritime segment and across the entire oil & gas value chains. It aims to be a global leaders in pipeline verification and asset integrity services as well as in renewable energy certification and advisory services. Moreover, it will be a strong player within power transmission and distribution as well as testing and certification services. DNV GL Group will operate in the business segments Maritime, Oil & Gas, Energy and Business
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