Maintenance/repairs

J D Neuhaus hoists facilitate crane repairs on offshore platform

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 18th December 2014

18th December 2014

J D Neuhaus hoists facilitate crane repairs on offshore platform

When the diesel engine of a deck crane failed, it caused major handling problems for an offshore platform operating in the Dutch sector of the southern North Sea, problems that were solved with the use of J D Neuhaus air operated hoists

Bowtech supply ultra-miniature cameras for Diverless Subsea Pipeline Repair System

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 10th December 2014

10th December 2014

Bowtech supply ultra-miniature cameras for Diverless Subsea Pipeline Repair System

Bowtech Products, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, supplied miniature underwater cameras with integral LEDs to Isotek Oil And Gas Ltd for observation of a diverless subsea pipeline repair system

Sulzer and Unaoil form Iraq rotating equipment servicing joint venture

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 24th November 2014

24th November 2014

Sulzer and Unaoil form Iraq rotating equipment servicing joint venture

Sulzer has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with the Unaoil Group dedicated to the service of all rotating equipment for oil and gas, and power customers in Southern Iraq

BMT Group nets Kizomba platform maintenance contract with Esso Angola

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 11th November 2014

11th November 2014

BMT Group nets Kizomba platform maintenance contract with Esso Angola

BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of the BMT Group, has been selected by Esso Angola (an ExxonMobil subsidiary) to provide maintenance services for systems installed on the two Kizomba Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) offshore Angola

Unique Wellube announces its expansion, investment and strategic plans at Adipec 2014

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 10th November 2014

10th November 2014

Unique Wellube announces its expansion, investment and strategic plans at Adipec 2014

Unique Wellube, a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG) which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, is pleased to share its expansion, investment and strategic plans at Adipec 2014, which is being held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), from the 10th to the 13th of November 2014

Honeywell bags Tupras refinery upgrade contract in Turkey

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 10th November 2014

10th November 2014

Honeywell bags Tupras refinery upgrade contract in Turkey

Honeywell Process Solutions announced today it will upgrade controls at two refineries run by Turkey’s largest company as part of a five-year service, maintenance and support contract aimed at improving operations and reducing maintenance costs

Minimise The Risks, Think Cold Bonding

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 31st October 2014

31st October 2014

Cold bonding: a safer alternative to hot work

Chevron hires Rolls Wood to maintain gas generators offshore Thailand

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 15th October 2014

15th October 2014

Chevron hires Rolls Wood to maintain gas generators offshore Thailand

Rolls Wood Group (RWG) has secured a long-term maintenance agreement from Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production Ltd (Chevron) to service Rolls-Royce industrial gas generators operating at four separate offshore production facilities located in the Pattani Basin, 120 miles from Thailand’s southern coastline

Tanjung Offshore bags Petronas automated safeguard system contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 26th September 2014

26th September 2014

Tanjung Offshore bags Petronas automated safeguard system contract

Tanjung Offshore has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tanjung Offshore Services Sdn Bhd has been awarded an EPIC (engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning) contract for automated safety systems by Petronas on 4 September 2014

Vallianz secures Batam shipyard to expand Asia Pacific operations

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 23rd September 2014

23rd September 2014

Vallianz secures Batam shipyard to expand Asia Pacific operations

Vallianz Holdings has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Vallianz Shipbuilding & Engineering (VSE) has entered into a conditional sales and purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire a shipyard facility in Batam, Indonesia for USD 15.8m establish its own marine base