Pintsch Bubenzer Brakes for Semi-Submersible
Pintsch Bubenzer installed a series of Twin Safe TS800 brakes on two 10,000-metric ton (22 million pound) capacity cranes and auxiliary hoists aboard a giant semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) that has recently completed its maiden voyage.The self-propelled heavy-lift and deep-water construction vessel Sleipnir, part of Heerema Marine Contractors’ fleet, is over 700 ft. long and is designed to work on large offshore projects such as installing and removing jackets…
Aker Solutions Opens Subsea Plant in Brazil
Aker Solutions has formally opened its new subsea manufacturing and technology plant in Curitiba, Brazil. The facility will employ about 850 people and is dedicated to machining, welding, surface treatment, assembly and testing of Christmas trees and other subsea equipment. It will provide the first subsea control systems manufacturing capability in Brazil, enabling delivery of complete well systems that are placed on the seafloor.
MHI Subsidiary in Brazil for FPSO Compressors
In December Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Hiroshima, will establish a new company in Brazil in a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), to be known as MHI Compressor do Brasil Ltda. (MCO-B). Creation of the new entity, which will launch commercial operations in February 2016, is targeted at developing the Latin American market for compressors…
ABB to Divest U.S. Cable factory
Divestment of Huntersville facility in line with ABB’s Next Level strategy to optimize business portfolio and build partnerships. ABB announced today that it has signed an agreement to divest its Huntersville, North Carolina, cable factory to Southwire Company, LLC. Southwire is a leading North American wire and cable manufacturer headquartered in Carrollton, Georgia. The parties have mutually agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction.
Umbilicals International Invests in Dynamic Cable Production
Umbilicals and cables specialist, Umbilicals International, part of the Seanamic Group, has invested over $2M in new cable manufacturing lines at its Houston production facility. The two lines will streamline cable production, and marks a significant expansion of the company’s dynamic cable manufacturing capability. Umbilicals International (UI) designs and manufactures high performance cable…
Omani Fund, Others Invest in Maker of Solar Steam Generators
An Omani sovereign wealth fund and other investors are injecting $53 million into GlassPoint Solar, a California-based company which makes solar steam generators used to boost the productivity of oil wells. Oman is an oil exporter but lacks the ample reserves of its Gulf neighbours, so it is eager to get more from its oilfields by pumping high-pressure steam into ageing wells. At the same time…
