Business & Finance
RWE Innogy Holds Naming Ceremony for Its New Offshore Installation Vessels (Germany)
During a festive ceremony in Bremerhaven today, RWE Innogy is naming one of its two offshore installation vessels. The vessel “Victoria Mathias” will build the wind farm “Nordsee Ost” around 30 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland from its base port Bremerhaven. The wind power station with a
Kongsberg Evotec Back Deck Handling System for Sanco Shipping’s New Vessel (Norway)
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has been contracted to supply a complete Back Deck handling system for ‘Sanco Sword’, Sanco Shipping’s second 16 streamer vessel under construction at the Kleven Maritime Myklebust Shipyard. The vessel will be operated by Dolphin Geo
TGS Starts Summer Season Seismic Surveys (Norway)
TGS has commenced the Europe 2012 summer season with two multi-client 2D surveys in cooperation with Fugro; North Sea Renaissance 2012 (NSR12) and Norwegian Barents Sea 2012 (NBR12). The NSR12 survey is 8,200 km and is a regional infill West of Shetland. The NBR 12 survey is 12,000 km and is a regio
UK: Trident Energy Wins Scottish Enterprise Grant
Trident Energy, the independent developer of generator solutions for the offshore renewable energy industry, announced that it has been awarded a Scottish Enterprise SMART: SCOTLAND R&D grant to help fund the forthcoming sea trials of its linear generator technology. Together with on-going commitmen
Rolls-Royce to Provide Propulsion Equipment for Turkish Navy’s New Ships
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order to supply propulsion equipment for three new ships commissioned by the Turkish Navy. Istanbul Shipyard will design and build one Submarine Rescue Mother Ship (MOSHIP) and two Rescue and Towing Ships at their yard in Tuzla. Rolls-Royce w
Norway: Dolphin Geophysical Introduces SHarp, New Broadband Seismic Product
Dolphin announces SHarp, a combined acquisition and processing broadband seismic product. The increased bandwidth and AVO friendly nature of the process allow the possibility of better use of amplitudes for direct hydrocarbon detection. The technique does not require special recording equipment so a
Höegh LNG to Carry Out LNG FPSO Study (Norway)
Höegh LNG,a company specializing in floating LNG solutions , has signed an agreement with an undisclosed client to start a project specific engineering and cost study for an LNG FPSO solution. The study is estimated to take 3 to 4 months, at which point a decision shall be made as to whether or not
Dutch Kenz Cranes Delivers 120t Ram Luffing Pedestal Crane for Jascon 55
On April 23rd, Kenz Cranes, a well-known specialist in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, successfully completed the load testing of the new build 120t ram luffing pedestal crane. The load test was the final step before the crane was handed over to the client Sea Trucks Group (STG). The crane
UK: Expro Completes Commissioning of AX-S Well Intervention System
Leading international oilfield services company Expro is celebrating the successful commissioning of its ground-breaking AX-S™ well intervention system. The AX-S system, on board the Havila Phoenix vessel, completed its final commissioning successfully on a subsea well in a fjord (Onarheimsfjorden),
VIDEO: Expro Prepares AX-S for North Sea Job
Leading international oilfield services company Expro is celebrating the successful commissioning of its ground-breaking AX-S™ well intervention system. The AX-S system, on board the Havila Phoenix vessel, completed its final commissioning successfully on a subsea well in a fjord (Onarheimsfjorden),
UK: Subsea 7 Orders OCTOPUS for Seven Borealis
The seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry Subsea 7 has ordered the OCTOPUS suite of products for the recently delivered Pipelay/Heavy Lift vessel Seven Borealis. This latest addition to the Subsea 7 fleet is a state-of-the-art vessel that
Italy: Saipem Wins USD 1.1 bln Worth Offshore Contracts
In Russia, Saipem signed a lump sum EPCI contract with LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft (a wholly-owned LUKOIL subsidiary), for two export pipelines connecting the riser block in the Vladimir Filanovsky offshore field, in the Northern Caspian Sea, to the onshore shut-off valves, located approximately 10 to
Italy: Saipem Bags USD 1.1 Bln in Offshore Contracts
Italy’s Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Russia and the North Sea worth over $1.1 billion. In Russia, Saipem signed a lump sum EPCI contract with LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft (a wholly-owned LUKOIL subsidiary), for two export pipelines connecting the riser block in the Vladimir Fila
Höegh LNG Wins Engineering Studies for LNG FPSO (Norway)
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has entered into an agreement with a confidential client to initiate a project specific engineering and cost study for an LNG FPSO solution. The study is estimated to take 3 to 4 months, at which point a decision shall be made as to whether or not a full FEED study would [&he