Equipment
Ennsub realizes LARS design for ‘Ceona Amazon’
Ennsub has completed the design and manufacture of two innovative workclass remotely operated vehicle (WROV) deployment systems which have been designed and manufactured for ROVOP and are due to be installed into a newbuild, tier one pipelay vessel Ceona Amazon early in 2015. Ennsub reports that a n
Deep C Completes Black Sea Work
Deep C has completed a Mass Flow Excavation and Dredging contract in the Black Sea utilizing their in house designed Deep C Blower. The Deep C blower is an electrically powered Mass Flow Excavation solution with unique capabilities and the ability to be used at considerable water depths. The project
Piedmont sets up 3rd CNG refueling station in South Carolina
Piedmont Natural Gas and The Spinx Company have agreed to add a Piedmont compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station at a Spinx convenience store location at the corner of Pearman Dairy Road and West Whitner Street in Anderson, South Carolina. Piedmont will lease space at an existing Spinx store
Harris County Flood Control District Marks Milestone
The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) marked an important milestone two days ago, joining its federal partner – the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District – in signing key agreements for major flood damage reduction projects in the White Oak and Hunting Bayou watersheds. The Proj
AAE’s 400th USBL System Goes to Canada
Applied Acoustics reached another milestone with the sale of its 400th USBL system to its Canadian distributor, ROMOR Ocean Solutions based in Nova Scotia. The system, the Spread Spectrum rack-mount Nexus, is bound for the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) located in St John’s, Newfo
Lamprell: Jack-up Shuwehat delivered to NDC
Lamprell has announced the completion of construction on a further jack-up drilling rig, the “Shuwehat”, and its delivery to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC). This follows the recent announcement on November 12, when the Group received a new contract award from NDC for the construction of
VIDEO: Swire Seabed Excavator
Swire Seabed, acquired by Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) back in 2012, has just released a short video about the Seabed Excavator in action. The Seabed Excavator is a newly commissioned, highly efficient, multipurpose subsea tool carrier and dredging vehicle capable of working at 2500 meters water dep
Nexans Delivers First Batch of DEH System for BP Shah Deniz
Nexans has provided to BP the first delivery in what will be the world’s largest and most complex Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) system to date. Nexans is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution including complete system design and 130 km of cables with accessories for installation. Th
Cecon Secures Funds for Third Subsea Vessel
Cecon Shipping 3 AS, a subsidiary of Rever Offshore AS, has secured a USD 35 million senior bond financing deal with York for the purpose of starting the completion of Hull 719, the third in line of Cecon’s 130 meters long SURF subsea construction vessels. To enable an earlier start-up of the Hull 7
Picture of the Day: Ellicott 1170 in Manatee Harbor
Cavache Inc., one of the leading companies in dredging industry, is using an Ellicott 1170 dredge to perform the 40ft. maintenance dredging project for Manatee Harbor. Since the works began some two months ago, the 2010 Maya Caelyn is dredging the entrance channel, turning basin and berthing areas i
VIDEO: Swire Seabed’s Excavator Vehicle in Action
The Seabed Excavator, a multipurpose subsea tool carrier and dredging vehicle, developed by Swire Seabed, is capable of working at 2500 metres water depth. The video shows Seabed Excavator vehicle in action. The system is delivered with a Kongsberg Evotec active heave compensated LARS system, and th
Damen Delivers 3rd FOCSV
Three months after its last delivery, Fugro has received the third of a series of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen on December 12th 2014. Like her sisters, Fugro Frontier is a compact, diesel-electric FOCSV designed for a variety of tasks. However, Fugro Front
Statoil Gets Oseberg Vestflanke Extension
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, to use Oseberg Vestflanke beyond its originally planned life. Oseberg Vestflanke is part of the Oseberg field and has been developed using subsea facilities tied back to the Oseberg field centre. The plan for development and op
Shah Deniz gets first DEH system delivery from Nexans
Nexans has provided to BP and its Shah Deniz development project, in the Caspian Sea, the first delivery in what will be, according to Nexans, the world’s largest and most complex Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) system to date. Nexans is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution including