Equipment
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 10 – November 16). AGR’s well construction planning software, P1, has been selected by Xcite Energy to support development of the Bentley Field, one of the largest fields in the UKCS. P
Dredge Efficiency Study from DSC
As a dredge moves farther away from the discharge point, the pump speed is increased to maintain a proper slurry velocity within the pipeline. Once maximum pump speed has been achieved, further increasing the discharge distance causes the cost-per-ton of material moved to rise, while production decl
Hudson Dredging: Backfilling Continues into December
Phase 2/Year 4 of the Hudson River dredging operations occurred between May 7 and November, 2014. Backfilling will continue into December 2014. Monitoring is conducted daily for river and Processing Facility operations during the dredging season. Phase 2 dredging operations will resume in spring 201
USACE: Navigation Data Available Online
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will soon finish uploading deep-draft navigation channel data on its hydrographic surveys webpage and will begin posting the same data for shallow-draft channels it maintains along the Texas coast early next year. “The Galveston District is tasked
CTF delivers modules for Petrobras’ FPSO
The “Consórcio Tomé Ferrostaal” (CTF), a joint venture of Ferrostaal and Rheinmetall, and the Brazilian company Tomé Engenharia have handed over two modules for the first of a series of six FPSO vessels to an international consortium led by Petrobras. “CTF” was awarded in 2012 the modules order to
Picture of the Day: UDDP Makes Progress
Dhaka WASA Drainage (O&M) Circle has recently launched the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) as a part of the Water Operators Partnership (WOP) between Dhaka WASA and Vitens Evides International (VEI). This project comes as a part of recently started 10-year dredging scheme, launched by Dh
Van Oord Lands World Record in Subsea Rock Installation
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a world record. During a period of four weeks, Stornes placed rock in water depths of up to 1,277 metres. The Subsea Rock installation works were executed in relation to the development of the Aasta Hansteen gas field and Polarled pipeline in the N
Van Oord: Subsea Rock Installation World Record
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a world record. During a period of four weeks, Stornes placed rock in water depths of up to 1,277 meters. The Subsea Rock installation works were executed in relation to the development of the Aasta Hansteen gas field and Polarled pipeline in the N
GE Builds Subsea Wellheads in Nigeria
GE Oil & Gas has added the capability to fabricate subsea wellheads in Nigeria. The announcement was made in Lagos by Uzo Nwagwu, chief operating officer for GE Oil & Gas in Nigeria. The company regards this as a major milestone for GE Oil & Gas in their efforts to substantially increase the local c
Boskalis Raises 2014 Net Profit Outlook
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has concluded a good third quarter. Revenue and earnings, adjusted to reflect the deconsolidation of SAAM SMIT Towage, are in line with the first two quarters of 2014. At Dredging the possible settlement of a number of old projects mentioned during the presentation of
Halliburton buying Baker Hughes
Halliburton has initiated talks to acquire Baker Hughes, a supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the international oil and natural gas industry. According to The Wall Street Journal, which was the first to run the news, the combination of the two oilfield services giants
Technip Strengthens Flexible Pipe Production
Technip has announced an investment over four years to modernize its flexible pipe manufacturing plant, Flexi France, in Le Trait, France. Further boosting Technip’s expertise and industrial capabilities at the site will reinforce its global position in the production of flexible pipes, for the deve
Bowtech Launches ‘Pioneer’ Subsea Camera
Bowtech Products, a provider of subsea vision systems, has released the Pioneer multipurpose underwater camera with LEDs. The Bowtech products Pioneer is a high resolution underwater colour CCD camera with six integral high intensity LEDs. It provides a solution to general underwater viewing observa
DeepOcean lays keel for new cable layer
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has announced the symbolic keel laying ceremony has taken place in Galati, officially launching the construction phase of its new cable lay vessel. DeepOcean says that the vessel, yet to be named, will be taken on a long term charter from Mae