Equipment
Statoil hires ‘Island Frontier’ for well plugging gig
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Island Frontier for preparatory well-plugging work at Statfjord Øst and Sleipner Øst in the North Sea. Statoil has received consent to use Island Frontier, which is a well-intervention vessel, for work preparatory t
‘Waveblade’ seeking place in Oil & Gas industry
A simple yet innovative new tool is set to make waves in the oil and gas industry after successfully undergoing a commercial trial at award-winning subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre. Commercial divers and ROV pilot technicians recently trialled the ‘Waveblade’ while working
WorleyParsons on Ekofisk EPCI work
Rosenberg WorleyParsons has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for ConocoPhillips’ capacity increase project on the Ekofisk Complex in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. Contract value is estimated to 167 million AUD ($145.8 million). The compan
Aibel Lands Goliat FPSO Deal
Aibel has been awarded the contract for hook up and commissioning of Goliat FPSO before start-up at the field. The contract includes preparations and commissioning before start-up at the field. In addition, the project will consist of construction work and work related to commissioning of Goliat. Go
Handal to supply pedestal crane for E6 off Malaysia
Malaysia’s Handal Resources Berhad has on November 3, 2014 accepted the Letter of Award dated September 10, 2014 from Sarawak Shell Berhad. The LoA is for the design, supply and delivery of a pedestal crane for E6 field development project offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The contract’s effective date is
Universal Foundation Completes Trial Setup Project
The offshore wind foundation from Universal Foundation, a Fred. Olsen related company, has recently completed a trial installation campaign across three major offshore wind sites in the UK North Sea, as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The project was managed by
Woods Hole Bags $35.5 Mln Navy Contract
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has recently secured $35,5 million contract to support Navy’s programs. Woods Hole will support the Navy in developing, assessing, upgrading and modernizing the Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance program, the Digital Acoustic Communications development pro
TDW in GoM Gas Valve Upgrade Project
T.D. Williamson (TDW) has provided pipeline pressure isolation services for a major operator that sat out to execute a gas valve upgrade project on a deepwater gas export pipeline offshore New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. TDW used its remote-controlled SmartPlug® tool to isolate pressure in specif
GAC Hull Cleaning System to Operate at SOHAR ?
GAC has been granted a permission to seek a license to operate its EnvironHull remotely operated hull cleaning systems at SOHAR. According to SOHAR Chief Executive Andre Toet the decision can revolutionize the industry and put Oman on the world map when it comes to technological innovation. The unma
VIDEO: Sea-Force Hyperbaric Reception Facility
Hyperbaric Reception Facilities (HRF) are used to provide a permanent onshore environment for the safe decompression of saturation divers who need to be evacuated from a saturation diving vessel. Previously the use of HRFs by the commercial diving industry has been considered an optional item to hav
Consilium receives fire and gas detection order for 10 LNGCs
Consilium Korea won fire and gas detection order for ten LNG carriers with an option of additional 6.
C-MAR’s DP services for Bourbon Offshore fleet
C-MAR, an international marine and offshore services business, has won a new contract with Bourbon Offshore. C-MAR says that the three-year agreement, will start in January 2015 and see C-MAR supply Dynamic Positioning assurance services to one of the largest offshore vessel owners in the world. C-M
Four Songa Offshore semi-subs named
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has held a naming ceremony for four semi-submersible rigs, Hull No. 3031, 3032, 3034, 3035, ordered by the Norwegian-based Songa Offshore. Around 290 guests attended the naming ceremony held in H quay, at the Okpo shipyard, on October 24,
MPI Offshore Sets Up Humber Gateway Substation
MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine-installation vessel, MPI Adventure, has successfully completed installation of the Humber Gateway Substation, following a very efficient transportation and installation period. This contract, which was undertaken for E.ON, involved the load out and installation of a total