Sif and Kvaerner have signed a contract for the production of 36 leg sections, 16 pile sleeves, and 16 piles for the P2 jacket of the Johan Sverdrup project. Johan Sverdrup is one of Norway’s five largest oil fields, and will supply between 2.1 to 3.1 billion barrels of oil. The field consists of fo
Geotechnical engineering and offshore drilling company Geoquip Marine has recently appointed Jean-Luc Laloë to its board of directors. Laloë, who has almost 40 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, has joined as an independent non-executive director. In the course of his career,
REMU Big Float Amphibious Excavator was very busy last month working on the Gère, arm of the river Rhône, located near the city of Lyon, France, the Finnish designer and manufacturer of earthmoving machines said in its latest project update. Calibration works were managed by the company Mougin, spec
Alewijnse has introduced a unique virtualization and visualization platform for use on trailing suction hopper dredgers. The solution can also be applied to other vessels and brings numerous advantages. The AIViVi system has already been successfully installed on several DEME’s trailing suction hopp
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent for start-up of the Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea. Operator Equinor plans start-up during the month of May 2019. Consent for start-up of Trestakk is granted to the licensees in production licence PL091. Investments in the development of t
JDR Services has completed the termination and testing of array cables on Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One East Section. JDR Services offshore management team and technicians have now moved on to the final phase, which will see JDR focusing on the completion of the West section of Hornsea One, the compa
Irish Sea Contractors launched its patented, subsea power cable repair solution named AERSUB. Irish Sea Contractor’s in-house designed AERSUB subsea power cable repair solution is specifically designed to enable the repair of faulty power cables in-situ subsea on the seabed. According to the company
Kenz Figee has recently signed a partner agreement with Saudi Drill.
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 6–12, 2019). Ayia Napa Marina Construction Update VIDEO Ayia Napa Marina has just released the latest construction progress update for this unique development project in Cyprus. Interview with NMDC’s Yasser
The world’s first LNG-powered crane vessel – Werkendam – started work on its first project this week. The vessel is carrying out maintenance work in the Port of Rotterdam. The Werkendam was built by the Dutch shipyard Neptune in Hardinxveld-Giessendam for the client Van Oord. The vessel, first Van O
The international oil & gas advisory and classification society DNV GL has developed a solution that reduces the risk of offshore floating vessel mooring line failure going undetected.
The Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE) has signed a €178 million euro ($200 million) deal with European Investment Bank to partly fund the interconnection of the island of Crete with mainland Greece, in the region of Peloponnese. The project, initially estimated at €375 million,
National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) latest Autosub Long Range (ALR) vehicle has completed its first live trials in the waters of Portland Harbour in Dorset. The new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), ALR1500, passed its first major test in Portland Harbour, demonstrating its integration with the
Trelleborg’s offshore operation was recently awarded three contracts for drilling riser buoyancy and associated riser protection that will be manufactured across two of its facilities in the UK and Brazil. Antony Croston, Business Group Director at Trelleborg’s offshore operation based in Houston, s
