Equipment
Jan De Nul: Envisan Gets Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, yesterday received the Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship from the Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce (Voka) as a recognition for its sustainability program. This program includes various action points, including the investment in two brand new phy
Naval Energies Sets Up Assembly Plant for Tidal Turbines
The world’s first assembly plant for OpenHydro tidal turbines was inaugurated in Cherbourg in the presence of numerous representatives of the Normandy authorities and foreign delegations. Built in ten months, this plant will start the production of the first two turbines for Canada and Japan. The pl
Aker Solutions Ups Its Digitalization
Aker Solutions said it has accelerated its digitalization efforts by moving its internal SAP applications to SAP’s cloud, aiming to improve operations and drive efficiency. Cloud-based systems are typically cheaper to run than physical systems as they require less expenditure on computer hardware, m
Alfa Laval to supply pumping systems for North Sea platform
Alfa Laval has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems to an oil platform in the North Sea.
Van Oord Calls on Prysmian for Borssele III & IV Inter–Array Cables
Prysmian has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for the development of a submarine inter–array cables system for Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms. Prysmian will be responsible for the design, manufacture, supply and testing of about 175 km of 66 kV three core cables with XLPE insulation of var
Balltec Delivers Floatmast Mooring Connectors and Tensioners
Balltec has recently secured and supplied a contract from Streamlined Naval Architects, based in Greece, for the design, manufacture, testing and supply of 4 subsea adjustable mooring connectors and hydraulic tensioners. The connectors and tensioners will moor Floatmast’s Floating Met Mast Tension L
Seatools Kits Out Van Oord’s Subsea Rock Installation Vessel
Subsea technology company Seatools has completed the delivery of automated fall pipe ROV on behalf of its client Van Oord. The ROV will serve Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes. The 450-kW rock installation ROV underwent sea trials and is ready to be deployed for SRI campaigns.
Equinor awards ‘biggest ever’ drilling and well service contracts
The new contracts will create jobs for some 2000 people on 17 fixed platforms and eight mobile rigs
Aker Solutions moves to SAP’s cloud in digitalization push
Aker Solutions has accelerated its digitalization efforts by moving its internal SAP applications to SAP’s cloud.
Grey Matters Programme Delivers Six Technology Innovations Startups
Elevator and Scottish Enterprise initiative that aims to bring together entrepreneurial senior oil and gas professionals to transform the sector with radical technological innovations, has led to the creation of six new scalable businesses. Four months ago, 20 aspiring entrepreneurs joined the secon
Dragflow HY400 Pump for Petromar Angola
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment, recently supplied its HY400 pump and a power pack to Petromar Angola (subsidiary of Saipem) for dredging work in a coastal section characterized by shallow waters. Dragflow said in its announcement that the customer wanted to maintain the dept
Swan Hunter Spools Export Cable for Belgian OWF Project
Swan Hunter has recently completed the export cable load-in operations as part of a Belgian offshore wind project. The load-in operations involved spooling of approximately 28 kilometers of 261 millimeter export cable, weighing around 3,300 metric tonnes. The export cable was brought to DOC-Swan Hun
Fugro Recognized at Ground Engineering Awards
A mobile drilling platform developed by Fugro that switches seamlessly between land and shallow water work has won the Equipment Innovation category in the 2018 Ground Engineering (GE) Awards. The Fugro Amphibious Buggy (FAB) is an intertidal drilling platform designed to reduce cost and save time w
2H Offshore Leads Measurement-Based Wellhead Fatigue JIP
2H Offshore, riser and conductor specialists in subsea services group Acteon, has launched the Measurement-based Wellhead Fatigue Joint Industry Project (JIP), which will see 2H Offshore work with operators to improve riser, wellhead and conductor fatigue estimates and make drilling operations more