Equipment
Heerema’s Aegir Installs Eneco Amalia DOT Monopile
Heerema Marine Contractors has, together with its client Delft Offshore Turbine (DOT) and its subcontractor CAPE Holland, installed the DOT monopile at the Eneco Amalia wind farm. During the installation of the monopile a relatively new driving technology was used by CAPE Holland in combination with
Johan Sverdrup topside ready to sail away
Equinor has informed that the drilling topside for the Johan Sverdrup field will leave the Aibel yard in Haugesund, Norway on Thursday, and sail away to the North Sea.
Aker BP orders pump systems for Valhall Flank West platform
Aker BP has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to supply a number of pump systems to the Valhall Flank West wellhead platform which will be deployed in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Evac buys Cathelco
Offshore and marine waste management company Evac is buying to Cathelco, a manufacturer of equipment for ships and offshore installations.
BHGE to Set Up Subsea Centre of Excellence in Montrose
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), is to build a subsea manufacturing campus in Scotland’s north east, to support the global oil and gas industry. Backed by a £4.9-million grant from Scottish Enterprise, BHGE has committed £31 million to a manufacturing centre of excellence, based at its existing lo
Van Oord to Supply Foundations for Taiwanese Yunlin OWF
Van Oord has secured a 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind contract in Taiwan, worth approximately EUR 500 million. Van Oord is responsible for the design, manufacturing and installation of the eighty foundations for the Yunlin offshore wind project being developed by wpd. Preparations for the wind farm, wh
Galway Bay Subsea Observatory Comes Out for Overhaul
The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay has been brought ashore for maintenance. Last week Ocean Crest Marine with diver Mark Kerrigan prepared the Observatory for recovery. The underwater observatory, located 1.5 km off the coast of Spiddal, has been continuously monitoring the underwater environmen
Clinton Surveys Swedish Shipping Routes in Baltic Sea
Clinton Marine Survey has been recently awarded a framework agreement by Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA), for the service of multibeam echo sounder (MBES) hydrographic surveys on Swedish shipping routes in the Baltic Sea. The framework contract covering 2017-2019 has a possible extension one y
BorWin3 Jacket in Place
The jacket for TenneT’s BorWin3 HVDC platform has reached its final destination and been installed in the North Sea, nearly 130 kilometres off the German coast, Petrofac informed. Having been lifted and positioned in a water depth of approximately 40 meters, the jacket will now await the arrival of
DeltaTek Tests SeaCure Subsea Cementing System
DeltaTek Global, the well construction specialist, has started trials of its SeaCure subsea cementing system. The company completed two onshore field trials of the SeaCure, resulting in subsequent offshore trials with two North Sea operators this summer, as part of a project backed by the Oil & Gas
ConocoPhillips Joins FSubsea Boosting Pumps Project
ConocoPhillips has become the latest addition to a Joint Industry Project (JIP) set to revolutionize pumps for seabed and unmanned platforms. The operator joins Equinor, Aker BP, Lundin, and National Oilwell Varco in the JIP, which is also supported with NOK 14 million by the Research Council of Nor
ConocoPhillips becomes member of Norwegian subsea pump JIP
Oil major ConocoPhillips is the latest addition to a joint industry Project (JIP), which aims to “revolutionize pumps for seabed and unmanned platforms.”
Minesto Wraps Up Second Phase of DG500 Project
Minesto has completed the second offshore installation phase of its DG500 project in Wales. Having installed the tether, micro grid system buoy and umbilical, all supporting components and systems needed to deliver the power produced by Minesto’s Deep Green technology in utility scale are now in pla
Jan De Nul Delivers Borkum Riffgrund 2 Foundations Project
Offshore contractor Jan De Nul has installed the last foundation of Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 in German territorial waters. The jack-up vessel Vole au vent was used to execute the project. In 2016, Jan De Nul secured a contract with Ørsted (formerly Dong Energy) for the transpor