Equipment
Royal IHC: New CSD for Golden Falcon Passes Tests with Flying Colors
Royal IHC has successfully tested a new 5,940kW cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Golden Falcon Marine Construction. The dredger was built at the Krimpen aan den IJssel shipyard in the Netherlands and have a cutter power of 1,500kW. The Dutch shipbuilder successfully launched the CSD on 28 January at
SCS Launches New Underwater Cameras
Subsea Commercial Services (SCS) has released its new range of High Definition IP Underwater Cameras. The anodised aluminium housed IPCam and FIPCam cameras are rated to 3000 meters as standard with options to 1000 meters and 250 meters versions available. Both units operate at 1080p, require 10/100
Westwood: Best time in years to drill for oil and gas
Energy intelligence group Westwood feels that now is the best time to explore for oil and gas in the last decade.
Johan Castberg turret mooring system work progressing well, SBM Offshore says
Floating production specialist SBM Offshore has that the construction of the turret mooring system for Statoil’s Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea is progressing well.
RED Engineering Delivers for TechnipFMC
RED Engineering said it has developed new clamp technology to improve subsea well intervention operations. The two, first of a kind modular subsea clamps have been delivered to TechnipFMC for operation from the well intervention vessel, Island Constructor. The modular design will allow TechnipFMC th
Oil industry players help Underwater Centre turn a corner
Scotland’s subsea training and trials center, The Underwater Centre, located in the Scottish Highlands, has said it has “turned a corner” after receiving industry support.
TechnipFMC Back in Black with Q1 EPS of $0.20
TechnipFMC has reported first-quarter 2018 profit of $95 million or 20 cents per diluted share. The services major has bounced back in black compared to net loss of close to $19 million same time last year. Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter were 28 cents, excluding charges and credits. Rev
University of Limerick Utilizes Forum ROV for Marine Energy Research
Forum Energy Technologies has delivered a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the University of Limerick (UL) to support its research into subsea inspection and intervention campaigns on renewable energy sector infrastructure. Designed and manufactured in-house at Forum’s Kirkbymoorside Yorkshire fac
Deltares Delivers Borssele Substations Scour Protection Design
Deltares has worked with HSM Offshore on the updating of the scour protection design for the Borssele Alpha & Beta offshore high-voltage substation (OHVS) platforms that connect the wind farms in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone (Netherlands) to the grid. Deltares performed model tests in 2016 to investi
Minesto Wraps Up First Deep Green Installation Phase
Minesto has completed the first offshore installation phase of the project aimed at demonstrating Minesto’s marine energy technology Deep Green in utility scale. The gravity-based structure, including the bottom joint system that moors Minesto’s DG500 power plant to the foundation, has been installe
TGS Sees Revenues Doubled
Geophysical contractor TGS has posted first-quarter 2018 net profit of $13 million, compared to profit of $1.5 million in the same period in 2017. This comes down to quarterly earnings per share (fully diluted) of $0.13, against $0.02 profit per share same time last year. The Oslo-listed firm genera
NSRI Gathers Subsea Supply Chain for Wave and Tidal Workshop
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is hosting a Mastermining workshop in Aberdeen on May 16 for subsea supply chain companies in a bid to harness opportunities in the wave and tidal market. Scotland is active in the commercialisation of wave and tidal stream energy, including via the Eur
AW-Energy Gets Research Push at Queen’s University Belfast
AW-Energy has secured additional funding from the MaRINET2 program to continue tank tests with a second collaboration project with Queen’s University Belfast. The 6-month project spans from April to October in 2018. The project is continuation to the investigation of both the operational and extreme
Heerema: BorWin3 Jacket En Route to German North Sea
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has completed and shipped out the BorWin3 jacket foundation, destined for the German North Sea. BorWin3 jacket sailed away to its final destination on Tuesday, the company informed through social media. Heerema is responsible for the procurement and construction of th