Equipment
Aquaterra Energy Opens New Base in Norway
Aquaterra Energy, offshore engineering solutions provider, has appointed Christian Berven as business development director, as it strengthens its EMEA operations by opening offices in Stavanger, Norway. The company, headquartered in Norwich, UK, was the first to secure a multi-million pound investme
Duo in pact to supply AUVs to oil companies
ECA Group and Petrus have signed a cooperation agreement for the supply of underwater AUV-based services to oil companies.
Malin Builds Support Buoy for Minesto Deep Green Project
Malin Group has completed the fabrication of the buoy which should provide a support function to the operation of the first commercial-scale 0.5 MW Deep Green tidal current generator device located offshore at the Holyhead Deep, Wales. The buoy was transported to the King George V dock on the River
Wärtsilä cuts thruster exchange time on Maersk rigs
Finland’s Wärtsilä and the Danish drilling contractor Maersk Drilling have teamed up to create a 25-year thruster maintenance strategy for Maersk’s three semi-submersible rigs and four drillships.
First Kriegers Flak Gravity Based Foundation Lands on Seabed
This weekend, the first gravity based foundation (GBF) for the offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak was installed in Denmark, another milestone in this project. It concerns a 8,000 tonnes GBF which was floated off the semisubmersible barge and towed to the installation location where the heavy-lift vess
Jan De Nul: Another Milestone for Kriegers Flak
The first Gravity Based Foundation for the offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak was installed in Denmark this weekend, marking another milestone in this project, Jan De Nul said in its latest release. It concerns a 8,000 tonnes GBF which was floated off the semisubmersible barge and towed to the install
Rigmar Group Adds New Staff
Rigmar Group, comprising Rigmar Services and Interocean Marine Services, has recently expanded its engineering department with the addition of naval architects and project engineers to meet demand following several contract awards. Kiran Chandrasekharan has joined Interocean as senior naval architec
Gazprom and ChelPipe Ink Offshore Pipeline Deal
Gazprom and ChelPipe have signed an agreement at the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi for the development and batch production of pipes for offshore projects. The deal was signed by Vitaly Markelov, deputy chairman of the Gazprom management committee and Andrey Komarov, chairman of the board of dir
ICIT and EMEC Looking into Marine Energy Biofouling
The International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have joined forces in a year long project to research practical strategies to minimise the impacts of biofouling for the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry. Biofouling, the settlement and growth of
ChelPipe to produce pipes for Gazprom’s offshore projects
Gazprom and ChelPipe have signed a roadmap for the development and batch production of pipes for offshore projects.
STATS Group Marks 20 Years with Largest Contract
STATS Group is celebrating two decades in business with the award of its largest contract to date. The pipeline technology specialist, formed in Aberdeen in 1998, has secured a contract worth close to $20 million (£14.2 million) with a Middle East national operating company. The workscope includes p
France’s GTT secures 4 LNG orders
France’s GTT, the maker of LNG containment systems, said it had received several orders since the beginning of the year, including for the equipment of three LNG carriers and one bunkering vessel. The three LNGCs, offering capacities ranging from 174,000 to 180,000 cbm, will be built at Samsung Heav
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 12 – 18, 2018). DEME’s TSHD Scheldt River Bunkered with LNG in Germany DEME’s new dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Scheldt River’ was successfully bunkered with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) at Br
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 12 – February 18). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/12/bp-kicks-off-at-atoll/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/12/dof-subsea-keeps-fleet-busy/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/13/bou