Equipment
ROVOP to increase ROV fleet following funding boost
Remotely operated vehicles operator ROVOP has decided to increase its fleet by 50 percent following a funding boost of £56m ($75m).
PHOTO: Jan De Nul Dredgers in Sabetta
The Sabetta project (North Russia) was Jan De Nul’s biggest logistic challenge in the last couple of years, the Luxembourg based dredging and marine construction company said in their annual report. The Sabetta Port is being built to transport gas stocks from Siberia to Europe and Asia with LNG tank
DOC-Swan Hunter Delivers First Cable Spooling in Vlissingen Yard
DOC-Swan Hunter, a joint venture partnership between Dutch Offshore Contractors and Swan Hunter, has completed spooling operations for their first onshore cable storage project at the newly established storage & cable spool yard in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. The re-scheduled and expedited project
Expro Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Oilfield services company, Expro, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of the next step in its financial restructuring. As previously disclosed, the company has reached an agreement with its key lenders and shareholders to eliminate its entire $1.4 billion of funded debt and $80 million in an
Kongsberg Launches New Multibeam Echo Sounder
Kongsberg has released a new 30 kHz multibeam echo sounder system, the EM 304, used for high resolution seabed mapping from depths of 10 meters to 8000 meters. As part of a new EM technology platform designed for future challenges, the EM 304 is compatible with a new Kongsberg developed datagram for
Italdraghe Delivers Electrical Cutter Suction Dredger to Romania
Italdraghe, an Italian manufacturer of specifically designed dredging and mining applications, delivered a cutter suction dredger to Romania last month. The vessel, completely manufactured in Italdraghe shipyard, is electrically driven and has been applied to a plant processing the raw water capture
Aker BP puts money into increased recovery technology
Aker BP has invested in and acquired a 17% stake in the company Fishbones, an unconventional stimulation technology applied to increase the production rates in tight reservoirs.
JFD Delivers Naval Personnel Training at The Underwater Centre
The Underwater Centre has delivered two ROV and hyperbaric system acquaintance training courses and provided 19 days of operational support to JFD as part of their training delivery to one of the world’s largest navies. Training delivery began with The Underwater Centre’s specialist diving team crea
Rovco Executes Wave Hub Job
UK-based Rovco has completed a subsea cable survey and inspection for the offshore renewables test site, Wave Hub. The inspection programme included the first commercial trial of Rovco’s 3D visualisation technology to create scaled, high resolution models of subsea infrastructure with millimetre acc
New Damen Cutter Suction Dredger for Cape Jaffa
Kingston District Council and Cape Jaffa Development Company have bought a $3 million cutter suction dredger from Dutch shipbuilder DAMEN, the Coastal Leader reports. The CSD will be transported from the Netherlands to Port Adelaide in seven shipping containers before being assembled at Cape Jaffa.
Cryonorm Bags TSHD Samuel de Champlain Deal
Cryonorm Systems BV has signed a contract with Damen Shiprepair Dunkirk to supply the LNG Fuel System on-board the 8.500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain. Last week, Damen won a contract from Rouen-based GIE Dragages-Ports to undertake the conversion of the dredger to dua
Cryonorm to supply LNG fuel system for French dredger
Dutch maker of cryogenic equipment, Cryonorm signed contracts with Damen Shiprepair Dunkirk to supply its liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel system for the 117m-long, 8500-cbm trailing suction hopper dredger Samuel de Champlain. Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, part of the Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen
Aker Solutions Nets Subsea Equipment Orders From Aker BP
Aker Solutions has secured subsea equipment orders from Aker BP for the Skogul and Valhall Flank West oil fields offshore Norway. Aker Solutions will deliver two subsea manifolds, a controls system and umbilicals for Skogul, which will be tied back to the North Sea Alvheim field. The company will al
DEA Divests Interest in Polarled, Nyhamna and Gassled
DEA has sold its ownership in the Polarled gas pipeline, the Nyhamna onshore gas processing plant and Gassled, the Norwegian gas transportation network, to CapeOmega. “The transaction represents a step forward in DEA’s strategy to divest legacy infrastructure assets in our portfolio and unlock valu