Equipment
First Damen Cutter Suction Dredger for Scandinavian Market
Damen has delivered their Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 450 to Vesirakennus Ojanen Oy in Finland. This is the first time that a Damen CSD has been deployed in the Scandinavian market, the company said. Olivier Marcus, Damen Product Director Dredging, said: “We are delighted to have had a breakthrough
Hydratight Delivers Record-Breaking Campaign for Statoil
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has recently supplied three remote connectors for Statoil offshore Norway. The subsea installation, said to be an oil and gas industry first, was performed in three weeks by remotely operated equipment from the pipeline repair and subsea intervention pool (PRSI
Russia to Produce Subsea Production Systems Prototypes by 2019
St. Petersburg hosted today a meeting of the Inter-Agency Working Group on reducing dependence of Russia’s fuel and energy complex on imported products involving representatives of Gazprom. The meeting was chaired by Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. Gazprom w
TechnipFMC to supply subsea system for Snorre expansion project
TechnipFMC will provide the subsea system for the Statoil-operated Snorre project expansion in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
TSHD Charlock Visits Niestern Sander for Maintenance and Repairs
Van den Herik’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Charlock last month underwent a program of maintenance and repairs at Niestern Sander Ship Repair in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The TSHD arrived at the Niestern Sander shipyard’s floating docks on November 26th. “Moored between the two docks, th
Aker Solutions Grabs Johan Castberg Work Worth USD 480M
Aker Solutions has won work to support Statoil in development of the Johan Castberg field, the largest oil discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The company will supply subsea production system and design the topside of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility, which will be
Statoil Files Johan Castberg Plan, Awards Major Subsea Deal
Statoil has submitted the PDO (plan for development and operation) for the Johan Castberg project on behalf of the partnership with Eni and Petoro. Several major contracts will also be awarded to Norwegian industry. “This is a great day! We have finally succeeded in realising the Johan Castberg deve
Magseis Appoints Acting CEO
Norwegian seabed seismic services player Magseis has appointed Per Christian Grytnes as the company’s acting CEO. He replaces Idar Horstad who has resigned as CEO of Magseis for personal reasons. “The Board would like to thank Mr. Horstad for the work he has done for Magseis over the past year and w
Robert Gordon University launches “world-first” decom simulator
Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) has launched a world-first decommissioning simulator to service the growing sector.
RPS Group: New Accredited Analysis of Marine Sediments
With the ongoing investment in the exploration of natural resources and the harnessing of energy from wind and tidal power, there is an increasing focus on the environmental impacts these can have on the marine habitat, RPS Group – Oxfordshire based consultancy company said in their latest announcem
JFD and Vanguard Deliver First Two ‘Safety-Advanced’ SPHLs
JFD said it has delivered the first two lifeboats which form part of the company’s new safety-advanced range of self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats (SPHLs). In February 2016, JFD won a multi-million-pound contract to design and manufacture six SPHLs; four 18-man and two 24-man, as part of the satura
ISA Towage Celebrates Naming of New Damen Shoalbuster
The naming ceremony of ISA Towage BV’s new Damen Shoalbuster 3209 ‘ISA’ took place on Friday, 17 November, at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld (DSHa). The godmother of the ISA was Mrs. Miranda Mastenbroek, wife of Willem-Harm Mastenbroek, owner and managing director of ISA Towage B.V. The Shoalbuster 320
Robert Gordon University Introduces Decommissioning Simulator in UK
Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) has launched a decommissioning simulator to service the growing sector. RGU, in collaboration with funding partners The Oil and Gas Technology Centre, KCA Deutag and Drilling Systems, with technical support from Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE), has establi
Beatrice OWF Piles Installation Complete
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) informed that Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Stanislav Yudin vessel has installed a final set of offshore foundation piles at the Beatrice offshore wind farm. The work has seen 86 sets of four piles installed at the wind farm site in the Outer Moray Firth. Following the