Equipment
Video: Vryhof Trials Its New Anchor Offshore Australia
Vryhof, anchoring and mooring specialist, said it has completed field tests with its Stevshark Rex anchor in Australian waters, proving its suitability for hard soils and carbonate rocks. In 2016 a total of 15 tests were carried out at three locations in the North Sea famed for their anchoring probl
VIDEO: Vryhof Successfully Tested Stevshark Rex
Vryhof, designer, manufacturer and supplier of drag anchors and related mooring equipment, has successfully completed extensive field tests with the Stevshark Rex anchor in Australian waters, proving its suitability for hard soils and carbonate rocks. “This completely new anchor with its radically n
Royal IHC Tests Its New J-Lay System at Port of Blyth
Northumberland based engineering firm Royal IHC Limited, a Port of Blyth client and the UK arm of Dutch parent company Royal IHC, has released some details on the soon to be completed 2000-tonne offshore oil and gas pipe laying system. The 80-metre structure, dubbed the J-Lay system due to the shape
Scheldt River Naming Ceremony Today
The naming ceremony of DEME’s 7.950m³ LNG-powered trailing suction dredger Scheldt River will take place today in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The vessel, which was launched on 14 January at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, is the second Royal IHC-built TSHD capable of operating on LNG. The first on
PSW Group runs capping stack exercise for Wellesley
PSW Group, a maintenance and service provider to the Norwegian subsea and drilling industry, and oil and gas explorer Wellesley have conducted capping stack mobilization and deployment testing offshore Norway. PSW Group said on Friday that the capping stack was mobilized and deployed in Fensfjorden
NPD to Host Seminar on CO2 Capture and Storage Standards
New international standards for storage (CCS) and transport of carbon dioxide (CO2) will be presented at a seminar at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) in Stavanger on November 1, 2017. The seminar is a cooperation between the institution Standard Norge, Gassnova and the Norwegian Petroleum
LR Class for DeepFlight Submarines
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has classed the DeepFlight Super Falcon 3S in accordance with its Rules for the Construction and Classification of Submersibles and Diving Systems, making it the first personal, composite submarine to enter into LR class. Although not explicitly covered by class rules, LR has a
CGG Wraps Up Barents Sea Survey with Its New Acquisition Solution
CGG has completed acquisition of the first-ever full-scale commercial survey using TopSeis, its latest offshore broadband seismic acquisition and imaging solution. The inaugural TopSeis survey was commissioned by Lundin Norway over the Loppa High in the Barents Sea. TopSeis has been designed to imag
Nexans Kicks Off Beatrice Export Cable Campaign
Nexans Norway is starting installation of the first section of Beatrice offshore wind farm export cable. The installation will begin with the pull in and laydown of the first 33km section of the export cable from the nearshore area close to Portgordon. The work will be carried out using the cable la
Deep Down Exec Chairman and CFO Retires
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, has accepted the resignation of executive chairman and chief financial officer, Eugene Butler, effective September 30, 2017. The company’s board of directors has named current audit committee chairman, Mark Carden, as chairman of the board and current busines
Wales Backs Morlais Tidal Demo Zone
Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates has announced £4.5 million of EU and Welsh Government funds to help boost the marine and tidal energy sector in North Wales. The funding will support Menter Môn’s £5.6m Morlais scheme which will help accelerate the development and commercialisation of
GeoSea Lands Rentel Substation Monopile
STX Europe Offshore Energy, EPCI contractor of the substation and its foundation for Rentel offshore wind farm in Belgium, has installed the foundation last week. After installing first monopiles and transition pieces for the turbines at the Rentel offshore wind farm, GeoSea’s vessel Innovation inst
Tripodij Adds AGEOTEC ROV Sirio
Lighthouse has delivered a new AGEOTEC ROV Sirio to Tripodij, a Croatian company based in Dugopolje (Split, Croatia). Tripodji is specialised in pipe inspections and visual cable detection and in the past used to rent small ROVs and equipment to accomplish its missions. Following Lighthouse presenta
Finnish Transport Agency to Utilize CARIS HPD
The Finnish Transport Agency Liikennevirasto (FTA) has selected Teledyne CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) as the new system for chart production for current and future needs. With many lakes, an archipelagic sea, and an estimated 40,000 islands, the FTA has a large and complex portfolio