Equipment
TenneT, DONG Energy in Offshore Grid Connection Deal
TSO TenneT and wind farm developer DONG Energy have signed the grid connection agreement for the wind farm Borssele 1 & 2 off the coast of the Dutch province Zeeland. The signed agreements relate to the realization, connection, and transmission of power of DONG Energy’s Borssele wind farm with Tenne
BASF Nets Merkur Offshore Wind Farm Grouting Contract
Construction Chemicals from BASF have won the contract for the supply of MasterFlow 9600 by GeoSea for the €1.6bn Merkur offshore wind farm. The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean using their specialized grouting equipment. BASF’s MasterFlow 9600 will be used as a skirt
Going Against the Flow with Royal IHC’s Plumigator
Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available for the payload, thus limiting the amount of turbulence in the hopper. During the overflow process, the aim is to remove excess water from the hopper, making ro
Suunto in Diving Gear Safety Recall
Finish manufacturer of dive computers Suunto has issued a recall of all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs. The company said it has identified a potential safety risk affecting all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs which wirelessly transmit
MacArtney Beefs Up French Survey Vessel
MacArtney France has supplied multibeam solution for the bathymetric vessel ‘Ingénieurs Lesbordes’ to carry out surveys close to the harbour of Bayonne in the south-west of France, and has carried out modification which were imperative to the successful adaptation of the vessel to the prevailing IHO
TSHD Shanti Sagar 18 Hits the Water
The launch ceremony of Shanti Sagar 18 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. This is the second of two Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani – the first (Shanti Sagar 17) was launched in March 2017.
Norfolk Marine’s TFN System for Elisa Prototype
Norfolk Marine’s Tyre Filled Net (TFN) system will be installed as scour protection for the foundation of the 5MW Elisa prototype under construction in the Canary Islands. The TFN system will be installed on the turbine foundation inshore in controlled port conditions complimenting the projects “Off
Statoil, partners in gas to hydrogen conversion project
Statoil, Vattenfall and Gasunie have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the possibilities of converting Vattenfall’s gas power plant Magnum in the Netherlands into a hydrogen-powered plant. According to Statoil, the potential CO2 emission reduction is 4 million tons of CO2 per ye
Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions Bank On Snefrid Nord
Statoil and partners have decided to develop the Snefrid Nord gas discovery near the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery, scheduled to come on stream in late 2019, will be tied back to Aasta Hansteen. The Norwegian authorities today received a supplement to the ‘Plan for Develop
C-Kore Provides Testing Tools to Shell
Shell UK has signed a supplier agreement with C-Kore Systems, for its subsea testing tools. The new subsea technology was utilised on Shell’s Corrib field. The C-Kore units found the root cause of multiple IR faults, allowing the field to be brought back to full performance. Tim Overfield, managing
Aquamarine Subsea in Songa Offshore Frame Deal
Aquamarine Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement with Songa Offshore for provision of a ‘Continuous Class Program’ for the high pressure manifolds on the four CAT D rigs. The duration of the contract is 5 years with an option of 5 additional years. The scope is to be responsible for the continuo
Statoil Gets Nod to Use Sigyn Subsea Facilities
Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Sigyn subsea facilities. The Sigyn field is in production licence 072, for which Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator. The field contains gas, condensate and light oil. Production on the field began in 2002. Sigyn h
Airborne Oil & Gas Delivers Shell TCP Flowline Qualification Project
The Netherlands-based thermoplastic composite pipe technology specialist Airborne Oil & Gas said it has completed a qualification program for a TCP Flowline according to the Shell Design and Engineering Practice (DEP) for flexible composite pipe systems. In February this year, Shell awarded a qualif
Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter Proves Success in Belgium
DC Dredging recently completed a two-months trial with the Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter (SDM) at their hopper dredging vessel RIO, Rhosonics said in its latest case study. The SDM was used during a beach filling project in front of the Belgium coast in early 2017. “Originally, the ship RIO was equ