Equipment
EMGS Sells Data Off Norway
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS said it has entered into various agreements with undisclosed oil companies involving data licensing (prefunding and late sales) related to 3D EM data in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea in Norway. The agreements represent revenues of USD 2.4 million. In M
Maersk Oil picks Plexus wellhead for Culzean development
Plexus Holdings, an oil and gas engineering services business, has entered into a new four-year contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the provision of wellhead, mudline suspension systems and associated services. Plexus said on Monday that the initial purchase order is to prepare and provide POS
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 29 – June 4, 2017). Steady Performance in 2016 for Jan De Nul, Stable Order Book Jan De Nul Group has just released its 2016 Annual Report, saying that the company achieved steady performance in a highly vola
ELA Container Equips VBMS’ Cable Layer
ELA Container has recently delivered an ELA offshore multipurpose room to VBMS, which will be used on board its cable laying / multipurpose vessel MV Ndeavor, built and outfitted in 2013 by Boskalis. After delivery of the multipurpose room to the VBMS warehouse in Moerdijk in The Netherlands, the co
Pipetech Targets Wider Market under New Management
Pipetech, the pipe and process cleaning solutions specialist, said it plans to expand its services to industrial markets and introduce subsea and wells to its offshore portfolio following recent contract wins and the appointment of a new leadership team. Eric Doyle, most recently regional director a
Veripos Secures Allseas Contract Extension
Veripos has secured a contract extension for the supply of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) services to Allseas Group. The global contract pertains to Allseas’ fleet of specialized heavy-lift, pipelay and subsea installation vessels, and covers all survey requirements including upgrades to
Rosneft enters two long-term tubular supply contracts
Russian oil giant Rosneft has signed long-term tubular supply contracts with Tubular Metallurgical Company (TMK) and with Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant (ChelPipe) at the 21st St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is being held from June 1-3. Both formula pricing based long-term contrac
Novatek to invest in offshore construction yard in Murmansk
Russian energy firm Novatek has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest in an offshore facilities construction yard. The company, one of Russia’s largest private gas producers, said the MoU was signed as part of 21st Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum regarding a special investment
Tekmar to Protect Arkona OWF Cables
Tekmar Energy has secured a contract by VBMS to supply 130 of its TekLink cable protection systems (CPS) on 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The cable protection systems, along with j-tube bellmouths for the electrical offshore substation will be manufactured in Tekmar’s new
Jan De Nul Hires Seaproof Solutions to Protect Cables of Two OWFs
Seaproof Solutions has been awarded a contract by Jan De Nul to supply its export cable protection systems for offshore wind farms Borkum Riffgrund 2 and Trianel Windpark Borkum 2nd construction phase. The contract covers the design and supply of the export cable protection systems connecting the Bo
Seatronics Boosts Senior Management
Seatronics have recently strengthened its global senior management with the implementation of a new UK general manager, group compliance manager and group engineering manager. Formerly UK operations manager, Scott Gray has been promoted to the role of UK general manager as of March this year. Gray j
EU Approves Baker Hughes – GE Merger
The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of Baker Hughes by GE under EU merger control rules. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not adversely affect competition in the relevant markets. The combination of GE’s oil and gas business and Baker Hughes was announced in late-O
Vard to upgrade Farstad’s platform supplier
Shipbuilding and repair company Vard will upgrade Farstad Shipping’s platform supply vessel Far Sun. The PSV was delivered from Vard to Farstad Shipping in 2014 for immediate beginning of its long-term charter contract with Statoil out of Stavanger. Now, the vessel will be equipped with batteries fo
DOF Subsea and WiSub Team Up to Optimize ROV Operations
Two Norwegian companies have embarked on development and testing of a new underwater power & data connection system that could reportedly reduce cost and improve efficiency of vessel-based offshore ROV (remotely operated vehicle) operations. DOF Subsea, a provider of integrated subsea services and W