Equipment
PLM Cranes to Build New Bucket Wheel Unloader for IHC Dredger
PLM Cranes BV, a Dutch company specializing in designing and manufacturing custom cranes for dredging, stevedoring, bulk handling, heavy lift and offshore applications, has won a contract to build new bucket wheel unloader (BWU). Under the agreement, this new BWU, with an unloading capacity of 2500m
Motive Delivers Reel Drive System to Swan Hunter
Swan Hunter has taken delivery of a new 450Te reel drive system from Motive Offshore. According to Swan Huter who previously took delivery of Motive’s 15Te horizontal 2 track tensioner, the equipment has completed the factory acceptance testing program and is now ready for operations. “We are please
Aquind Link Secures Agreement with French Grid Operator
UK company Aquind has signed an agreement with the French national transmission system operator RTE to link an interconnector to the French grid at Barnabos substation, in the region of Haute-Normandie. The Aquind Interconnector is a new underground and subsea electricity cable providing additional
Ecosse Subsea Systems Names New Managing Director
Banchory-based Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has appointed Mark Gillespie as managing director. Gillespie has held senior technical, commercial and contractual management roles in Technip, CSL, GE Oil & Gas, Centrica and Talisman. More recently he was managing director of Aberdeen-based engineering an
Russian Navy Orders 12 ROVs from Tetis Pro
Russian company Tetis Pro informed that it will supply 12 new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Russian Navy by the end of 2017. The ROVs will be supplied from a range able to perform tasks at a depth of over 300 meters, the “Marlin 350”. The Marlin 350 is developed by Tetis Pro for search [&
Gas Leaks from Statoil’s Asgard Subsea Template
A gas leak was detected on Friday night from a subsea template at the Statoil’s Asgard field. The gas leak in the Norwegian Sea field occurred during a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operation preparing for a well intervention, Statoil’s spokesperson said in an email statement. Production from the
Halliburton Closing In on Acquisition of Aker Solutions
The US oilfield services major Halliburton is said to be close to strike a deal to acquire Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions. According to Norwegian media reports, with reference to an article in the Norwegian Financial daily Finansavisen, the Aker Group, owned by Kjell Inge Røkke, is a
Siem Ruby Clears Path for Caithness-Moray Subsea Link
Caithness-Moray transmission project has kicked off its 2017 offshore campaign with clearance of rocks and boulders along the proposed subsea cable route. The route for the cable was cleared by the Siem Ruby vessel utilising a subsea boulder clearance plough to clear the route of boulders along the
Wärtsilä to service Songa’s Cat D rigs
Finland’s Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore for four Cat D type semi-submersible drilling rigs operating in the North Sea. Wärtsilä said on Tuesday that the company would ensure optimal performance and maximum availability of the Wärtsilä
Seaproof Solutions’ Cable Protection for Hornsea Project One OWF
Seaproof Solutions has secured a contract to supply cable protection systems (CPS) for DONG Energy’s 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in UK. The contract, awarded by DONG Energy Wind Power, covers the design and supply of 248 cable protection systems for the inner array grid submarine c
Atlantis Subsea Farming Concept Reduced to Two Development Licenses
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has awarded development licenses to Atlantis Subsea Farming concept, but limiting the project to 2 licenses out of 6 the company applied for back in January 2016. Atlantis Subsea Farming was established last year after Norwegian company AKVA group teamed up wit
Ashtead Grows Inspection Tools Portfolio
Ashtead Technology has expanded its equipment rental pool with the latest Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) technology for asset integrity inspections. Namely, Ashtead will now supply the Eddyfi Lyft, an inspection tool for identifying corrosion under insulation (CUI), an asset integrity issue for the oil a
Volvox Terranova Repairs Completed
An European engineering company, Bakker Sliedrecht, has completed the electrical restoration of trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Terranova. The dredger Volvox Terranova was heavily damaged by an old sea mine while working on a project in Indonesia. Bakker Sliedrecht reported that during the re
Seatools Solutions for SHL’s Pile Installation Frame
Subsea technology company Seatools completed the development, manufacturing, and installation of a piling instrumentation and control system for Seaway Heavy Lifting’s pile installation frame which will be used for the construction of offshore wind farm. For this project, Seatools’ scope of supply c