Equipment
HC IQIP Moving to Sliedrecht Base
HC IQIP will soon relocate its Kinderdijk- and Delfgauw-based activities to a new location in Sliedrecht. Royal IHC recently decided to move all shipbuilding activities from Sliedrecht to Kinderdijk and Krimpen a/d Ijssel to make the site available for IHC IQIP’s activities. As per December, IHC sai
Eni flirts with renewables. Signs deal with GE
Italian oil and gas giant Eni, recently mostly in the news for its gas discoveries in Egypt and Mozambique, has also been increasingly flirting with the renewable energy industry, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint. Following a recently signed deal to work on a 20 to 50MW solar plant in Ghana, En
Fugro Executes First Part of Rampion Cable Laying Campaign
Fugro said it has completed ‘phase one’ of cable laying operations on schedule at the Rampion offshore wind farm, as the programme takes a break over winter. The installation of 60 cables was completed at the end of October – three more than the 57 cables originally planned. Subsea construction vess
JFD Saturation Diving System for Shanghai Salvage
James Fisher and Sons’ subsidiary JFD has been awarded approximately £35-million ($43.7 million) contract by Shanghai Salvage (SS) to supply a 24-man saturation diving system rated for diving support to depths of 500 meters. The contract is for the design and build of two independent 12 man saturati
ABP’s Survey Vessel Humber Sounder Launched
Associated British Ports (ABP) has celebrated the launch of its latest survey vessel Humber Sounder with a naming ceremony at the Port of Hull. The ceremony, which was conducted last week by Father Colum Kelly of the Apostleship of the Sea, was attended by ABP staff and customers, as well as represe
Report: Subsea Could Stabilize in Long-Term
A new report by energy research and consulting service, Douglas-Westwood (DW), said that due to the current reality of a ‘lower for longer’ oil price, many oil majors have opted to focus on subsea well tiebacks, as sanctioning floating production systems (FPS) for offshore projects has become financ
URS Targets O&G Decom Market with New Mattress Recovery Tool
Utility ROV Services (URS) has launched a new mattress recovery tool (MRT) developed for the oil and gas decommissioning market. The tool has been designed to recover concrete mattresses that have been installed in oil and gas fields to protect subsea piping. URS said it started developing the MRT i
Busy Times for Damen Shoalbuster
The SMS Shoalbuster, a 26-meter Damen Shoalbuster 2609 owned and operated by GSS Marine Services from Rosyth, Scotland, has recently completed a 14.572 nautical miles (NM) round trip that included two transatlantic crossings. The Shoalbuster range is designed as a multi-role workboat optimized for s
Maersk Drilling, NOV in pact to cut rig maintenance cost
Offshore driller Maersk Drilling and oilfield equipment provider National Oilwell Varco have entered into a five-year partnership to improve maintenance predictability for drilling equipment. The two companies say the “shared vision” behind the pact is to implement a new maintenance mind-set which w
Maersk Drilling, NOV Aim to Optimise Drilling Equipment Maintenance
Maersk Drilling and National Oilwell Varco have entered into a five-year partnership to improve maintenance predictability for drilling equipment. The shared vision behind the partnership is to implement a new maintenance mind-set which should minimise operational down time, while lowering maintenan
OKEA hires Ridge for well management
OKEA, a recently established Norwegian oil and gas company, has awarded a frame agreement to Ridge AS for well management services. Under this contract, Ridge will provide personnel and services to manage offshore well design, construction and operation for OKEA. The initial contract term is three y
IADC Facts About: Selecting a Destination for Dredged Material
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just released a new ‘Facts About’ publication named ‘Selecting a Destination for Dredged Material‘. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging
Saab Seaeye’s ROV Becomes Diving Support Vessel Resource
Flash Tekk Engineering has selected the Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as a key diving support vessel resource. Flash Tekk supplies diving systems and ROVs for Ultra Deep Solutions, an operator of ultra-deep diving and heavy construction vessels. Saab Seaeye said they ar
WFS Technologies, TSC Introduce Seatooth ACFM
WFS Technologies and TSC have launched Seatooth ACFM, a wireless smart NDT monitoring solution designed to reduce subsea inspection costs. TSC‘s ACFM array probe range can be installed on offshore structures to monitor the growth of surface breaking cracks. Seatooth is a subsea wireless communicatio