Equipment
Komatsu Europe Presents New Dozer
Komatsu Europe recently presented the new D37EXi/PXi-24 dozer, the latest in a growing range of machines equipped with intelligent Machine Control technology. Featuring all the advantages of the new D37-24 dozer, the D37EXi/PXi-24 brings improved efficiency and reduced costs to customers. “The D37EX
PHOTO: First Shah Deniz 2 Jacket Ready for Installation
A jacket for one of the Shah Deniz Stage 2 platforms has sailed away from the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF) for offshore installation. The transportation, launch, positioning and pile installation activities of the Production and Risers (PR) platform jacket structure are expect
Norsafe lifeboats for Culzean FSO
Norsafe has signed a contract with Singapore-based drilling rig builder Sembcorp Marine to deliver freefall lifeboats and davit systems for and ‘FSO to be installed in the UK sector of the North Sea.’ While Norsafe does not reveal the name of the North Sea project, it is safe to say that the FSO is
New Amphibious Excavator from Waterking
Waterking BV recently completed the production of a new generation WK 220 NG-5 amphibious excavator. The new excavator, which is already at work, is the first in a series of seven. The new WK 220 NG-5 model undercarriage has several improvements such as newly designed tracks with a slightly differen
Armada Kraken FPSO on Schedule for North Sea Field
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard is said to be on track to deliver a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to Armada Kraken, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bumi Armada. The naming ceremony of the FPSO, Armada Kraken, took place at Kepp
Wood Group in Utgard field subsea tie-back design
Wood Group has been awarded the detailed design scope of the subsea tie-back from the Utgard gas and condensate field to the Sleipner facilities, in the Norwegian North Sea. The $1 million work scope is the first call off under the master service agreement (MSA) signed in May 2016. Effective immedia
Wood Group Wins Utgard-Sleipner Subsea Tieback Detailed Design Work
Wood Group has been awarded the detailed design scope of the subsea tieback from the Utgard gas and condensate field to the Sleipner facilities, in the Norwegian North Sea. The $1-million workscope is the first call off under the master service agreement (MSA) signed in May 2016. Effective immediate
Trelleborg to Set Up New Production Line for Subsea Market Materials
Trelleborg’s offshore operation in Norway is expanding its production capability with a new manufacturing line. The addition will complement its current range of thermal insulation materials by adding fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) powder coating and polypropylene (PP) to its portfolio. Hans Leo Hals, ma
CGG, Lundin Present New Solution for Seismic Acquisition
CGG has launched its latest offshore broadband seismic technology, the so-called TopSeis, specifically designed to overcome the intrinsic lack of near offsets inherent in 3D towed-streamer seismic. According to CGG, the lack of near offsets leads to an inability to image shallow geological features,
Norwegian Offshore Developments See $14.5 Bln Cost Drop
The price tag for developing a field on the Norwegian shelf has declined by an average of more than 40 per cent since the autumn of 2014, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) analysis of eight planned developments that are approaching start-up. The decline is a result of a comb
Power Failure Shuts Down Goliat
Eni Norge informed that production from the Goliat FPSO was stopped following a power outage on Friday evening, August 26. The Goliat is located in production licence 229, 85 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. The field, which started production in March this year
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 22 – August 28). Allseas’ single-lift installation / decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” has executed its maiden heavy lift project. The Project involved removal ofthe 13,500
Caithness-Moray Project to Award $850M to UK Firms
A study of the economic contribution made by the Caithness-Moray transmission project has found that it is supporting the equivalent of over 10,000 years of employment in the UK, around half of which are in Scotland. Economic modelling included within a report found that: Of the £1.1 billion total i
Video Showing Capabilities of Backhoe Dredger
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has just released an interesting video showing capabilities of backhoe dredgers. A backhoe dredger is basically a hydraulic excavator installed on a pontoon. Dredging is executed by the excavator which is mounted on a turntable at the front of the pontoon.