Equipment
Damen Presents Decommissioning Vessels Concept
Damen Shipyards Group has announced its latest concept design, the Damen Decommissioning Series. The vessel will specialize in three core areas of the oil and gas decommissioning sector: topside decommissioning, offshore platform removal, and subsea cleaning and removal. The design is based on in-ho
SapuraKencana Gets USD 126 Mln TANAP EPCI Contract
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad (SapuraKencana) has secured RM 510 million (approx. USD 126 million) contract for the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) from TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.S. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of offshore pipelin
Subsea 7 Boosts Q2 Profit
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has lifted its profit in the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, on nearly-halved restructuring costs, foreign currency gains and more favorable tax rate compared to the prior-year quarter. The subsea engineering and construction specialist generated net income of $136 million,
Industry Backs Subsea Engineers at University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen is offering three new scholarships to students studying towards its masters in subsea engineering, thanks to contributions from two energy multinationals and a leading industry body. The scholarships, which are available to UK and EU students, are being funded through cont
Focal’s Electrical Slip Ring for SR2000 Tidal Turbine
Focal Technologies, a Moog company, has been awarded the contract to supply Scotrenewables Tidal Power with a 6.6 kV electrical slip ring for their new tidal turbine. Scotrenewables Tidal Power recently launched the 2 MW SR2000 turbine. The 550 tonne machine underwent preliminary tow trials in Belfa
Fluenta scoops two-year deal with Statoil
Fluenta, a UK-based ultrasonic measurement and management technology specialist, has signed a framework agreement with Norway’s oil major, Statoil. Fluenta said on Wednesday that the signed agreement entails supplying Statoil with ultrasonic flare gas meters. The company also said that it will strea
Damen to Build Angola’s Fishery Research Vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has received an order for a 74-meter fishery research vessel from the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries. The vessel, designed by Skipsteknisk (FRV 7417), will be the forth Damen delivers to the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries following the two 62-meter fishery inspection surveillance
Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 Aids Eggers’ UXO Clearance in Baltic Sea
Marine salvage specialists, Eggers Kampfmittelbergung GmbH, has completed its first project using underwater acoustic tracking technology supplied by Sonardyne International, UK, during an operation to dispose of unexploded ordnance lying off the German coast in the Baltic Sea. The Mini-Ranger 2 Ult
Protean Plans Further WEC Deployments
Protean Wave Energy informed that it is planning to proceed with further deployments of its Protean Wave Energy Converter (WEC) during this quarter after an independent review of results is completed from the recent offshore trial. In addition, the company informed that it has now prepared and provi
Schlumberger, Golar LNG join forces to develop gas reserves
LNG giant Golar LNG and oilfield services provider Schlumberger have announced the creation of OneLNG, a joint venture to ‘rapidly develop’ low cost gas reserves to LNG. According to Schlumberger’s press release on Monday, the combination of Schlumberger reservoir knowledge, wellbore technologies an
Vroon’s PSV hired for testing of new offshore access gangway
One of Vroon’s platform supply vessels (PSVs) has been chartered by Ztechnologies to test a new offshore access gangway system in the Dutch section of the North Sea. Vroon reported through its social media channels on Monday that Ztechnologies, a provider of offshore mooring and gangway solutions, c
Navantia Delivers Jackets for Wikinger OWF
Navantia has delivered to Iberdrola the first jackets for Wikinger offshore wind farm located in the Baltic Sea, approximately 75 km from the German mainland. The jacket foundations have been built in Navantia’s Fene shipyard by the Navantia-Windar consortium. The contract between the companies invo
Celtic Interconnector Project Enters Next Phase
The French President and An Taoiseach Enda Kenny have launched the next stage of the Celtic Interconnector, a proposed €1 billion subsea electricity cable linking Ireland and France. The capacity of the Celtic Interconnector is estimated at approximately 700 megawatts (MW), enough to power 450,000 h
NOV Snaps Up Kongsberg’s Subsea Products Division
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies has signed a purchase agreement with a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco (NOV) regarding the sale of Subsea Products. According to Kongsberg, the sale includes Thor Tie-In, Weaklink, Pipeline Structures (typically PLEM, PLETS, Wyes, Tees, Foundations, Spools, Jump