Equipment
VBMS Wraps Up Sandbank OWF Cable Installation Project
VBMS has completed cable installation and post-lay burial for Vattenfall’s Sandbank offshore wind farm. A total of 76 inter-array cables were installed and post-lay buried within a limited time frame of approximately two and a half months. VBMS deployed its multipurpose vessels Ndurance and Ndeavor
EC OKs Boskalis’ Acquisition of VolkerWessels’ Offshore Businesses
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of VolkerWessels Offshore by Boskalis. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because it would not significantly change the market structure. A Letter of Intent (LoI) to acquire offshore activit
MultiClient Geophysical’s Employees Take Pay Cut
Oslo-listed MultiClient Geophysical (MCG) said it has reduced employee compensation by close to 30% compared to 2015 as part of the company’s cost cutting measures in order to improve its position in a challenging market environment. The cost saving exercise has been carried out through voluntary sa
LDD Supports Offshore WindForce on Wikinger Project
LDD, an Acteon company, has collaborated with UTEC and MENCK to deliver a total foundation solution, including a subsea pre-piling template (PPT), to Offshore WindForce WIK (OWF). OWF, a joint venture between Boskalis and Volker Stevin International, is contracted by Iberdrola Renewables Offshore De
Technip and FMC Technologies move step closer to merger
France’s Technip and U.S. FMC Technologies, Inc. executed a Business Combination Agreement (BCA) on June 14, 2016 regarding their proposed merger announced on May 19, 2016. The execution of the BCA follows conclusion of the required work council consultation process in Europe. “With the signing of t
Hughes SSE Acquires Survey Vessel
Hughes SSE has acquired a survey vessel MV Line to support its survey capabilities. After a short refit the MV Line will be re-named MV Cerys Line and will be working on a number of Hughes SSE’s current and forthcoming projects. Hughes SSE said it will regain the vessels current crew, and they will
Bourbon’s Arctic-ready anchor handler named in Norway
French offshore vessel provider Bourbon has informed that a naming ceremony was held this week for its Arctic-ready anchor handler. The vessel named the Bourbon Arctic was named in Fosnavag, Norway on Wednesday in the presence of its Godmother Kristin Færøvik, CEO of Lundin Petroleum Norway. The ves
Sheffield Forgemasters Delivers Nord Stream Pipeline Clamps
Sheffield Forgemasters International has produced subsea emergency repair clamp bodies for use on the world’s longest subsea gas pipeline. Designed by Oil States Industries in Houston, the hydro-clamp is designed to provide risk mitigation in the event of a breach in a subsea pipeline. Sheffield For
Moray Council Opts for Liebherr Excavator
Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV (Marine Vessel) Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was sel
Sif Provides Pin Piles for Beatrice OWF
Sif Holding, a manufacturer of steel tubulars used as foundation components for the offshore wind and oil & gas markets, has been awarded the production of pin piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm. The Beatrice offshore wind farm will be located in the Outer Moray Firth in Scotland. The 588 MW
MacGregor Presents Upgrade for Its Subsea Cranes
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched a fibre-rope retrofit option for its subsea cranes. According to MacGregor, the modular upgrade replaces the crane’s original steel wire rope with synthetic fibre rope, using the same technology as MacGregor’s fibre-rope crane, the FibreTrac 1500, which was
C-Kore’s Subsea Monitoring Tools for Statoil’s North Sea Field
C-Kore Systems has been awarded a contract to supply Statoil with subsea electrical monitoring tools. Statoil will be using the tools to monitor the insulation resistance and continuity of a new control umbilical during its installation at a field outside Bergen in the northern part of the North Sea
Bladt to Build Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Jackets
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Bladt Industries an order for 30 jacket foundations for the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Fabrication of the jackets will take place at Bladt’ production facilities at Lindoe Industrial Park, Denmark. Bladt will provide 30 four-legged jacket foundations for the wind f
Teledyne PDS LiteView 3D Viewer Released
Teledyne PDS has released a newly enhanced version of Teledyne PDS LiteView freeware 3D viewer for hydrographic applications. LiteView can be used to quickly access Teledyne PDS data files, such as PDS logdata files, grid model files, 3D design model files and GeoTIFF files to view and easily naviga