Equipment
Technip, FMC Technologies to merge into TechnipFMC
French oilfield services giant Technip and U.S. subsea equipment specialist FMC Technologies, have announced a merger agreement. The companies said that the merger will create “a global leader that will drive change by redefining the production and transformation of oil and gas.” The combined compan
MG3 expands fleet with ‘MV Ocean Spirit’
UK-based geoscience solutions company MG3 has purchased the DP2 vessel MV Ocean Spirit along with the geotechnical site investigation equipment spread. The company explained the move as a way to expand its services to the marine geoscience and ROV survey industry, The vessel was formerly known as MV
Jan De Nul Reports Increased Turnover for 2015
Jan De Nul Group, an international contractor specializing in dredging, land reclamation, heavy lifting, offshore and environmental services, has just released its business results for 2015, achieving solid performances despite difficult market conditions. The traditional dredging market showed limi
Central Dredging Association’s Annual Report Published
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has just released its 2015 Annual Report which details their work over the previous year and highlights work related to the new initiatives. “2015 has been another remarkable year. One in which we hosted a number of key events including Dredging Days, in Ahoy
PHOTO: Touchdown for Culzean Wellhead Platform Jacket
A 114 meters long Culzean wellhead platform jacket has reached its destination and it’s now fixed to the seabed by 12 skirt piles driven 45 meters deep, Maersk Oil informed on Wednesday. The jacket left the Heerema’s Vlissingen yard mid-April set for the Central North Sea some 250 kilometres east of
PHOTO: Maersk’s Culzean wellhead jacket takes its place in North Sea
Maersk Oil has reported that a wellhead jacket for the Culzean field’s wellhead platform is now firmly in place in the UK sector of the North Sea. Maersk Oil-operated Culzean field was discovered in 2008, approximately 250 kilometers east of Aberdeen in license block 22/25a, and the field developmen
MG3 Expands Fleet
MG3, a geoscience survey specialist, has acquired the DP2 vessel MV Ocean Spirit complete with geotechnical site investigation equipment spread. MG3 took delivery of the multirole DP2 vessel Ocean Spirit (formerly MV Highland Spirit) which will be the latest addition to the DP fleet offered by MG3 t
Heerema Marine Contractors Names New CCO
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has appointed Harke Jan Meek in the position of chief commercial officer (CCO) as per June 1, 2016. In this capacity Harke Jan Meek will be member of the HMC board and be responsible for the commercial and technology departments. Meek was appointed senior vice presid
Romica Boosts Management with Triple Appointment
UK subsea winch manufacturer Romica has appointed three new senior managers to strengthen its services in the marine and offshore industry. Romica’s team has now been bolstered by the arrival of technical director, Sarah Turner, North East and Scotland business development manager Iain Fullerton and
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 09 – May 15). Norwegian shipowner Siem Offshore has terminated the charter party for the offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Siem Spearfish, due to non-performance of the charterer’s obliga
KIVI, DOT to Host ‘Space for Subsea’ Symposium
The Royal Netherlands Society of Engineers (KIVI) and Dispuut Offshore Technology (DOT) will host a symposium “Space for Subsea” on May 18, 2016 in Theater de Veste in Delft, Netherlands. KIVI is a professional organisation for engineers, and with 20,000 members it is the largest engineering society
Scotrenewables Launches 2MW Tidal Turbine
Orkney-based Scotrenewables Tidal Power has launched its 2MW SR2000 tidal turbine at Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries in Belfast. The 550-tonne machine is the first commercial scale machine the company has built. The turbine should undergo preliminary tow trials in Belfast Lough before being towed t
“Game changing” FLNG offloading solution at OTC 2016
HiLoad LNG, a subsidiary of Sevan Marine, and Technip, a French oilfield services provider, presented the HiLoad LNG Parallel Loading System (PLS) at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. In a statement on Thursday, Sevan Marine disclosed several characteristics of the new PLS system displa
Siemens ships first gas turbine to Zirku field
Germany’s Siemens has shipped its first Industrial Trent 60 gas turbine generator package from its manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, USA, to Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company’s (ADMA-OPCO) Satah Al-Razboot (SARB) offshore oil field project on Zirku Island. According to a statement made on Wed