Equipment
Statoil takes Palfinger Dreggen’s cranes for Gullfaks
Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has awarded Palfinger Dreggen a contract to rebuild and upgrade BOP cranes on the oil and gas company’s Gullfaks field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Each of the BOP cranes to be delivered from Palfinger Dreggen will have the capacity to lift 2 x 20 t
WATCH: Shetland Tidal Array Sees First Turbine Spin
The first power from the Shetland Tidal Array project has been exported to the grid, Nova Innovation and ELSA announced on Wednesday. The first Nova M100 turbine of the array delivered power to the Shetland grid following a winter of operations and testing. The Shetland Tidal Array is a joint enterp
Boskalis Braces for Weaker Year
Boskalis has seen a profit drop of 10 per cent in the 2015 and said it expects a ‘substantially lower’ 2016 full-year result, compared to last year’s satisfactory bottom line, despite tough market conditions. The Dutch dredging and marine specialist generated net income of €440 million on revenue of
TGS CEO to Retire
TGS informed that Kristian Johansen will succeed Robert Hobbs, who has decided to retire after nearly seven years as CEO of TGS, on March 11, 2016. Johansen joined TGS in 2010 as chief financial officer and was appointed chief operating officer in February of 2015. Prior to joining TGS, Johansen was
Ravestein Builds World’s Largest Backhoe for Boskalis
The new backhoe dredger Magnor, currently being built for Boskalis by Ravestein, will be the largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the world. Two large deck cranes are fitted for work on- and changing of the equipment (boom, stick and bucket) of the excavator. The vessel includes all the nec
DNV GL and Partners Address Anchoring Safety
DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club have been investigating a rising number of anchor losses reported over the last several years. Namely, the root cause of many groundings and collisions, lost anchors are among the top five reasons for claims costs. Based on an analysis of damage cases involving anch
VIDEO: New Multi-Purpose Dredger from Dredge Yard
The Euro Dredger 450, a cutter suction dredger built in the Netherlands, has been successfully launched and is now available for delivery. This multi-purpose dredging machine is the first cutter suction dredger resulting from the partnership between Dredge Yard and Neptune Shipyards in the Netherlan
Wartsila reveals manipulations of ship engine fuel tests
Wartsila, a Finnish equipment provider for the marine and energy markets, has conducted an internal audit of test processes globally and revealed deviations in a limited number of fuel consumption tests of marine engines. According to the company, the investigation has brought forward deviations in
SeeByte and ASV Join Forces
SeeByte and ASV have entered into a commercial partnership where the two companies will collaborate to bring new capabilities and solutions to the field of maritime autonomy. This agreement sees SeeByte and ASV build upon previous collaborative work to develop the next generation of adaptive autonom
Oceaneering ROVs for Statoil
Oceaneering has been awarded an eight-year contract by Statoil. The agreement is to provide two work class electric remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for Statoil’s CAT-J Platforms in the North Sea. The new ROVs are currently being built in-house and called the eNovus. According to the company, the e
Study Shows How Fault Activity Links to Water Entering Earth
Research led by geoscientists at the University of Southampton and with contributions by marine scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is reportedly the first to show a direct link between fault activity and the amount of water entering the solid Earth along faults. The re
Pulse Introduces New Structural Monitoring Sensor System
Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has launched a third generation INTEGRIpod platform as a new addition to its INTEGRI range of structural monitoring sensor systems. Typical applications for the INTEGRIpod range include linear displacement and static and dynamic inclination of subsea s
Exceed to Support Fairfield’s P&A Campaign
Aberdeen-based well management specialist, Exceed, has secured a contract to support Fairfield Energy in its upcoming North Sea well plugging and abandonment campaign. Fairfield’s program includes 45 platform wells and 16 subsea wells, all of which will be plugged and permanently abandoned. The deco
Hitachi to Unveil New Excavator at Bauma
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) will present the new ZX490LCH-6 large excavator at the Bauma event (April 11-17) in Munich, Germany. Designed and engineered to meet the demands of large-scale construction projects and quarries, it offers high level of durability without compromisin