Equipment
SEA-ME-WE 5 Subsea Cable Lands in France
The South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable, to be operational in the second half of 2016, landed at the submarine cable Station of la Seyne-sur-Mer, South of France. This new 20,000 km-long fiber optic cable will connect France to Singapore, serving 17 countries:
Harbor Dredging with Dragflow EL604BS Pump
Dragflow, together with its local partner, has successfully delivered an Electric Pump (EL604SB) with control box to a shipyard in Russia. The customer was looking for a pump that will be used for a dredging project in order to enlarge his basin floating dock in the region of Volga, near Nizhny Novg
IADC Presents the Latest Issue of Terra et Aqua
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has introduced the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standards
NOC to Lead Project on Monitoring of Marine CCS in North Sea
The world’s first ‘real world’ deep-water controlled experiment simulating emission from a submerged carbon dioxide storage reservoir is to take place in the North Sea, with the aim of further verifying the safety of offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS). Reportedly, small quantiti
JDR Wins with Aker Solutions
UK-based subsea umbilicals and power cables supplier JDR has been awarded a contract for intervention, workover and control systems (IWOCS) by Aker Solutions Subsea Division. The project, scheduled for delivery in summer 2016, will include the first deployment of JDR’s ‘Mark II Reeler’ concept. The
Trelleborg Thermal Insulation and Coating for Shah Deniz 2
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has been awarded its largest single order for thermal insulation and corrosion coating services for phase II of the BP Project, Shah Deniz, contracting directly to BOS Shelf LLC. The contract represents the most significant order Trelleborg’s offshore operation has re
WATCH: Statoil Begins Production Drilling on Johan Sverdrup
Drilling has started on the first of a total of 35 wells to be drilled in the first phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development, Norway’s Statoil informed today. According to the company, the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig kicked off at 00:00 on Tuesday, March 1. “The Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig
Dredge Yard at Moscow Forum of Dredging Companies
Dredge Yard has sponsored for the 3rd consecutive year the Moscow Forum of Dredging Companies, organized by the Media-Group Port News with the assistance of the Ministry of Transport of Russia Federation. Specialists in dredging and shipbuilding industry gathered from around the globe to discuss abo
Plexus Secures Equipment Order from Det norske
UK’s Plexus has received an additional purchase order from Det norske to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore Norway. The value of this latest order with Det norske is estimated at approximately £0.6 million ($836
Det norske orders Plexus’ equipment for exploration well off Norway
Plexus Holdings PLC, an oil and gas engineering services business, has received an additional purchase order from Det norske oljeselskap to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore Norway. The value of this latest ord
Aquatic Aims at Forging Alliances in Subsea Services Arena
Aberdeen-based provider of flex-lay solutions for the subsea industry, Aquatic, is a company with more than 40 years experience in onshore and offshore installation projects. As part of Acteon’s subsea services group of companies, Aquatic is set up as an independent operator of modular carousels, re
Olympic Scores Deals for Four Vessels
Olympic Ship has secured contracts with undisclosed international contractors for its vessels Olympic Zeus and Olympic Hera, the company informed on Monday. The vessel M/V Olympic Zeus has been chartered for a period of up 9 weeks, including options. The vessel will be carrying out project work in W
Semco Maritime to spruce up semi-sub Island Innovator
Semco Maritime, an international engineering company, is to refurbish and service semi-submersible rig Island Innovator. The rig will arrive at Semco Maritime’s dock area at Hanøytangen, Bergen, in early March. Island Innovator is owned by Island Drilling and operated by Odfjell Drilling. The rig is
Future Dredging Technologies Discussed in Moscow
Future dredging technologies will be based on robotization and intellectualization, according to Mikhail Chemodanov, Technical Director of Nonius Engineering. The Nonius Engineering, established in St. Petersburg in 2008, is focused on the development of automation and monitoring systems for industr