Equipment
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Named Charlock
The naming ceremony of Charlock, Van den Herik’s new trailing suction hopper dredger, took place on February 6th in Harlingen. The vessel was built by Barkmeijer Shipyards and will start her first assignment in March 2016. The first Charlock’s task will include the coastal replenishment operations o
Balltec Delivers Plug Launcher for Åsgard Pipeline Project
Balltec Engineered Solutions has completed work on Statoil’s infrastructure upgrade for the Åsgard Millom pipeline using its subsea smart plug launcher. Statoil asked Balltec to investigate the possibility of designing and manufacturing a subsea plug launcher during its work on a new lifting system
EPQube Detects and Predicts Corrosion
Up to 80% of the damage in hydraulic cylinders occurs due to corrosion, leading to serious issues such as operational costs and delay damages which can lead up to 300.000 euros a day. So far the detection of corrosion took place through visual inspection. C-Cube, a company originated from Delft, cam
IMDC Releases Dredge Plume Research
A scientific research project was recently completed on “Numerical and Experimental Modelling of Near Field Overflow Dredging Plumes”, the International Marine and Dredging Consultants (IMDC) has announced. IMDC staff member Boudewijn Decrop obtained a PhD for conducting this research in collaborati
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 1-7, 2016). Sas van Vreeswijk Consortium Signs Beatrixsluis Contract The Sas van Vreeswijk consortium has won a contract for the construction of the 3rd chamber Beatrix lock and the widening of the Lekka
Halliburton Launches Electrohydraulic Subsea Safety System
Halliburton has released the Dash 3-inch Subsea Safety System, a solution for electrohydraulic control of Halliburton’s subsea safety tree. Previously, control was provided through direct hydraulic pressure from the surface. According to Halliburton, this latest edition to the Dash series employs th
EU Approves Schlumberger’s Acquisition of Cameron
The European Commission has given the green light, under the EU Merger Regulation, for the acquisition of Cameron by Schlumberger. In august last year, a definitive merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies in which the companies will combine in a stock a
EU approves Schlumberger’s acquisition of Cameron
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Cameron by Schlumberger. Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services provider, is buying Cameron in a proposed all stock transaction announced in 2015. Upon completion of the transaction, each share of Cam
Subsea in January
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The year started off with mixed feelings about where the subsea industry will be heading in 2016. The companies continue to adjust to new market conditions as the
PSL Releases New Product; Gets Harkand and Bibby Offshore Support
PhotoSynergy Ltd (PSL) has added a new product to its subsea portfolio, the SLS2000, developed to provide the option to illuminate the dive umbilical from the diver end. The unit, with 30mm in diameter and 70mm length, was designed to provide a light source to saturation divers using an LED attached
Subsea UK Backs MATE ROV Challenge
Subsea UK has committed £20,000 to the Scottish MATE ROV competition, the industry body announced at Subsea Expo. The initiative, organised by the Robert Gordon University, encourages young engineers to design and test underwater machinery with help from industry mentors. Subsea UK joins BP, which h
European Consortium Launches Blue Nodules
A European consortium launched on February 1st a new Horizon 2020 project: Blue Nodules. This project addresses the challenge of creating a viable and sustainable value chain to retrieve polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor. It will develop and test new highly-automated and sustainable technolo
Norfolk Marine Provides Scour Remediation for Scroby Sands
Norfolk Marine has completed installation of its TFN scour remediation system to E.ON’s Scroby Sands offshore wind farm. The system has been installed to 5 monopile foundations on the site to provide protection against further scouring of the seabed at the foundation bases. After testing and develop
AGR to Work on Gassnova CCS Project
AGR has finalised a frame agreement to act as technical advisors to Norwegian state-owned Gassnova, as the country progresses with its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) development. Gassnova has overall responsibility for the research, development and implementation of CCS technology in Norway. The N