Equipment
HollandMT Delivers Spud Design for Backhoe Dredger
In cooperation with FKAB, HollandMT has successfully delivered a design for a spud lifting system to be used on a backhoe dredger. The spud lifting system is powered by hydraulic winches which also allow free floating of the moored dredger. To absorb shock loads during dredging operations, the spud
Fugro to equip PGS vessels with positioning systems
Dutch geotechnical company Fugro will provide PGS’ entire seismic vessel fleet with satellite positioning systems. The Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) includes Fugro’s recently launched Starfix.G4 which gives sub-decimetre accuracy, and Starfix.G2+, a global service offering centimetre ac
First Woman Master in UK Dredging Industry Joins CEMEX
The first woman Master in the UK Marine Aggregate Dredging Sector, Georgina Carlo-Paat, has recently completed her first tour of duty aboard CEMEX UK Marine aggregate dredger, the Sand Heron. Georgina is in command of one of four CEMEX dredgers that operate in waters around the UK, which provide app
First standard for classification of offshore gangways released
DNV GL, an international certification body, published what they say is the first industry standard providing guidance on offshore personnel transfer by gangway on December 8. According to the classification society, the DNVGL-ST-0358 will contribute in documenting and securing safe operational perf
SPT Offshore Clinches Ophir WHP Deal
SPT Offshore has received the Letter of Intent (LOI) for the detailed design of the suction pile foundation, design supervision of the jacket and full transportation and installation (T&I) of the Ophir wellhead platform (WHP) from Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd. MEB Ophir Muhibbah is the EPCIC contrac
Mteck Delivers Electric Dredge Crane for Van Oord
Mteck BV, a Dutch based builder of custom cranes for dredging and stevedoring industries, has just delivered an electric dredge crane for Paans Van Oord. The crane, Mteck 200E, is powered by two generators, located below the deck, and these generators are also used for the propulsion. This piece of
Marathon Oil Awards Brae Engineering Contract to Ingen
Ingen Ideas, an Amec Foster Wheeler company, has landed a five-year multi-discipline engineering contract, worth approximately £8 million ($12 million) with Marathon Oil. The contract started in October 2015. It covers Marathon Oil’s Brae Complex in the North Sea and it has potential for two further
OSD Designs Two Austin Offshore RLWI/IMR Newbuilds
OSD-IMT, the UK division of Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), is developing two IMT 9120 Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI)/IMR vessels for Austin Offshore, the shipping arm of Upstream Drilling, Singapore. The diesel-electric propulsion vessels are intended to carry out riserle
Tracerco Smart Tracers for Mariner Field
Tracerco, a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey, has secured a contract to provide smart tracer technology for flow measurement of six new wells in Statoil’s Maureen reservoir of the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. As part of field development, Tracerco’s smart tracers should enable fluid inflow measur
Atlas Sets Up Subserv Pro as Its RDI Office
As of today, December 7, 2015, Subserv Pro (SSP) will become Atlas’ official ROV, Diving and Inspection office (RDI). In September this year, Atlas Professionals completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Subserv Pro (SSP) and ORCA Offshore (ORCA) and fused together these two agencies specializ
Statoil gets nod to use ‘COSLInnovator’ on Troll field
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil Petroleum its consent to use the COSLInnovator rig for drilling, completion, intervention, workover and well plugging on the Troll field, off Norway. In a letter sent to Statoil, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway gave the company i
MacArtney Provides ROV Winch for Antarctica Survey
Danmark’s MacArtney Underwater Technology has delivered an ROV winch for polar supply and research vessel S. A. Agulhas II which will take part in University of Gothenburg’s Antarctica expedition. The electrically driven winch system (MERMAC R10 AHC ROV) was acquired through Swedish SubSea Solutions
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 01 – December 06). The Houston-based oilfield services major, Schlumberger, said it will further reduce its workforce in light of expected reduced activity for 2016. As a result, Schlumberger
Kongsberg Lets Rolls-Royce Case Go
Kongsberg has decided to withdraw its appeal in the case against Rolls-Royce Marine AS. Namely, Rolls-Royce Marine AS sued Kongsberg Evotec AS for breach of the Marketing Act and claimed a ban on production and sale of certain products for seismic vessels. Sunnmøre District Court handed down its jud