Equipment
Added Value of Sand
The knowledge development scheme – Hondsbossche Dunes project – officially started yesterday. The contract for this project was signed during the conference ‘Building the Future‘ in Utrecht by Ecoshape, the Flood Protection Program and Water Board Hollands Noorderkwartier. The aim of the project is
READ wins North Sea gig with Maersk Oil
Aberdeen-based production and integrity evaluation company, READ Cased Hole (READ), has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by Danish energy giant, Maersk Oil. The dual-award, five-year contract with an optional three-year extension appoints READ as the primary service provider for cased hol
Statoil orders Alfa Laval’s Framo system for Johan Sverdrup
Alfa Laval, a provider of specialized products and engineering solutions, has won an order to supply Framo power generator systems to an oil platform located in the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. Alfa Laval says that the order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a v
PSA Gives Nod to Gassco for Utsira High Gas Pipeline
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Gassco consent to use the Utsira High Gas Pipe (UHGP). Utsira High is a 94-kilometre-long gas pipeline running from the Edvard Grieg field 57 km north of Sleipner in the northern North Sea. Gassco is the operator for the Utsira High Gas Pipeline Joint
Engineering Award for Maasvlakte
The construction of Maasvlakte 2 has been recognized by the award of the prof. dr. ir. J.F. Agema prize, which is awarded every five years to an innovative marine engineering work that was designed or constructed by a Dutch party. This prize, the initiative of the KIVI (Royal Institute of Engineers)
TSHD Severnaya Dvina Launched
The launching ceremony of the 2000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Severnaya Dvina took place at the Song Thu Corporation shipyard (part of Damen Shipyards Group) in Da Nang, Vietnam, yesterday. The vessel, built for the FSUE Rosmorport, has been named Severnaya Dvina after the river in the Europe
Ceragon clinches 5-year deal with Statoil
Norwegian Statoil has awarded Ceragon Networks, a wireless backhaul specialist, a five-year frame agreement, with an option to extend for five consecutive two-year periods. Most recently, Statoil has placed orders for Ceragon’s IP-20 platform. Ceragon says it offers Statoil an end-to-end solution fo
SKF supplies magnetic bearings for Asgard gas compression system
SKF has supplied magnetic bearings for use in the subsea gas compression system at the Asgard gas field in the Norwegian Sea. SKF has been involved in the development of the project for five years, working in conjunction with MAN Diesel & Turbo, the manufacturer of the electric motor-driven centrifu
SKF-Supplied Magnetic Bearings for Asgard Subsea Compression
SKF has supplied magnetic bearings for use in the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Asgard gas field off the Norwegian coast. SKF has been involved in the development of the project for five years, working in conjunction with MAN Diesel & Turbo, the manufacturer of the electric moto
Aasta Hansteen LQ completed in Netherlands
CKT Projects, a Dutch company building accommodation modules for the offshore oil and gas industry, is set to make a milestone when it delivers the living quarters (LQ) for Norway’s first deepwater development project, the Aasta Hansteen. According to CKT, it took the company more than two years of
AGR nets deal with GDF SUEZ for North Sea
Norway’s AGR, a global oil and gas services company, will provide well construction and drilling operations support for the Cara Well, located in license area PL636 in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. AGR said Monday it has been awarded an agreement with operator GDF SUEZ E&P Norge to deliver we
Boskalis Subsea extends Maersk Oil’s platform lifetime
Boskalis has completed reinforcing Maersk Oil’s Dan Bravo platform in the North Sea, offshore Denmark. Dan is the oldest producing field in Denmark. The oil production started on July 4, 1972, and according to Maersk Oil, close to 28 % of total Danish oil production has been extracted from the Dan F
Royal IHC Sells One to Asia
Royal IHC has announced the sale of an Easydredge® 3700, the largest vessel in the Easydredge® series of standard twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), designed and built by IHC. This innovative and flexible Easydredge® concept can be tailor-made to suit requirements, without compromis
Centrica cuts costs by employing new drilling method
Centrica Energy Norway, a subsidiary of the UK-based oil company Centrica, has adopted a new drilling method, for which the company says it has never been used before in the oil and gas industry. The company also claims the method reduces drilling costs. The solution was recently used on the Butch f