Equipment
WATCH: Pioneering Spirit Drone Video
The video above shows Allseas’ giant, the 382 meters long and 124 meters wide, DP platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit. In June 2010, the Swiss-based offshore company awarded the contract for building Pioneering Spirit, to the South Korean shipyard Daewoo. When
ABB’s cable system to power Johan Sverdrup
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to ABB AB in Sweden for fabrication and installation of two high-voltage cables supplying power from shore to the Johan Sverdrup field, in the North Sea offshore Norway. The contract is an EPCI contract covering engineering
Wasa Wraps Up Pietarsaari Dredging
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, has completed the Pietarsaari Fairway dredging program ahead of schedule. This project included dredging of very hard moraine and boulders as well as drilling and blasting of bedrock. During the project, Wasa removed about 970
Bergen Group Skarveland Goes Under
Bergen Group Skarveland AS has filed for bankruptcy due to lack of new orders and failing results. The company’s business has been related to pipe installations towards building of ships and deliveries for the offshore and onshore industry. According to the company, both the shipbuilding and offshor
Hibernia Express Subsea Cable Launched
Hibernia Networks announces that Hibernia Express, its new 4,600km ultra low latency submarine cable connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to Slough, England and Cork, Ireland, is ready for service (RFS). The first transatlantic cable built in over 12 years, the Hibernia Express launch marks a milestone f
ABB Cables to Power Johan Sverdrup
ABB has won an order worth around $90 million from Statoil, for a high-voltage cable system to supply power from shore to the Johan Sverdrup offshore oil field. Located 155 kilometers west of Stavanger in the North Sea, Johan Sverdrup is considered one of the largest offshore oil fields on the Norwe
ROVOP gets $3.8M worth of new contract wins
ROVOP, an independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider has revealed more than £2.5 million ($3.85 million) worth of new contract wins in the last month from its Aberdeen and Houston offices across the oil, gas and offshore wind markets. According to the company, work scopes fo
New Excavators for DEME
Early in 2015, DEC, DEME Group’s environmental subsidiary, placed an order for five hybrid excavators. The first of these machines has just been delivered a Belgian Railways site in Gentbrugge, where DEC carries out remediation works for the account of the Belgian Railways (NMBS-SNCB). The former tr
DNV GL Initiates Two JIPs with Cost Saving Potential
DNV GL is launching two joint industry projects (JIPs) to investigate affordable composite components for the subsea sector and qualify technology for more efficient linepipe production processes. It is estimated that the JIPs could deliver a combined saving of £6.75 million. The DNV GL Affordable C
Bourbon Gets Two FMC Technologies ROVs
FMC Technologies has delivered two of four new HD remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Bourbon Offshore this month and will deliver the remaining two in the fourth quarter of 2015. Capable of operating at depths of up to 3,000 meters below sea level, FMC Technologies’ HD ROVs will be mobilized onto
NSRI Event to Help Boost Subsea Technology
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is hosting an event on September 23 to help connect UK subsea technology developers with end-users and funding sources in a bid to get new subsea technology off the ground. Aimed at supporting and encouraging investment in emerging technologies that wil
Red Marine Load Test System for Skandi Africa
Red Marine has recently delivered a high capacity Load Test System to Technip for the periodic load testing of the pipelay system onboard the Skandi Africa. The vessel has been specifically designed for pipelaying in harsh environments and in water depths of up to 3,000m. The Load Test System allows
Wood Group to Lead 5 New Subsea JIPs
Wood Group is leading five new joint industry projects (JIPs) which will use the company’s subsea experience to solve industry-wide challenges. These international projects, which will run between 2015 and 2018, will see Wood Group Kenny (WGK) work with several oil and gas operators, contractors and
The Underwater Centre to Deliver New ROV Training Programme
The Underwater Centre has unveiled a new model for increasing workforce competency in the ROV industry, using a realistic offshore instruction environment, at the recently held Subsea UK ROV conference in Aberdeen. Industry and training providers have collaborated to develop work class ROV operation