Equipment
SubC Secures Maersk Oil EPCI Contract
SubC Partner recently won an EPCI project on an FPSO with Maersk Oil in the Dumbarton field in the North Sea, 230 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen. The final goal of the project is to replace selected buoyancy modules on a live riser, without shutting down oil production, the company said. “We are d
Plexus Strengthens Position in China
Plexus has entered into a collaboration agreement with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), Red Sea Technologies (RST), and Plexus’ Chinese licensing partner Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group (Jereh). The collaboration agreement will explore commercial opportunities for shallow water subsea an
Picture of the Day: TSHD Congo River in Antwerp
Mega trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Congo River’ has just moored at the Antwerp Cruise Terminal in Belgium. At the occasion of the start of the third stage of the Tour de France in Antwerp, DEME’s flag ship passed by on her trip between Turkey and Russia. With an impressive length of 168 m and a [
Schottel Hydro’s Pitch Hub for MeyGen Tidal Turbine
SCHOTTEL HYDRO will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for Phase 1a of the MeyGen tidal energy project under contract to Lockheed Martin. The MeyGen Phase 1a AR1500, a 1.5 MW seabed mounted turbine, is being designed and delivered by Atlantis Resources and Lockheed
New Equipment for Jenkins Marine
Jenkins Marine, a company engaged in vessel charter, dredging and facilities management, purchased recently two new deck barges, JML50 and JML18. Originally built and operated in Holland by Neptune Marine, well known in work boats for the offshore and dredging markets, JML50 has dimensions of 50m x
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 29 – July 05). Italian contractor, Saipem, has relased an animation of its future fleet addition, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contra
VIDEO: New Knoop Baggerwerken’s Project
Knoop Baggerwerken BV, a Dutch-based company specialized in wetlands dredging operations, has won a major restoration contract in the “Nieuwkoopse Plassen” (Nature Reserve) area, located in the western Netherlands. The contract, worth over $1 million, is part of the LIFE-Project “New LIFE for Dutch
KICT Inks Partnership with Deltares
The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Deltares. The first joint project of KICT and Deltares is entitled ‘the interaction between vegetation patchiness and river hydraulics: linking field, flume and model to reduce uncer
Gallery: Statoil installs world’s first subsea wet gas compressor
Norwegian oil and gas major Statoil has informed that after several years of technology development, construction and testing, the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world is now installed at Statoil’s Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea. Statoil informed in March that the world’s first subsea
Johan Sverdrup awards for Fjords Processing
Norway’s Fjords Processing, a company independent since the separation from Aker Solutions in September 2014, has won three contracts for the deliveries of process systems for the Johan Sverdrup development in the North Sea. The company signed the contracts with Statoil on behalf of the Johan Sverdr
EnerMech gets BP extension
EnerMech has been awarded a 12 month extension of a five year cranes and lifting contract by BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd. The contract, which includes a further two one-year options, will see mechanical engineering group EnerMech continue to provide cranes operation and maintenance personnel, m
Gode Wind 2 Foundations in Position
GeoSea has successfully installed all 42 positions for Gode Wind 2 and already 6 monopiles for Gode Wind 1. Using a combination of the IHC IQIP Hydrohammer S-3000 and newly developed NMS-8000 together with a big bubble curtain, all piles have been realized on time and within German underwater noise
Finland to Revamp RV Aranda
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has informed that the marine research vessel Aranda will be renovated to meet the needs of future marine research in the Baltic Sea. According to SYKE, the renovation reduces the vessel’s operating costs, increases its energy efficiency and reduces its emissions.
Submarine Electricity Transmission Close to $25 Bln in 2024
According to a new report from Navigant Research, the global submarine electricity transmission market is expected to grow from $16.8 billion in 2015 to $24.8 billion in 2024. Today, submarine electricity transmission systems are being used more frequently for long and short hauls in undersea, lake,