Equipment
Divex Recognised for COBRA at Elevator Awards
As their new bailout rebreather COBRA nears availability, the team at Divex are recognised for their innovation at the annual Elevator Awards. COBRA (Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus) is developed by the Divex design team in Aberdeen to respond to an urgent safety requirement in the world’s sat
Reach Subsea and MMT in Survey Alliance
Reach Subsea and MMT have established a Joint Venture agreement primarily for survey services. Consequently, the two parties have performed a charter restructuring arrangement, which should, according to Reach, add more flexibility to the business model and strengthen the companies’ combined market
Island Navigator Contract Gets Green Light
Island Offshore has today lifted the remaining subjects in the shipbuilding contract with Kawasaki Heavy Industries for delivery of the Island Navigator. The vessel is a combined well intervention and tophole drilling vessel with equipment and capacity to perform a series of subsea and well operatio
First Cat D rig Songa Equinox delivered to Songa Offshore
Songa Offshore has taken delivery of Songa Equinox rig from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Enggineering (DSME) in Korea. Songa Equinox is the first rig in a series of four Category D rigs specifically built for and contracted to Statoil. The rig was first scheduled for delivery in mid-May 2015; howeve
Samsung to build decks for process and riser platforms on Johan Sverdrup
Statoil, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup license, has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries the contract for decks for both the process and riser platforms. Johan Sverdrup is an oil field located in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The total contract value is NOK 7 billion ($887.7 million). It is a fabric
PHOTO: Steel cutting for Johan Sverdrup jacket
The image, shared by Kvaerner, shows steel cutting ceremony for Johan Sverdrup riser platform (RP) jacket that occurred yesterday, June 29, 2015, in Norway. Kvaerner signed the contract for delivery of steel jacket substructure for the riser platform at the Johan Sverdrup field located in the North
Siem to Wrap Up Vessel Deal
Oslo-listed, Siem Offshore (SIOFF), informed that Daya Materials has received green light from its shareholders to implement the acquisition of offshore subsea construction vessel “Siem Daya 1”. Namely, in April this year, Siem Offshore agreed to sell Siem Daya 1 for USD 120 million. In addition, SI
IDRECO Delivers One to Russia
IDRECO, in cooperation with Aurum GmbH, has delivered an IMD2-350 fully electrical driven dredger to Russia. This dredger, one of the latest versions of the IDRECO Mobile Dredger Series, comes with an in-board high performance IDP350 IDRECO dredge pump with 4 double curved vanes. The dredge pump, co
Wood Group Adds BETA
Wood Group has acquired BETA Machinery Analysis (BETA), a Calgary-based engineering consultancy specializing in advanced vibration analysis in a deal valued at US$14.3 million. BETA’s expertise in advanced vibration, pulsation stress and dynamic analysis of piping systems and machinery during the de
Boskalis Wins Veja Mate OWF Foundations Deal
Boskalis in partnership with VolkerWessels has been awarded a contract by Veja Mate Offshore Project for the Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm foundations in the German section of the North Sea. Under the contract, Boskalis will execute the design, procurement, fabrication, supply, transportation, instal
HYPACK Seminar in Poland
HYPACK, Inc., a provider of hydrographic and navigation software, will be holding its HYPACK Seminar in Poland on October 12th – 14th, 2015. The 3-day training seminar will be organized by their agent Marine Technology sp. z o.o. and will cover all the aspects of single beam and multibeam hydrograph
Boskalis to Dredge Portsmouth Harbor
Defense Infrastructure Organization, an operating arm of the UK’s MoD, has awarded Boskalis Westminster with a £31 million worth Portsmouth Harbor dredging contract. Boskalis will dredge the approach channel, inner harbor area and berth pocket, making these deep and wide enough for the new Queen Eli
News in Photos: DEME’s Dredgers at Work
DEME Group has just published the latest photos of its trailing suction hopper dredgers ‘Zeeland’ and ‘Piet Hein’, working on the Waddenzee dredging scheme in the Netherlands. These works comprise the deepening and/or maintenance of the navigation channels and ports located in the mentioned area. Th
STWA’s Applied Oil Technology for Subsea Use in Norway
Save The World Air (STWA), a developer of integrated technology solutions for the energy industry, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Norrønt AS (NAS) whereby NAS will have sole distribution rights for the company’s Applied Oil Technology (AOT) to energy infrastructure in Norway. NAS’ excl