Equipment
Teledyne Gavia AUV for SAMS
Teledyne Gavia has completed the sale and recent delivery of a Gavia Offshore Surveyor AUV to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland. The Gavia AUV, selected by SAMS, is rated to 500m depth, and includes an interferometric bathymetry system as its primary scientific sen
Fugro assists Technip with Alvheim well tie-in
Fugro is providing wave measurements to support Technip’s subsea operations at oil recovery project on the Det norske-operated Alvheim field, on the Norwegian continental shelf. The subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field, located in North Sea, about 225 km west from Stavanger, is being extended
Fugro Assists Technip in Alvheim IOR Project
Fugro is providing wave measurements to support construction operations at an improved oil recovery (IOR) project on the Norwegian continental shelf, around 225 kilometres west of Stavanger. The subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field (operated by Det norske oljeselskap) is being extended by offs
IHC Dredger for Riverside Marine
Brisbane-based Riverside Marine has signalled its entry into the Australian dredging markets with the purchase of an IHC-built 2000 cubic meter dredger. Their new trailing suction hopper dredger, the Resolute, will arrive in Australia in October after substantial modifications currently being undert
Alfa Laval’s pumping system for Johan Sverdrup platforms
Alfa Laval, Swedish heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company, has won an order by Statoil to supply its Framo pumping systems to several oil platforms in the North Sea. The company says that the order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of ap
Applied Acoustics Launches New Micro Beacons
Applied Acoustics has shipped its first batches of its new Micro Beacon to end users in the UK and further afield. Officially launched at the Ocean Business exhibition and conference in April 2015, the new 1219 Micro Beacon is the successor to the 219A Micro Beacon. According to the company, one of
Unique Group Plans Further Growth
Unique Group has set in place measures to double its size and global infrastructure by 2019 through capital investment, acquisitions and expansion into key markets. With a current turnover in excess of $100m, the company has restructured its worldwide organisation into five new business units, to ca
Lincolnshire Scheme Wrapped Up
Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord has successfully completed a major annual scheme to replenish Lincolnshire beaches. Under the Environment Agency’s flagship Lincshore scheme, sand was dredged from the seabed and pumped onto the beach, replacing levels lost to the sea during
W3G Marine’s HydroNAS Cuts Underwater Noise
Supported by Vattenfall and Geosea, W3G Marine recently achieved an underwater noise reduction of 25dB in SEL (Sound Exposure Level) and 35dB in peak pressure using its patented HydroNAS™ system. The trial was conducted during the installation of a 5m diameter monopile with no energy restriction, us
Breman Machinery Monopile Gripper for Van Oord
Breman Machinery informed that it has delivered a second monopile gripper on behalf of Van Oord Ship Management. After success with the first gripper, Van Oord ordered a second gripper by the end of October 2014. The second gripper, measuring 14,5x29x13,5m and with a weight of 560 mT was assembled a
Picture of the Day: Italdraghe SGT 180B CSD
Italdraghe technicians were onsite in Guyana recently to supervise the connecting up of a custom-built Italdraghe SGT 180B cutter suction dredger to an onshore gold-extraction selection plant. The 28 meter-long dismountable dredger, designed to work at a maximum depth of 15 meters, is currently work
OIS Bags Antrim and Centrica Decom Gig
Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract by Antrim Energy to decommission four subsea wells in the central North Sea. The offshore scope of the campaign, which also includes six wells from Centrica Energy, will include complete offshore and onshore project
Houlder Pin Pile Installation Gear for Saipem
Houlder has delivered pin pile installation equipment to Saipem as part of the Shah Deniz gas field development in the Caspian Sea. The development, 100 kilometers from Baku, Azerbaijan, requires the installation of eight steel jacket foundations for two new platforms. These are to use pin pile foun
Gode Wind 1 & 2 Substations in Place, First Cables Laid
DONG Energy has completed the installation of both substation platforms of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farm. At the same time as installing the substation platforms, the DONG Energy team also successfully laid the first cables. The foundations have been under construction since April of this year. 42