Equipment
Heerema Sends Culzean ULQ Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has completed construction of the Culzean jackets for client Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited. Following the sailaway of the jacket for the central processing facilities platform (CPF) on June 28, the jacket for the utility & living quarter platform (ULQ) set sail on J
Hydratight Connectors for Maersk Oil Tyra Field
Hydratight has been awarded the supply of the critical tie in components for the 8”, 12” and 26” pipelines within the Maersk Oil Tyra Field. In the initial phase of the redevelopment of the Tyra field, a bypass route needs to be created to enable production flow from other Danish Underground Consort
Nexans Takes Full Control of NVC Japan
Nexans has said it now owns 100% of NVC, a joint venture company set up together with Japanese cable company Viscas in 2006. The NVC started production in November 2006 at its submarine high voltage power cable plant of Tokyo Bay in Japan. According to Vincent Dessale, executive vice president, Subm
TenneT, DONG Energy in Offshore Grid Connection Deal
TSO TenneT and wind farm developer DONG Energy have signed the grid connection agreement for the wind farm Borssele 1 & 2 off the coast of the Dutch province Zeeland. The signed agreements relate to the realization, connection, and transmission of power of DONG Energy’s Borssele wind farm with Tenne
BASF Nets Merkur Offshore Wind Farm Grouting Contract
Construction Chemicals from BASF have won the contract for the supply of MasterFlow 9600 by GeoSea for the €1.6bn Merkur offshore wind farm. The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean using their specialized grouting equipment. BASF’s MasterFlow 9600 will be used as a skirt
Going Against the Flow with Royal IHC’s Plumigator
Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available for the payload, thus limiting the amount of turbulence in the hopper. During the overflow process, the aim is to remove excess water from the hopper, making ro
Suunto in Diving Gear Safety Recall
Finish manufacturer of dive computers Suunto has issued a recall of all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs. The company said it has identified a potential safety risk affecting all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs which wirelessly transmit
MacArtney Beefs Up French Survey Vessel
MacArtney France has supplied multibeam solution for the bathymetric vessel ‘Ingénieurs Lesbordes’ to carry out surveys close to the harbour of Bayonne in the south-west of France, and has carried out modification which were imperative to the successful adaptation of the vessel to the prevailing IHO
TSHD Shanti Sagar 18 Hits the Water
The launch ceremony of Shanti Sagar 18 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. This is the second of two Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani – the first (Shanti Sagar 17) was launched in March 2017.
Norfolk Marine’s TFN System for Elisa Prototype
Norfolk Marine’s Tyre Filled Net (TFN) system will be installed as scour protection for the foundation of the 5MW Elisa prototype under construction in the Canary Islands. The TFN system will be installed on the turbine foundation inshore in controlled port conditions complimenting the projects “Off
Statoil, partners in gas to hydrogen conversion project
Statoil, Vattenfall and Gasunie have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the possibilities of converting Vattenfall’s gas power plant Magnum in the Netherlands into a hydrogen-powered plant. According to Statoil, the potential CO2 emission reduction is 4 million tons of CO2 per ye
Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions Bank On Snefrid Nord
Statoil and partners have decided to develop the Snefrid Nord gas discovery near the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery, scheduled to come on stream in late 2019, will be tied back to Aasta Hansteen. The Norwegian authorities today received a supplement to the ‘Plan for Develop
GE to Equip Shanghai Salvage Bureau’s New Diving Vessel
GE’s Marine Solutions has been chosen by Shanghai Salvage Bureau (SSB) to provide a suite of marine technologies including power and propulsion equipment, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems to its newest deep-water dive support vessel (DSV). Once delivered, the vessel will e
Forum Adds Completion Tools Maker Mulitilift
Forum Energy Technologies has acquired the stock of Multilift from Pelican Energy Partners, a Houston-based oilfield services focused private equity fund, and management. Based in Houston, Texas, Multilift manufactures the patented SandGuard and the Cyclone . These products are said to extend the us