Equipment
Christening of the World’s First LNG Powered Dredger in Zeebrugge
The naming ceremony of DEME’s 3.500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction dredger Minerva took place today in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The dredger was named by Mrs Marijke Verboven, the wife of Mr Ben Weyts, the Flemish Minister of mobility, public works, Flemish periphery, tourism and animal welfare. During th
Royal IHC’s Hi-Traq Trencher Goes onto Further Trials
Royal IHC has informed that Hi-Traq trencher has completed its commissioning at the Port of Blyth in UK and is now moving onto land trials. “The testing has highlighted just how exceptional this vehicle is,” Royal IHC said in its social media update. Hi-Traq is the 4-tracked subsea vehicle with full
Kvaerner Completes First Johan Sverdrup Jacket
Kvaerner has completed and named riser platform (RP) jacket for the Johan Sverdrup development which will be ready for delivery in July. The RP jacket was given the name Aegir at a ceremony held at Kvaerner’s yard at Verdal, the company informed. The jacket is the first major structure for the Johan
DONG Energy Selects Monopiles for All Hornsea Project One Foundations
DONG Energy has decided to use monopile foundations on the remaining 58 foundations for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. In November 2016 DONG Energy announced that EEW SPC would provide 116 monopile foundations for Hornsea Project One. In addition, in early 2017 the company informed that
Blue Water Wins €40M Nord Stream 2 Logistics Job
Wasco Coatings has awarded Blue Water Shipping of Esbjerg, Denmark, a €40-million contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 Nord Stream 2 project pipes. Wasco was earlier awarded the contract for concrete weight coating, storage and logistics of the 200,000 pipes required for the p
Blue Water to handle Nord Stream 2 pipes for Wasco
After Nord Stream 2 AG awarded Wasco Coatings Europe a contract for concrete weight coating, storage and logistics of the 200,000 pipes for the namesake pipeline, Wasco has now awarded Denmark’s Blue Water Shipping a contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 of the pipes. Nord Stre
PJ Group Lands McDermott T&T Deal
PJ Valves (PJV) and PJ Piping (PJP) have been awarded a major contract by McDermott to supply valves and piping elements for an offshore project in Trinidad and Tobago. The gas field will feature an unmanned platform and is situated 60 kilometres off Trinidad and Tobago’s south-east coast in water d
Directorate of Fisheries Says No to Aqualine Subsea System
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has decided to reject the application from Aqualine for 10 development permits for the concept of “Aqualine Subsea System – submerged industrial production”. Last year Aqualine applied for the development permits with aim to develop and market a submersible sys
Vos Prodect Bags CPS Contract with Target Engineering
The Dutch cable protection specialist Vos Prodect Innovations has secured a contract in Middle East with oil & gas contractor Target Engineering. The contract is for delivery of 2650 meters of cable protection systems (CPS) by Target Engineering, for the protection of subsea sonar cable, project for
Canyon Offshore to Trench Hornsea Project One Cables
Canyon Offshore has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors for the provision of trenching services on DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Canyon Offshore’s scope will require the trenching of approximately 140km of inner-array grid cables on the wind farm, laid onto t
ION in Gabon 2D Shoot
ION Geophysical has launched a new 2D multi-client program offshore Gabon, EquatorSPAN II, in cooperation with the Gabon Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons, Direction Général des Hydrocarbures of Gabon (DGH). The program includes over 1,900 km of new high-quality, deeply-imaged seismic data and
PJ Group to supply valves and piping for project off Trinidad
PJ Valves (PJV) and PJ Piping (PJP) have been awarded a contract by McDermott to supply valves and piping elements for a project off Trinidad and Tobago. PJV and PJP will be working on a fast-tracked new-build gas field with an unmanned platform situated 60 kilometers off Trinidad and Tobago’s south
ORPC Tests Its Bearing System at UMaine
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has completed full-scale testing of a specialized, water-lubricated bearing system and associated drive line components designed for underwater systems that capture energy from ocean tides and river currents. The testing was conducted at the University of Maine A
Lighthouse Adds New Vessel to Its Fleet
Italian survey company Lighthouse has expanded its fleet to meet market demand with the addition of a multipurpose offshore vessel, Nautical Geo. Nautical Geo is a 74 meters long, DP2 class research vessel, fitted with equipment payload capable to perform a wide range of survey work, inspection and