Equipment
WATCH: PLSV SAPURA ÔNIX Naming Ceremony
The following video shows the naming ceremony of the pipelaying vessel SAPURA ÔNIX. The Sapura Ônix was launched at the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, near Rotterdam, in August last year. In April this year, Royal IHC named the vessel, at the same shipyard. The naming ceremony was car
EURO DREDGER 450 Introduced
Dredge Yard, a company dedicated to the market of dredge equipment and dredging technology, and Dutch-based Neptune Shipyards, in order to develop innovative products and exploit operational synergies, have just introduced EURO DREDGER 450. This piece of dredging equipment is the first in a series o
Drydocks World wins Innovative Solution Award for Solan oil storage tank
Drydocks World and Maritime World, a Dubai-based services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, has received the “Innovative solution” Award at the distribution of “International Business Excellence Awards” ceremony for constructing subsea oil storage tank “Solan”. Drydocks began working on
Statoil awards safety training contract to ResQ
Statoil has awarded a contract to Norway-based ResQ for the provision of services within safety and emergency response training. Statoil awarded a frame agreement to ResQ as a supplier of all safety and emergency response training, except freefall lifeboat training. The company says that this is “th
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 18 – May 24). A new subsea company was launched this month, comprising of a group of ex-FMC employees in alliance with subsea installation player DeepOcean, aiming to cut subsea tree installation
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Shipping of the Dredger First Global Logistics and Europe Cargo, both members of Project Cargo Network, have recently collaborated on the project cargo shipment of a dredger and its equipment from Alexandria to Antwerp. Busy Start of 2015 for DEME DEME (AvH 60.40%) realized an economic […]
Viper Subsea JIP Partner Deploys V-LIM in North Sea
One of the sponsors of Viper Subsea’s Join Industry Project (JIP) to develop the company’s V-IR Subsea Integrity Monitoring System, has committed to deploy V-LIM line insulation monitor units into North Sea fields. The commitment will see V-LIM deployed by the partner in June. The Joint Industry Pro
Sabella to Install Subsea Cable for D10 Tidal Turbine
French tidal energy developer, Sabella, has contracted Bourbon’s Argonaute vessel for the installation of the export cable for its D10 tidal turbine. The installation will take place off the island of Ushant, where the company plans to install the turbine, a month after the cable installation. The i
Deltares’ Engineer Wins Best Paper Student Award
Kees Nederhoff, coastal engineer at Deltares has won the best paper student award for his work “Modelling the Effects of Hard Structures on Dune Erosion and Overwash”. The award was handed over to Kees during the Coastal Sediments 2015 conference, held in San Diego, CA, USA. Kees investigated the mo
Litre Meter flowmeters sent to Ichthys LNG
Litre Meter said it has dispatched 45 positive displacement flowmeters to the Ichthys LNG gas field off Western Australia.
Litre Meter flowmeters sent to Ichthys LNG
Litre Meter said it has dispatched 45 positive displacement flowmeters to the Ichthys LNG gas field off Western Australia.
Prosafe: Contract value for ‘Safe Bristolia’ slashed
Prosafe, a Cyprus-based owner of offshore accommodation rigs, has informed that the contract value for its accommodation rig Safe Bristolia has been reduced. Safe Bristolia sustained damage to lifeboats after experiencing bad weather during work at the Everest field in UK in October 2014. Operations
Siem Offshore opts for DNV GL’s software for nine newbuilding projects
Siem Offshore has chosen DNV GL’s Synergi Project software to manage its nine newbuilding projects. According to DNV GL, the software is used to optimize the collaboration between Siem Offshore and the yards and to keep control of building processes. Siem Offshore’s large newbuilding programme, with
Trelleborg to present its seismic solutions at EAGE 2015
Trelleborg AB, a Swedish engineering group, has informed that its offshore operation will display its range of seismic towing, handling and cable management solutions, at the 77th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference and Exhibition in Madrid, Spain. At this year’s EA