Equipment
Ampelman reveals gangway for extreme cold conditions
Dutch offshore access specialist Ampelmann has unveiled the latest Walk to Work system which has been specially designed for operation in extreme cold, non-Arctic, conditions down to -28C. The N-type, nicknamed Icemann, was officially launched on Thursday, April 20, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Accord
Wind Powered Oil Recovery Enters Next Stage of Development
The DNV GL-led joint industry project, WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection), has completed its first phase and reportedly determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection. The project is currently moving into its second phase, which includes refining and testing the elect
Komatsu Launches New Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu Europe International N.V. has just announced launch of the new PC700LC-11 hydraulic excavator. With an operating weight between 67.500 kg – 69.500 kg, the PC700LC-11 is EU Stage IV emissions compliant and maintains productivity and transportability of the previous model. Vince Porteous, Prod
SPT Offshore in Double Boskalis Win
Boskalis has contracted SPT Offshore for installation of 174 suction pile foundations for the foundation of 58 suction bucket jackets for a part of Hornsea offshore wind farm Project One, by DONG Energy Wind Power. The jackets support the 7.0 MW Siemens wind turbines. In addition Boskalis has contra
ECA Group’s H300 ROV Goes to China
ECA Group will provide a H300 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system to the Guangdong Research Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower, in China. The ROV will conduct inspection works of hydro-electric dams and related power plant. Parts to be monitored and inspected are most frequently the dam
Marine Survey Completed for Angola – Brazil Subsea Link
Angola Cables informed that marine survey for the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) has been completed and that the cable loading started on the Angolan side of SACS. When completed, SACS will interconnect with the Monet cable system — connecting the United States and Brazil — and WACS, the West Af
GCE Subsea Names New Chairman
Norway’s GCE Subsea has elected Jon Arve Sværen as its new chairman of the board of the subsea cluster. Sværen is currently employed as VP Business Strategy Processing in OneSubsea. “I am humble, yet proud of being asked to take the position as chairman of the GCE Subsea board,” Sværen says. “I am c
Polarstern Coming Home After Amundsen Sea Survey
The research vessel Polarstern is expected to enter its homeport with the early-morning high tide on Thursday, April 20, 2017, marking the end of a five-month season in the Antarctic for the icebreaker and its crew. Many geoscientists in Bremerhaven can’t wait to see the samples that were collected
Minesto Gets Approval for Holyhead Deep Installation
Tidal energy developer Minesto has received a marine license for a 0.5MW installation of its Deep Green technology in Holyhead Deep in Wales. Consenting authority, Natural Resources Wales, has approved a marine licence application by Minesto for the installation and operation of a 0.5MW Deep Green p
Keller to Supply Gearboxes for the World’s Most Powerful Cutter
C. u. W. Keller GmbH & Co. KG (Keller) has secured an order for the design and manufacture of several gearboxes for the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger. The gearboxes were designed in close cooperation with DEME who will operate the cutter under the name SPARTACUS. According to the comp
Trelleborg Buoyancy Package for ROV SuBastian
Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation has engineered and manufactured a custom syntactic foam buoyancy package for the Schmidt Ocean Institute for use on its new remotely operated vehicle (ROV), SuBastian. The Schmidt Ocean Institute underwater robotic research program includes the design and
Unique Group Customises CCTV Inspection Systems
Unique Group’s Survey Equipment division, through its Oceanvision brand, has recently delivered two custom-made portable CCTV inspection systems to an undisclosed energy services company based in Singapore and Australia. The CCTV inspection systems were developed through Oceanvision’s software which
Wärtsilä Power Package for DEME’s Newbuild
The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for DEME’s new offshore construction vessel ‘Orion’ being built at the Cosco shipyard in China. This will be the first vessel of its kind to be fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and in addition to the dual-fuel
OGA: 21CXRM Palaeozoic Project Presented
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and The British Geological Survey (BGS) have released the 21st Century Exploration Roadmap (21CXRM) Palaeozoic Project, aiming to improve the knowledge and data from the underexplored Palaeozoic petroleum systems of the North Sea and Greater Irish Sea. The project was