Equipment
IKM nets EPC contract from Statoil
Statoil has awarded the EPC Contract for the Zeepipe IIA Gooseneck Spool and Retrofit Hot Tap Tee to IKM Ocean Design. According to IKM, the contract has a duration of approximately 18 months for the completion of detailed design/engineering, procurement and construction. The work starts immediately
News in Photos: Negrini Equipment at Work
Negrini company, specialized in engineering and manufacturing a comprehensive range of grabs and buckets for rope machines and crawler mounted cranes, has been active in the market since 1967. The company’s equipment is very well-known for quality as well as for the very accurate and skillful engine
ABB Lands $900 Mln NordLink Deal
ABB has won orders worth around $900 million from a consortium comprising leading utilities Statnett and TenneT as well as promotional bank KfW to supply on-shore (HVDC) converter stations and the cable system in the German sector that will facilitate the first ever interconnection between the Norwe
MMT Presents Surveyor Interceptor at Ocean Business
MMT will showcase its new Surveyor Interceptor ROV (SROV) at the Ocean Business, an offshore technology event being held from April 14 – 16 at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK. MMT has, together with Reach Subsea AS, developed the Surveyor Interceptor (SROV), which is specially desi
Open Ship Day for Grand Canyon II
Myklebust Verft and Volstad Maritime will hold an open vessel day aboard Grand Canyon II on Saturday March 21. Back in March 2014, Kleven secured a deal with Ålesund-based ship owner Volstad Maritime for the delivery of two offshore construction vessels (OCVs), Grand Canyon II and Grand Canyon III.
Statoil to install ‘world’s first wet gas compressor’ (Gallery)
Statoil has informed that the world’s first subsea wet gas compression system is ready to be installed on the seabed and tied back to the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea to provide another 22 million barrels of oil equivalent from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir. “I’m very proud of this proj
PHOTO: OneSubsea Delivers Gullfaks Wet Gas Compressor to Statoil
The world’s first subsea wet gas compression system is ready to be installed on the seabed and tied back to the Gullfaks C platform to provide another 22 million barrels of oil equivalent from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir. “I’m very proud of this project. Subsea compression is a game changer f
Jee to Demonstrate U-tube in Scottish Tidal Waters
Jee Ltd has been awarded phase two of a contract with Scottish Enterprise, which will see the company undertake the demonstration of their “U-tube” solution in Scottish tidal waters. In September 2014, Jee secured a phase one contract with Scottish Enterprise, which involved a pioneering study for t
Deltares: New Nature in New Meuse River
Under the umbrella of the Ecoshape partnership, Deltares will be starting this year on greening the banks of the New Meuse river in Rotterdam. On 16 March, Ecoshape signed a memorandum of understanding to that effect with nine other parties. Ecoshape is involved with this program on the basis of the
Aquamarine Power Reveals Oyster Testing Results
Aquamarine Power has published operational information gathered during months of testing their Oyster 800 wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The academic analysis examines data generated by the Oyster 800 machine last year – which includes operating during major stor
CGG GeoSoftware Gets Rights to VelPro
CGG GeoSoftware has further enhanced its geoscience software portfolio by acquiring the rights to the VelPro™ velocity modeling and depth conversion product from In-Depth Solutions LLC. VelPro offers a faster and more complete velocity model building workflow to achieve more accurate seismic reservo
DNV GL Updates Two RPs for Subsea Pipelines
To reflect the changing needs of the industry, DNV GL has worked together with its industry partners to revise two recommended practices (RP). The first for corroded pipelines (DNV-RP F101) and the second for integrity management of submarine pipeline systems (DNV-RP-F116). The updates have been dev
Moore Stephens: O&G tax cuts welcome, but are they enough?
International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens has welcomed further specific assistance to the offshore oil and gas sector contained in the UK Budget 2015. Moore Stephens tax partner Sue Bill says: “The measures announced in the UK Budget 2015, following those already introduced in the
Anholt Subsea Cable Repair Underway
On Saturday, 21 February a fault occurred in the subsea cable which connects the Anholt offshore wind farm with the onshore electricity grid. The first half of the repair of the damaged submarine cable to Anholt offshore wind farm is complete. Energinet.dk’s subcontractors managed to cut out the fau