Equipment
AEUK Wins Contract for Two Submarine Hunting ARCIMS
Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has secured an export contract award for its ARCIMS mission system with an undisclosed Navy. The ARCIMS 11-metre unmanned surface vehicle (USV) is a military specification maritime autonomous mission system equipped with ATLAS family of variable depth sonars. This latest c
PHOTO: TechnipFMC readies first subsea trees for Total’s Egina field
TechnipFMC posted a picture on social media channels last Friday of the first subsea trees being prepared for Total’s Egina field offshore Nigeria. The subsea trees, loaded in the company’s Dunfermline facility in Scotland, were ready on Friday for TechnipFMC’s Onne base in Nigeria for completion, a
First Subsea Lands Hornsea Project One CPS Deal
Lancaster-based First Subsea has signed a multi-million pound contract with DONG Energy for Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm cable protection systems (CPS). The order is for 151 CPS units, and marks the first major UK contract in renewables for First Subsea, which should allow the business to
VIDEO: Robotic snakes become reality
This is the third time snakes have been featured on Offshore Energy Today. In 2013 we wrote about the real snakes on a rig, when Maersk shared photos of (correct me if i’m wrong) pythons aboard one of its semi-submersible rig offshore Angola*. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2lyl03c Then, in April 20
WATCH: Subsea Snake Robot Takes Shape
Eelume AS has released the first live video footage of its snake-like underwater intervention vehicles. With the support of Kongsberg Maritime as a development partner, the new Eelume robot has been designed to live permanently underwater and carry out underwater intervention tasks that would normal
James Fisher Sets Up MeyGen’s Tidal Turbine
The fourth and final tidal turbine has been installed as part of Phase 1a of the MeyGen tidal energy project, located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The Atlantis AR1500 tidal stream turbine was successfully deployed in less than 60 minutes following earlier connection of its pro
Chevron buys offshore permit near Gorgon field
Chevron has acquired the right to explore for oil and gas in a new permit near its giant Gorgon gas field, offshore Western Australia. According to the Australian government, the company has paid $3 million for a cash bid to secure exploration rights there. Minister for Resources and Northern Austra
Siemens to Provide Full Package for EnBW Hohe See OWF
Siemens Wind Power has secured a contract to provide complete offshore wind power plant solutions including foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. Starting in early 2018, the Hohe See wind farm will be installed at a site 90 kilometers north of the German island Borkum in the North Se
VIDEO: Repairing USACE’s TSHDs Essayons and Yaquina
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has just released a video about their TSHDs Essayons and Yaquina, named ‘Drydock: Repairing the Massive Ships that Dredge the Columbia River’. These Portland District’s hopper dredgers work to ensure a safe ‘highway’ for container ships and other
VBMS Nets Inter-Array Cable Deal for EnBW Hohe See OWF
VBMS, a subsidiary of Boskalis, has been awarded an inter-array cabling contract by EnBW Hohe See GmbH for the 500 MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. The contract has a value of approximately EUR 80 million (USD 85 million), and includes the supply, installation and burial as well as termination a
Dredging Work on Puducherry Entrance Channel Moves Forward
Dredging operations on the Port of Puducherry entrance channel, undertaken by the Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI), are moving ahead according to schedule, the company said in its latest release. DCI’s new inland cutter suction dredger ID Ganga, which joined their dredging fleet in December 2
Engie to Modify Gjøa Platform for Skarfjell Subsea Tie-Back
Engie E&P Norge has awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons the front end engineering and design (FEED) study for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the North Sea. The modifications are needed for the subsea tie-back connection of the the Skarfjell field to the Gjøa platform. The partners in the Skarfjel
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Builds Bucket Wheel Dredger for MBA Delta
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. has completed the first steel cutting for the marine fleet of MBA Delta iron sands project in Fiji. The vessel series, being built to meet Bureau Veritas’ standards, includes bucket wheel dredger, work boat, pusher tug and iron sands concentrator barge. Th
DSME wins gas fuel supply tech patent dispute in China
South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard said it has won a patent case in China for its gas fuel supply system.