Equipment
FES Bend Stiffener Connectors for Saipem
UK subsea engineering firm, FES International, has won a $2 million contract to supply Bend Stiffener Connectors (BSCs) to oil and gas contractor Saipem. The BSCs will be used by global energy company, Total, at its third deep offshore development off the coast of Nigeria. The field is currently und
Stork inks contract extension with Apache
Stork, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services focused on the oil & gas, chemical and power sectors, has been awarded a three year contract extension with two one-year extension options, for global oil & gas operator Apache. Stork will provide Apache a full range of
Nexen sets up Petrotechnics software on two offshore assets (UK)
Petrotechnics has completed the implementation of its Proscient software platform on two UK offshore assets operated by Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited. Proscient is an operational performance and predictive risk platform that improves the safety-productivity dyna
PHOTO: SSV ‘Thor Magni’ Named in Turkey
Faroe Islands-based P/F Thor’s seismic support vessel Thor Magni was christened in Turkey on February 21. The Skipsteknisk new design ST-204 SSV is the first in a series of four for this owner. The vessel was built at Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey. ST-204 SSV has main dimensions 64.4 x 14.5 x 7.2m (L
SSV Thor Magni christened in Turkey (Gallery)
The Thor Magni seismic support vessel has been christened in Turkey. The vessel of the Skipsteknisk ST-204 SSV design is owned by P/F Thor, a company based in the Faroe Islands. This is the first vessel in a series of four. Built at Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey, the vessel is 64.4 meters long and 14.
Kvaerner Loses Sverdrup Bid, Plans More Cuts
Kvaerner plans to implement further cost reductions after failing to secure the Johan Sverdrup tender, a job that the company had strong ambitions to win. Statoil announced today that the contract for delivery of the Johan Sverdrup drilling topside has been awarded to Aibel. “The loss of this tender
ABB Subsea Cables for Swedish Link
ABB has won an order worth around $11 million from the Swedish utility Svenska kraftnät to design, manufacture, and supply a submarine cable system under the bay of Edsviken in northern Stockholm. The link is part of the larger grid project Stockholms Ström, which will provide an entirely new struct
Step Back in Time with Italdraghe
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, has posted on their official facebook page a very interesting photo album. In this photo collection, named ‘Italdraghe – building dredgers for over sixty years’, they showed some remarkable moments from their history. The photo below is the olde
Eidesvik to Christen Viking Neptun on Saturday
Norwegian vessel owner, Eidesvik Offshore, will perform a naming ceremony for its latest Offshore Construction Vessel ‘Viking Neptun’ in Stavanger, this Saturday, February 28. The 145 meters long ICE 1B-class vessel was delivered from Kleven last Tuseday. The vessel, scheduled to kick off its work c
VIDEO: New Dredging Robot from EST
Environmental Sediments Treatment (EST), one of the winners of the Crisalide 2014 Innovation Competition, has developed a new dredging process. They have invented the first dredging robot, which can meet the dredging needs of lakes, ponds and dams. Environmental Sediments Treatment has also released
Bilfinger to Install Nordergründe OWF Monopiles
Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has won an order for the installation of 19 steel foundations at the new Nordergründe offshore windpark in the North Sea and for the transportation of 18 wind turbines to the installation site. The order from windpark developer and operator wpd in Bremen has a vol
EU Supports Safer Access to Port of Dunkirk
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will invest nearly €550,000 in a design and safety study to welcome ultra-large container ships in the Port of Dunkirk in northern France. Ultra-large (about 400m long) container ships, becoming increasingly popular for goods transportation, often require adaptation of the m
New Dredging Equipment for the Broads
The Broads Authority has taken charge of a second new mud wherry as part of a ten year strategy to replace old equipment. Named Gleaner after an old timber sailing wherry that carried cargo into Norwich, the new wherry has been built to a bespoke design by local naval architect Andrew Wolstenholme t
INTECSEA Names New Director of UK Operations
INTECSEA, a deepwater engineering and project management company, has appointed Dave Baker as Director of its UK operations. Baker, who officially joins INTECSEA in April 2015, brings with him over 35 years of industry knowledge and expertise. Previously with JP Kenny, most recently as Managing Dire