Equipment
MARIN Invests in Bosch Rexroth Wave Generators
Bas Buchner, MARIN president, and Ron van den Oetelaar, General Manager Bosch Rexroth Benelux, signed a contract for a new wave generator for MARIN’s new Concept Basin. Part of this contract is a complete new wave generation control system for the wave generators in the Offshore Basin and Seakeeping
‘Stril Barents’ set for Goliat field ops
Eni Norge has informed that Stril Barents, a supply and standby vessel, is ready to start operations at the Goliat field in the Barents Sea. Eni says that the vessel will strengthen oil spill and search and rescue contingency operations at the field location. According to the company, Goliat will en
Dutch Govt Hires Cefas Endeavour for ITB Survey
The RV Cefas Endeavour has started an 18 day charter to the Government of the Netherlands organisations Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) and the Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), with local mobilisation in Scheveningen (Netherlands). The 74 metre multi-disciplinary research vessel wi
ABB electrical system ordered for Petronas’ second FLNG
ABB said it has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of the world’s first commercial FLNG facilities, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas.
ABB electrical system ordered for Petronas’ second FLNG
ABB said it has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of the world’s first commercial FLNG facilities, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas.
ABB to supply Petronas FLNG with electrical systems
ABB, a power and automation technology group, has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of “the world’s first commercial floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities”, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company PETRONAS. It will be ca
Gina Krog FSO to get Aluminium Offshore helideck
Aluminium Offshore Pte Ltd has been awarded a contract to deliver a 26.1m XE Enhanced Safety Helideck to Teekay for their FSO at the Gina Krog field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The FSO will be based on a converted Shuttle Tanker in the Teekay Fleet. According to the company, the contra
Intertek expands corrosion testing facility
Intertek has invested £1.2 million ($1.8 M) expanding its centre of excellence for corrosion testing services in order to meet growing demand for asset life extension solutions in the oil and gas industry. The expansion, which has been driven by new contract awards worth around £1m, takes the total
Nexans’ Umbilicals for Statoil’s Visund Field
Statoil’s Visund oil and gas field, located in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, will be the fifth project to use standard umbilicals developed by Nexans. The standardised umbilicals are made up of electrical and fibre optic cables as well as hydraulic and chemical lines. Nexans will deliv
Statoil: Nexans umbilicals for Visund field
Statoil has signed a contract at a value of 4.5 million EUR ($5.15 M) for the fifth delivery of standardised umbilical cables developed by Nexans. According to Nexans, Statoil’s Visund oil and gas field, located in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, will be the fifth project to use these st
MAN targets offshore drilling. Launches PA6 B Offshore GenSet
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the launch of its PA6 B Offshore GenSet (OG). The company says that the new engine is specifically targeted at semi-submersible drilling rigs. The PA6 B is a four-stroke, medium-speed engine built at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s St. Nazaire, France facility from where the co
VIDEO: VBMS in Luchterduinen OWF Export Cable Setup
In October 2014, VBMS installed the export cable for the Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm, executed by the CLV Ndurance and the Trenchformer. The multi-purpose trencher, developed and built by VBMS and Boskalis, used its jetting sword to bury the cable 3 metres deep near shore. This video show
Damen Gets ‘Global 1200’ Upgrade Job from Technip
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) has been awarded a contract by Technip, for dry-docking, upgrades and operational modifications to the deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessel, the Global 1200. The Global 1200 is the first of two deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessels owned by Te
Prysmian Plans Expansion in Romania
Prysmian Group has announced new development plans to strengthen its operations in Romania, as a further step of the investment plan started in 2013 with the opening of a newly built optical cable plant in Slatina. The announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding to study a submarine connection bet