Equipment
Aker Solutions expands role in Mariner field development (UK)
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to provide engineering, construction and commissioning services for the hook-up phase of the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. The agreement is worth more than GBP 120 million ($188.8 million). It c
Chevron awards Captain EOR FEED gig to Amec Foster Wheeler
Amec Foster Wheeler has announced the award of a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Chevron North Sea Limited to an Amec Foster Wheeler company for the Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) development in the North Sea. The value of the contract has not been announced. According to the co
Aker Solutions Lands Mariner Hook-Up
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to provide engineering, construction and commissioning services for the hook-up phase of the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. The agreement is worth more than GBP 120 million. It comes in addition
Saab to Overhaul HMS Södermanland
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to overhaul the Swedish Navy submarine HMS Södermanland. The order covers the period 2014-2016 and is valued at SEK121 million (USD 16 million). The order is part of the letter of intent re
Sitecore Business Transformation Award Goes to Damen
Damen Shipyards Group, together with its website partner Evident, has won the ‘Benelux Sitecore Experience Award 2014’ in the category of ‘Business Transformation’. This prize is awarded to the best Sitecore solution, meaning a solution which generates measurable, effective business results and a ve
MacGregor’s deck handling equipment for Maersk’s AHTS vessels
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Kleven in Norway for six comprehensive deck handling equipment packages. They will be installed on six new-generation Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels for Maersk Supply Service. MacGregor’s delivery of Triplex and Hatlapa products is p
Dolphin Drilling’s fleet to get AGSL software
Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL) has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Drilling AS of Tananger, Norway. This is the first contract awarded to AGSL by a Norwegian-based company. Asset Guardian AGSL will provide Dolphin Drilling AS with Asset Guardian, a fully configurable process software managem
PHOTO: GEOxyz Inaugurates Two Vessels
The company GEOxyz presented its vessels Geosurveyor X and Geo Ocean II in the Port of Oostende. Both ships are deployed for various measuring and supporting tasks at sea. In the search for new, sustainable and innovative concepts, motors are used with low consumption. This fits completely into the
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 08 – December 14). Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil have received consent to perform manned underwater operations between December 1, 2014 and November 30, 2015. Statoil has signed framework ag
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
New Suez Canal Dredging in Full Swing The digging rate after 125 days of work at the Suez Canal Development Project reached 150 million cubic meters on Thursday, said Chief of Staff of the Army’s Engineering Authority Major General Kamel el-Wazir. Massive Achievement for APT Global APT Global Mari
DAMEN: Latest Addition to DOP Range
The Damen DOP submersible dredge pump range has been enlarged. The DOP range now runs from the smallest possible DOP150, fitting in any corner of a building pit, to the impressive DOP450L doing some 4.000 m3 of mixture per hour. The DOP submersible dredge pump is a heavy duty pump designed to be use
Technip enters five-year deal with Farstad
Farstad Shipping ASA has been awarded a 5-year framework agreement by Technip Norge AS for delivery of ROV support operations, light construction work, IMR and other subsea related activities. The agreement gives Technip the right to utilize the vessel up to 320 days per year, and to extend the cont
Maaskant Shipyards Refits ‘MV Tridens’
Stellendam-based, Maaskant Shipyards, part of Damen Shipyards Group, is involved in the refit of research vessel ‘MV Tridens’ (length 73 metre, width 14 metre) owned by governmental shipowner Rijksrederij. According to the company, this project is the largest refurbishment job in Maaskant Shipyards’
Bids Invited for Rhone-Rhine Canal Dredging
Voies navigables de France has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Rhone-Rhine Canal dredging program. This deepening project on the Rhone-Rhine Canal South Branch (CRRBS) downstream Lock 41n in Mulhouse to the downstream lock 7s in Bourogne, will include: – Development of the site includ