Equipment
Nexans Umbilicals on Jack and St. Malo
At a water depth of 2,100 meters, the Chevron-operated Jack and St. Malo oil and gas fields are the deepest installation to date for Nexans’ innovative power umbilicals that integrate HV power supply and umbilical functions within a single cable cross-section. The Jack and St. Malo fields are locate
Bibby Subsea to Receive ‘Olympic Ares’
Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, is getting ready for the delivery of the Olympic Ares, a multi-functional subsea construction support vessel (CSV) which is due to arrive in the port of Galveston on December 16, 2014. The 115 metre Olympic Ares is a vessel, with specifications
Wood Group nets $750M BP deal (UK)
Wood Group has been awarded a five year contract with an estimated value of $750 million from BP. Under the contract Wood Group PSN (WGPSN), will deliver engineering, procurement and construction services to six UK continental shelf (UKCS) offshore upstream assets and the Forties Pipeline System (FP
Venice Port: New Layout to Generate Significant Savings
International engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV has completed the final layout of the new Port of Venice onshore offshore container terminal. The layout and equipment optimization will generate significant capital and operating expenditure savings for the Venice Port
Statoil to Hook Up Sleipner A to Gina Krog
Statoil has received consent for modifications at Sleipner for connecting a gas pipeline from Gina Krog. Gina Krog is an oil and gas find, located in blocks 15/5 and 15/6 in the central North Sea. Statoil is the operator of the field, which is situated around 250 kilometres west of Stavanger and 30
EnerMech: $53M in crane and lifting contracts
The Aberdeen headquartered mechanical engineering group EnerMech has secured six new or renewed cranes and lifting contracts in the UK North Sea sector valued in excess of £34 million ($53.2 million). Enermech has agreed extensions to contracts with Apache North Sea, Maersk Oil and Marathon Oil, and
SeaGen Maintenance Work Starts Soon
The SeaGen tidal turbine inspection and maintenance work is planned to start on December 15th in Strangford Lough. As Marine Current Turbines (MCT) informed the crossbeam will be raised for a period of 3 days. When the crossbeam of the SeaGen turbine is raised above the water it presents a 43 meters
VIDEO: Subhub Trials at Flowave
QED Naval, supported by the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP), has used the new Flowave Ocean Test Facility in Edinburgh for Subhub tidal turbine foundation structure testing. QED Naval sees Subhub as their flagship project. The Subhub is a foundation structure for wave and tidal turbines. The tes
Important Milestone for Koopmanspolder
The Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen, has recently visited the Koopmanspolder in Andijk. The Minister turned on the low-energy water link between the IJsselmeer and the Koopmanspolder, which consists of a windmill and a fish-friendly outlet through which wat
Picture of the Day: Van Oord at Koper
Van Oord, a leading international contractor specializing in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has recently completed the first phase of the Port of Koper dredging project. During this deepening program, Van Oord removed approximately 230,000 m3 of sea sediments (silt), allowing la
ESS Supports Hydroid in Deep Sea Exploration
In the last decade, Engineered Syntactic Systems (ESS) has been helping Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, in its oceanographic exploration projects. ESS has provided buoyancy for Hydroid’s range of AUVs, including the Remus 6000 used to locate missing Air France flight 447, search for Ame
DRAGFLOW Through 2014
DRAGFLOW, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has had an extremely busy and successful year. Hereby we are bringing you a list of the DRAGFLOW’s most successful projects and achievements in 2014
WesternGeco’s Streamers for Polar Empress
Dolphin has selected the proven WesternGeco Q-Marine point-receiver marine seismic system for the Polar Empress. This purchase of the Q-Marine system is a first step towards a potential opportunity for purchase of a WesternGeco IsoMetrix marine isometric seismic technology, Dolphin wrote in a press
BG Brings ‘Starfish’ Online (T&T)
BG Group has delivered first gas from its Starfish field in the East Coast Marine Area of Trinidad with the start-up of the first well in the programme. BG believes, this production will ensure a reliable flow of gas to the domestic market and to the Atlantic LNG export facility, a key source for th