Equipment
VIDEO: Kvaerner welcomes Johan Sverdrup jacket components
The first of two shipments of pile clusters and flotation tanks for the Johan Sverdrup field jackets have reached Kvaerner’s yard at Verdal October 4, 2016. The structures will be installed on the first and largest steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup project, currently under construction at Verdal,
PHOTO: Skandi Buzios Arrives at Huisman for Its Pipelay Tower
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, welcomed the pipe lay support vessel (PLSV) ‘Skandi Buzios’ at the its Schiedam quayside for the installation of a 650mt pipelay tower. Scaldis’ heavy lift vessel, Rambiz, has earlier this week installed the pipelay tower onboard th
OSIL: New Dredge Monitoring Buoys for Jan De Nul
Data buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have recently supplied 8 buoy platforms to Jan De Nul Group. The robust 1.2m buoys will be used on different dredging or renewables projects as platforms for environmental monitoring. Each buoy incorporates a variety of sensors from d
Schlumberger-Helix Alliance Starts ROAM Development
The Subsea Services Alliance, a contractual collaboration between Helix Energy Solutions Group and Schlumberger, has launched the development of the first Riserless Open-water Abandonment Module (ROAM). The 18¾-in. large bore system will enhance well abandonment capacity from a well intervention ves
Seabed Geosolutions Bags Middle East Extension
Seabed Geosolutions, in cooperation with CGG, secured a new extension to its ongoing shallow water operations in the U.A.E. The variation order from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) covers Phase-II of the Ghasha field project. This new survey is due to start in October and is expected to take
Trelleborg delivers bearings for Shell’s Prelude FLNG
Swedish engineering company Trelleborg has supplied a selection of bearing solutions for the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project – Shell’s Prelude FLNG. Trelleborg said on Thursday that its engineered products operation manufactured and delivered 52 vertical elastomeric beari
AGR Appoints New Head of APAC Division
AGR has appointed Thomas Terris as the new VP of the company’s business division in Perth. Terris first joined AGR in 2009 working as a senior consultancy advisor at AGR’s Aberdeen office. After moving to Australia in 2011, he was promoted to the manager of the Consultancy business unit at AGR’s Per
AXYS, Geomarine Sign Reseller Deal
AXYS Technologies has appointed Geomarine of as their new value added reseller in Italy. Based in Senigallia, Italy, Geomarine is part of the DIMMS group, offering technical expertise in offshore environments around the Mediterranean. The AXYS range of metocean solutions, including its TRIAXYS famil
OneSubsea Could Axe 600 Jobs In Leeds
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, is said to be considering to close up shop in Leeds next year which could lead to loss of up to 600 jobs. The company that has over 900 employees at its base in Stourton, Leeds, said its order intake was significantly impacted by the downturn in the oil and gas ind
Tampnet Delivers 4G to Gulf of Mexico
Tampnet Inc., the US subsidiary of the Norwegian-based offshore communications provider Tampnet, recently closed acquisition of Broadpoint, a pioneer within offshore communications to the oil & gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Through the acquisition of Broadpoint, Tampnet will upgrade and expand
Keller Delivers Gearboxes for Tianjin’s CSD ‘Tian Kun’
Keller, a German manufacturer of special gearboxes, recently delivered their gearing systems for 2 inboard pumps and an underwater pump to Tianjin Dredging Corporation (TDC). In addition to these gearing systems, the contract also involved a cutter-head gearbox with a nominal engine power of 5,000 k
Kongsberg Equipment Package for New British Polar Research Vessel
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract by Cammell Laird as the primary supplier of the acoustic scientific research and mapping equipment for the British Antarctic Survey’s new polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. The new polar research ship, owned by Natural Environment Re
Aker Solutions’ new semi could help unlock more marginal fields
Norwegian engineering and offshore services provider Aker Solutions has introduced a semi-submersible platform design that it says will help producers unlock more marginal oil and gas fields in harsh environments across the globe. According to the company, the new semi will be lighter and faster to
Fugro Synergy to Carry Out Bay State Wind Geotech Survey
For the next three years DONG Energy will collect data and perform an assessment of the physical, biological and economic characteristics of BOEM lease area OCS-A 0500 south of Martha’s Vineyard to evaluate the suitability for the construction of an offshore wind farm. RV Fugro Synergy will be condu