Equipment
PSA probes Draupner for emergency preparedness (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of emergency preparedness and radio and telecommunications systems at Draupner platforms in the North Sea. Gassco is the operator of the platforms while Statoil provides technical services. The Draupner S and Draupner E platforms c
Full Wärtsilä package for 6 Maersk AHTS vessels
A new series of six Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels to be built at the Kleven Verft AS in Norway for the Danish based Maersk Supply Service A/S – part of the A. P. Møller-Mærsk Group, will feature fully integrated solutions from Wärtsilä. There is an option for an additional four vessels within t
Cathie Associates Wins ‘Be Inspired’ Awards
Cathie Associates won the 2014 Be Inspired Awards in the category of innovation in Land Development and Management in the framework of the Year in Infrastructure conference held in London, by Bentley Systems on November 4 – 6, 2104. The presentation by Dr. Jose Munoz covered a third party review of
Oranjewerf – 25 Years Within Damen Shipyards Group
Oranjewerf Ship Repair has turned 65 in November 2014 and simultaneously celebrated its silver jubilee within Damen Shipyards Group. The repair and conversion shipyard in the Port of Amsterdam gradually continues to extend its already versatile proposition to shipowners. With it, Oranjewerf’s scope
Seabox Leads JIP for Subsea Water Treatment
Seabox together with oil majors has highlighted the technical feasibility of a submerged water treatment plant capable of producing low sulphate and low salinity water that will benefit the oil industry. Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Az
Damen Nets MSV Seawell Upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has been awarded a major upgrade job on MSV SEAWELL (light well intervention/dive support vessel) by Helix UK. The SEAWELL is expected at the yard second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the winter season,
Seabox launches new JIP to complete SWIT tech design
Norway’s Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic – SOCAR), Suncor, SIPCO, two oil majors, and with the support of The Research Council of Norway, that will, according to Seabox, bring advanced subsea water treatment one step c
Major Milestone for APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
The new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II container terminal, designed to be the world’s safest, most technologically advanced and automated container handling facility, began landside commercial operations with the opening of the high tech truck gates, launching a new era of automation to improve trucker
Damen wins MSV Seawell upgrade gig
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) has won a contract with Helix UK for a major upgrade on MSV Seawell (light well intervention/dive support vessel). The Seawell is expected at the yard in the second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the win
Siemens to Pull Out of Tidal Power Industry
Siemens is looking to divest its ocean power generation business, in particular Marine Current Turbines (MCT), based in Bristol, United Kingdom. This restructuring would affect 45 employees in the Hydro & Ocean unit in Siemens Division Wind Power & Renewables. It is expected that the divestment will
VIDEO: SeaBED Surveys Antarctic Sea Ice
An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), known as SeaBED, has provided the first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice. The new technology delivered accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were previously too difficult to access. While most oceanographic survey instrumen
Magseis Slips on Delays
Norwegian geophysical company, Magseis, said that the third quarter results have been negatively impacted by an extended yard stay which reduced revenues by $1.5 million as well as lower than expected production speeds. A breakdown of the rudder forced the vessel into dock and led to the vessel bein
Deep Casing Tools nets order from Statoil
Deep Casing Tools has announced the signing of a frame agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS. The company says that the contract covers the supply of Deep Casing Tools’ revolutionary drillable casing and liner reamer technology, including its high-speed, drillable reaming system, the Turbocaser™ Expre
Picture of the Day: Koper Dredging Scheme
Van Oord 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 larger vessels, with a draft of up to 13.5, to enter the port’s Northern part of Basin I. In addition, a new s