Equipment
PSA audits Johan Sverdrup development
On 2 and 3 October 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Statoil and the development of the Johan Sverdrup field, located in the North Sea. The PSA says that the audit was focused on materials handling policies, occupational health and safety and maintenance. The
DOF Subsea nets $58.9M in new gigs
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded multiple contracts, with a total value of approximately NOK 400 million ($58.9 million). The company says that the contract awards will improve the utilization of the subsea project vessels in the Asia Pacific, Atlantic and North America regions,
Cost Efficient Dredging Solutions from X-Subsea
Continuous improvement to X-Subsea’s services resulted in a successfully tested ‘launch & recovery’ of a Scandredge – completed in one lift including hoses, rather than several separate lifts. The Scandredge is a standalone subsea dredger operated by customer’s divers or ROVs. This dredger effective
DNV GL Leads JIP to Handle Well Integrity and Corrosion
DNV GL has established a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop guidelines for a decision support framework for corrosion assessment and integrity management of ageing wells. Many wells are reaching an age of upwards of 30 or 40 years, and operators are facing a growing challenge to predict output,
Imtech Marine equips LNG-hybrid barge
Imtech equipped Becker Marine’s LNG-hybrid barge with its electrical solutions and fire extinguishing equipment.
Caley’s Tensioners for Prysmian’s Cable Enterprise
Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Prysmian Group via its subsidiary Powerlink Services Ltd to supply a number of tensioners for offshore power cable installation. The bespoke, high redundancy system will accommodate both cable and outsized bodies, allowing uninterrupted tensioning o
REE to Start Ibiza – Mallorca Subsea Link
The Director General of Transport Red Eléctrica de Spain, Carlos Collantes, President of the Balearic Government, Jose Ramon Bauza, and President of the Consell Insular de Ibiza, Vicent Serra, have presented a draft of the submarine electrical connection between Ibiza and Mallorca. Red Eléctrica wil
Steel Cutting Ceremony for Dredger “Mahury”
The steel cutting ceremony for the new project, the 1.840 m3 twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger “Mahury”, will take place at MTG Dolphin on 25th of November 2014. This is the second ship in series (after “Albatros”), being built by order of Royal IHC for Dutch Dredging. The vessel will be ca
Statoil to Spud Gullfaks Template
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Dee mobile drilling facility for production drilling on Gullfaks satellites, well template P. The consent entails an extension of an existing consent for Songa Dee at Gullfaks issued in June 2011. Three satellite
VIDEO: Technip Hybrid Umbilical for Chevron’s Alder
The Alder is a high-pressure and high-temperature gas condensate field located in Block 15/29a of the UK Continental Shelf. The field lies in a water depth of 150 meters in the central North Sea and it’s presenting its own set of technically challenging requirements. Among them, a critical link that
Subsea 7 Lifts Profits
UK based engineering and construction player Subsea 7 saw profits go up in the third quarter of 2014 on operating income jump, lower costs and lower currency losses. The company scored $206 million in net income, compared with $160 million in the third quarter (Q3) last year. As for the first nine m
BP’s Valhall Flank North in PSA probe
On 23 and 24 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of BP Norge AS (BP) and Valhall Flank North located in the North Sea. The PSA says the audit was focused on working environment and emergency preparedness. Valhall Flank North is an unmanned well head platf
PSA audits barrier management on Ivar Aasen
From 23 to 25 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) and barrier management in the Ivar Aasen development project, in the North Sea. The Ivar Aasen field is situated west of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea
DNV GL working to improve safety in high-risk ops
The “Viking Lady”, an offshore supply vessel in daily operation in the North Sea, is a full-scale “test laboratory”, DNV GL says. At the Greener Shipping Summit – Ships of the Future conference held in Athens yesterday (November 11), Dr Nikolaos Kakalis, Head of DNV GL Strategic Research & Innovatio