Equipment
Kleven in Aker Wayfarer Conversion
Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Gursken, Norway, has signed a contract for modification of the Aker Wayfarer vessel to become a deepwater subsea equipment support vessel (SESV). The contract is entered into with Ocean Yield ASA, a ship owning company with investments within oil-service and industrial sh
STATS Performs Forties Pipeline Isolation
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, has successfully completed a complex isolation of the Forties Pipeline System in the North Sea. STATS was contracted by Apache North Sea Ltd to safely isolate the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) so that subsea isolation valves (SSIV) and piping spools coul
Subsea Vision expands ROV fleet with Cougar XT Compact
Aiming at the global FPSO market, Subsea Vision has added another Saab Seaeye Cougar XT Compact to its ROV fleet. The compact concept is especially suited for working in strong currents and where the spread of equipment is small enough to need little deck space. The addition to their fleet follows e
Statoil in Final Trials of Gullfaks Subsea Wet Gas Compressor
The world’s first subsea wet gas compressor station is now ready for the final testing at Horsøy outside Bergen before being prepared for installation and hook-up to Gullfaks C in 2015. By adding 22 million extra barrels of oil equivalent from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir the compressor will h
Statoil preps ‘world’s first subsea wet gas compressor’ for Gullfaks
Statoil has informed that the “world’s first subsea wet gas compressor station” is now ready for the final testing at Horsøy outside Bergen before being prepared for installation and hook-up to Gullfaks C in 2015. By adding 22 million extra barrels of oil equivalent from the Gullfaks South Brent res
Subsea Vision Expands ROV Fleet
Subsea Vision has added another Saab Seaeye Cougar XT Compact to its ROV fleet. The compact concept is especially suited for working in strong currents and where the spread of equipment is small enough to need little deck space. The addition to their fleet follows expanded opportunities coming to th
Aker Wayfarer to Get Rolls-Royce Handling System
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply a complete module handling system to the subsea construction vessel Aker Wayfarer. The $38.7 million (£24 million) contract marks the largest single subsea vessel project ever undertaken by Rolls-Royce. The Rolls-Royce automated handling system consists of
ABB Bags Butendiek OWF – SylWin Alpha Subsea Cabling
ABB has won an order from TenneT to design, engineer, supply and install an Alternating Current (AC) power transmission cable system that will connect Butendiek, an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, to the HVDC converter platform SylWin alpha. The cable will link the AC platform of the But
Rolls-Royce’s module handling system for ‘Aker Wayfarer’
Rolls-Royce has signed a major contract to supply a complete module handling system to the subsea construction vessel Aker Wayfarer. The vessel was built by Vard Søviknes in 2010 and will now undergo project modification work at Kleven’s Myklebust Verft yard in Norway. The contract is with Ocean Yie
STATS Group wraps up Forties Pipeline isolation
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, has completed a complex isolation of the Forties Pipeline System in the North Sea. STATS was contracted by Apache North Sea Ltd to safely isolate the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) so that subsea isolation valves (SSIV) and piping spools could be safely i
Cammell Laird targets Norwegian vessels conversion work
UK’s Cammell Laird has signed a new agency agreement aimed at ramping up the company’s profile in the marine and offshore markets in Scandinavia. Birkenhead-based marine and engineering services company has appointed Octagone AS shipping consultancy to act as their sole agent in Norway, primarily to
Lundin spuds Kopervik in Norwegian North Sea
Lundin Petroleum’s subsidiary Lundin Norway has announced that drilling of exploration well 25/10-12S in PL625, in the Norwegian North Sea, has started. The well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Kopervik Prospect in PL625, located 175 km west of Haugesund on the Norwegian west coast
BP, CGG in Marine Seismic Source Project
CGG and BP have today announced an agreement for collaborative research and development in the field of new types of marine vibratory seismic sources. The agreement combines the companies’ research efforts and expertise to develop and deploy innovative seismic source technology, and builds on succes
PSA probes crane and lifting ops management at ‘Snorre A’
From 22 to 25 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of the control and management of materials handling and the technical condition of lifting equipment at Statoil and the company’s management of lifting-equipment maintenance at Snorre A platform, in the Norwe