Equipment
Subsea 7 Extends with Xait
Seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor Subsea 7 has signed a three-year contract with Xait. Xait is Norwegian company behind the software XaitPorter. XaitPorter is a cloud based software that enables several contributors to work on the same document at the same time. “Su
SEA-ME-WE 5 Subsea Cable Lands in Oman
Ooredoo has concluded the landing of the Southeast-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable system in Oman. The cable was installed at the base station in Qalhat in the Governorate of Ash Sharqiyah South. The SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable has been designed with the upgradable 100Gbps
Delft Hosts Five-Day Dredging Course
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation will be held from Monday, 20 June, through Friday, 24 June, 2016 at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands. This five-day course strives to provide an understanding through lectures by experts in the fie
New Excavator for San Fernando
In preparation for the rainy season, the local government of San Fernando recently purchased an hydraulic backhoe excavator that will be used in dredging river channels surrounding the city. The equipment was inaugurated last Friday at the Mapalad Creek in Brgy. San Nicolas through the initiative of
Norway: Deal reached on offshore supply bases wages. Strike averted
Norwegian oil and gas employers have reached a collective wages settlement with workers employed in offshore supply bases, thus avoiding a strike. To remind, the talks had broken down between the parties, and then went to national mediation. The mediation between the Norwegian Oil and Gas and the No
Austria’s Palfinger Marine set to buy Norway’s TTS Group
Austrian crane specialist Palfinger Marine is looking to acquire the Norwegian cranes and offshore access systems provider TTS Group. Palfinger, via its subsidiary Palfinger Marine, will offer NOK 5.60 in cash for one TTS share in the event of a positive due diligence outcome. The board of directors
Ardmore Craig Nets Its 150th Contract
Ardmore Craig, a Darlington based company, has secured its 150th contract award. The award, from an existing customer, covers the design and build of cable handling equipment and upgrading of a previously supplied lay spread that will be used on an offshore wind farm, the company informed. Director
Rosneft and Fincantieri to design and build ‘new type of vessel’ at Zvezda
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Russian oil company Rosneft have signed a heads of agreement for the formation of a joint venture focused on design and engineering of a new type of vessel to be built at the Zvezda shipbuilding complex. The Zvezda shipbuilding complex is a cooperation between Ros
Austal launches offshore crew transfer vessel
Austal Australia has launched Hull 392, a 70-meter offshore crew transfer vessel for Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS) of Azerbaijan, at the company’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. Following the contract award in June 2015, construction began in October 2015. In parallel with the forw
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 13 – June 19). Ezra Holdings, Chiyoda Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have entered into a binding agreement for NYK to invest in EMAS CHIYODA Subsea (ECS), which is currently
Giant Quay Cranes Arrived at DP World London Gateway
Two more of the UK’s most technically advanced quay cranes were brought up the River Thames earlier this week. The cranes completed the long sea voyage from China on vessel Zhen Hua 10 via the Cape of Good Hope to arrive at DP World London Gateway Port, just 25 miles from Central London. When instal
Hilong to Install MDA-MBH Fields Jackets Off Indonesia
Hilong Petroleum Offshore Engineering has won a contract from TIMAS to provide a “Hilong 106”pipe-laying derrick barge to install jackets for the HCML Madura MDA – MBH offshore gas field development project jointly funded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Husky. This is Hilong’s first o
VBMS Wraps Up Sandbank OWF Cable Installation Project
VBMS has completed cable installation and post-lay burial for Vattenfall’s Sandbank offshore wind farm. A total of 76 inter-array cables were installed and post-lay buried within a limited time frame of approximately two and a half months. VBMS deployed its multipurpose vessels Ndurance and Ndeavor
EC OKs Boskalis’ Acquisition of VolkerWessels’ Offshore Businesses
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of VolkerWessels Offshore by Boskalis. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because it would not significantly change the market structure. A Letter of Intent (LoI) to acquire offshore activit