Equipment
Vallourec’s umbilicals tubes for Total’s Edradour field
Vallourec, a provider of premium tubular solutions, announces it has been awarded a contract by Technip Umbilicals, for the Edradour project operated by TOTAL in the UK.
Scotland’s Fisher Offshore opens Singapore base
Scottish energy industry specialist Fisher Offshore has expanded into Singapore as the firm embraces growing demand for its integrated services. The Aberdeenshire-based company has invested significantly in its lifting, deck machinery, subsea tooling and fluid solutions divisions. With equipment and
Picture of the Day: IDRECO ISD 600 Dredger
IDRECO has recently delivered its first dredger to Ukraine, the IDRECO ISD 600 fully electric dredger. The ISD 600 dredger is equipped with an in-board high performance IDRECO IDP 600 dredge pump with double curved vanes. The dredge pump is frequency driven by an electric motor with a power of 1500
Statoil’s Fram H-North and Svalin start production
Statoil’s fast-track development projects are increasing the company’s and partners’ oil and gas production through a combination of standardised subsea development solutions and utilisation of infrastructure in a manner which helps extend the lifetime of existing fields.
Premier: Solan Facilities Installed, Hook Up and Commissioning Starts
Premier announces that the Solan subsea oil storage tank, jacket and topsides have been successfully installed. The offshore hook up and commissioning programme will now commence. Precise timing of first oil from the Solan field will depend upon the progress of this next phase. Tony Durrant, CEO, co
New Smit LNG/LPG IGS from Alfa Laval
LNG and LPG carrier tanks hold both a source of income and a potential source of danger. To avert the danger, inert gas systems (IGS) have been required on all new tankers over 20,000 dwt since 1978 — a move that has surely saved untold lives. Yet with increasing demand, tighter delivery schedules,
Xcite Energy, EnQuest, Statoil working on gas import solution for N. Sea fields
Xcite Energy announces that its 100% owned subsidiary, Xcite Energy Resources plc (“XER”), has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Statoil (U.K.) Ltd. (“Statoil”) and EnQuest Heather Limited (“EnQuest”), in order to share field-specific technical and operational information to evaluate the p
PSA audits Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen management (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has carried out an audit of how Statoil organises safe materials handling in the development project for the Aasta Hansteen platform in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil is the operator on the Aasta Hansteen field, which is in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 140 km no
SpeedCast Comms on Jan De Nul’s Newbuild MPSV
SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast), a satellite telecommunications service provider, has been awarded a multi-year contract from Jan De Nul Group, an expert in dredging, marine construction, and specialized services for the offshore oil & gas, and renewable energy industries. The new satell
Kongsberg’s ‘Full Picture’ solution for Siem Offshore’s vessels
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver Integrated Vessel Control Systems for two new Siem Offshore owned Well Intevention vessel being built at German shipyard Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). Both vessels, to be chartered by Helix Energy Solutions are due for delivery in 2016, and will provide we
BV approval for GTT LNG bunker mast
GTT said that it received the AIP from Bureau Veritas for its innovative bunker mast design, REACH4. The use of LNG as a fuel for all types of transport vessels is evolving, and with it comes the requirement for basic equipment to ensure safe and simple LNG bunkering. GTT has drawn on years of exper
Kongsberg’s Vessel Control Systems for Siem’s WIVs
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver Integrated Vessel Control Systems for two new Siem Offshore owned, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. chartered Well Intervention Vessels (WIV) being built at German shipyard Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). Both vessels are due for delivery in 2016, and will
Caterpillar to unveil new engine platform for offshore vessels at SMM
Caterpillar Marine has announced the launch of the Mak M 25 E engine platform at the 2014 SMM Exhibition, held September 9 – 12 in Hamburg, Germany. Developed for state-of-the-art vessel designs with an emphasis on fuel savings, the platform was specifically designed to address the evolving global m
Expro Lands Subsea Contract for BP’s Quad 204 Project
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has secured a major subsea contract with BP for the Quad 204 project, west of the Shetland Isles in the UK North Sea. The 7-year multi-million dollar contract will see Expro provide its latest design vertical xmas tree landing string for the in