Equipment
VIDEO: Launching of Backhoe Dredger Novadragamar
In this video you can see the launch of the “Novadragamar”, on which the new Liebherr P 9350 pontoon excavator is mounted. The Novadragamar is a Ravestein 750B Backhoe Dredger that was built by a Portugal-based company ETERMAR. The dredger, featuring an extensive range of attachments, is ideally sui
Meta Completes Two North Sea Projects
Meta, the premium downhole isolation company, has successfully completed a further two jobs in the North Sea with its Meta Casing Reconnect™ for two clients. The first job involved an Operator’s well which was to be converted to Gas Lift to maintain efficient production. However, a leak in the well
Kongsberg clinches Catcher FPSO job
Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) will deliver an Integrated Control and Safety System for the new BW Offshore ‘Catcher FPSO’.
Van Oord: Dredger HAM 317 at World Port Days
On 5, 6 and 7 September 2014 Van Oord will be present with a stand and ship at the 37th World Port Days in Rotterdam. This year the trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 317 will be moored alongside the Parkkade. HAM 317 has a length of nearly 100 meters and is accessible to the public […]
Semco Maritime: Half of North Sea installations exceed design life
Delegates to Scotland’s only dedicated instrumentation exhibition and conference will hear of the pressing need to effectively extend the life of ageing equipment and manage the issue of obsolescence in the offshore energy industry. Semco Maritime technical director Martin Belshaw will deliver a sem
Brazil: Nine PSVs to get Rolls-Royce cranes
Upon completion, the vessels designed by Guido Perla, will enter service on an eight-year contract with state owned Brazilian oil company Petrobras.
Amarcon, Observator to launch helideck monitoring and forecasting system at SMM
Amarcon, a part of the ABB group and Observator Instruments, a developer of sensors and services for meteorological and hydrological monitoring, have announced that the companies will jointly develop a helideck monitoring and forecasting system. Amarcon stated that the helideck monitoring and foreca
PHOTO: Innovative Suction Bucket Jacket Foundation Hits Seabed Off Germany
Offshore wind foundations of the future face many challenges. Projects will be built further from shore, in deeper water, with the ability to be installed without exceeding strict regulatory requirements on underwater noise. The innovative design of the suction bucket jacket, developed by DONG Energ
Fitch: Big guns could target smaller offshore drillers
The cyclical downturn in the offshore oil and gas-drilling market may provide an opportunity for drillers with financial flexibility to buy high-yield peers at favorable prices, Fitch Ratings says.
PSA issues order to Statoil for oil leak at Statfjord C
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has issued an order to Statoil following the investigation of the hydrocarbon leak at Statfjord C platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The investigation identified serious breaches of the regulations. The hydrocarbon leak occurred in connection
Wartsila, Harvey ink maintenance deal for eight offshore vessels
Wärtsilä, the Finland based provider of solutions and services to the international marine and offshore industry, has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC (Harvey Gulf). This five-year agreement was signed in August 2014 and it covers Condition
DP World: Strong Financial Results in 2014
Global marine terminal operator DP World announced strong financial results from its global portfolio of marine terminals for the six months to 30 June 2014, delivering profit attributable to owners of the Company before separately disclosed items of $332 million, 40.8% ahead of the first half of 20
Ackermans & van Haaren Posts 2014 Half-Year Results
Ackermans & van Haaren realized a net profit in the first half of 2014 of 96.4 million euros, an increase by 1.6 million euros (+1.6%) over last year. The increase of the half-year profit is primarily thanks to a substantial improvement (+31.9 million euros) in the result of the participations, amou
Dong Energy: Hejre platform running late
Denmark’s DONG Energy has revealed today that production from its $2.2 billion Hejre development in the Danish North Sea will begin later that originally expected. In its first half 2014 report, the Danish energy giant said that the work on the upper part of the Hejre field platform is challenged by