Equipment
Holland Dredge Design Equipment for African Market
The construction of two brand new cutter suction dredgers is now wrapped up and these powerful machines are ready to be shipped to Zambia, according to the builder – Holland Dredge Design BV. Holland Dredge Design BV (HDD) is a Harderwijk based company, specialized in the engineering, designing, bui
IMCA Revises Guidance for Safe and Efficient ROV Ops
International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) has published its latest revision of the ‘Guidance for the safe and efficient operation of remotely operated vehicles’ (IMCA R 004 Rev 4). “The guidance provides a pertinent reference document for the safe and efficient offshore operations of rem
Sulzer and FMC Technologies Team Up for Shell’s Subsea Pump
Sulzer and FMC Technologies have received a subsea multiphase boosting pump contract to upgrade one of the pumping modules in Shell’s Parque das Conchas, a deepwater oil field off the coast of Brazil. According to Sulzer, the pump modifications suit the specifics of the oil field with a high shut-in
Report: Maersk Oil faces fierce competition over Qatar’s largest offshore oil field
Danish oil company Maersk Oil is reportedly facing fierce competition over the operatorship of Qatar’s largest offshore oil field – Al Shaheen. According to Reuters, which cited anonymous sources, oil majors such as, Shell, BP, Total, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips have all submitted bids to take over
Seatools Launches New Active Heave Compensation Module
Seatools, based in the Netherlands, has introduced new active heave compensation module, the HeaveMate. The active heave compensator can be integrated on offshore and subsea equipment such as winches, cranes, and LARS systems, the company explained. HeaveMate can be delivered either as an OEM packag
Shell awards subsea pump contract for Brazilian oil field
Sulzer and FMC Technologies have received a subsea multiphase boosting pump contract to upgrade one of the pumping modules in Shell’s Parque das Conchas, a deepwater oil field off the coast of Brazil. The pump modifications suit the specifics of the oil field with a high shut-in pressure of 517 bar
ACE Winches Welcomes New Engineering Manager
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Chris Waller as engineering manager. Waller has more than 12 years experience in the subsea industry and holds a BEng Honours in Engineering from The Open University. He joins ACE Winches fr
Fjellstrand puts pen to paper for Johan Sverdrup deal
Fjellstrand, a Norwegian company, has signed a contract with offshore living quarters modules supplier, Apply Leirvik for panel production which will be fitted to the Johan Sverdrup project residential module. Apply Leirvik will deliver one of the largest residential modules for the Johan Sverdrup p
Kleven Delivers Edda Freya to Østensjø Rederi
Subsea construction vessel, Edda Freya, was formally delivered to Østensjø Rederi from Kleven shipyard on Wednesday, May 25. Edda Freya was designed by Salt Ship Design (304 OCV) in cooperation with Østensjø Rederi and DeepOcean. The vessel is equipped with a 150 tons dual tensioner vertical lay sys
Jan De Nul Kicks Off Maputo Port Dredging Operations
The dredging of the access channel to the Port of Maputo to accommodate vessels with a sailing draft of up to 14.2 meters on the tide is finally underway. The first of three dredgers mobilized by Jan de Nul Dredging Middle East FZE, the international dredging company that will be performing this ope
DeepOcean Starts Trenching Works Off Abu Dhabi
DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for the provision of post-lay trenching of a 42-km power cable from the shore to offshore United Arabic Emirates. According to the company, the post-lay trenching works have now started offshore Abu Dhabi, and will be performed by DeepOcean’s recently upgraded T
Japan’s Jera sells LNG to EDF Trading
Japan’s Jera Co, a joint venture between Chubu Electric and Tepco, said it has agreed to sell the chilled fuel to EDF Trading, a unit of France’s EDF. Under the deal, Jera, one of the world’s largest LNG buyers will sell about 1.5 million mt to EDF Trading at European LNG terminals for a period of [
Atkins’ Design for Beatrice Jackets
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has appointed Atkins to carry out the detailed design of the jacket substructure and foundations for the 588MW Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) development in the outer Moray Firth, UK. 84 jacket substructures and associated foundations for the Siemens 7MW turbine
SHEPD Preps for Lerwick-Bressay Sub Seabed Link Ops
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) is preparing to begin work next week to install a new electricity cable between Lerwick and Bressay which will run through a duct bored below the seabed, in a first for inter-island cables in the UK. Specialist contractor Stockton Drilling will bore