Equipment
PHOTO: Van Oord’s HAM 318 Kicks Off Feydhoo Dredging
The Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 318 has started dredging and land reclamation operations at Addu City Feydhoo, Maldives. Under the contract with the Maldives’ Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, the HAM’s work will consist of dredging, reclamation and civil works in the Feydho
Xtera to Build SRG-1 Subsea Cable in Gulf of Oman
Multinet Pakistan, Omantel and Xtera Communications have signed a supply agreement for the new subsea cable system Silk Route Gateway 1 (SRG-1). The new cable will directly link Muscat in Oman to Karachi in Pakistan, with a future extension to Gwadar in Pakistan. “The SRG-1 project is our ambition t
Shell’s LNG-powered OSV fleet expands
Oil company Shell on Tuesday marked the delivery of the third LNG powered Offshore Supply Vessel – the Harvey Liberty – in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. According to Shell, the vessel, chartered from company Harvey Gulf International Marine, will join its sister ships, the ‘Harvey Energy’ and ‘Harvey Po
MDL and Magma Present New Well Intervention System
Maritime Developments (MDL) has delivered a new flexible pipe deployment and retrieval system for Magma Global, which is, reportedly, set to reduce the costs and risks of light well intervention for the offshore oil industry. The m-IDP (integrated deployment package) was unveiled at the company’s as
Woodside selects Technip for range of engineering services
French oilfield services company Technip has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside, an Australian energy company. Technip will provide Woodside with multi-disciplinary engineering services as part of an engineering panel. The contract, Technip says, covers all Woodside operated o
Wintershall: Maria Subsea Templates Arrive in Kristiansund
Two subsea templates for Wintershall’s Maria field have arrived in Kristiansund onboard the heavy load carrier Meri, the company informed through its social media. The two subsea templates host installations in the area. The reservoir will be linked via a subsea tieback to the Kristin, Heidrun and Å
ELA Container Offshore becomes Platinum Sponsor at Offshore Energy 2016
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has been revealed as the Platinum Sponsor of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016. This exhibition will take place at the Rai Amsterdam Convention Centre in the Netherlands from October 25 – 26, 2016. The Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference addresses the t
Rolls-Royce to Equip UK’s New Polar Research Vessel
Cammell Laird has selected a Rolls-Royce design for the UK’s new £200 million polar research ship. Rolls-Royce will also supply machinery and equipment for the vessel in a deal worth £30 million ($43.2 million). The 128 meter long ship, which will be named RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be built a
Fugro begins metocean and ice data collection project in Barents Sea
Fugro, Dutch geotechnical subsea company, has begun a three-year period of metocean and ice data collecting as part of the Barents Sea Metocean and Ice Network Project. In a statement from Tuesday, Fugro said the data collected will help operators better understand relevant operational uncertainties
Sevan Marine keeps on working on cylindrical FLNG
Norwegian offshore facilities designed Sevan Marine will keep on working on a design for a cylindrical Floating LNG unit. The company on Tuesday said, referring to the paid FLNG feasibility study announced in Q3 2015 for the use of Sevan Marine’s cylindrical hull for a specific FLNG development, tha
FMC Technologies names new CEO
FMC Technologies, a Houston based subsea systems provider for the oil and gas industry, has appointed Douglas J. Pferdehirt as their new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding John T. Gremp. FMC Technologies announced on Monday that the Board of Directors has appointed Pferdehirt as President and Chief
New CEO for FMC Technologies
FMC Technologies has appointed Douglas J. Pferdehirt as president and chief executive officer of FMC Technologies, effective September 1, 2016. Pferdehirt will succeed John T. Gremp who will continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors while the company completes its transition to the new
JDR, Tekmar Join Forces in Offshore Wind Cables Arena
Tekmar Energy and JDR Cables have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind subsea cables and accessory supply. The companies said they will work together collaboratively on technology and value engineering projects to support the industry drive for cost, risk and lead time reduction. Over
United Cable Company to Market C-Lion1
Finland-based Cinia Group signed up David Ross Group (DRG) to provide asset and capacity sales for C-Lion1, the new subsea fiber optic cable running under the Baltic Sea connecting Finland and Germany. The David Ross Group affiliate, United Cable Company (UCC), should provide Cinia with a presence o