Equipment
Bilfinger Lands $133 Mln Sandbank Foundation Job
The engineering and services group Bilfinger has won an order for the installation of a total of 72 foundations for the new Sandbank Offshore Windpark. Sandbank is a joint partnership of Vattenfall (51 percent) and the city of Munich’s public utility company (49 percent). The foundation elements wil
‘Sanco Sword’ in 3D Shoot Off Ireland for Providence
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has announced that 3D seismic surveying operations have started on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 1/14 (‘Spanish Point South’) in the northern Porcupine Basin, offshore west of Ireland. The water depth across t
Boskalis Launches Share Buyback Program
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced the start of its share buyback program. Within the framework and based on the principles of its business plan for the 2014-2016 period Boskalis intends to execute a buyback program for up to 10 million of its own shares. The program will be executed in t
Boskalis Posts Record Profit in First Half Year
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. realized a net profit of EUR 253 million in the first half of 2014 (H1 2013: EUR 123 million). Revenue rose 21% in the first half of the year to EUR 1.5 billion (H1 2013: EUR 1.3 billion). Organic revenue growth was 13.4%. EBITDA amounted to EUR 466 million in the [&h
Tullow Oil Hires Zenith Energy for Well Engineering
Zenith Energy, an Aberdeen-based well company, has agreed a three-year non-exclusive deal with London based, Tullow Oil. Zenith Energy will provide a variety of well engineering services for Tullow Oil on an ad-hoc basis. Tullow Oil has over 140 exploration and production licences across 24 countrie
26,100 offshore workers trained with Emergency Breathing System
More than 26,100 people have completed their training with the new Emergency Breathing System, that is expected to deliver improved levels of safety for offshore helicopter passengers.
CEDA Dredging Days 2015: Call for Papers in September
CEDA’s flagship conference and exhibition once again will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in conjunction with the Europort 2015 maritime trade show. Scheduled for 5-6 November 2015 the conference will focus on modern day dredging and marine construction in and around ports. Topics will incl
UK: Financial Boost for Isles of Scilly Sea Links
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has today announced a £10 million package to improve sea links between Scilly and Cornwall and upgrade roads on St Mary’s. The Minister is visiting the islands today. This new funding involves £7.3 million towards the £12.8 million scheme to improve harbor infr
Marin Teknikk to Design Maersk’s Newbuilds
Marin Teknikk has entered into an agreement with the Chinese company Cosco (Dalian) Shipyards Co. Ltd. (CS) about delivery of Design and Engineering for four large Multi-functional Subsea Support vessels plus options for an additional pair of vessels. Ten months ago, Marin Teknikk entered an agreeme
Marin Teknikk designs new vessels for Maersk
Norways’ Marin Teknikk has been revealed as a designer of the vessels China’s Cosco will build for Maersk Supply Service.
Subsea 7 Wraps Up AIV Mission for Shell
Subsea 7’s Autonomous Inspection Vehicle (AIV) has successfully completed its first test mission in the UK North Sea for Royal Dutch Shell plc. (Shell). A series of field trials were undertaken from Subsea 7 vessel the Normand Subsea for the company’s proprietary AIV technology in July. Graham Sharl
Aker Solutions hires Xvision for subsea projects animation
Xvision has signed a framework agreement with Aker Solutions for the delivery of visualization services in conjunction with four major SPS (Subsea Production Systems) projects. The agreement covers the projects: Aasta Hansteen, Kraken, MOHO Nord/BIS and Kaombo. Xvision will be developing and deliver
Subsea 7 AIV completes first test mission for Shell (VIDEO)
Subsea 7’s Autonomous Inspection Vehicle (AIV) has successfully completed its first test mission in the UK North Sea for Royal Dutch Shell plc. A series of field trials were undertaken from Subsea 7 vessel the Normand Subsea for the company’s proprietary AIV technology in July. Graham Sharland, Subs
Teledyne Marine Schedules Seminars on Shallow Water Surveys
The Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group, consisting of RESON, BlueView and Odom Hydrographic, will hold the Underwater Technology Seminars (UTS) in Hamburg (September 16-18), Boston (October 7-9) and Singapore (December 1). At the 3-day seminars in Hamburg and Boston the theme is: “Hydrography in