Equipment
Rolls-Royce introduces new AHTS design
Rolls-Royce has introduced a new 68-meter anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) which, according to the British engine giant, promises to lower build and operating expenses. The UT 7217, as the vessel design was named, falls within the mid-range AHTS category with a bollard pull of 100 tonnes and
OTC 2016: Engineering Achievement award goes to Aker Solutions
Aker Solutions, a Norwegian oil services company, won the Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award (BMEA) for its El-drive subsea electric actuators at the 2016 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on Monday, May 2. Aker Solutions’ newly developed electric actuators are desig
Kraken in CAD 400K Defence Deal
Kraken Sonar Systems has invoiced a major European defense contractor for over CAD 400,000. Proceeds are expected to be received during Q2 2016. The company was unable to disclose the customer at this time, reportedly, due to competitive reasons. Kraken recently provided an AquaPix Miniature Interfe
Westcon Clinches Statoil Subsea Maintenance Deal
Westcon has been awarded a maintenance contract for subsea tools and equipment at all Statoil base locations in Norway. The scope of the agreement is maintenance and overhaul of defined parts of the subsea equipment Statoil has at its bases, in addition to an option for extension of the scope both o
Westcon lands subsea equipment deal with Statoil
Westcon, a provider of solutions, services and products for the energy industry, has been awarded a maintenance contract for subsea tools and equipment at all Statoil base locations in Norway. Westcon will, together with WellConnection, be in charge of the maintenance and overhaul of defined parts o
Nexans’ Cables for Arkona Offshore Wind Farm
Nexans Deutschland’s Hanover plant will supply 76 kilometers of energy cables to E.ON for the Arkona offshore wind farm, the company informed. The submarine cables are designed for operation at 33 kV and will serve as the internal cabling for the nearly 385 MW wind farm, which is due to be built bet
Subsea in April
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Tragic incident struck Aker Solutions after helicopter crashed with three of its employees on board on route to Bergen from the Statoil-operated Gullfaks B platfo
SeaBird Stays in Black
Oslo-listed SeaBird remained in profit at the end of the first quarter 2016, despite weak seismic demand, but still seen a major quarterly profit dive when compared to prior-year quarter. The seismic data provider for oil and gas companies posted profit of $1.8 million or $0.59 per diluted share for
Plexus bags its ninth order from Det norske
Plexus Holdings has received its ninth purchase order since 2012 from Det norske oljeselskap to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for the Langfjellet standard pressure exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. According to Plexus, an oil and gas engineering services b
Plexus Secures Its Ninth Order from Det norske
Plexus has received its ninth purchase order since 2012 from Det norske oljeselskap to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for the Langfjellet standard pressure exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The value of this order is estimated at approximately £0.6 million
Aker Solutions Recognized for Engineering Achievement at OTC
Aker Solutions has won an engineering achievement award at the OTC conference in Houston for its El-drive subsea electric actuators. The newly developed electric actuators are designed to operate valves in subsea production and processing systems. The Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement
GE’s drive technology for Hornbeck Offshore’s MPSVs
Hornbeck Offshore Services, a U.S.-based provider of offshore service vessels, has picked GE’s drive technology for its Jones Act-qualified MPSVs, constructed by Eastern Shipbuilding. Two U.S. flagged vessels will be equipped with GE’s MKII MV3000 active front end (AFE) drive. In addition to the dri
OTC 2016: DNV GL’s new RP could cut well P&A costs by up to 50 pct
DNV GL, a certification body and classification society, has issued a new Recommended Practice (RP) on risk-based abandonment of offshore wells which could, according to the organization, potentially reduce P&A costs by 30–50%. DNV GL issued a technical paper and presentation on the RP at the Offsho
Another Milestone for Liverpool2 Container Terminal
The first six cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes arrived in the River Mersey on Sunday, 1 May, ready for installing and commissioning at the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal. Produced by leading Chinese manufacturer ZPMC, which also supplied the five ship-to-shore cranes already on