Equipment
NDM secures contract with Kleven Verft
NDM has secured a new contract with Kleven Verft to supply deck machinery for their newbuilding 379, a MPSV for Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer Ltd. The contract for the new vessel is of the MT 6015 MPSV design, designed by Norwegian design company MarinTeknikk, and will be outfitt
ROV Pegaso Uncovers White Coral Reef of Cinque Terre
Comsubin’s ROV Pegaso System has successfully accomplished its research in the sea bottom of Cinque Terre, offshore La Spezia coast, discovering a white coral reef. Started the past autumn and leaded by Enea and Italian Navy, the research in the sea bottom of the Ligurian Sea has now brought to ligh
RotaBolt Tension Control on German OWFs
A huge increase in the size of wind turbines being installed and a move to installations in deeper water have led to the design and installation of huge subsea structures. One location for such installations is the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum West II, situated 45 km off the German coast. Its huge steel
Vroon launches FSV ‘VOS Glory’
Vroon Offshore Services has announced that yesterday, Tuesday July 29, the launching of VOS Glory took place at Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. VOS Glory is a 60-m field-support vessel (FSV), currently under construction at the Shipyard for Vroon Offshore Services. The vessel is the second in a
GeoSea Completes Borkum Riffgrund 1 Foundations Setup
GeoSea has just finalized the installation of 77 foundations on the DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The installation works, including transport from the fabrication yard to the marshalling harbor, have proceeded in record times and finished ahead of schedule. The 77 units consiste
WFS Technologies and Fugro to Offer Wireless ROV Integration
WFS Technologies (WFS), the global leader in the delivery of underwater wireless instrumentation and control solutions to the Offshore Oil and Gas and Renewables industries and Fugro Subsea Technologies (Fugro), which designs, builds and delivers the FCV range of ROVs to its Subsea Services Division
Oil & Gas UK to host event on employee health
Oil & Gas UK’s breakfast briefing on August 26 will provide an arena for discussing employee health and well-being with three speakers invited to share information about current health statistics and campaigns designed to help people improve their well-being. The event, sponsored by Petrotechnics, w
PSA: Improvement Needed on COSLPromoter Rig
Between 24 June and 3 July 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of COSL Drilling Europe A/S (CDE) and the company’s operations using the COSLPromoter drilling rig. The objective of the activity was to monitor that CDE has implemented a system to fulfil the regulator
Murmansk Hosts Russian-Korean Meeting on Northern Sea Route
A working meeting of FSUE “Rosmorport” representatives with delegation of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in St. Petersburg was held in Murmansk, on July 25, 2014, dedicated to the perspectives of cooperation on the development of the Northern Sea Route port infrastructure. The enterp
Finland: Dredger “Optimus” to Deepen Port of Pietarsaari
Wasa Dredging Ltd. from Vaasa in Finland has successfully started dredging with its new dredger “Optimus” in the Port of Pietarsaari. Wasa Dredging has been working in most demanding marine construction work for more than 25 years and this know-how has been utilized in designing and building backhoe
Ferguson Group expands with new Dutch partner
Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079 certified offshore containers, refrigeration/freezer modules, engineering modules and accommodation solutions to the global offshore energy industry, is expanding its European operations with a new Dutch Partner. Norsco Oilfield Servi
CARIS, Stema Systems and EIVA Undertake Wijde Blik Lake Survey
For the second year in a row CARIS collaborated with industry manufacturers to provide third year students from Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB), located on the northern island of Terschelling in The Netherlands, with a valuable week-long surveying experience. The purpose of the survey proj
PSA audits risk management on COSLPromoter
Between 24 June and 3 July 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of COSL Drilling Europe A/S and the company’s operations using the COSLPromoter semi-submersible drilling rig. The objective of the activity was to monitor that CDE has implemented a system to fulfil th
Subsea 7 Opens New Spoolbase Facility in Leith
Global specialist in seabed-to-surface engineering and construction, Subsea 7, has strengthened its already strong pipeline fabrication and installation capabilities in the North Sea market, with the opening of its new, bespoke spoolbase facility, at the Port of Leith, Edinburgh (owned by Forth Port