Equipment
FES to Supply DBSCs to GE Wellstream for Kraken Project
FES International, a recognised leader in fluid transfer solutions, has won a contract worth $300,000 to supply 12 Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) to contractor GE Wellstream. FES International has supplied DBSCs to GE Wellstream for more than a decade. The product is one of the firm’s m
Trelleborg Showcases Subsea Solutions at ONS in Norway
Trelleborg will present an extended range of subsea solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials and subsea seals, at the ONS Exhibition and Conference in Stavanger, Norway. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, located togethe
Kvaerner: ‘Transocean Barents’ to arrive at Stord for two month yard stay
Kvaerner has reported that the H-6e drilling rig Transocean Barents will arrive at Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord this week for a two month yard stay. The main purpose of the stay is the five year classification of the rig, as well as upgrade and modification work. When the rig arrives, it will firs
Trelleborg to showcase subsea solutions at ONS (Norway)
Trelleborg will present an extended range of subsea solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials and subsea seals, at the ONS Exhibition and Conference in Stavanger, Norway. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, located togethe
New managing director for EFC Group
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, handling and control systems for the global oil and gas industry, has appointed Anand Puthran as its managing director, a newly created role for the company. Anand joins Electro-Flow Controls with more than 15 years’ expe
Wood Group announces acquisition of Agility Projects
Wood Group has reached an agreement with Agility Group to acquire Agility Projects AS, a Norwegian engineering, procurement, construction management, installation and commissioning company, for a total consideration of NOK 1,008m (approximately $164m1). Based in Sandefjord, near Oslo, Agility Projec
UK: Liverpool2 Dredging Project Kicks Off
Liverpool2, Peel Ports Group’s flagship £300m deepwater container terminal, took an important step closer to realisation this month when the Dutch marine engineering specialists Van Oord commenced their dredging of the River Mersey estuary. The family-owned Dutch firm was awarded the dredging contra
James Fisher, KDM Marine in JV to service offshore and subsea markets
James Fisher and Sons plc, the UK’s marine services provider, has announced the formation of a new venture with Aberdeen based company KDM Marine – James Fisher Mass Flow Excavation – to jointly offer their market-leading subsea excavation capability and resources to the offshore industry in a singl
IFS partners with Deloitte in Benelux
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has signed an agreement with Deloitte, making the professional services firm its strategic partner for the deployment of IFS Applications™ in the offshore, oil & gas and maritime industry in the Benelux. Through the agreement, IFS is expanding its par
PSA audits barrier management on Johan Sverdrup
On 20 and 21 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management in the early phase of the Johan Sverdrup project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and
PHOTO: EEW Building XL Monopiles for DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 and 2 OWFs
The EEW in Rostock, Germany, is working on the 940 tonnes XL monopiles that will be deployed at DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. The 66.5 meter long monopiles have a diameter of 7.5 meter and a total weight of 940 tonnes. According to schedule, the monopiles will be rammed into [
Ukraine: Yuzhny Port on Right Track
The Administration of the Yuzhny Port (Odessa region) increased the port dues that are levied on capesize vessels with drafts of more than 14.5 meters at its berths No. 5 and No. 6 on July 1. This became possible after the port acquired the ability to handle vessels with drafts of up to 18.5 meters
EMGS hired for 3D acquisition in Barents Sea
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a contract worth $2.7 million from OMV (Norge) AS and its partners in PL537 for 3D EM data acquisition in the Barents Sea. The survey will start in July using the vessel Atlantic Guardian. Atlantic Guardian is a cable laying / seabed mapping vessel
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Petrobras facing $15B loss in case of SBM Offshore contracts termination Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, has said that it may have a reduction of $15 billion in net income between 2014 and 2018 in case of termination of current contracts with SBM Offshore. Offshore helicopter saf