Equipment
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 15 – February 21). Norway’s Statoil has reportedly given up on constructing a new platform to develop its Snorre 2040 project offshore Norway for a subsea solution which should cut costs, hel
GE Lands Statoil Subsea Deal
GE Oil & Gas has signed a master service agreement with Statoil for new subsea projects. The global agreement forms the basis for potential new contracts for subsea equipment and services on new projects and field developments. The contract is valid globally until 2025. “We are pleased to have secur
EPN and INTUR Order Damen Cutter Suction Dredger
A contract has been signed by EPN, the Nicaraguan Port Authority, and INTUR, the Nicaraguan Tourist Agency, with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of a CSD350 Cutter Suction Dredger. The dredger is to be operated by EPN on a project to create and maintain a 200 km inland channel running alo
Scotrenewables Sets Up Anchoring System at EMEC
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed the deployment of its advanced modular anchoring system at the European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney in preparation for the installation of its SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine. The anchor deployment formed part of a novel tidal anchors project for floating
Anton Berkenheger Group Takes Over Senwatec
Anton Berkenheger Group, also called Berky, is developing and producing special machines for water maintenance for more than 50 years. Meanwhile Berky has grown to a company providing a whole range of innovative and efficient solutions for ministration and maintenance of water ways like rivers, digs
Sapura Jade PLSV Starts Petrobras Job
SapuraKencana’s fourth pipelaying support vessel PLSV, Sapura Jade started work with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras) in Brazil on February 14, 2016. SapuraKencana’s offshore operations are being executed in Brazil for Petrobras by its Brazilian joint venture company Sapura Navegacao Maritima (SN
KOOLE MAMMOET Salvage Removes Wreck Off Angola
KOOLE MAMMOET Salvage has completed wreck removal operation of the roll-on-roll-off container vessel SALOOS offshore Angola. The vessel capsized in May 2014 at Cabinda anchorage in Angola, carrying 155 containers and cargo. After the grounding of the vessel, an unknown amount of containers was scatt
Applied Acoustics’ Nexus USBL for Neptune
Western Advance, distributor for Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) in Australia, has recently completed a contract for the supply of one of AAE’s Nexus USBL systems to Neptune Marine Services headquartered in Perth, WA. According to the company, the provision of this system marks the 450th USBL sys
SALT Adds Tritech AquaTrak CVL to Its Rental Pool
Sea and Land Technologies (SALT) has purchased the Tritech AquaTrak Correlation Velocity Log (CVL) to expand its rental pool. According to Tritech, the AquaTrak CVL offers the benefits of a 300 kHz and the accuracy of a 1200 kHz and is available with the same connector and flange interface as found
Lankhorst Delivers Distributed Buoyancy Module to Technip
Lankhorst is now qualified for their distributed buoyancy modules, including rigid clamps, with Technip for application in ultra deep water. Lankhorst completed their first order for a project in Brazilian deep waters and the products have recently been shipped to Brazil. After this delivery, Lankho
Rolls-Royce to Provide Mooring for Sleipnir Crane Vessel
Rolls-Royce has signed a GBP 8 million (USD 11.4 million) contract to supply mooring system for the semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir. The vessel will be built in Singapore by SembCorp Marine for the Dutch company Heerema Offshore Services. Asbjørn Skaro, Rolls-Royce, Executive Vice Pres
Rolls-Royce to supply mooring system for world’s largest semi-sub crane vessel
Rolls-Royce has signed a £8 million ($11.5M) contract to supply the mooring system for the world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Sleipnir. The vessel will be built in Singapore by SembCorp Marine for the Dutch company Heerema Offshore Services. Asbjørn Skaro, Rolls-Royce, Executive V
Statoil Goes Subsea for Snorre 2040
Norway’s Statoil has reportedly given up on constructing a new platform to develop its Snorre 2040 project offshore Norway for a subsea solution which should cut costs, help improve recovery and extend the lifetime of the North Sea field. In October 2013, Statoil and its licence partners recommended
MacArtney and dotOcean Enter Partnership Agreement
MacArtney continues to expand its business portfolio through a new partnership with dotOcean for North American markets. The agreement consolidates MacArtney’s strong position in key markets and provides customer access to the extensive range of dotOcean sediment and soil measurement products. dotOc