Equipment
Dolphin Gets 3D Seismic Contract from Undisclosed Client
Dolphin has been awarded a new 3D seismic contract in Mediterranean for an undisclosed smaller independent oil company. The 3D seismic contract with duration of approximately 40 days, will be performed by the vessel Artemis Arctic during Q3 and early Q4 2014. Dolphin Group ASA is the parent company
Top News – May 26 to June 1, 2014
DEME: Solid Order Book Since the beginning of 2014, DEME managed to maintain its order book at a fairly high level of about 3.0 billion EUR thanks to new orders, well spread worldwide across dredging, energy related and environmental activities. Panama Canal Expansion Update – May 2014 (VIDEO) The
Vroon’s ‘VOS Sweet’ Gets Crane Upgrade
Vroon Offshore Services Den Helder has reported that the crane of their subsea-support vessel ‘VOS Sweet’ has been upgraded. The new Fly Jib extends the capabilities and lifting height reach of ‘VOS Sweet’, a DP2/4PM subsea-support vessel. ‘VOS Sweet’ was built in 2012 in Fujian, China. It is a 60.2
SMD Supports Youngsters in Subsea Industry
Last week, foundation degree Student Jonny Dryden from Newcastle College came in to SMD to test his ROV in the test tank at our i19 ROV Centre Of Excellence facility. The test tank is used for testing and commissioning our work class ROV vehicles before delivery to customers. Dryden is studying to c
BMT to Showcase FVPM Solutions at Posidonia 2014
BMT SMART Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, will showcase its performance monitoring portfolio at Posidonia 2014 next week in Athens, Greece. The SMART suite of services works by collecting vessel performance data and p
Belgium: Bids Invited for Wielingen Area Dredging Works
Belgium’s Department of Mobility and Public Works invited tenders for maintenance dredging in the maritime access routes between Wielingen and the sea lock to Wintam. This maintenance work is needed in order to maintain a clear navigational channel and depths in the area. The contractor will be requ
PSA Norway Audits Total Norge’s Martin Linge FSO Management
On 23 and 24 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Total E&P Norge AS and the modification project for Martin Linge FSO. The objective of the audit was to monitor that Total, in partnership with the owner KNOT FSO 1 AS and engineering contractors, was complying wi
ConocoPhillips to Remove Accommodations from Ekofisk 2/4Q
ConocoPhillips has received consent for the removal and final disposal of accommodation and office modules at Ekofisk 2/4Q in development licence 018. Ekofisk 2/4Q is located in the Ekofisk complex and has operated as a combined accommodation and office module. The activity is scheduled to start in
PRM Setup on Snorre and Grane, Work Continues
Installation of the system for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) on Statoil’s fields, will move forward with installing a seismic streamer on Snorre. A dedicated system with a seismic streamer will also be installed on Grane. This work is scheduled for completion in early winter 2015. While the c
No trawling during PRM installation for Grane and Snorre fields, NPD says
Work will continue this summer and autumn on installing a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring solutionon Snorre offshore field in Norway.
Russia: Officials Discuss Reconstruction of Murmansk Marina
The head of Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport Alexander Davydenko, within a business trip to Murmansk, held a meeting with the representatives of the contract and design organizations. During the meeting, the Director general of JSC Lenmorniiproekt Vladimir Merzlikin and the chief pr
ITW’s Ducorit on Over 2000 Offshore Wind Farms
ITW Polymers Europe, a Danish manufacturer of ultrahigh performance grout Ducorit for offshore and onshore wind turbine foundations, has reached a milestone in the wind industry by grouting it’s 2000th foundation. During the past 14 years, ITW Polymers Europe (previously Densit) has specialised in t
Aiken looking at record-breaking year
Aberdeen-based Aiken Group has reported that the company has secured deals worth in excess of £14 million since the beginning of this year.
Jee to Run New Subsea Specialist Course
Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, will hold a new subsea power cable installation course on 6 November this year. This is an in-depth, technical course detailing the engineering for power cable installation using surface laying, ploughing and ROV burial i