Equipment
Xervo lifeboats for world’s largest jack-up rig
The Danish davit manufacturer Xervo will provide its top-quality lifeboats, Boat-In-A-Box, to several Maersk Drilling projects.
Top News – May 19 to 25, 2014
Israel: NGOs Urge Jan De Nul to Abandon Haifa and Ashdod Projects A group of Palestinian and international NGOs have urged the Jan De Nul Group to pull out of a project to build port facilities in Israel, citing concerns about Israel’s continued human rights violations. DEMA: Dredging Could Devast
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. The total value of these new orders represents approximately 660 million EUR.
EDF-Led Consortium Needs Supplier of Gravity-Based Foundations for French OWF
EDF EN France, Dong Energy and WPD Offshore have issued a call for bids for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation of up to 83 gravity-based foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm. The contract also includes the supply of additional equipment for the gravity-based foundat
Infield Cable Connecting of Borkum Riffgrund 1 Starts
The construction work at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 is progressing rapidly. On 21st April 2014, the first cable was connected between the offshore substation and the first foundation. By the end of 2014, approximately 80 kilometers of cables will be installed connecting the foundation
OceanWaveS Renews X-Band Radar Licence with NOC
German company OceanWaveS GmbH and the Natural Environment Research Council has signed a renewed and extended licence deal for X-band radar technology developed at the National Oceanography Centre. The licensed technology was developed at NOC by Dr. Paul Bell and utilises an advanced software algori
Technip opens new umbilical factory
Housed in one of the tallest single floor buildings in Europe, at 58 metres, the world’s most advanced steel tube umbilical manufacturing facility, which reinforces Technip Umbilicals’ position as a key subsea player, has been officially opened. The increased capability will allow the company to acc
Technip Opens World’s Most Advanced Umbilical Manufacturing Facility
Housed in one of the tallest single floor buildings in Europe, at 58 metres, the world’s most advanced steel tube umbilical manufacturing facility, which reinforces Technip Umbilicals’ position as a key subsea player, has been officially opened. The increased capability will allow the company to acc
Ministry of Defence Invites Tenders for Supply of LARS (UK)
UK Ministry of Defence’s DE&S Organization has issued a tender for a diver Launch and Recovery System (LARS). Salvage and Marine Operations has a requirement for a diver LARS to support surface supply diving operations to 50m. One of the key requirements is for LARS not to have a footprint larger th
Nautricity Gets Go-Ahead to Develop Tidal Energy Schemes in Mull of Kintyre (UK)
Nautricity, the renewable energy company, has been given the go-ahead to develop one of the UK’s first ‘next generation’ tidal energy schemes in waters off the Mull of Kintyre. Marine Scotland has given consent for the deployment of the first Contra Rotating Marine Turbine device, capable of generat
DONG Energy Halfway Through Borkum Riffgrund 1 Foundation Installation
DONG Energy is well on its way with the construction of the first German offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the North Sea. After nine months of construction work, things are now moving fast. On Friday, 16th May 2014, the team completed the first half of the foundation installation when they i
Statoil gets nod for Apollo well in Barents Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 7324/2-1 in the Barents Sea. Well 7324/2-1 (Apollo) will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling facility at position 73°51’47.90″ north and 24°32’29.90″ east. The drilling program for w
Italy: Port of Taranto in Need of Dredging
Autorità Portuale di Taranto has issued a tender invitation for the Port of Taranto dredging scheme. According to the project planning, approximately 2,000,000 m3 of sediment will be dredged from the Port of Taranto’s multi-purpose pier area. This development work will also involve construction of a
Remontowa to construct new AHTS
Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A has received an order to build an AHTS vessel for a new client. The contract for construction of an anchor handling, tug and supply vessel destined to serve in harsh environment conditions was signed on 8th of May 2014. The vessel will be built for a Canadian – No