Equipment
GMC Wins DeepStar Contract
SURF solutions specialist, GMC, has received an award from DeepStar as part of DeepStar Phase XII-B funding. DeepStar is a joint industry technology development project focused on advancing the technologies to meet its members’ deepwater business needs to deliver increased production and reserves. T
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Rotterdam Kicks Off Yukonhaven Dredging The Port of Rotterdam Authority has started dredging the Yukonhaven on Maasvlakte 2. The dredging work will prepare the port for Gate terminal’s new LNG breakbulk infrastructure. Van Oord’s Dredger Arrives in Damietta Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredg
WATCH: Glen Lyon FPSO Naming Ceremony
The new Glen Lyon FPSO has been officially named in Ulsan, Korea, in a ceremony attended by BP and partners. The new FPSO vessel, which is scheduled to be installed in 2016, measures 270 metres long by 52 metres wide. It replaces the Schiehallion FPSO, which started production in 1998 and was remove
IHC Bags Dredge Repair Contract
IHC Services has secured an order for a substantial renovation project for a vessel owned by Huta Marine Works Ltd in Saudi Arabia. Work on the HUTA 14 self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) will be carried out by IHC Middle East based in Dubai, and the Service Operations department in the Neth
Picture of the Day: Dredging in Panama
The Panama Canal Expansion Program continues to rapidly progress and at the moment, this capital development scheme is about 93% completed. The massive expansion program will create a new lane of traffic along the canal through the construction of a new set of locks, increasing the waterway’s capaci
EEW SPC Bags Foundations Order for Nobelwind OWF
EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH received the order from Nobelwind NV (Belgium) to manufacture 50 Monopiles and one Monopile foundation for the Substation for the Offshore Windpark Nobelwind (formerly Bligh Bank). Nobelwind NV is a Joint Venture of the companies Meewind, Parkwind and Sumitomo. Th
Tuco Introduces New Dive and ROV Support Boats
Tuco Marine of Denmark have introduced their new Dive Support and ROV Support boats, which are complementing Tuco’s range of ProZero Workboats and Daughter Crafts. The boats are optimized to be working platforms for underwater work, and work performed on the surface in support of divers and ROV’s, t
New Equipment for Lazaro Cardenas TEC2
Scheduled to begin operations in 2016, APM Terminals’ Lázaro Cárdenas (TEC2), a semi-automated deep-water facility on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has taken delivery of some of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced STS cranes. The terminal development milestone was commemorated by a cerem
ACE Winches Strengthens Position in Indonesia
ACE Winches has appointed has appointed Indonesian company Abumas in Jakarta as its local representative and agent. Managing Director of Abumas, David Philp, stated: “Abumas is a group of companies supplying products and services to the oil and gas industry in South East Asia with a primary focus in
The Development of True Wet Gas Compressor
Experts from OneSubsea and Sulzer, among others, will share recent experiences in subsea processing during a technical session as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015. Subsea processing provides an alternative to production equipment located on a fixed or floating platform. Experts w
Chevron Hires 2H Offshore for 20Ksi Subsea System Project
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract by Chevron to manage a production riser weld qualification testing programme. The aim of the development of 20,000 psi technology is to qualify the equipment required to develop future offshore fields with design pressures above 15,000 psi
Ulstein Working on Jan De Nul SRIs
Ulstein Power & Control has been awarded a contract with AVIC Weihai Shipyard Co. Ltd. on power and control deliveries for two subsea rock installation (SRI) vessels for Jan De Nul Group. The vessels will be used for rock installation to protect cables and other subsea structures at depths up to 600
Ulstein’s Power Package for Jan de Nul’s SRI Vessels
Ulstein Power & Control has been awarded a contract with AVIC Weihai Shipyard on power and control deliveries for two subsea rock installation vessels for Jan De Nul Group. The vessels will be used for rock installation to protect cables and other subsea structures at depths up to 600 metres. “Ulste
¡VAMOS! Project Marks Delivery of Conceptual Design Plans
¡VAMOS!, the Viable Alternative Mining Operating System, has passed a major milestone with the successful delivery of conceptual design plans of the prototype and all associated equipment, Damen Shipyards Group informed today. This work was carried out in Work Package 2 (WP2), which also designed th