Equipment
Nexans Subsea Cables for Nasr Oil Field
Nexans’ subsea cables will power the new super complex at the heart of the future development of the Nasr oil field, offshore from Abu Dhabi in the UAE. This follows the award of a contract worth around € 90 millions by the EPC contractor, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), for Nexans to supply high vo
Heerema Gets Another Culzean Project
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract from Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the Culzean jackets for both the central processing facilities platform and the utility & living quarter platform. This contract is the second HFG has won for the Cu
New 2070 Dragon Dredge from Ellicott
Ellicott Dredges LLC has announced a completely new design 20” (500 mm) cutter suction dredge, the Series 2070 Dragon® dredge. The new dredger takes advantage of modern, up-to-date technology and advanced design techniques. This unit will eventually replace the renowned Series 1870 Dragon as Ellicot
Magseis Starts Barents Job
Norwegian ocean bottom seismic player, Magseis, has kicked off a multi-client program in the Barents Sea, following the completion of work for Chevron in the UK sector of the North Sea. The company’s vessel Artemis Athene will be used to execute the survey, building on previous work conducted in the
3sun Installs Its First Time Delay Block Valve
3sun Group’s subsea division has installed its first Time Delay Block Valve (TDBV) for use on hydrocarbon producing wells. The valve was designed and manufactured by Bifold Group, in accordance with a Qualification Specification approved by 3sun Group. The prototype TDBV was installed in June 2015 o
Polarcus in New OZ Shoot
Seismic contractor, Polarcus, has secured a new contract with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project in Australia. According to the Oslo-listed company, the project is scheduled to start in the forth quarter of 2015, following the completion of the Capreolus 3D shoot, currently being
PLB Helps Locate Missing Diver Off Cornwall
The UK Coastguard, RNLI and Royal Navy have, in a combined rescue operation, helped recover a missing diver off the Cornish coast. The diver became separated from his buddy after diving a wreck several miles off the Lizard Peninsula. A mayday call was sent by their dive boat at around 2:30pm on Tues
Nord-Lock Adds Boltight
Boltight, the specialist hydraulic bolt tensioning company, has been acquired by Sweden’s Nord-Lock Group (Sweden), a provider of bolt securing systems. Boltight’s directors will continue to manage the company, which was founded in 1999, from its UK base in Walsall in the West Midlands. Fred Heaton,
OFG, Fukada Acquire Gas Hydrate Survey Off Japan
Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG), in cooperation with Fukada Salvage and Marine Works (Fukada), has completed another high resolution CSEM survey of near surface gas hydrates. The survey was executed using the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Vulcan system for the National Institute of Advanced Indus
Bibby HydroMap Wraps Up Deep Green Survey
Bibby HydroMap has completed survey operations on the €30-million Deep Green marine energy project based off Holyhead for consultant Xodus Group on behalf of developer Minesto AB. The objective of the survey was to provide a detailed understanding of the seabed levels, characteristics and shallow ge
DONG Energy Tests Offshore Wind Turbine Piles
DONG Energy and ESG have just completed one of the most comprehensive pile testing campaigns ever. Initial results show great cost reduction potential for the offshore wind industry, DONG Energy reported. DONG Energy and ESG have tested 28 piles on two different onshore sites in order to assist the
Flexlife Secures North Sea and GoM Projects
Flexlife has been awarded Flexible Riser Annulus Testing projects on six installations for three different Operators in the North Sea, and two Flexible Riser Annulus Testing projects on two installations for two different Operators in the US Gulf of Mexico. According to the Aberdeen-based company, t
USACE Awards Wabasha Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $617,000 dollar contract to U.S. Site Work, from Elk River, Minnesota, August 26, to unload dredged material in Wabasha, Minnesota. Work is expected to begin within the next month. The contractor will move nearly 150,000 cubic yards of d
Anholt OWF Cable Change Faces Delays
Danish transmission operator, Energinet.dk has informed that it must postpone the replacement of two parts totaling approximately 4.5 km of subsea cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid on land. “Cable supplier is still preparing the replacement cable. There was an error in re