Equipment
Maersk Oil awards corrosion tests contract to Exova
Exova, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has been awarded another contract to provide materials qualification testing for Maersk Oil. Exova said that the contract is an extension of the testing previously undertaken on down-hole tubulars for Maersk Oil’s North Sea Culze
Subsea Innovation Builds LARS for SMD
Subsea Innovation has completed the design and manufacture of two of its Launch & Recovery Systems (LARS) for SMD in Newcastle. These are the first systems that Subsea Innovation has produced for SMD, a designer and manufacturer of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), who have recently been acquired b
Kongsberg Makes Promotion in Aberdeen
Kongsberg Maritime has appointed Frank Maclean as a new general manager for the offshore division of its Aberdeen base. Maclean has spent majority of his time with Kongsberg Maritime, where he held positions within sales, customer support and training. Since 2010, he has held the position of busines
NOC, Partners to Develop New Robot Glider
19 partners from across Europe have come together to develop ultra-deep-sea robot glider, NOC informs. This glider will be capable of sampling the ocean autonomously at depths of 5000m, and maybe more in the future, for up to three months at a time. The project has won €8M of funding from the Europe
SOC Hires JDR for Veja Mate Cabling
JDR has won a subcontract from Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) to supply submarine composite power cables and related accessories as well as termination and testing services for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. The 67x 6 MW Siemens-supplied Wind Turbine Generators will be interconnected by an inner
Latest Update on Bembridge Dredging
Dredging work at the Duver pontoon is now completed, the Bembridge Harbor Authority announced today. Dredging operations, undertaken by the dredging barge ‘Witton II’ and hopper barge ‘Split Three’, are now taking place in the vicinity of Bembridge Sailling Club and the Bembridge One-Design moorings
Briggs Wins Cable Maintenance for Dong Energy
Briggs Group has secured an eight-year framework agreement with DONG Energy for the contingency and repair of export and array cables for offshore wind farms throughout the UK and Northern Europe. The agreement covers all DONG Energy’s sites in Europe, including nine offshore wind farms in the UK, f
Drydocks World Completes Shell FLNG Turret Mooring System
Drydocks World, a provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, has successfully completed the world’s largest turret mooring system. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret will ensure the Prelude f
Drydocks delivers Prelude FLNG turret mooring system
Drydocks World, a Dubai-based company has completed what it claims to be the world’s largest turret mooring system. The system will be installed aboard the world’s largest FLNG unit, Shell’s Prelude. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret wi
Aqualis Offshore brings in Ayatsil A support work (Mexico)
Aqualis Offshore, an offshore marine and engineering consultancy, has been contracted by Perforadora Mexico to support with the transportation and installation of a platform rig for a fixed platform offshore Mexico. Under the contract, Aqualis Offshore will monitor and document the sequence for rig-
SubC Secures Maersk Oil EPCI Contract
SubC Partner recently won an EPCI project on an FPSO with Maersk Oil in the Dumbarton field in the North Sea, 230 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen. The final goal of the project is to replace selected buoyancy modules on a live riser, without shutting down oil production, the company said. “We are d
Plexus Strengthens Position in China
Plexus has entered into a collaboration agreement with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), Red Sea Technologies (RST), and Plexus’ Chinese licensing partner Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group (Jereh). The collaboration agreement will explore commercial opportunities for shallow water subsea an
Picture of the Day: TSHD Congo River in Antwerp
Mega trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Congo River’ has just moored at the Antwerp Cruise Terminal in Belgium. At the occasion of the start of the third stage of the Tour de France in Antwerp, DEME’s flag ship passed by on her trip between Turkey and Russia. With an impressive length of 168 m and a [
Schottel Hydro’s Pitch Hub for MeyGen Tidal Turbine
SCHOTTEL HYDRO will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for Phase 1a of the MeyGen tidal energy project under contract to Lockheed Martin. The MeyGen Phase 1a AR1500, a 1.5 MW seabed mounted turbine, is being designed and delivered by Atlantis Resources and Lockheed