Equipment
Saudi Aramco Breaks Subsea Cable Record on Safaniya
Saudi Aramco has achieved a landmark by energizing its largest Tie-in Platform with a 230 kilovolt 46 km submarine composite cable, “the longest of its kind”. The Tie-in Platform, named ‘TP-20’ lies in Safaniya offshore field, and energizing it was the first phase of long-term plans to upgrade the S
VIDEO: Mating ceremony for Frigstad’s semi-sub
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd has completed the mating of the upper hull & topsides to the lower hull of the Frigstad Deepwater Rig Alfa, which is the first of two Ultra Deepwater semi-submersible drilling units which were ordered by Frigstad Deepwater Ltd in December 2012. The operation was mark
Kentish Flats Extension Export Cable Setup Underway
The foreshore cabling works are being carried out for the Kentish Flats Extension project. The work started on Sunday June 28 and will be performed today as well. As a result of this work, the foreshore area immediately to the East of Hampton Pier will be restricted to the general public for a perio
Johan Sverdrup Construction Kicks Off
Production of the first elements on the Johan Sverdrup project has begun at Kværner in Verdal. On Monday June 29, Kværner metal worker Stian Myrvold Green started up the machine that will cut the steel for the riser platform jacket on the Johan Sverdrup field, Statoil wrote in a press release. “This
Photo Update: New Suez 90.6% Completed
The State Information Service said that about 232.800 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand has been dredged so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project. This represents 90.6 percent of a total 258 million cubic meters that should be dredged, the Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Moh
Xodus lands vibration assessment contract from ZADCO
Xodus Group has been awarded a contract for the vibration assessment and analysis on the oil train piping and structures for Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) at Zirku Island, 140km north-west of Abu Dhabi. The work, valued at over $600,000, will pull in services from Xodus’ process, piping, instrum
BPS to Deploy bioWAVE Later This Year
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems (BPS), has completed the construction and onshore testing of a 250kW bioWAVE pilot demonstration unit. The project is supported by an $11 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), a $5 million grant from the Victorian Government and $5
Carnegie Sets Up Cornwall Base
Carnegie Wave Energy has created a base in Cornwall having secured a berth at Wave Hub and due to the region’s infrastructure, supply chain and suitability for the deployment of the company’s CETO 6 wave technology. Following research and development in Australia, Carnegie is bringing the CETO solut
Saudi Aramco reaches subsea installation milestone
Saudi Aramco has reported achieving a landmark by energizing its largest Tie-in Platform with a 230 kilovolt 46 km submarine composite cable. The Tie-in Platform, named ‘TP-20’ lies in on of the the world’s largest offshore fields, Safaniya in the Persian Gulf, offshore Saudi Arabia, and energizing
Dolphin Drilling picks training solutions by Atlas Knowledge
Dolphin Drilling has selected learning technologies provider Atlas Knowledge to deliver a new system to manage the competence and training of its workforce in the UK. According to the agreement, Atlas Knowledge will oversee the installation and development of the Competence Assurance Management Solu
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 22 – June 28). Technip UK has been fined £160,000 by Aberdeen Sheriff Court after admitting a breach of regulations covering health and safety of workers. Namely, in March 2009, David Stephenson
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Panama Canal Expansion – June 2015 (VIDEO) A new video has just been released on the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction. Long-Term Dredging Deal for DEME Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. (OTML) has awarded to Dredging International, mem
GC Rieber Shipping refinances vessel loans
GC Rieber Shipping, a Norwegian company owning a fleet of vessels supporting offshore oil and gas industry activities, has entered into an agreement with DNB Bank ASA, DVB Bank SE and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank for the refinancing of existing loans on the vessels «Polar Duke», «Polar Duchess» and «Polar Ma
VIDEO: Launching Ceremony of ILEMBE
Royal IHC has just released this video of the naming and launch ceremony of the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ILEMBE, which took place on Saturday, 9 May, 2015 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The dredger is being built for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), t