Equipment
Ampelmann’s access solution for maintenance project in North Sea
Ampelmann, a company focusing on development, construction and lease of offshore access solutions, has been awarded a contract by an oil & gas major operating in the Southern North Sea to provide access solution for its offshore assets. The Ampelmann A-type system is used for deploying workforce mor
Hydrex in Underwater Propeller Fix
Hydrex performed propeller croppings on two vessels berthed in Algeciras, close to the Spanish Hydrex office. The first operation was carried out on a 174-meter LPG tanker, the second one on a 230-meter bulk carrier. Both ships had suffered torn off pieces, severe cracks and bents on all four propel
Construction Milestone for V&A Dundee
Completion of a coffer dam in the River Tay at the site of V&A Museum of Design Dundee marks a major milestone in the £80.11 million construction project, Royal BAM Group announced. The V&A Dundee building will protrude out into the River Tay. To enable the land reclamation work to progress, BAM Con
Freeport LNG selects Air Products tech for Train 3
Air Products signed an agreement to provide its proprietary LNG technology, equipment, and process license for Freeport LNG’s Train 3 gas liquefaction and export project.
Freeport LNG selects Air Products tech for Train 3
Air Products signed an agreement to provide its proprietary LNG technology, equipment, and process license for Freeport LNG’s Train 3 gas liquefaction and export project.
Dong Orders JDR’s Inter-Array Cables for Race Bank
Dong Energy has awarded a contract to supply subsea power cables for the Race Bank offshore wind farm to UK-based company JDR. For this contract, JDR will design and manufacture 110 kilometres of 36 kV inter-array cables and provide offshore testing and termination services. The scope of work also i
Exclusive: Forsys Subsea New Approach to Subsea Fields
Forsys Subsea, a 50/50 joint venture between FMC Technologies and Technip, was officially launched earlier this month. Forsys Subsea was announced in March this year as a joint venture that will unite the skills and capabilities of two subsea giants. We were interested to learn more about one of the
China Launches Research Center for Rainbow Fish Submersible
The Shanghai Ocean University has established a research center at the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park to assemble the “Rainbow Fish” submersible that can go down deeper than the nation’s first deep-sea submersible “Jiaolong,” which touched 7,000 meters. China’s new deep-sea research program aims to build
Van Oord to Install Foundations on Burbo Bank Extension
Van Oord has signed a contract with DONG Energy for the installation of foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. Van Oord will install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between t
Expro Lands $100 Mln Tullow Deal Off Ghana
International oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded new contracts from Tullow Oil. Worth in excess of $100 million over three years, the contracts will see Expro work across Tullow Oil’s assets in Ghana, including the Jubilee Field and the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) field project. Fo
NKT Starts Export Cable Production for Race Bank OWF
NKT Cables has now confirmed the order for delivery of export cable systems to the Race Bank Offshore Wind farm by DONG Energy, which was previously announced on December 16, 2014. According to the company, DONG Energy has made the final investment decision for the Race Bank OWF. NKT cables will now
EXCLUSIVE: IADC Visit to Van Oord
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation started on June 22 at UNESCO-IHE, in Delft, the Netherlands, and will last through Friday, 26 June, 2015. The seminar reflects IADC’s commitment to education, to encouraging young people to enter the field
Teledyne Gavia AUV for SAMS
Teledyne Gavia has completed the sale and recent delivery of a Gavia Offshore Surveyor AUV to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland. The Gavia AUV, selected by SAMS, is rated to 500m depth, and includes an interferometric bathymetry system as its primary scientific sen
Heidelberg Truss Spar on Its Way to Green Canyon
Anadarko informed that Heidelberg truss spar has started its journey from Ingleside, Texas, to Green Canyon block 860 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In February this year, Technip’s construction yard in Pori, Finland built and delivered a 23,000-ton truss spar hull for Heidelberg field development