Equipment
ALE halfway through Malikai project
ALE, a global heavylift specialist, has informed it is halfway through the Malikai project in Malaysia, which is expected to include the world’s highest jack-up and skidding operation. ALE was awarded the contracts for the Malikai project on behalf of Technip and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineerin
Marginal Field Initiative welcomes new members
The Marginal Field Initiative by ABT Oil and Gas Ltd. (‘ABTOG’), has signed collaboration agreements with AGR Well Management Ltd. (‘AGR’) and Frames, who become the latest members in the Marginal Field Delivery Consortium. AGR and Frames join ABTOG, Kongsberg Maritime, Apollo and Braemar ACM in the
ShawCor regains South Stream pipeline contract
ShawCor Ltd. announced today that its Bredero Shaw pipe coating division has received notification from Europipe GmbH that the suspension of the work on its contract with Europipe for the concrete weight coating of Line 1 of the South Stream Pipeline has been lifted with immediate effect and that wo
Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Lowered into Position
Statoil informed that installation of the modules, that collectively constitute Åsgard subsea gas compression, has started on the Åsgard field. According to Statoil, this innovative technology, at a depth of 300 metres, will create 282 million extra barrels from the Åsgard field. A total of 22 modul
Ziebel Executes Huldra DFO Sensing Ops
Ziebel, a Stavanger-based provider of specialist well intervention services for the oil and gas industry, has successfully completed a distributed fiber optic (DFO) sensing campaign for Statoil. Ziebel used the Z-Line, its new gravity-deployed carbon composite cable, to gather Distributed Temperatur
Exova Clinches Kaombo Contract
Exova, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has been awarded a £2.5 million contract by CRC–Evans Offshore to provide pipeline material, welding and AUT qualification testing for the Kaombo project offshore Luanda in Angola. Pipelaying is expected to begin early 2016 on th
Lakelands Part of Massive Breakwater Project
Lakelands Concrete Products, located in Livingston County (Lima, NY), is in the midst of a high profile project producing almost 1,000 precast concrete dolosse to be used for the Port of Oswego breakwater/shoreline protection program. These 32,000 pound a piece concrete structures were designed by t
Statoil: Installation of Asgard subsea gas compression modules begins
Statoil has informed that the installation of the modules that collectively constitute Åsgard subsea gas compression has started on the Åsgard field located in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil says that this technology at a depth of 300 metres will create 282 million extra barrels from the Åsgard field. A
Damen Boosts Van Oord’s Stornes for Deeper Work
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel, Stornes, has recently been in Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Rotterdam for a scope of work which allows the vessel to operate at greater water depths in future. Stornes is a 175 meters long, 26.24 meters wide, DP2 vessel used for subsea rock installation to protec
Damen Upgrades Van Oord’s Stornes
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has recently been in Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Rotterdam for a scope of work which allows the vessel to operate at greater water depths in future. Stornes is a 175m long, 26.24m wide, DP2 vessel, used for subsea rock installation to protect piping. Sin
Blue Logic, WPC Get Funds for ‘Subsea USB’ Project
Norway’s Blue Logic has secured a strategic R&D project with Innovation Norway and a major global service provider. The N0K 12 million industrial research and development contract is based on Blue Logic’s track record in producing inductive subsea connectors. Blue Logic worked together with WPC in K
Fugro Wraps Up Wellhead Monitoring for BP in GoM
Fugro has successfully completed a year-long wellhead monitoring project for BP Americas Inc, measuring BOP stack motions and calculating wellhead fatigue during a deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The drilling campaign was conducted throughout 2014 in 6,000 ft of water depth and utilised the Fugro
Topaz picks ABS’ fleet management software
Topaz Energy and Marine, an offshore support vessel company, has selected ABS as its fleet management software provider. According to the press release, Topaz will use the ABS Nautical Systems Fleet Management Software. ABS says that this new relationship marks the continued expansion into the Middl
IOS invests in new facilities, new jobs in pipeline
Independent Oilfield Services (IOS) has secured planning permission to develop a further 30 acres of its 80 acre supply base at the former Longside airfield, near Peterhead, Scotland, to create secure warehouse facilities for the oil and gas and renewables industry. The firm, which also has an offic