Equipment
Ocean Installer secures more work with Statoil
Ocean Installer has signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field, and for riser replacement at the Troll B field in the Norwegian North Sea. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are pleased to have secured more work for a
Claxton Centralizers for Gina Krog
Claxton Engineering Services, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with Statoil to supply conductor and internal centralizers to a minimum of 14 wells on the Gina Krog development, offshore Norway. The contract was finalised in December 2014, and first delivery is scheduled for March 2015.
CHEC Inks San Antonio Terminal Contract
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), a company engaged in the design and construction of transportation infrastructure, dredging and heavy machinery manufacturing business, has signed a $44 million contract for extension of San Antonio Terminal in Valparaiso, Chile. The project involves constru
EdgeTech Makes Acoustic Releases for WHOI
EdgeTech, a provider of sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, has received an order from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for 50 additional 8242XS Deep Water Acoustic Transponding Releases. The follow-on order brings the total dollar value of the acoustic transponding relea
Statoil takes Claxton centralizers for Gina Krog
Claxton, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with Statoil to supply conductor and internal centralizers to a minimum of 14 wells on the Gina Krog development, offshore Norway. The contract was finalised in December 2014, and first delivery is scheduled for March 2015. Claxton is responsib
Subsea 7 Inks Supply Deal With Butting
Subsea 7 and BUTTING recently concluded a framework agreement on the supply of metallurgically clad, mechanically lined, duplex and superduplex pipes. Joseph Leroy, Vice President Supply Chain Management of Subsea 7, and Hermann Butting, president of BUTTING, signed the agreement for an initial term
Honeywell to supply tech and manage platform off Vietnam
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has been selected to handle critical project management and engineering for a third oil and natural gas platform that will tap energy reserves off the coast of Vietnam. Hoang Long Joint Operating Co. (HLJOC) will operate the TGT-H5 wellhead platform located in the T
PLA to Introduce ‘London Titan’ at Seawork
Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, Seawork International, has announced that the Port of London Authority’s (PLA) new 36-meter mooring maintenance vessel, London Titan, built at a cost of £7 million, will be officially unveiled at the opening day of the event in June. Follow
Picture of the Day: New Suez Canal Scheme
The Suez Canal dredging scheme comes as a part of the mega New Suez Canal project. Besides dredging, the project includes development of several seaports in the three governorates bordering the canal, Suez, Ismailia and Port Said. Also included in the project is a seaport in the South Sinai city of
Caterpillar Unveils New Excavator
The new Cat® 313F L GC hydraulic excavator is designed for the user whose bottom line depends on reliable performance at a low cost per hour. The machine features an efficient Cat C3.4B engine that meets US EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IIIB emission standards and that’s light on fuel with no need for d
Van Oord Selects Vos Prodect for Gemini OWF Cable Protection
Following the successful development of Monopile Entry System (Pro-MES), Vos Prodect Innovations has been awarded a contract by Van Oord, regarding the design and supply of cable protection systems for GEMINI OWF project. 600 MW Gemini wind farm is one of the largest offshore wind farms ever built.
N-Sea Delivers Moyle Interconnector Project
N-Sea, the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) specialist, has utilised the world’s first wet repair habitat to complete an in-situ subsea cable repair. The habitat was developed by Moyle Interconnector as part of the seabed repair project, with ESB International the owner’s engineer for the pr
Venice Beach Renourishment About to Resume
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers anticipates sand placement on Venice Beach to tentatively resume today, weather permitting. The shore protection project was temporarily delayed by a mechanical problem February 15 that caused the shutdown of dredging operations. During the dredging operations, the L
DP World London Gateway Invests in 3rd Berth
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a significant repeat automation contract with DP World London Gateway to deliver an additional system of 20 automatic stacking cranes as the port continues its expansion program and invests in a third berth following the successful launch of berths 1 and 2. Kalma