Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance for designers and builders of Wind Farm Service Ships. Maxime Pachot, offshore service vessel manager at Bureau Veritas, says, “Although some of the existing Offshore Service Vessel fleet can perform the tasks necessa
According to The Sacramento Bee, the Pentagon is devising plans to lay about $40 million underwater fiber-optic cable from Guantanamo Bay to South Florida because of the military’s preparations for detonations and other operations at the Navy base for the long term. Navy Capt. Kirk Hibbert stated: “
Apply Sørco has been awarded a contract by Statoil for topside modifications related to subsea compression on Gullfaks. The project will increase the wellhead pressure and production from the field. The contract includes installation of new equipment and technical solutions on the platform to operat
Cape Wind has commenced a major geotechnical and geophysical survey operation as part of its construction design and engineering process and initial mobilization of the project on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. This multi-million dollar offshore program begins tomorrow and will continue through
On June 28 the namegiving ceremony for VOS Shine took place in Den Helder, the Netherlands. The Vos Shine was christened by Mrs Gwen Klaphake, wife of Mr Rolf de Vries, Managing Director of Bluestream Offshore B.V. Bluestream Offshore B.V. is the first charterer of the vessel. VOS Shine is a DP-2 Su
According to the Grimsby Telegraph, E.ON announced that it has submitted a planning application to build a permanent operations and maintenance base on Grimsby Docks. This move will allow the creation of 50 new working positions in Grimsby. Namely, the proposed facility will house 15 shore-based sta
According to the Grimsby Telegraph, E.ON announced that it has submitted a planning application to build a permanent operations and maintenance base on Grimsby Docks. This move will allow the creation of 50 new working positions in Grimsby. Namely, the proposed facility will house 15 shore-based sta
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Gullfaks South field development. The contract has an estimated value of $200 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Gullfaks South will b
In a period of only ten days Hydrex diver/technician teams have flown all over the planet to perform a wide range of underwater operations on five different continents. The services offered ranged from routine inspections and maintenance work all the way through to highly technical major repairs. Am
The citizens from Shapinsay, Scotland, will receive clearer, fresher water supplies thanks to a subsea pipeline project, Trenchless International reports. This £3.1 million Scottish Water Solutions project included drilling of a 300 mm diameter hole under the seabed over a distance of 2 km. This is
This week VOSCF, a joint venture between Sovcomflot and Van Oord, successfully installed a Gravity Based Structure (GBS) for the offshore platform Berkut in the Arkutun Dagi field offshore Sakhalin Island. The GBS was designed and constructed by Kvaerner in the Russian mainland port of Vostochny in
WGP announced that it has completed the fifteenth Life of Field Seismic (“LoFS”) survey over the Valhall field in the North Sea for BP. This is the fourth LoFS at Valhall to be carried out using the Group’s Portable Modular Source System (PMSS™). As per previous surveys, the PMSSTM was mobilised ont
According to Radio New Zaeland News, survey is being conducted off the coast of Otago. A governmant research vessel is inspecting the seabed in preparation for oil and gas exploration. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research vessel Tangaroa is expected to cover about 25,000 square kilom
PLN, the state-owned electricity company is planning to install underwater cables to distribute electricity from Bali to Nusa Lembongan Island, The Jakarta Post reports. The Lembongan underwater cable installation would provide an additional 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the island. The cables
