Blue Offshore Marine Services, and Caley Ocean Systems, have supplied a basket carousel to maritime services company Stemat for offshore cable storage for the Nordergründe wind farm. Completed in just 10 weeks, from order to delivery, the 2,200Te capacity basket carousel is providing Stemat and VSMC
Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270-meter container ship in Barcelona. A condition of class was issued after cracks were detected in the old blades, forcing the vessel to go off hire until a solution was found. Hydrex therefore mobilized a team to Barcelona and performed the
Hydrex installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on a 183-meter tanker during the vessel’s stop in Rotterdam. As a result of the underwater operation, the ship will not have to wait for the next drydock visit to start benefitting from the fuel savings the PBCF will bring. The Propeller Boss Cap Fins
Odfjell Drilling, through an agreement with current shareholders, becomes the major shareholder in Robotic Drilling Systems AS (RDS). RDS has developed a system which has the potential to become the next generation drill-floor technology representing a huge potential to improve safety and efficiency
RWE Innogy has commissioned Dutch company Fabricom Offshore Services BV to maintain the foundations of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the coming four years. The contract includes the inspection and maintenance of the 49 jacket foundations of the wind turbines and the transformer substation,
FoundOcean had completed grouting operations on the 48th turbine, of RWE Innogy’s 295 MW capacity Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm is located 35 kilometres north-east of the island of Helgoland in the German North Sea and sits in water depths of up to 25 meters. The foundations are four
Fugro EMU, with support from the Waterman Group, has been appointed to undertake a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and prepare an Environmental Statement (ES) in relation to the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour. This potential expansion will involve the construction of a new facility in Nigg
Radius Oceanic Communications, Inc., and Cyta announced testing and commissioning are complete on the Poseidon submarine cable system, a fiber optic network built to serve the oil and gas and scientific markets in the Eastern Mediterranean. Radius and its regional telecom partner, Cyta have also com
The development of the Bøyla Field (PL 340) located close to the Alvheim Area has passed an important milestone towards first oil. The subsea manifolds for the Bøyla Field are now completed and being transported for installation in the North Sea. Marathon Oil Norge AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of M
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has finished successful sea trials of their new 30m Giant Piston Corer, supplied by UK-based OSIL, for their new vessel the RV Samudra Ratnakar. The Giant Piston Corer is capable of achieving varying core lengths of up to 42m in soft, cohesive sediments and muds,
MMT has signed an agreement with Reach Subsea ASA, Haugesund Norway for cooperation on Offshore Survey and ROV services. The collaboration has already resulted in several contracts for the mulitpurpose vessel Stril Explorer. At this moment MMT & Reach are collaborating on the construction and market
DNV GL has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop best practice guidelines on the matter of installation of pipes, umbilicals and cables to avoid potential risks for the oil & gas industry and delayed start-ups. Twenty industry partners have signed up for the JIP, including Statoil, Petr
Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a $5 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey encompasses an area of over 13,200 km² in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea and is part of Norway’s MAREANO project. A contract option allows for the extension of th
RWE Innogy UK reported that all three World War Two bombs found on the seabed within Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay have undergone successful controlled explosions. The 50kg devices, containing 25kg of high explosives, were safely destroyed during three operations carried out betwee
