Operations & Maintenance
InterMoor Helps to Secure Heidelberg
InterMoor has provided Anadarko Petroleum Corporation with rapid hook-up services for their Heidelberg truss spar in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico after stepping in at short notice for another contractor. InterMoor’s job was to ensure the new production facility was safely secured in case of a storm.
Ocean Installer and Barakah in Malaysia Subsea Alliance
Barakah Offshore Petroleum Berhad’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PBJV, has signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) with a Norwegian subsea service provider, Ocean Installer to exclusively work together in Malaysia to provide deepwater installation of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and
Interview: Floating tidal platforms to kick start tidal farms
“Learn with low costs, grow with minimized risk, and keep offshore access easy in the early phase.” This recipe for success in tidal energy industry was shared with us by the Head of New Energy at Bluewater Energy Services, Mr. Allard van Hoeken. Tidal Energy Today has interviewed Mr. Van Hoeken who
MCG: Geoex to Add Value to Maximus Campaign
MultiClient Geophysical ASA (MCG), a marine seismic data provider, started operations on the 31,600 km Maximus 2D multi-client survey in Mexico on the July 25, 2015. More than 2,000 km have been acquired and processing of first data has started with DownUnder GeoSolution (DUG) in Houston. According
Fugro Boosts Survey Services with EOMAP Deal
Fugro has extended its integrated survey services with a new agreement with global specialist EOMAP. The new agreement enables the creation of integrated bathymetric survey products that comprise elements from Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SDB), Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) and traditional acoust
Barakah in Petronas Pigging Award (Malaysia)
Barakah Offshore’s subsidiary PBJV Group Sdn Bhd (PBJV), has received the Letter of Award from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) for the supply, refurbishment and maintenance of cleaning pig and associated services. The contract comprises the supply, refurbishment, and maintenance of cleaning pig and
Hydrex Patches Up Tanker after Collision Damage
Hydrex performed a repair operation on a 118-meter, 8550 DWT chemical tanker in Syros, Greece after it suffered large cracks in its hull plating as the result of a collision. The tanker was berthed in Egypt when another vessel struck its portside hull. This caused a large hole, severe cracks and den
Video Walkthrough: Olympic Delta
Texas-based Delta Subsea released a walk-through video of a latest addition to its fleet, a 94 meters long multipurpose subsea support & construction vessel Olympic Delta. Olympic Delta was named by Cassie Dingman on July 4 during a ceremony in Fosnavåg, organized by Norway’s Kleven Verft and Olympi
PHOTO: Shakedown Cruise for Seven Rio
Seven Rio, built by Royal IHC for Subsea 7, has started sea trials following the installation of a 550mt pipelay tower at the Huisman Schiedam quayside. In November last year, IHC launched the Subsea 7’s 550t pipelaying vessel, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming c
Dolphin Sees Red in Q2
Norway’s Dolphin has slumped into the red in the second quarter as revenues declined on lower pricing and less capacity allocated to exclusive contracts. The Oslo-listed seismic player recorded a net loss of $15 million for the quarter or negative diluted earnings per share of $0.04. Nordstjernan AB
TSC Concludes North Sea Rig Inspection
TSC Inspection Services have now successfully completed the 5th inspection campaign of a rig in the Norwegian sector operated by oil and gas company Talisman. The work included the Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) inspection of a number of shear plates, braces and the caisson of the rig
3sun Sets Up Asset Integrity Service
3sun Group, specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has launched a fully comprehensive asset integrity service. The Group’s in-house capabilities for working at height support the repair, maintenance and decommissioning of all on and offshore structures, both in o
Global Marine Executes CEM T&I for Tampnet
Global Marine Systems, a specialist in subsea cabling and engineering projects, has recently delivered a T&I (transportation and installation) of a Cable End Module (CEM) in the North Sea. Global Marine’s project engineering department was tasked by Tampnet with demands that included pre-planning, i
OMM Puts Its New Subsea Tool to Work
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed its contract in the German North Sea using its new tool, a multi-mattress deployment system the MDS3, to lay mattresses for client NSW. NSW is the main contractor for the manufacture and installation of export cable for the Gode Wind 1 offs