Operations & Maintenance
VIDEO: Skandi Africa Leaves VARD Shipyard
The Skandi Africa is a DP class 3 offshore subsea construction vessel, built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF and chartered by French contractor Technip. The video shows VARD 3 12-design newbuild as it departs the shipyard at Vard Søviknes. The vessel, build by VARD, arrived at the Huisman Sc
Jee Bags E.ON E&P Subsea Contract
Jee Ltd has secured a six figure contract with E.ON E&P to deliver subsea integrity management and engineering services for its North Sea assets. The three year contract, which was awarded in March 2015, involves Jee supporting E.ON E&P’s Subsea Technical Authority, by providing annual integrity man
Double Baptizing in Norway
Two naming ceremonies are taking place in Norway today, April 9, 2015. Farstad is baptizing its latest subsea vessels “Far Sleipner” in Ålesund, while Olympic Shipping will christen “Olympic Bibby” in Fosnavåg. The ceremony for Far Sleipner kicked off at 10:00. Farstad Shipping took delivery of the
Sinopacific Starts Building Van Oord’s New SRI Vessel
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (SINOPACIFIC) Zhejiang Shipyard started the construction of E169 rock installation vessel, the first of its kind in the world. Since signing the shipbuilding deal with Van Oord of the Netherlands last September, SINOPACIFIC has already initiated activities related to e
The Switch to deliver generator for AR1500 tidal turbine
The Switch has received an order from Atlantis Resources to deliver a medium-speed generator that will be used for Lockheed Martin’s AR1500 turbine drive train. During March 2015, Atlantis confirmed an order with The Switch for an integrated permanent magnet (PM) medium-speed generator that resulted
TGS Hires Polarcus for 3D Shoot
Norwegian seismic contractor, Polarcus, has inked a Letter of Award (LOA) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) for the charter of POLARCUS ADIRA, the Company’s 3D seismic vessel. According to TGS, Polarcus is to acquire 3,000 square kilometers of 3D seismic data in Northwest Europe with a po
‘Greatship Ramya’ Converted
IRClass, has recently completed the survey and certification of ‘Greatship Ramya’, during its conversion from an Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) to a Well Stimulation Vessel for Schlumberger under its Single Class. The vessel is now deployed with an Indian oil company in the offshore sector. Well Stimu
Cortez Subsea, OCBS Ink MPS Deal (Malaysia)
Cortez Subsea has established its first foothold in the Malaysian oil and gas sector after joining forces with Oceancare Corporation Sdn Bhd (OCBS) to equip the firm with their modular pipelay system (MPS) which has NOV Tuboscope Zap-Lok connection technology. The alliance will allow the companies t
Image of the day: T1 tidal turbine on BlueTec platform
The naming ceremony for the BlueTec floating tidal platform is scheduled for April 9, 2015, at the Port of Den Helder. The platform includes Tocardo’s T1 tidal turbine with the capacity of 100 kW. Shortly after the naming ceremony, it will be deployed off Texel island, and connected to the grid. The
Seaway Bags Perla Gas Project Gig (Venezuela)
Seaway Heavy Lifting has entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists of 3 gas production platforms connected to the shore landin
Mojo Protects Wave Hub Export Cable
This Easter Weekend has seen Mojo Maritime successfully complete the installation of cable protection works off the North Cornwall coast. The operation consisted of accurately placing rock filled filter units from the DP2 vessel Stril Explorer to create a protection berm for the Wave Hub 33KV export
PHOTO: SSV Thor Magni in Action
The seismic support vessel (SSV) Thor Magni is currently on a long term charter with Norwegian seismic player PGS. The vessel is owned by Faroe Islands-based P/F Thor and was previously christened and delivered in Turkey, this year in February. The vessel, the first in a series of four for P/F Thor,
Damen to Revamp RV Marion Dufresne II
The French research vessel, Marion Dufresne II has arrived at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque for a project that will extend her life by a further twenty years. The work will span a total of 4 months. On March 30, the vessel went into dry-dock for a 6-week period, during which the yard will carry out an
Ezra Slips in Q2, Rises in 1H
Singapore-listed offshore O&G contractor, Ezra, saw its second quarter 2015 (2Q2015) profit after tax (PAT) drop 79% from $22.1 million in the corresponding period of 2014 to $4.7 million, after three months ended February 28, 2015. Revenue for the quarter increased slightly (1%) to $302 million, co