Operations & Maintenance
MMT Carries Out Cable Crossings Survey for Kraftnät Åland
As part of the preparations for the cable laying campaign MMT has completed a cable crossings survey for Kraftnät Åland. The planned submarine cable is 152 km long, and will be laid from Naantali, Finland to Juvik, Åland. The survey was planned based on a desktop survey done by MMT during the summer
SMD Assembles Nautilus’ Collecting Machine
Nautilus Minerals has announced that the mechanical and hydraulic assembly of its second of three Seafloor Production Tools (SPTs), the Collecting Machine, has been completed at Soil Machine Dynamics’ facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and the commissioning of the Collecting Machine systems has now
Hydrex Dives in South Korea
Hydrex was contacted to install a doubler plate over a crack in flat bottom plating of one of the water ballast tanks of a 225-meter bulk carrier during her stop in Yeosu, South Korea. Shortly after arriving at the location, Hydrex diver/technicians performed an underwater inspection to make a full
Siemens Hands Over BorWin2 to TenneT
Siemens has handed over the first North Sea grid connection, BorWin2, to its customer TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission grid operator has accepted the project following successful completion of test runs by Siemens. The grid connection is therefore now in commercial operation. The offshore platf
Lewek Constellation in Action by March
Ezra’s flagship, Lewek Constellation, the subsea construction vessel, is on track to turn fully operational by March 2015. The Group’s ice-classed, DP3 multi-lay construction vessel with heavy lift capabilities is currently being finalized in front of the Huisman Schiedam quayside in the Netherlands
EMAS AMC Bags USD 65 Mln in Contracts
Ezra Holdings’ Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has secured multiple contracts from various energy companies valued at more than US$65 million (including options). Scope of work includes project management, engineering, and transportation and installation works for a floating production storage o
Seaway Wraps Up GoM Installation Gig
A Subsea 7 Joint Venture company, Seaway Heavy Lifting, has successfully delivered an installation project of four topsides and a jacket for Protexa/Pemex in the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico. The company used its 183 meters long crane vessel Oleg Strashnov, with 5000-mt fully revolving crane, to
DNV GL Nets Maria Deal
DNV GL has been selected by Wintershall Norge AS as the sole supplier for the combined role of Independent Verification Body (IVB) and Third Party Design Verification scope for the subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) part of the Maria field development project. The contract is expected t
Polarcus Board Member Leaves
Dubai based seismic contractor, Polarcus, has announced that Hege Sjo will resign from the Board of Directors effective February 2, 2015. Accoring to the company, Sjo has accepted an appointment as Deputy Director General in the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, and is therefore u
Hydrex in Rudder Repair (France)
A Hydrex diver/technician team was mobilized to Le Havre, France to perform an emergency rudder repair operation of a 250-meter crude oil tanker. After arriving, the Hydrex team performed a detailed inspection of the rudder. This revealed that the rudder pintle needed to be removed to perform a perm
Wintershall Takes Over Vega Operatorship
The Petroleum Safety Authority has given Wintershall Norge AS consent to use the facilities on the Vega field in connection with the company’s taking over of the operatorship from Statoil. A change of operator entails an application for consent to use the facilities. The consent is an expression of
Cameron Sees Profits Rise
Cameron has delivered a record-level of fully diluted quarterly earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding other costs, of $1.34 for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to $0.90 for the same period of 2013. Cash generated by operations was $938 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, a
SeaBird to Restructure
Oslo-listed seismic player, SeaBird Exploration, has announced an agreement on the principal terms of a consensual restructuring of the SeaBird group that will facilitate a comprehensive restructuring of the group’s balance sheet and provide new funding for the SeaBird group. As previously announced
GDG Tests Tidal Turbine Foundation for OpenHydro
GDG, an Irish based geotechnical engineering consultancy, have successfully completed Stage 1 of foundation testing for a tidal turbine project for OpenHydro. GDG explored the interaction of the structure’s vertical self-weight and the horizontal environmental loading in order to optimise the turbin