Subsea
PHOTO: SSV ‘Thor Magni’ Named in Turkey
Faroe Islands-based P/F Thor’s seismic support vessel Thor Magni was christened in Turkey on February 21. The Skipsteknisk new design ST-204 SSV is the first in a series of four for this owner. The vessel was built at Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey. ST-204 SSV has main dimensions 64.4 x 14.5 x 7.2m (L
Technip Bags Glenlivet Subsea Contract Off UK
Building on the previous award by Total E&P UK of the contract for the Edradour Subsea Development, located approximately 75 km North West of Shetlands in the UK waters, Technip has been awarded an additional scope for the parallel development of the Glenlivet field located nearby. The Glenlivet spe
Kvaerner Loses Sverdrup Bid, Plans More Cuts
Kvaerner plans to implement further cost reductions after failing to secure the Johan Sverdrup tender, a job that the company had strong ambitions to win. Statoil announced today that the contract for delivery of the Johan Sverdrup drilling topside has been awarded to Aibel. “The loss of this tender
ABB Subsea Cables for Swedish Link
ABB has won an order worth around $11 million from the Swedish utility Svenska kraftnät to design, manufacture, and supply a submarine cable system under the bay of Edsviken in northern Stockholm. The link is part of the larger grid project Stockholms Ström, which will provide an entirely new struct
Eidesvik to Christen Viking Neptun on Saturday
Norwegian vessel owner, Eidesvik Offshore, will perform a naming ceremony for its latest Offshore Construction Vessel ‘Viking Neptun’ in Stavanger, this Saturday, February 28. The 145 meters long ICE 1B-class vessel was delivered from Kleven last Tuseday. The vessel, scheduled to kick off its work c
ACE Winches Strengthens Management Board
ACE Winches, the winch and deck machinery specialist, has announced the appointment of Colin Black as chief commercial officer, a new role introduced to strengthen the company’s board of management. Black joins as the firm sets its sights on further international growth supported by the introduction
Bilfinger to Install Nordergründe OWF Monopiles
Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has won an order for the installation of 19 steel foundations at the new Nordergründe offshore windpark in the North Sea and for the transportation of 18 wind turbines to the installation site. The order from windpark developer and operator wpd in Bremen has a vol
DNV GL Launches JIP on Sour Service Pipeline Projects
DNV GL has launched a joint industry project (JIP) to develop a methodology to evaluate fractures and cracks, which affect pipeline performance and reliability, using a Single Edge Notched Tensile (SENT) test designed specifically for sour service environments. Eight participants are on board and th
Ocean Energy Europe Names New President
Ocean Energy Europe’s Board of Directors has elected Rob Stevenson as its new President. Stevenson is Vice-President of Alstom’s Ocean Energy Business, having moved in 2013 from his position as Vice-President of Rolls-Royce Power Ventures and CEO of Tidal Generation Ltd. His appointment follows the
INTECSEA Names New Director of UK Operations
INTECSEA, a deepwater engineering and project management company, has appointed Dave Baker as Director of its UK operations. Baker, who officially joins INTECSEA in April 2015, brings with him over 35 years of industry knowledge and expertise. Previously with JP Kenny, most recently as Managing Dire
OceanWise, IMarEST to Deliver Data Management Courses
OceanWise and The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) have teamed up to develop and provide Marine Data Awareness Training Courses in London and overseas. This collaboration combines OceanWise’ expertise as a provider of technical and management training to the Internat
VIDEO: OSC Åsgard Subsea Compressor Installation Training
During the summer of 2014, Statoil took part in the procedural training in Offshore Simulator Centre AS (OSC) facilities in the new Norwegian Maritime Competence Center (NMK) in Aalesund. OSC simulated the full Subsea installation with: Vessel, Crane (SHS: Special Handling System), 2x WROV, Obsv. RO
Nautilus’ Final SPT Starts Commissioning at SMD
Nautilus Minerals has announced that the commissioning and Factory Acceptance Testing of its third and final Seafloor Production Tool (SPT), the Auxiliary Cutter, has started at Soil Machine Dynamics’ facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Nautilus’ CEO, Mike Johnston, said: “We are very excited that
INEA Inks ‘Blue Growth’ Grant Deals
Three projects under the H2020 priority Blue Growth: unlocking the potential of seas and oceans will receive nearly €14.5 million EU funding to develop tools for the exploration of the underwater world, as well as to advance the Blue Growth economy. BRIDGES, a four year-long project bringing togethe