Subsea
Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm to Get Innovative Foundation Piles
Sif Group in the city of Roermond is working on the production of 43 steel foundation piles for the Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm. Ultimately, these piles will be installed 23 kilometres off the coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. What makes these foundation piles special is the fact that the win
Oceanteam Becomes 100 Pct Strategic Owner of KCI
Oceanteam announced that it has exercised its option to buy the remaining 30% shares of KCI design engineers. KCI is a multi-discipline engineering company, employing over 150 engineers and has offices in Schiedam, The Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany. As a result of this transaction, Oceanteam is n
Det norske Encounters Oil at Trell Off Norway
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is, as partner in production licence 102F, in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 25/5-9. The well encountered a gross oil column of 21 metres in the Heimdal formation, of which 19 metres had good reservoir quality. Basic data acquisition and samplin
Baltic Ace Wreck Salvage Contract Award
The Dutch Department of Public Works plans to award a wreck salvage contract for the Baltic Ace car carrier to Boskalis and its partner Mammoet Salvage. The wreck and its cargo need to be removed because they pose a threat to the environment and to shipping on the busy route towards the Port of Rott
IHC Merwede Launches Pipelaying Vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated IHC Merwede vessel was carried out by Puan Sri Datin Seri Yazreen Yahya, spouse of Tan Sri Dato’
MacArtney Delivers Sperre SUB-Fighter 7500 ROV to DBB
MacArtney has delivered a Sperre SUB-fighter 7500 ROV system for DBB ROV Services A/S, a major Danish ROV contractor for offshore drill support, inspection, survey and support jobs in connection with installation of offshore wind turbines. The new ROV is bound to join DBB’s modern fleet of underwate
OMM Supports Prysmian in HVDC Cable Installation on Sylwin 1
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed a contract for providing support services to Prysmian prior to the installation of HVDC cable for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 160km (77 miles) high-voltage di
Atlantis Resources Secures EC Funding for MeyGen Tidal Energy Project
Atlantis Resources Limited has successfully secured €7.7 million in grant funding from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. The EC funding will support deployment of multi tidal-turbine arrays at the business’ MeyGen tidal energy site and
Technip to Maintain Same Strategic Directions
Technip’s CEO reviewed the fourth quarter and annual 2013 results as well as what is to come in the years ahead. Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and CEO, commented: “2013 was a year of both achievements and challenges. In Onshore/Offshore, our 2013 operational performance was overall in line with our obje
Helix Releases Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reported net income of $36.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $171.6 million, or $(1.64) per diluted share, for the same period in 2012, and net income of $44.6 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, in the
Statoil Concludes Drilling of Wildcat Well 7220/4-1 (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS, the operator of production licence 532, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 7220/4-1. The well has been drilled about 11 kilometres northwest of the 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg discovery in the Barents Sea and about 247 kilometres northwest of Hammerfest. T
Romica Engineering Supplies Winches to James Fisher Offshore
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) have signed an agreement with James Fisher Offshore to provide some 14 winches of various sizes (50Te, 30Te and 15Te line pull) adding to Fisher’s rental fleet. This supports Fisher Offshore’s expansion of rental operations within the Asia Pacific region from their base
Det norske Presents Q4 2013 Results and Future Plans
Det norske oljeselskap ASA delivers a good fourth quarter with the development of the Ivar Aasen field progressing according to plan and the partners agreeing on a development concept for the Johan Sverdrup field. The development of the Ivar Aasen field, where the operator Det norske holds a 35 per
Grid and Market Integration Crucial for Europe’s Renewable Energy
IEA executive director Maria van der Hoeven recently pointed out the importance of Europe’s investment in grid and market integration if it wants to remain at the top of renewable energy business. She will speak further at the opening of the EWEA 2014 Annual Event on 10-13 March, which will focus on