Subsea
Plexus Wins Contract Extension from Centrica for GROVE Production Well
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, known for its safety, time and cost saving capabilities, announces it has extended a contract with Centrica North Sea Gas Ltd (‘Centrica’
DeepOcean UK Names New Operations Director
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, announces the appointment of Simon James, as Operations Director. Simon joins DeepOcean from GSP Offshore, where he was also Director of Operations. With over 20 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas sector, Simon brings a wealth of operational,
Fugro Expands Fleet with Offshore Wind Farm Drill
Specialist overwater drilling and marine construction contractor Fugro Seacore is building a powerful pile top drill, the T120, for the offshore wind farm market to assist with monopole installations of up to 8 metres diameter. Their current big drill has 90 tonnes of rotational torque; the new one
Hydrex Founder Speaks about Evolution of Stern Tube Seal Repairs
Hydrex was established in Antwerp in 1974 by Boud Van Rompay. Since then it has steadily grown into a company the shipping and offshore industry can depend upon whenever there are tough and difficult jobs to do as well as for regular, routine maintenance and repair tasks. Hydrex has built a reputati
Lankhorst Ropes Wins Knarr Field Contract (Norway)
Offshore mooring rope specialist, Lankhorst Ropes has been awarded a contract by NOV Flexibles, Denmark, to supply Lankoforce riser tethers for the Knarr field development, located in 410m of water in the North Tampen region of the Norwegian Sector of the Northern North Sea. The riser tethers will b
UK: Subsea 7 Delivers Good Financial Results
Subsea 7 S.A. (the ‘Group”) announced results for the third quarter which ended on 30 September 2013. Unless otherwise stated, the comparative period is the nine months ended 30 September 2012. Jean Cahuzac, Chief Executive Officer, said: ‘We have delivered good financial results and are on track to
Red7Marine Completes Export Cable Installation Project in Spain
Red7Marine Offshore Ltd announces the successful completion of export cable installation for the Biscay Marine Energy Platform nr Bilbao, Spain. The scope of work included route clearance, cable laying, burial, shore‐end landings and testing of 4 power export circuits for this wave energy test site.
Wirral Council Supports Osiris Projects Expansion
Wirral Council’s successful Regional Growth Fund (RGF) bid is being used to help a local business create a raft of new jobs in the thriving offshore renewable energy sector. The Cabinet agreed at their last meeting to support the expansion of the seabed mapping company Osiris Projects by granting th
Ukrainian Navy Continues Hydrographic Expedition in Black and Azov Seas
The Ukrainian Navy continue the scheduled survey of the hydrological and hydrometeorological conditions of Black and Azov Seas. The special vessel Pereyaslav with a group of navigational and hydrographic and hydrometeorological support has put out to sea for the second hydrogeographical expedition i
Hydrex Conducts Underwater PBCF Installations in Antwerp and Ghent
Last month Hydrex installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on two tankers during their respective stops in Ghent and Antwerp. As a result of the underwater operation, the ships will not have to wait for their next drydock visit to start benefitting from the fuel savings the PBCF’s will bring them. T
Island Intervention Gets New MacGregor 250-Tonne SWL AHC Subsea Crane
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won a contract to deliver a 250-tonne SWL active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea crane for the 120m construction vessel, Island Intervention. The crane was ordered by Marine Procurement Ltd, part of the US company Edison Chouest Offshore. An existing vessel operated b
AGR Enhanced Drilling Celebrates Decade of Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR®) System
Offshore technology provider AGR Enhanced Drilling is celebrating 10 years of its Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR®) system – trusted to reduce risk on more than 200 wells worldwide to date. RMR® is an innovative way to return mud and cuttings to the rig before the riser is run, without any discharge to
Top News of the Week of Nov 11 – Nov 17, 2013
1. FSG Launches Amazon Warrior Seismic Vessel Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft successfully launched the first of two offshore seismic vessels for the WesternGeco concern. The ship was Hull No. FSG 760 and she was named Amazon Warrior. 2. DOF Subsea Lands USD 800 Mln Worth of Contracts The DOF Sub
TAQA Sells Stake in Noordgastransport
TAQA, the international energy company from Abu Dhabi, has reached an agreement with PensionDanmark A/S, the Danish pension fund, to sell its stake in the Noordgastransport B.V. (NGT) natural gas pipeline in the Netherlands. NGT consists of approximately 470 kilometres of offshore pipeline with a da