Subsea
Subsea Facility Development Planned for Rutil
In December, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) received the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the 34/10-53 S (Rutil) discovery in the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen area in the North Sea. Production start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2017. Rutil is a gas discovery. The operator
PHOTO: Damen Delivers Van Oord’s Cable Layer
Damen has delivered a new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel to international offshore contractor Van Oord. Named Nexus, the 126-metre vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is currently making preparations for the Gemini offshore wind farm which wi
Catamaran Sinks Leaving Three People Dead
Pura Vida Princess catamaran, carrying 109 people on board, sank off Costa Rica. The incident led to a death of three elderly people, one British, one American and one Canadian. According to the reports, the cause of the incident were strong winds and waves that tipped the boat causing it to sink wi
PHOTO: Double Launch from Davie’s Champlain Drydock
Davie, a shipbuilder based in Canada, announced a series of accomplishments achieved over the past three weeks. Firstly, the second in the build series of 130-meter Subsea Construction Vessels – Hull 718 – was floated for the first time over the holiday season. At the same time, the Canadian Coast G
Pings of AirAsia QZ8501 Flight Detected ?
The pinger locator in a search for AirAsia QZ8501 Flight has detected pings believed to be from the plane’s black box. Head of the search and rescue agency, Soelistyo, couldn’t confirm the existence of a black box, before a detailed examination has been conducted. “We have our fingers crossed it is
Petrobras Discovers Oil at Farfan
Petrobras has made a new oil discovery after drilling the well 9-SES-188D (Petrobras nomenclature) / 9-BRSA-1280D-SES (ANP nomenclature), located at concession area BM-SEAL-11, in block SEAL-M-426, in Sergipe Basin ultra-deep waters. The results confirm the light oil and gas discovery in Farfan area
Statoil Plans Norne Life Extension
Statoil has announced the ambition to extend the life of the Norne field to 2030, despite it being initially scheduled to shut down during 2014. The Norne field came on stream on 6 November 1997, and the initial development plans called for the field to be shut down during 2014. But the Norne advent
EMAS Nets Subsea Gig from Apache (Australia)
Ezra Holdings Limited’s Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has secured a subsea construction contract with Apache Energy in Australia valued in excess of A$130 million (US$105 million). The awarded scope of work includes project management, engineering, transportation and subsea installation of an
Ezra Lifts Profits
Ezra, has reported an increase in profit after tax (PAT) from US$8.7 million in 1Q14 to US$60.6 million in 1Q15. However, revenue of US$321.0 million for the first quarter ended November 30, 2014 (1Q15) was slightly lower from the corresponding period (1Q14). Adjusted EBITDA for the Group increased
antFOCE Experimental Chambers Installed in O’Brien Bay
A maze of ducts, tubes, thrusters and chambers have been carefully lowered through the Antarctic sea ice onto the sea floor near Australia’s Casey station as part of a world-first experiment on ocean acidification. It’s taken the team of scientists, engineers and divers several weeks to set-up the A
Claxton Achieves Milestone in Centralizers Installation
Claxton, an Acteon company, has installed more than 5000 conductor guide centralizers, making the company the market leader for conductor centralizer installation in the North Sea and beyond. Conductor centralizers form the interface between the platform jacket and well conductor, assuring vital con
Falcon ROV Aids in Concordia Salvage
With Concordia finally in dock, Italian marine contractor Micoperi reports that the Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV played a vital role in diver safety during the largest maritime salvage operation in history. Fabio Bartolotti of Micoperi, the contractor responsible for the project, says that the Falcon work
MS Zuiderdam Saves Sinking Vessel Crew
Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam rescued eight crewmembers after answering a distress call from the sinking Bahamian inter-island vessel Excalibur, on January 03, 2015. Zuiderdam was approximately 15 miles away and the closest ship in the area. Zuiderdam altered course and was able to successfull
PHOTO: Pieter Schelte Arrives to Port of Rotterdam
The largest ship in the world, ‘Pieter Schelte’ has arrived to the Port of Rotterdam today, Thursday January 08. The ship will be docked in Alexiahaven where the final assembly will take place. The 65 metre long beams of the topsides lift system will be installed on the vessel during the first month