Subsea
Grand Canyon III Delivery Postponed
Volstad Maritime AS, Myklebust Verft AS and Canyon Offshore Ltd have come two an agreement to put off the delivery of the Grand Canyon III. The offshore construction vessel was scheduled for delivery on February 01, 2016, however, according to Volstad’s Oslo filing, the delivery has been rescheduled
Heerema to Build and Install BorWin3 Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded a contract from Petrofac for the procurement & construction of the jacket and piles for BorWin3. Petrofac, in a consortium with Siemens, has the full responsibility for the construction and offshore installation of the BorWin3 platform of TenneT, whic
C-Kore Subsea Monitoring Tools for BP
UK’s C-Kore Systems, has been awarded a contract for BP to purchase their C-Kore Subsea Monitoring tools. Reportedly, BP tested the tools on earlier umbilical installation projects and will now buy a number of units for its Quad 204 project in the North Sea. According to the company, the C-Kore unit
Rederij Groen Buys into GloMar
Guard and seismic support vessels specialist, Rederij Groen from Scheveningen, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the GloMar Group in Den Helder. Glomar Offshore operates a fleet of diverse purpose built vessels, equipment and personnel. It comprises of four divisions, providing emergency rescue an
WATCH: Huisman Outfits Skandi Africa
The video above is a timelapse movie of the Skandi Africa, from its arrival at Huisman Schiedam quayside, until departure, including the installations of the Pipelay System and Cranes. The Skandi Africa is a DP class 3 offshore subsea construction vessel, built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner DO
SINTEF Works on New Subsea Camera
Researchers at Norway’s SINTEF are currently working together with partners in Europe to develop sensors and lasers for a new underwater camera which can, reportedly, see two to three times further under water than existing cameras and calculate distances to objects. The new tool is designed to make
IHC J-Lay Project Moves Forward
A project to build one of the world’s largest pipe laying systems has reached a major milestone with the arrival of the main tower section at Port of Blyth. The structure, designed by IHC Engineering Business, part of Royal IHC, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes, has been shipped in from The Netherla
Tritech Boosts Saipem ROVs
Italian Oil and Gas industry contractor, Saipem, has selected Tritech’s Gemini 620pd multibeam profiling system for its work class remotely operated vehicles (WROVs). Namely, Saipem has purchased a suite of Tritech products comprising Gemini 620pd sonars, Surface Control Units (SCUs) and Gemini Hubs
Jan De Nul’s CLV Isaac Newton Heads to Its First Mission
Offshore contractor Jan De Nul will install two 115 kV cables, supplied by Nexans Norway, for the Marjan Gas Oil Separation Plan (GOSP’s) project executed by McDermott, the company said on Thursday. Both cables, with a total cable weight of 8,500 tonnes have been loaded and will now be transported a
OPITO International Gets New MD
An oil and gas industry skills and workforce development body, OPITO, has appointed Graham Gall as new managing director to lead its international business. Gall is a former managing director of Falck Safety Services in Brazil. Prior to joining Falck, he was also standards and approvals director for
Agility Hires Inspecta for NDT Services
Inspecta, a provider of inspections, testing, certification, technical consultancy and training services, has inked a framework agreement with Norway’s Agility Subsea Fabrication. Inspecta will provide non-destructive testing (NDT) services performed by shipyards in Tønsberg and Røra. According to t
ABB to Improve World’s First HVDC Link
ABB has won orders worth over $22 million from Vattenfall Eldistribution AB to upgrade the world’s first commercial high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which ABB installed in 1954. The orders were booked in the fourth quarter of 2015. The 150-kilovolt (kV) link has the capaci
Saab Seaeye Leopards for Louis Dreyfus TravOcean
Specialist submarine cable installation company, Louis Dreyfus TravOcean, has ordered two Saab Seaeye Leopards for touchdown monitoring and support. The Leopard ROVs, with eleven thrusters and iCON intelligent control system should provide TravOcean with a stable work platform particularly in strong
Akastor Secures New Financing Agreement
Norwegian oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has reached an agreement with its bank syndicate on main terms and conditions to amend and extend its current bank facilities until July 2019. Namely, the existing bank facilities, maturing 2017, will be replaced by a USD 422.5 million reducin