DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded multiple contracts, with a total value of approximately NOK 400 million ($58.9 million). The company says that the contract awards will improve the utilization of the subsea project vessels in the Asia Pacific, Atlantic and North America regions,
MBARI’s R/V Western Flyer has headed to sea for an 8-day expedition with the Midwater lab, led by Bruce Robison. One of the goals of this expedition is to deploy the mini ROV to conduct shallow water transects and to practice operating this vehicle from the deck of the Western Flyer for the first ti
Continuous improvement to X-Subsea’s services resulted in a successfully tested ‘launch & recovery’ of a Scandredge – completed in one lift including hoses, rather than several separate lifts. The Scandredge is a standalone subsea dredger operated by customer’s divers or ROVs. This dredger effective
DNV GL has established a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop guidelines for a decision support framework for corrosion assessment and integrity management of ageing wells. Many wells are reaching an age of upwards of 30 or 40 years, and operators are facing a growing challenge to predict output,
Imtech equipped Becker Marine’s LNG-hybrid barge with its electrical solutions and fire extinguishing equipment.
Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Prysmian Group via its subsidiary Powerlink Services Ltd to supply a number of tensioners for offshore power cable installation. The bespoke, high redundancy system will accommodate both cable and outsized bodies, allowing uninterrupted tensioning o
McDermott delivered the riser support structure for the Inpex-operated ichthys LNG projects.
The Director General of Transport Red Eléctrica de Spain, Carlos Collantes, President of the Balearic Government, Jose Ramon Bauza, and President of the Consell Insular de Ibiza, Vicent Serra, have presented a draft of the submarine electrical connection between Ibiza and Mallorca. Red Eléctrica wil
The steel cutting ceremony for the new project, the 1.840 m3 twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger “Mahury”, will take place at MTG Dolphin on 25th of November 2014. This is the second ship in series (after “Albatros”), being built by order of Royal IHC for Dutch Dredging. The vessel will be ca
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Dee mobile drilling facility for production drilling on Gullfaks satellites, well template P. The consent entails an extension of an existing consent for Songa Dee at Gullfaks issued in June 2011. Three satellite
The first section of a new go-to manual released yesterday, called the Funding Strategy guide, is aimed at helping U.S. port authorities plan and pay for critical infrastructure projects. Developed in collaboration between the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the U.S. Department of T
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has slipped into the red as revenue slumped on a market slowdown due to cost-cutting by oil companies. The company recorded a net loss of USD 8.9 million in Q3 2014 compared to a net profit of USD 19.9 million in Q3 2013. Basic and diluted EPS were negative USD 0.
Technip has been awarded a contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the K2 Riser Base Gas Lift project, located in Green Canyon 608 in the Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of approximately 1,300 meters. Technip says that this contract covers: project management and engineering; design, fabrica
Northbound commerce with as many as 49 barges moved through the restricted portion of the river at Fair Landing during daylight hours. This helps speed the clearing of the daily queue and reduces the wait time for southbound vessels. Work is also proceeding well in the narrowest reach of the restric
