Polarcus has kicked off production in the first of a series of three 3D seismic projects offshore Brazil. The project is being acquired using the Polarcus A-Class 3D seismic vessel, Polarcus Alima. The first project is being acquired for Chariot Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda and the duration of the com
Subsea cable protection specialist, Tekmar Energy won a contract with DONG Energy to supply 189 cable protection systems (CPS) on its Race Bank offshore wind farm in North Norfolk. Tekmar will provide its TekLink mechanical latch system complete with the array and export cables and bellmouths. The C
Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has awarded Palfinger Dreggen a contract to rebuild and upgrade BOP cranes on the oil and gas company’s Gullfaks field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Each of the BOP cranes to be delivered from Palfinger Dreggen will have the capacity to lift 2 x 20 t
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, has received an order from the oil and gas company Shell for an umbilical and distribution system to support a production platform mooring line control system. Deep Down did not specify which production platform would be supplied under the contract. In additi
Deep Down, a subsea oilfield services company, has received an order from Shell for an umbilical and distribution system to support a production platform mooring line control system. In addition to supporting platform positioning, the system will provide real time data collection during high seas an
The first power from the Shetland Tidal Array project has been exported to the grid, Nova Innovation and ELSA announced on Wednesday. The first Nova M100 turbine of the array delivered power to the Shetland grid following a winter of operations and testing. The Shetland Tidal Array is a joint enterp
Boskalis has seen a profit drop of 10 per cent in the 2015 and said it expects a ‘substantially lower’ 2016 full-year result, compared to last year’s satisfactory bottom line, despite tough market conditions. The Dutch dredging and marine specialist generated net income of €440 million on revenue of
TGS informed that Kristian Johansen will succeed Robert Hobbs, who has decided to retire after nearly seven years as CEO of TGS, on March 11, 2016. Johansen joined TGS in 2010 as chief financial officer and was appointed chief operating officer in February of 2015. Prior to joining TGS, Johansen was
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring (GM DSM) has received its first shipment of mooring equipment into Singapore. According to the company, the first shipment consists of R5 chains, Stevpris Mk6 anchors, steel wire rope for mooring inserts and riser wires, MoorLink swivels, surface/subsurface buoyancy
On Saturday, March 5, Shell Canada notified the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) of an operational incident on the Stena IceMAX drillship. According to the company’s report, the rig drilling its Cheshire exploration well 225 km offshore Nova Scotia successfully disconnected from
The new backhoe dredger Magnor, currently being built for Boskalis by Ravestein, will be the largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the world. Two large deck cranes are fitted for work on- and changing of the equipment (boom, stick and bucket) of the excavator. The vessel includes all the nec
DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club have been investigating a rising number of anchor losses reported over the last several years. Namely, the root cause of many groundings and collisions, lost anchors are among the top five reasons for claims costs. Based on an analysis of damage cases involving anch
The Euro Dredger 450, a cutter suction dredger built in the Netherlands, has been successfully launched and is now available for delivery. This multi-purpose dredging machine is the first cutter suction dredger resulting from the partnership between Dredge Yard and Neptune Shipyards in the Netherlan
Wartsila, a Finnish equipment provider for the marine and energy markets, has conducted an internal audit of test processes globally and revealed deviations in a limited number of fuel consumption tests of marine engines. According to the company, the investigation has brought forward deviations in
