Statoil has awarded a contract to Kværner Verdal for delivery of the riser platform jacket for the Johan Sverdrup field. Scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2017, the jacket’s contract value is close to NOK 2.0 billion. The contract is an execution of parts of the letter of intent which Statoil
Maritime Developments has won contracts worth in the region of $10.6 million (£7 million) and broadened its product portfolio. The company, which supports subsea industry operations worldwide, has secured the first order for its innovative portable overside vertical lay system (PVLS) from a leading
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has informed that production from the Huntington field, located in the UK North Sea, will continue at restricted rates until the end of February at the earliest. The company says that normal operations of the CATS gas transport system, which indirectly restricts
Van Oord’s new DP2 cable layer Nexus got its cable carousel, fabricated by IHC Engineering Business, and a SMST’s 170 mton knuckle boom crane on January 19, 2015 at the BOW Terminal in the Nederlands. The huge cable carousel has a capacity of more than 5,000 tons and an offshore crane will enable it
In what is a first in the North Sea, J+S Ltd, part of the Cohort Group, have created an engineering solution to terminate complete with pigtails onto an existing umbilical. The solution required replacement of a single 3-phase connector with separate phase connections to each core. As most HV connec
Swedish defence and security company Saab is teaming up with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group to explore future opportunities in the international submarine market. The companies have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to work together in pursuit of the potential Walrus-class submarine rep
BOURBON has commissioned 3 Heavy Duty Work ROVs (Remote Operated Vehicles) designed by FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics. Capable of operating at depths of up to 3000 m, these underwater vehicles will be deployed on Multi-Purpose Support Vessels (MPSV). Fitted with manipulator arms, dynamic positi
France’s Bourbon has expanded its fleet by three subsea ROVs, continuing its growth in offshore oil & gas subsea services. The company has commissioned 3 next-generation Heavy Duty Work ROVs (Remote Operated Vehicle) designed by FMC Technologies SchillingRobotics. Capable of operating at depths of u
GE’s Power Conversion business said that it had received a new order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries for electric power and propulsion systems for two LNG carriers.
GE’s Power Conversion business said that it had received a new order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries for electric power and propulsion systems for two LNG carriers.
While the world will need to develop multiple energy resources to meet the energy demand, oil and gas will continue to play a significant role and deep water is a crucial part of the mix. Shell believeS innovation holds the key to successfully unlocking oil and gas from deep water safely and respons
The Dutch Team Risk Reduction (DRR) is visiting Serbia this week, with a team of water experts. Mathijs van Ledden, Director Flood Risk Reduction at Royal HaskoningDHV is one of the participants. The visit includes Obrenovac, which was severely affected by the floods in May last year. At that period
Claxton, an Acteon company, is extending its large surface riser inventory to meet operators’ needs as more heavy-duty jackup rigs enter the North Sea. The company, which already has more than 560 feet of rapid call-off surface riser stock, is adding new joints in the size and pressure required to i
AFL has introduced a new series of Fujikura high precision fiber recoaters, the FSR-05, FSR-06 and FSR-07. The new fiber recoaters provide extensive programmable features including an automatic resin pumping system that deposits the required amount of recoat material. With new LED curing lamps and e
