DeepOcean AS has been awarded the Riser Installation contract for the Kristin and Heidrun platforms by Statoil. The modification of these platforms is required in preparation of a possible tie-back from the near-by Maria development in the Norwegian Sea that is operated by Wintershall. The offshore
The first Dutch floating tidal platform has been formally named by the Mayor of Texel, Francine Giskes, the Netherlands. BlueTec platform will be installed near the island of Texel in the coming weeks, and connected to the grid. The platform is expected to start producing electricity before summer,
Rosneft has started a new research expedition “Kara-winter-2015” in Murmansk, with the support of Federal State Budget Institution “Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.” The expedition is a continuation of the program on a study of the Arctic as part of Rosneft activities on the development of l
The Skandi Africa is a DP class 3 offshore subsea construction vessel, built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF and chartered by French contractor Technip. The video shows VARD 3 12-design newbuild as it departs the shipyard at Vard Søviknes. The vessel, build by VARD, arrived at the Huisman Sc
Jee Ltd has secured a six figure contract with E.ON E&P to deliver subsea integrity management and engineering services for its North Sea assets. The three year contract, which was awarded in March 2015, involves Jee supporting E.ON E&P’s Subsea Technical Authority, by providing annual integrity man
Two naming ceremonies are taking place in Norway today, April 9, 2015. Farstad is baptizing its latest subsea vessels “Far Sleipner” in Ålesund, while Olympic Shipping will christen “Olympic Bibby” in Fosnavåg. The ceremony for Far Sleipner kicked off at 10:00. Farstad Shipping took delivery of the
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (SINOPACIFIC) Zhejiang Shipyard started the construction of E169 rock installation vessel, the first of its kind in the world. Since signing the shipbuilding deal with Van Oord of the Netherlands last September, SINOPACIFIC has already initiated activities related to e
The Switch has received an order from Atlantis Resources to deliver a medium-speed generator that will be used for Lockheed Martin’s AR1500 turbine drive train. During March 2015, Atlantis confirmed an order with The Switch for an integrated permanent magnet (PM) medium-speed generator that resulted
Norwegian seismic contractor, Polarcus, has inked a Letter of Award (LOA) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) for the charter of POLARCUS ADIRA, the Company’s 3D seismic vessel. According to TGS, Polarcus is to acquire 3,000 square kilometers of 3D seismic data in Northwest Europe with a po
IRClass, has recently completed the survey and certification of ‘Greatship Ramya’, during its conversion from an Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) to a Well Stimulation Vessel for Schlumberger under its Single Class. The vessel is now deployed with an Indian oil company in the offshore sector. Well Stimu
Cortez Subsea has established its first foothold in the Malaysian oil and gas sector after joining forces with Oceancare Corporation Sdn Bhd (OCBS) to equip the firm with their modular pipelay system (MPS) which has NOV Tuboscope Zap-Lok connection technology. The alliance will allow the companies t
The naming ceremony for the BlueTec floating tidal platform is scheduled for April 9, 2015, at the Port of Den Helder. The platform includes Tocardo’s T1 tidal turbine with the capacity of 100 kW. Shortly after the naming ceremony, it will be deployed off Texel island, and connected to the grid. The
Seaway Heavy Lifting has entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists of 3 gas production platforms connected to the shore landin
This Easter Weekend has seen Mojo Maritime successfully complete the installation of cable protection works off the North Cornwall coast. The operation consisted of accurately placing rock filled filter units from the DP2 vessel Stril Explorer to create a protection berm for the Wave Hub 33KV export
