Dear readers, in today’s list of the most read articles of this past week is an article of the arrival of the Pieter Schelte vessel to Rotterdam. To call it just a ‘vessel’ is an understatement. A platform installation / decommissioning and pipelaying vessel in one, it has been described as a twin-h
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 05 – January 11). The largest ship in the world, ‘Pieter Schelte’ has arrived to the Port of Rotterdam today, Thursday January 08. The ship will be docked in Alexiahaven where the final assemb
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has increased its holding in Fugro N.V. to 20.01%. Boskalis has stressed that this is not a step towards making an offer. Boskalis views Fu
Van Oord Orders Two Dredgers Van Oord has ordered two trailing suction hopper dredgers with a hopper volume of approximately 17,000 m3. Photo Update: Dredging at New Suez Canal Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said recently that the digging rate was beyond expectations due […
A pipeline manufacturer, Magma Global, has entered into a partnership with back-deck services specialist Maritime Developments to develop a unique well intervention solution for the offshore oil and gas market. This partnership aims to meet key common challenges in the well intervention sector by sp
Damen has delivered a new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel to international offshore contractor Van Oord. Named Nexus, the 126-metre vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is currently making preparations for the Gemini offshore wind farm which wi
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has processed the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the 34/10-53 S (Rutil) discovery in the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen area in the North Sea. Statoil submitted the plan for development and operation to the authorities in December 2014. Production start
Canada’s shipbuilder Davie has floated for the first time Cecon’s newbuild subsea construction vessel (SCV) at the Champlain dry dock. The shipbuilder also re-floated the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Des Groseilliers. Davie says that the second in the build series of 130-meter SCV – Hull 718
Brazil’s Petrobras has announced results of drilling well 9-SES-187A (Petrobras nomenclature) / 9-BRSA-1278A-SES (ANP nomenclature), located in concession area BM-SEAL-10, blocks SEAL-M-347 and SEAL-M-424, in Sergipe Basin ultra-deep waters, off Brazil. According to the company, results have confirm
PSA Marine and Oman LNG have signed a ten-year towage contract.
McDermott International, Inc. has completed the installation of a 3,086-ton central processing platform (CPP) topside using the tight-slot float-over method in the Kepodang gas field, Muriah Working Area, offshore Indonesia for PC Muriah Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS. According to McDer
Norway’s Statoil has informed that although it was initially scheduled to be shut down during 2014, the ambition is now to extend the life of the Norne field, located in the Norwegian Sea, to 2030. The Norne field came on stream on November 6, 1997, and the initial development plans called for the f
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Oak Brook, Illinois, has been awarded a $23.4 million firm-fixed-price contract with options for Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, Fire Island Emergency Stabilization, Robert Moses State Park to Lonelyville Reach, with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2015.
Power and Water Corporation NT have awarded McConnell Dowell a contract for Inpex Ichthys LNG project.
