Vos Prodect Innovations has recently been contracted by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH, regarding testing and delivery of sealed cable hang-off systems for the 2 x 155kV HVAC cables between 2 offshore substations in German waters. With respect to the scope of work, Vos Prodect has performed an endurance test with the HVAC cable, clamped in… Continue Reading »
Impact Subsea is pleased to announce the delivery of ISA500 units to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The ISA500 units have been selected to monitor the position of an ice boring tool in the Antarctic hundreds of meters below the surface. During deployment of the ice boring tool, the ISA500 units measure the distance at… Continue Reading »
V.Ships Offshore, part of V. Group, has been awarded a new ship management contract by Milaha Offshore to provide full technical and crew management services for their self-propelled jack-up lift boat – the Milaha Explorer. The ship management services will be delivered from our newly acquired Bibby Ship Management office in Singapore. The Milaha Explorer,… Continue Reading »
Hilong Petroleum Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. won a contract from TIMAS to provide a “Hilong 106” pipe-laying derrick barge to install jackets for the HCML Madura MDA – MBH offshore gas field development project jointly funded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Husky.This is Hilong’s first offshore lifting operation contract and also the first… Continue Reading »
The U.S. government agency created after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill plans in coming weeks to unveil tougher financial requirements for offshore oil producers aimed at protecting taxpayers from the risk of cleaning up abandoned oil rigs, an agency executive told Reuters. Under the new guidelines, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will… Continue Reading »
Kenzie Group has played an integral role in the owning company of an offshore platform successfully defending itself against claims from an engineering, procurement and construction contractor in a tribunal that lasted 50 days. After negotiations between the owning company and the EPC contractors failed, the case was heard by three arbitrators in Oslo, who… Continue Reading »
IHC is expanding its extensive product portfolio with the introduction of innovative equipment for offshore wind farm installations. This includes a state-of-the-art, inter-array cable-laying vessel, and integrated jack-ups, both designed to facilitate more efficient operations. Specialized tool for specialist operations Based on knowledge of cable lay operations, from load-out at the cable manufacturer to burial… Continue Reading »
EDF Energy Renewables is to build a new offshore wind farm off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland. Construction work for the project has begun onshore and offshore work will start in 2017 to install five turbines of 41.5MW in capacity. The turbines, will provide enough low carbon electricity to power 33 000 homes. The… Continue Reading »
Aker Solutions won a contract to deliver its longest-ever umbilicals system at the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement with Petrobel in Egypt is worth more than NOK 1 billion and will be booked in the second quarter. It stipulates the delivery of 180 kilometers of steel… Continue Reading »
Today, there is additional information in the market regarding an offshore project in Denmark (ref. company announcement No. 36/2015 of 29 June 2015). Vestas can confirm that Vattenfall and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have entered into a conditional agreement regarding delivery of the V164-8.0 MW turbine for the 400 MW Horns Rev 3 project in… Continue Reading »
