Image: Phyllis Mitchell/Borets Borets, provider of the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, announced that Phyllis Mitchell has been named vice president of human resources and Kent C…
Subsea connector specialist First Subsea, has successfully completed the installation of bend stiffener connections for gas lift and production risers, power cables and umbilicals, for the Goliat FPSO. Operated by ENI Norge, the…
Seaway Heavy lifting’s crane vessel Oleg Strashnov successfully installed the process unit (PU) topside for operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK (part of the ENGIE Group), and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas, setting a new company record. The…
Designing a tightly packed, complex turret system is one thing. Designing so it can be built and then maintained without causing hiccups is another. Carlo Pellegrino of Italy’s RINA Services explains. FSRU Toscana…
OSBIT Power (OP), a leading Northeast England offshore and subsea engineering company, has successfully delivered two well intervention equipment projects, totaling several million pounds, to Helix Well Ops UK for installation on the Q7000…
Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract by PETRONAS Carigali for the tie-in of PETRONAS first floating liquefied natural gas (PFLNG1) facility to KAKG-A platform. The platform…
The first foundation was laid for the US’s first offshore wind farm, 3nm off the coast of Rhode Island, the company behind it, Deepwater Wind, announced on social media Sunday, 26 July. The Weeks 533 crane barge lowered a 400-ton steel…
Image: manifolds leaving Rosythe/Babcock A major milestone has been reached in Babcock’s delivery of 73 subsea structures for BP’s Quad 204 offshore redevelopment project, 130km west of Shetland…
CAPE Holland successfully deployed its first commercial application of the new Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) to install four piles in 90m water depth at the Maersk-operated Culzean field in the UK North Sea. This installation is part…
Variations in owner, operator and regulatory requirements during engineering and construction phases at South Korean shipyards present a huge challenge for operators and drive up costs. DNV GL has kicked off a joint industry project (JIP) with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)…
InterMoor completed its role in the largest foundation installation project offshore Trinidad and Tobago to date. The final stage of the project involved hooking up Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.’s Ocean Victory semisubmersible drilling rig…
GDF Suez' Cygnus Alpha compression module (ACM) sailed away from Heerema Fabrication Group's Hartlepool facility on the night of 20 July, marking the completion of last of four main structures built at the facility for the Cygnus development…
Lundin Petroleum has successfully completed the installation of the topside modules on the Edvard Grieg development, offshore Norway. Thialf. From Heerema. The Edvard Grieg topside…
Aker Solutions has won a maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) contract from ExxonMobil for engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services at the Hebron oilfield offshore Canada. The Hebron oil field is located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador…
Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) sealed its deal with Jurong Shipyard to build its new mega-heavy lift crane vessel. HMC had already signed a letter of intent with the Sembcorp Marine subsidiary. Today's engineering and construction contract…