Vessels News


Activity ramps up on FPF-1 conversion

May 14, 2015

Work on UK independent Ithaca Energy's Greater Stella Area (GSA) floating production unit is reaching a peak in Remontowa's Polish shipyard. Ithaca says manning levels on the FPF-1 vessel have been at historic highs over recent weeks…

MacArtney increases pressure vessel range

May 12, 2015

With the introduction of a new range of hydrostatic pressure vessels, MacArtney now offers a range of four highly capable and versatile standard pressure vessels. Furthermore, MacArtney is able to supply customized or bespoke vessels featuring alternative dimensions and pressure rating…

Technip gets BP Thunder Horse gig

May 12, 2015

BP awarded Technip a lump sum project for the design, engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of the new production pipeline systems on the south side of the Thunder Horse production drilling quarters unit in the Gulf of Mexico…

Subsea 7 to cut workforce, vessels

May 12, 2015

Subsea 7’s cost reduction program announced today includes cuts to its workforce by almost 20%, vessels by 28%, and is expected to lead to a corporate restructuring.  Image from Subsea 7. The…

Dockwise Vanguard loads first ship-shaped FPSO

May 12, 2015

Boskalis-subsidiary Dockwise loaded the first ship-shaped floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) onto the largest semisubmersible heavy transport vessel in the world. The Armada Intrepid FPSO was loaded onto the Dockwise Vanguard in the Caland canal…

TGS lines up Eastern Canada seismic

May 12, 2015

TGS is to acquire up to 30,000km of seismic data through two new multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada. Both surveys are in partnership with PGS, using two vessels during the 2015 acquisition season. The M/V Atlantic Explorer…

Delfin proposes first GoM FLNG

May 11, 2015

Delfin LNG submitted an application to construct, own and operate the Delfin LNG project (Port Delfin) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) under the Deepwater Port Act (DWPA). Map from Delfin.  The…

Delta SubSea gets Olympic Delta vessel

May 11, 2015

Delta SubSea entered into an agreement with Olympic Shipping for the Olympic Delta, a newly built multipurpose subsea support and construction vessel. Image of the Olympic Delta. From Delta SubSea…

Red Marine develops subsea clamp solution

May 11, 2015

Red Marine developed and delivered the modular umbilical clamp system, made up of six purely mechanical elements to FMC Technologies.  Image of the modular umbilical clamp system. From Red Marine…

GE, Enpro Subsea in well intervention MOU

May 11, 2015

GE Oil & Gas and Enpro Subsea entered in an agreement to jointly market and provide fluid intervention services that offer oil and gas operators a cost-effective way to improve production rates in producing wells. The companies have signed…

Cairn outlines major Senegal exploration plan

May 11, 2015

UK-based explorer Cairn Energy is ramping up its exploration and appraisal work offshore Senegal following the firm’s two major discoveries in the country made last year.  Cairn is planning a “very ambitious” three-year evaluation plan…

Apache starts up Coniston field

May 11, 2015

US-based operator Apache started oil production from the Coniston subsea oil field development offshore Exmouth, Western Australia, 10 May, says partner INPEX.  Coniston covers 45sq km saddling blocks WA-35-L and WA-55-L where the water is 380m deep…

Wood Group wins OSRCL contract

May 11, 2015

Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has won a five-year contract with Oil Spill Response (Capping) Ltd. (OSRCL) to provide the maintenance support for a key part of a containment toolkit that would be used to control hydrocarbon release in the event of a subsea well control incident…

Subsea 7 inks Maria EPCI

May 08, 2015

Subsea 7 has been award of a US$300 million pipeline and subsea contract for the Wintershall Norge Maria field development. Maria is located in the Norwegian Sea at 300m water depth. The contract consists of engineering, procurement…

Jan De Nul orders two installation vessels

May 07, 2015

Jan De Nul Group is investing in two 6000-ton subsea rock installation vessels that were ordered at AVIC Weihai shipyard in Weihai, China. The vessels will be able to install rock at depths up to about 600m by means of a flexible fall pipe…

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