Topside News

 

Topside and Jacket for ONE-Dyas’ OW-Powered Gas Platform Sail Away from HSM’s Shipyard

Aug 05, 2024

HSM Offshore Energy has completed the load out the N05-A topside and jacket for ONE-Dyas at its Schiedam yard in the Netherlands, which set sail to its final location to become part of the first electrified gas production platform in the North Sea that runs completely on offshore wind power.The topside and jacket were positioned onto the H-406 barge, owned by Heerema Marine Contractors, utilizing Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) operated by Mammoet and managed by HSM…

Brent Field Decommissioning Project Enters Next Phase

Nov 05, 2024

Mammoet has completed the load-in of the last and heaviest of the Brent oil and gas field topsides, Brent Charlie, which has been skidded onto the quayside for decommissioning operation.The Brent field, one of the largest oil and gas fields in the North Sea…

MMHE Delivers Topside for Jerun Gas Field Platform Offshore Malaysia

Mar 13, 2024

Offshore energy infrastructure construction firm Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has delivered the Central Processing Platform (CPP) topside to oil company SapuraOMV for the SK408W Jerun gas field, located offshore Sarawak in Malaysia…

Wood Secures Trion FPU Topsides Job

Jan 08, 2024

UK engineering company Wood has secured a contract from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for detailed engineering of the topsides facilities on Woodside Energy's Trion floating production unit (FPU) in the Gulf of Mexico.When complete, Trion will have a production capacity of 100…

First Steel Cut for TenneT's Offshore Substation

Dec 12, 2022

The first steel was cut on Friday, December 9, for the topside of TenneT's offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) wind farm zone. A first steel cut ceremony was held at the Equans yard in Hoboken, Belgium, marking the…

TenneT: Hollandse Kust (north) Substation Topside Installed in Dutch North Sea

Oct 06, 2022

The topside for the offshore wind transformer station Hollandse Kust (north) was installed this week on a jacket previously installed on the seabed, Dutch grid operator TenneT has informed. DEME Offshore's Orion vessel installed the topside…

Aibel's Yard in Thailand Wraps Work on Dogger Bank A Topside

May 23, 2022

Norwegian engineering and construction firm Aibel's yard in Thailand has completed the construction of the Dogger Bank A wind farm substation topside, in what is the first ever HVDC converter platform exported from Thailand.Loaded on a BigLift heavy transportation vessel…

Boskalis Delivers HKZ Beta Substation to Tennet

Mar 25, 2022

Dutch marine services company Boskalis has delivered the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta substation topside to Tennet in the Netherlands after a long journey from Dubai, where it was built.This is the second High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) offshore transformer station topside…

UK Regulator Greenlights TAQA's Cormorant Alpha Platform Topsides Removal Plan

Feb 23, 2022

The UK regulators have approved decommissioning plans submitted by TAQA Bratani for the removal of the Cormorant Alpha platform topsides in the North Sea.TAQA last year filed plans for the decommissioning of the topsides of the Cormorant Alpha platform…

Sembcorp Marine Delivers Tyra West Wellhead, Riser Topsides

Jan 10, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has completed the construction of three wellhead and riser topsides for TotalEnergies' Tyra West project in the Danish sector of the North Sea.The piece of news was shared by TotalEnergies' Tyra partner Noreco, which…

Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha Topside Installed in the North Sea

Dec 28, 2021

The offshore transformer station of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha platform is successfully installed on the jacket in the North Sea, about 20 kilometers off the coast of The Hague, on Sunday. The transformer station is one of the two topsides of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore grid…

PHOTO: Heerema's Sleipnir Installs First Tyra Topsides

Aug 31, 2021

Heerema Marine Contractors' giant semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has lifted and installed the first new topside for TotalEnergies' Tyra redevelopment in the Danish North Sea.Noreco, TotalEnergies' partner in the project, shared the photos of the installation via social media on Tuesday…

New Tyra Topsides, Bridges Reach Danish North Sea

Aug 30, 2021

Big Roll Beaufort heavy transportation vessel, loaded with topsides destined for TotalEnergies' Tyra Phase 2 development off Denmark, reached the Danish North Sea on Sunday morning after a long journey from Singapore.Singapore's offshore platform…

Spirit Energy Gets Approval to Remove Ensign Offshore Platform

Aug 27, 2021

The UK Government has approved Spirit Energy's decommissioning program for the Ensign platform in the Southern North Sea.The normally unmanned platform, comprising a steel jacket and topsides, is located at Ensign field, approximately 109 km…

Future Fuels: Mammoet Moves Massive HSM Offshore Topsides Fueled by HVO

Aug 05, 2021

Mammoet reports it has executed its first operation, the transport of two topsides, using low-carbon HVO fuel in Mammoet’s SPMT powerpacks. HVO is an alternative to traditional diesel, made primarily from waste and residues, such as waste cooking oil…

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