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The Laptev Sea: Beginning of the Transpolar Drift

Mar 27, 2014

Schematic of the Arctic surface circulation including the Transpolar Driftal. The Siberian shelves are vast and shallow, seasonally ice-covered, and receive more than 80% of the Arctic freshwater input…

Taking the strain

Mar 27, 2014

Ceona Amazon (3D model) in full field development configuration with rigid and flexible pipe. A newbuild vessel, the Ceona Amazon, is due to enter the pipeline installation and construction market late in 2014…

Lekoil starts 3D shoot off Nigeria

Mar 27, 2014

Nigeria-based Lekoil provided an update on activities in oil prospecting license (OPL) 310 offshore Nigeria. OPL 310 contains the Ogo discovery announced last year. The Polarcus vessel MV Polarcus Nadia has started the 3D seismic program…

MWCC opens new US shore bases

Mar 26, 2014

Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced the completion of two new shore base locations to house its well containment equipment available for use in the US Gulf of Mexico. In addition, this year marks the three-year anniversary of…

Belzona released HT vessel linings

Mar 21, 2014

Belzona has introduced its new high temperature process vessel linings. Having recognized the fact that linings can be a controlling factor in the vessel’s service life, Belzona has contributed to their protection by basing the development of the latest 1500 Series epoxy coatings…

Oleg Strashnov wins wind work

Mar 21, 2014

Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (owned by Statoil ASA and Statkraft) has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting the contract for the transportation and installation of 67 foundations and 1 substation as part of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project…

Petrobras chooses McDermott for pipelay

Mar 20, 2014

One of McDermott International’s subsidiaries has entered into an agreement with Petrobras for the supply of its subsea Lay Vessel North Ocean 105 (LV105). This contract is included in McDermott’s 1Q 2014 backlog. The LV105 will carry…

Offshore construction gets heavy treatment

Mar 20, 2014

Subsea 7’s new heavy construction vessel, under construction in South Korea, is set to make a splash when it joins the company’s fleet in 2016. The company gave Elaine Maslin a look at the new vessel. As operators build larger and more complex subsea equipment in deeper…

Heerema planning new heavy lifter

Mar 20, 2014

Heerema Marine Contractors is planning a new semisubmersible crane vessel (NSCV), which, according to crane supplier Huisman, will have the world's largest cranes on board. At 214m-long and 97.5m-wide, the NSCV will become the world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel…

Petrobras announces final Prorefam round

Mar 18, 2014

Brazil's President Maria das Graças Silva Foster and Director of Exploration and Production, José Formigli, announced the start of the seventh and final round of the Fleet Renewal Plan for Offshore Support Vessels (Prorefam). The Brazilian…

Fairmount tug delivers Castoro Sei

Mar 18, 2014

Fairmount Marine’s Tug, Fairmount Glacier, has towed pipelay vessel Castoro Sei to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from where the vessel will start her seasonal activities on the North Sea. The Fairmount Glacier hooked-up with Castoro Sei in Genoa…

Bourbon takeover bid annnounced

Mar 18, 2014

Luxembourg-based investment firm JACCAR Holdings has made a takeover bid for French offshore vessel owner Bourbon.   JACCAR, the private, maritime sector-focused, investment company of Jacques de Chateauvieux, Bourbon’s chairman, already directly owns 26…

Vard launches Canada subsidiary

Mar 18, 2014

Shipbuilding firm Vard has set up a new subsidiary for ship design, engineering and sales activities in Canada. Vard Marine Inc. is a ship design and marine engineering company providing solutions for offshore and specialized vessels such as offshore support…

Kongsberg wins Petrobras newbuild deal

Mar 17, 2014

Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to deliver technology packages for ten new pipelaying vessels ordered by Brazilian multinational energy corporation, Petrobras. In contracts valued about US$19.85 million, the scope of supply includes Kongsberg…

McDermott conducts pipeline repair in UAE

Mar 17, 2014

McDermott International Inc. recently mobilized its dive support vessel (DSV) Thebaud Sea for an emergency pipeline repair offshore the United Arab Emirates. This is the third time in recent months that the DSV has been fast tracked to an emergency response…

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