Gazprom handed Eni subsidiary Saipem a termination notice for the South Stream pipeline project to transport gas via a pipeline in the Black Sea. Image of South Stream pipelay. Images from Gazprom鈥
Oil and gas industry service provider Petrofac has selected a range of Alfa Laval environmental products for the new Petrofac JSD6000. Alfa Laval PureDry, PureBilge and PureBallast will all be installed aboard this derrick lay vessel. 鈥淥ne鈥
Chevron awarded Technip a lump sum project for the decommissioning of the brownfield development and installation of new subsea equipment supporting a floating production system located in Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, in a water depth of approximately 2000m鈥
Enerpac supplied the high pressure, hydraulic cylinder technology for the topsides lift system beams on the Allseas Pioneering Spirit vessel. The cylinders are an integral part of the vessel鈥檚 lift system, enabling the installation鈥
Asset Guardian Solutions (AGSL) announced that it received a contract from McDermott Asia Pacific provide its Asset Guardian software management toolset to protect and manage the software installed on the process control systems that鈥
Denise Smiles, of Optical Metrology Services Ltd (OMS), discusses how to correct internal HiLo misalignment between butted pipes. OMS鈥 automatic pipe end dimensioning tool. Images from OMS. Deepwater鈥
EPCIC contractor EMAS AMC is betting on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, bringing not only its newbuild vessel the Lewek Constellation, but investing and upgrading a sprawling marine base in Ingleside, Texas. Audrey Leon reports. The鈥
Royal IHC named and launched the Sapura Jade pipelaying vessel in a ceremony at the company鈥檚 shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. Image from Royal IHC. The naming鈥
Petrobras awarded Subsea 7 a two-year US$200 million contract for continued use of its Seven Seas construction and flex-lay vessel for the installation of flexible lines. The contract work scope will be similar to that of other Subsea鈥
Statoil confirmed its second discovery in the Aasta Hansteen area with the Roald Rygg prospect in the Norwegian Sea. Map of Roald Rygg. From Statoil. The gas discovery was made at鈥
Rotterdam was home to three giants of the sea in early March 鈥 offshore industry flagships, not least Allseas鈥 newly renamed Pioneering Spirit. Elaine Maslin took a tour. Pioneering Spirit鈥檚 lifting beams loom from its bows鈥
Ennsub has completed the design and manufacture of two innovative workclass remotely operated vehicle (WROV) deployment systems, designed and manufactured for ROVOP and are due to be installed into a new build, tier one pipelay vessel early 2015鈥
The Swiss-based Allseas Group selected Sonardyne鈥檚 Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system for the world鈥檚 largest pipelay and platform installation/decommissioning vessel, Pieter Schelte. The Ranger 2 USBL system鈥
A new offshore construction vessel, to be built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co. will be the first to include ABB鈥檚 integrated power and automation solution, which consists of the company鈥檚 power, propulsion, and 800xA control and safety system鈥
The global fleets are growing 鈥 not least in order to cater for new deep water challenges. Fred Tholen takes a look. Subsea 7鈥檚 new heavy construction vessel, under construction in South Korea鈥
