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Ceona partners with Interoil Angola

Aug 03, 2015

Ceona, a SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has expanded its West African reach after entering into a strategic partnership with Interoil Angola. The partnership will see Interoil Angola, which is a key player in offshore support vessel management in West Africa…

McDermott awards software contract to AGSL

Jun 08, 2015

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…

Lewek Constellation sets record in GoM

Jun 08, 2015

EMAS AMC’s subsea construction vessel, the Lewek Constellation, established an industry record for pipelay in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in 7368ft (2246m) of water during her sea trials. The Lewek Constellation…

Ensuring the integrity of fatigue-sensitive SCRs

May 01, 2015

Denise Smiles, of Optical Metrology Services Ltd (OMS), discusses how to correct internal HiLo misalignment between butted pipes. OMS’ automatic pipe end dimensioning tool. Images from OMS. Deepwater…

Royal IHC launches Sapura Jade

Apr 20, 2015

Royal IHC named and launched the Sapura Jade pipelaying vessel in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. Image from Royal IHC. The naming…

Ceona, Seaweld form Ghana partnership

Apr 14, 2015

Ceona entered into a joint venture with Seaweld Engineering, which will act as a strategic partner for offshore deepwater construction projects in Ghana. The Ceona Amazon. From Ceona. The…

Solitaire begins Polarled

Mar 27, 2015

Statoil started the first stage of the Polarled installation project with the Solitaire pipelaying vessel connecting the pipeline in the Norwegian Sea to Nyhamma. Solitaire. From Allseas.   The…

Ichthys deepwater pipelay underway

Feb 09, 2015

Deepwater pipelay on the 889km-long gas export pipeline (GEP) for INPEX' Ichthys LNG Project has started offshore Australia. Saipem’s deepwater installation vessel Castorone will lay the remaining 718km offshore section of the 42in. diameter…

25 years in the planning – Allseas’ Pieter Schelte arrives

Feb 04, 2015

A unique and long-awaited sight arrived at one of Europe’s busiest ports early January - Allseas’ 382m-long, 124m-wide platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay mega-vessel Pieter Schelte. KOTUG…

Pieter Schelte arrives in Rotterdam

Jan 08, 2015

A unique and long-awaited sight arrived at one of Europe's busiest ports today - Allseas' 382m-long, 124m-wide platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay mega-vessel Pieter Schelte. The giant €2.2billion, twin-hull vessel left…

ABB wins Wuchang Shipbuilding contract

Dec 08, 2014

A new offshore construction vessel, to be built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co. will be the first to include ABB’s integrated power and automation solution, which consists of the company’s power, propulsion, and 800xA control and safety system…

Pieter Schelte starts maiden voyage

Nov 19, 2014

Allseas’ 382m-long, 124m-wide platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay mega-vessel Pieter Schelte is on its way to Europe after leaving Daewoo’s Okpo shipyard in South Korea 17 November. The Pieter Schelte will make short stops…

Technip gets EnQuest EPCI

Oct 27, 2014

EnQuest awarded Technip a large engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPCI) contract for the Kraken development located in the North Sea, 400km northeast of Aberdeen and 130km east of Shetland, at a water depth of approximately 120m…

Mega-vessel nears completion

Sep 23, 2014

Allseas' mega-vessel, the Pieter Schelte, is close to leaving Korea for Europe after leaving Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's quayside on Geoje Island for open water for sea trials. Tests on the 382m-long, 124m-wide vessel,…

McDermott CSV108 to join fleet in 2015

Sep 11, 2014

McDermott International, Inc. expects its latest vessel, construction support vessel 108 (CSV 108), to join the fleet in 2015. The McDermott CSV108 is expected to join the fleet in 2015, once the final deck equipment has been installed…

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