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Vroon Wins Work from Total

Apr 01, 2019

Vroon Offshore Services has secured a contract with Total E&P to deliver offshore logistical support to a planned maintenance campaign in the Dutch sector of the Southern North Sea.OPerations are already underway, and so far Vroon’s subsea support…

Odfjell is Hiring

Mar 27, 2019

Offshore driller Odfjell Drilling plans to recruit more than 200 personnel as it adds two new semisubmersible drilling rigs to its fleet.The Norwegian-headquartered company, which will mobilize the two sixth generation semisubmersibles for drilling…

MacArtney Equips North Sea Cable Layer

Mar 21, 2019

A specialized winch system aboard the ASN Ile de Class cable laying vessel will facilitate the laying of seismic cables on the seabed of the Johan Castberg oilfield in the Barents Sea for Equinor’s new permanent reservoir monitoring system.MacArtney’s…

Neptune Contracts CIMC Raffles, Odfjell Drilling

Mar 19, 2019

Neptune Energy Norge AS has hired the newly built Beacon Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig for up to 16 wells offshore Norway.The oil and gas producer said in a press release that it has chartered the rig from China’s rig builder CIMC Raffles…

Dynacon, Scantrol in AHC partnership

Oct 23, 2017

Forum Energy Technologies's Dynacon business line, a manufacturer of launch and recovery systems (LARS) and Scantrol, an Active Heave Compensation (AHC) control systems supplier, are joining forces to offer AHC functionality to new and existing customers…

Pioneering Spirit completes record offshore lift - video

Apr 28, 2017

Allseas’ dynamically positioned single-lift installation and decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit has set a world lifting record, with the removal of Shell’s 24,200-ton Brent Delta platform topside today. Located in the Brent field…

Making a step change

Apr 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin reports on two new vessels and a semisubmersible from Helix Well Ops due out in 2017-2019, which aim to make a step change in operational efficiency. The Siem Helix 1’s back deck spread from Osbit…

Seawell relaunches after $75 million upgrade

Nov 28, 2016

The light well intervention and dive support vessel MSV Seawell has returned to service after a US$74.5 million (£60 million) investment by its owners, Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops (UK), a UK subsidiary of international offshore energy service company Helix Energy Solutions Group…

MacGregor develops 3D Motion Compensator

Nov 14, 2016

MacGregor introduced the 3D Motion Compensator (3DMC), a flexible retrofit device, which is designed to enhance the load-handling precision of an offshore crane even in challenging sea states.  'MacGregor's standard active heave-compensation (AHC)…

Saipem takes delivery of Normand Maximus

Nov 01, 2016

Solstad Offshore has taken delivery of the Normand Maximus and started it on its eight-year charter contract with Italy's Saipem.   The Normand Maximus was developed in close collaboration between Solstad, Saipem and shipbuilder Vard…

Swimming against the tide

Sep 01, 2016

Upper position outboard. Images from AXTech. Some companies are looking to reverse the trend of heavier duty vessels with complex deck equipment. Elaine Maslin looks into some lighter concepts…

Latest Canyon vessels get MacArtney winch systems

Jul 13, 2016

Subsea intervention, construction and engineering firm Canyon Offshore has opted for a Mermac electric winch solution to handle ROV systems on board the latest two additions to its Grand Canyon family of offshore support vessels.  MacArtney has supplied a total of four winch systems…

Sea Trucks in Malikai flotel win

Jun 21, 2016

Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. awarded Sea Trucks Group a contract for the provision of flotel services for the Malikai deepwater development project in the South China Sea. Image of the Jascon 34, from Sea Trucks…

Kenz wins Heerema Aegir work

Jun 15, 2016

Kenz Cranes have been awarded with a contract for the design and production of two knuckle boom cranes for Heerema Marine Contractors, which will replace the current knuckle boom cranes on the deepwater construction vessel Aegir. Kenz…

Seatools launches HeaveMate

May 27, 2016

Seatools introduces an intelligent active heave compensation module: HeaveMate. This active heave compensator is an easy-to-integrate system for both new as well as existing offshore and subsea equipment such as winches, cranes, and LARS systems…

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