Offshore Construction News - page 46


Lewek Constellation in Rotterdam

Apr 02, 2015

On 1 March, EMAS AMC officially christened and named its flagship, the Lewek Constellation, prior to her departure to the Gulf of Mexico to start work for Noble Energy. EMAS AMC’s Lewek Constellation…

The harsh reality for materials

Apr 01, 2015

Wood Group Kenny’s Luis F. Garfias outlines the challenges relating to material selection and testing for eventual use in harsh environments. Photo by Robert Callaway. The increasingly…

Intervening on Pompano

Apr 01, 2015

Unique fields deserve equally unique intervention solutions when production begins to wane, this was the challenge Stone Energy had to meet when it contracted Cross Group to develop new methodology and technology for its Pompano subsea production template…

ABB's Azipod D

Mar 31, 2015

ABB shows off the newest addition to its line of Azipod electric propulsion offering, the Azipod D. ABB says that the electric propulsion behind ABB’s Azipod units enables ship owners and operators to lower maintenance costs and cut fuel consumption…

Lockheed Martin wins MeyGen contract

Mar 30, 2015

Atlantis awarded Lockheed Martin a construction contract for the  tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, to deliver the 1.5 MW AR1500 turbine to fulfill the company’s MeyGen project turbine supply obligations.  The 1…

Heerema inks heavy lifter LOI

Mar 30, 2015

Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Offshore Services has inked a deal with a Singapore shipyard to build what it says will be the world's largest semisubmersible crane vessel (pictured). The vessel, whose designed was unveiled in March last year…

ABB introduces Azipod D

Mar 24, 2015

ABB unveiled its new addition to its line of Azipod electric propulsion offering, the Azipod D. Azipod D. From ABB.   Azipod D will allow a wider range of vessel types to benefit from…

Osbit lands well intervention work

Mar 24, 2015

Helix Energy Solutions awarded Osbit Power a contract to manufacture three sets of offshore well-intervention equipment that include intervention tension frames (ITFs) and walk to work access systems. A…

Imtech works on Marathon's Alba platform

Mar 23, 2015

Imtech Marine is supplying a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system to the 6000-tonne Alba B3 greenfield compression platform, currently under construction for Marathon E.G. Production. To be located in Equatorial Guinea…

Alphastrut opens South Korea office

Mar 19, 2015

Alphastrut has expanded its operations by opening an office in Busan, South Korea. The Scotland-headquartered company has already enjoyed success in having its weight-saving aluminum support system specified for use on major North Sea platform developments for BP…

Fugro introduces G2+ service

Mar 18, 2015

Fugro introduced its high accuracy G2+ service, designed to benefit offshore operators around the globe who require positioning and measurement accuracy at centimeter level. G2+ is an enhancement of Fugro’s highly regarded G2 service…

Moho Nord using Sonardyne Fusion 6G

Mar 18, 2015

UTEC awarded Sonardyne International Ltd. a multi-million dollar contract to supply Fusion 6G acoustic positioning technology for the Total-operated Moho Nord subsea project, offshore West Africa. Technip’s rigid pipe S-lay and heavy-lift construction vessel…

Gas find boosts Aasta Hansteen resources

Mar 18, 2015

Norway's Statoil and its partners on production license 218 in the Norwegian Sea have made a gas discovery close to the Aasta Hansteen development. The Snefrid Nord discovery, estimated to contain 31-57 MMboe, will increase the Aasta…

Danos launches project management group

Mar 12, 2015

Danos launched a project management group (PMG) to provide a single point-of-contact for customers with large-scale projects involving multiple services lines. The PMG will streamline critical project communication as well as ensure complete…

Mammoet installs Malampaya DCP

Mar 12, 2015

Mammoet installed the Malampaya Phase 3 depletion compression platform (DCP) in the West Philippine Sea for Shell Philippines Exploration, in a 48-hour operation. The Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project, off the coast of Northwest Palawan in Philippines…

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