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…
Construction of Subsea 7’s heavy construction vessel, the Seven Arctic, is proceeding on schedule with the vessel targeted for delivery in 2016. The vessel, which is in dry dock at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, is being readied…
Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) awarded McDermott International an engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI) and pre-commissioning contract for the Ayatsil-C replacement jacket and associated deck installation, offshore Mexico…
BOURBON completed laying 30 tons of submarine cable as part of the Sabella D10 project off the island of Ushant, part of Brittany, France. The cable will link the Sabella D10 tidal turbine to the Ushant power grid. Utilizing a Falcon series ROV and the support vessel Argonaute…
Floating production vessel operator Bluewater has picked Strainstall to supply chain tension monitoring systems on the two vessels being used on Total's Kaombo development. Bluewater is supplying two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for the Kaombo development…
In this video, Shell shows the operation of the Noble Globetrotter II as it passed through the Bosphorus Bridge. The vessel is equipped with a multipurpose tower (MPT) specially designed to easily enter the Bosphorus. Its removable…
A total of 12 groups are challenging the US Department of Interior’s (DOI) decision to reaffirm the 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale that will allow oil and gas drilling in a nearly 30 million acre area of the Chukchi Sea outer continental shelf (OCS)…
This summer the lifting system of the world's largest ship Pioneering Spirit will be fitted with 52 Holmatro cylinders, each having 280 tons lifting capacity. Image of Holmatro cylinder, Pioneering Spirit…
Wireless video ensures a team approach to safety and saves money. Marieke Wijtkamp and Gregory Hale discuss the details. When a manhole cover fell multiple floors, narrowly missing two rig workers, an immediate health, safety, and environment (HSE) investigation ensued…
The Atwood Achiever drillship spud the MZ-1 well and commenced drilling operations within the Mazagan permit, offshore Morocco, announced Pura Vida Energy. Based on the well plan, drilling is expected to continue for approximately two to three months…
Höegh LNG Holdings announced that the company has ordered its floating storage and regasification unit, FSRU#8, at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea. FSRU#8 is designed to the highest specifications, has full trading capability…
Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions announced a new strategic partnership with FGS Commercial e Serviços Técnicos Eletrônicos to provide operators and end-users in the Brazilian marine and oil and gas markets with a range of life safety and asset integrity solutions from a single supplier…
Topaz Energy and Marine, a offshore support vessel company, has bolstered its emergency response and recovery vessel fleet with the addition of a new vessel, Topaz Responder. The newly-built, Topaz Responder will primarily provide…
With new rules and regulations affecting the platform supply vessel (PSV) market, Wärtsilä is launching a new PSV ship design at this year's Nor-Shipping exhibition being held in Oslo from 2-5 June. The new design puts emphasis on cost efficiency…
Gibralter's Gibdock shipyard has officially opened its new Pad 1, a specialized area for land-based fabrication projects, including pre-fabrication prior to vessel arrival. The 2940sq m purpose-built pad supported 12-tonne/sq m load-bearing workspace to support the firm's project scopes…