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Hansa completes Jangkrik Complex Project delivery

Apr 11, 2017

Hansa Heavy Lift has successfully transported two dozen reels, as well as a range of subsea equipment for the Jangkrik Complex Project, off the coast of Indonesia.  HHL Richards Bay picked up the cargo at three different ports: Rosyth…

Subsea 7 to take over Seaway Heavy Lifting

Jan 17, 2017

Subsea contractor Subsea 7 has made an offer of nearly US$320 million to take over Dutch offshore firm Seaway Heavy Lifting by acquiring the 50% stake in the firm it currently doesn't own. Seaway Heavy Lifting is a specialist offshore…

Boskalis in Thien Ung topside installation

Jan 05, 2017

In this video, Royal Boskalis Westminister show the topside installation for the Vietsovpetro Thien Ung project, offshore Vietnam. Boskalis installed the Thien Ung BK-TNG 4200m topside and 850m living quarter by offshore heavy lifting…

Dedicated to decommissioning

Dec 01, 2016

The offshore lifting market for decommissioning has been relatively small so far, but it won’t stay that way. Elaine Maslin looks at some new concepts edging into the market. OOS’ Serooskerke. Image from OOS…

Video: Pioneering Spirit's first lift

Oct 06, 2016

Dutch heavy weight Allseas marked its biggest milestone yet, late August - and has now released a video showing the operation. The firm's mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, successfully completed its first commercial job…

Passing the test

Sep 01, 2016

Dutch heavy weight Allseas has marked its biggest milestone yet. As OE went to press, the firm announced that its mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, had successfully completed its first commercial job, lifting Repsol Norge’s 13…

Pioneering Spirit readies for offshore trials

Aug 01, 2016

Dutch heavy weight Allseas has successfully completed commissioning of the topsides lift system on its heavy lift mega-vessel the Pioneering Spirit. The massive, twin-hull US$2.7 billion vessel has also completed the major part of the…

Hilong bags Indonesia installation work

Jun 21, 2016

TIMAS awarded Hilong Petroleum Offshore Engineering a contract to use the Hilong 106 pipe-laying derrick barge to install jackets for the HCML Madura MDA - MBH offshore gas field development project, offshore Indonesia. The project, which is jointly funded by China National Offshore Oil Corp…

Subsea 7, Seaway ink Beatrice wind farm EPIC

May 23, 2016

Subsea 7 and Dutch contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting are to work together on the Beatrice offshore wind farm. The wind farm, operated by SSE, was given the green light today, and has been described as one of the largest private investments made in Scottish infrastructure…

NSL wins Saipmen lifting, HSE work

Apr 25, 2016

NSL has won HSE (health, safety, and enviornment) and lifting operations contracts with Italy's Saipem. The two-year agreement will deliver HSE competency assurance and lifting intervention of onshore and offshore lifting operations to Saipem personnel…

Maersk Training offers offshore crane operator program

Feb 09, 2016

Maersk Training has launched an offshore crane operator program designed to grant crane operators and their companies access to offshore lifting operations worldwide. The training program targets crane operators at all levels and consists of three stages…

Hansa Heavy lift names senior advisor

Jan 21, 2016

Germany’s Hansa Heavy Lift has appointed Mark Preece as its new senior advisor to help the company grow its presence in the global offshore industry. Preece. Image from Hansa Heavy Lift. Preece…

Subsea 7 bags West Nile Delta gig

Dec 30, 2015

Subsea 7 inked a contract estimated to be between US$50 million to $150 million with Burullus Gas Co. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of BP's West Nile Delta development of the Taurus and Libra fields, offshore Egypt…

ADMA-OPCO picks Sparrows

Sep 15, 2015

Offshore lifting products and services related firm Sparrows Group has won a five-year deal with Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. (ADMA-OPCO) in the Middle East. The successful retender through the company’s local partner, Abu Dhabi Oilfield Services…

MacGregor makes delivery

Apr 29, 2015

Following an order announced in October 2013, MacGregor, part of Cargotec, delivered and commissioned 45 variable frequency drive (VFD) winches and a full control system for the recently completed heavy-lift crane barge Hyundai HLV-10000…

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