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VIDEO: Allseas' Gyda Platform Removal

Sep 09, 2022

Offshore installation and decommissioning contractor Allseas has shared a video of its removal of Repsol Norge's 30,000 tonne Gyda platform.The video, featuring its Pioneering Spirit heavy lift vessel follows the removal and delivery of the platform's 11,000 tonne jacket to Aker Solutions’ disposal yard in Stord, Norway, less than 48 hours after removing it from the southern Norwegian Sea. The latest job for the vessel’s new jacket lift technology was one of the heaviest…

CIMC Raffles Delivers China's First Semi-submersible Floating Solar Power Platform

Apr 11, 2023

China's CIMC Raffles, best known to Offshore Engineer readers for its offshore drilling rig construction project, has recently launched and delivered China's first semi-submersible offshore floating solar power platform.According to CIMC, the…

Marlink Comms Solutions for 102 Miclyn Express Offshore Vessels

Jan 31, 2023

Marlink, a global provider of satellite and digital communication solutions, is implementing a fleet-wide migration of its smart managed network solution for offshore vessel operator Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO Group) to support its ongoing digitalization program…

Archer Wins $50m Platform Drilling Contract

Sep 25, 2022

Archer secured a five year contract for the provision of platform drilling operations and maintenance services on seven installations with a U.K. North Sea operator.The new contract will commence November 1, 2022, in direct continuation of the…

MMA Offshore's PSV to Provide Drilling Support Services for OMV in New Zealand

Jul 12, 2022

Oil and gas company OMV has awarded a charter contract to Australia's MMA Offshore for the MMA Leeuwin platform supply vessel.MMA Offshore will deploy the platform supply vessel to provide drilling support services for OMV in the Taranaki Basin…

Allseas Removes Gyda Platform Topsides

Jun 03, 2022

Allseas' giant Pioneering Spirit vessel recently removed the 18,400-tonne former drilling and production facility Gyda from the Norwegian North Sea in a single lift, and brought it ashore in Norway for disposal.Under a contract by Repsol, Allseas is also booked to remove the massive 11…

Austrian Consultancy VCE to Support Gazelle's Floating Wind Pilot in Canary Islands

Apr 27, 2022

Irish floating wind platform developer Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Austrian consulting firm Vienna Consulting Engineers ZT GmbH (VCE) to support its 2MW floating wind pilot project in the Canary Islands…

Guice Offshore Adds Three Vessels to Its Fleet

Apr 26, 2022

Louisiana-based offshore support vessel owner Guice Offshore (GO) has expanded its fleet with three new vessels, including another 170 ft. DP1 multi-purpose vessel and two 205 ft. DP2 platform support vessels.The vessels will operate as GO Explorer (170 ft…

M.A.R.S Buys 'Captain America' Diving Support Construction Vessel

Mar 03, 2022

Modern American Recycling Services, Inc. (M.A.R.S.) has acquired the DP3 diving support construction vessel “Caballo Marango” and will rename the vessel to 'Captain America.''The acquisition of this vessel represents a substantial investment…

Neptune Energy Awards Deals for Operations Support at Cygnus Platforms

Feb 22, 2022

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy on Tuesday announced several contract awards worth almost £3 million (around $4 million) in total to support ongoing operations at its operated Cygnus Alpha and Bravo platforms in the UK Southern North Sea…

Five-year Charter: MMA Offshore's Platform Supplier Extends Stay at Inpex's Ichthys Field

Feb 10, 2022

Australian offshore support vessel operator MMA Offshore has secured a contract extension with Inpex for its MMA Brewster platform supply vessel.The contract, with Inpex's Australian subsidiary INPEX Operations Australia, is worth A$68 million (USD 48…

Petrofac Hires Peterson for Hollandse Kust (zuid) Logistics Services

Jan 12, 2022

Energy logistics services firm Peterson has said it has secured a significant logistics contract from Petrofac to support the offshore installation phase of two 700MW transformation platforms for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore grid…

Solstad Bags 572-day Charter for Platform Supplier in Australia

Dec 17, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has won a contract with Woodside in Australia for the platform supply vessel Normand Tortuga.The vessel will support the activities of the DPS-1 semisubmersible drilling rig on the Enfield P&A and Scarborough projects…

Maersk Supply Service to Install Gazelle's Floating Wind Platform in Canary Islands

Dec 15, 2021

Ireland-based floating wind platform company Gazelle Wind Power has partnered up with the Danish offshore support vessel owner Maersk Supply Service to support the development of a 2 MW floating wind pilot plant in the Canary Islands.The project…

Ithaca Energy Charters Solstad Offshore Platform Supplier

Nov 19, 2021

Norwegian offshore support vessel firm Solstad Offshore has secured a term contract for the platform supply vessel Far Symphony in the UK North Sea.The contract is with the UKCS-focused oil and gas company Ithaca Energy.Under the charter, the platform supplier…

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