Allseas enters renewables market with takeover of Bluerise
Dutch offshore contractor Allseas has entered the renewables market. It is not the offshore wind industry the company is targeting. Instead, Allseas has acquired Bluerise, a specialist developer of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology. Bluerise...Read more
Lift capacity Pioneering Spirit to be increased
Allseas is planning to increase the lift capacity of its flagship Pioneering Spirit. The current maximum lift capacity is to be increased from 48,000 to 60,000 tonnes, reports PCJ’s Dutch sister publication Nieuwsblad Transport. Details of...Read more
Van Oord and TechnipFMC win large LNG contract in Mozambique
Offshore contractors Van Oord and TechipFMC have been awarded a large EPCI contract for Anadarko’s Mozambique LNG project. The total contract value exceeds USD 1 billion. Van Oord and TechnipFMC are contracted for the engineering, procurement,...Read more
Pioneering Spirit removes another topside
The Pioneering Spirit has removed another platform topside. With a weight of 3,800 tons, the Valhall QP topside is the lightest one yet. The Valhall QP platform removal is the first job for Allseas under a...Read more
Allseas wins new decommissioning contract
Allseas has won a new decommissioning contract from Equinor Energy to remove the 48,000 tons weighing Statfjord A platform. Allseas’ flagship Pioneering Spirit will lift the topside from its concrete gravity-based substructure in one piece...Read more