Jumbo uses augmented reality to pinpoint shim points on deck
Jumbo has completed the first of 2 contracts supporting Subsea 7 projects for Total in Angola. For the first time, the company has used augmented reality to determine the shim points on deck. Using Microsoft’s...Read more
Hareket awarded heavy-lift contract for Duqm refinery
PRESS RELEASE – Hareket has been selected as the heavy-lift contractor for the offsite and utility packages for the Duqm Refineries in Oman. The contract was awarded by a joint venture of Petrofac and Samsung. Read more
Pacific Drilling latest rig operator to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
New York-listed Pacific Drilling is the latest rig operator to file for a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US to get out of a major debt. Several other rig operators have made a similar move...Read more
Sleipnir installs one of world’s smallest platforms
PRESS RELEASE – Heerema’s Sleipnir has safely installed Dana Petroleum’s new P11-Unity platform, which at 395 metric tons is one of the world’s smallest platforms. The Dutch heavy-lift company was contracted by HSM Offshore, who...Read more
Aker Solutions awarded Breidablikk contract by Equinor
PRESS RELEASE – Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Equinor for the delivery of a subsea production system for the Breidablikk development in the North Sea. The contract value is estimated at about...Read more
Allseas removes 27,000 tonnes of topsides and jackets from North Sea
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed a processing and accommodation topsides and flare jackets removal campaign as part of the Tyra Redevelopment Project for Total E&P Denmark.Read more
Patrick Schorn to become new CEO at Borr Drilling
PRESS RELEASE – Borr Drilling has appointed Patrick Schorn as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 8 September 2020. He will succeed Svend Anton Maier who will remain with the company as a...Read more
Video: Load-out and commissioning of IHC pipelay system
Royal IHC has delivered a J-Lay system following one of the most complex mobilisation operations ever seen in the North East of England, according to the company. The system will be installed onto ZPMC’s multi-purpose...Read more
Aker Solutions posts better than expected results
Aker Solutions has recorded better than expected second-quarter results. Cost-saving measures and increased activity in existing projects have led to higher revenue, earnings and order-intake than anticipated following the outbreak of Covid-19. Read more
PD Ports awarded major pipeline contract by Saipem
PRESS RELEASE – PD Ports has won a major pipeline contract with global oilfield services company Saipem to service the Tolmount gas field, one of the largest undeveloped gas discoveries in the Southern North Sea.Read more
Mammoet completes large 2-year construction project in Nigeria
With the installation of a 1,240-tonne propylene bullet, Mammoet has completed a large-scale construction project at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical complex in Nigeria. For two years, over 100 Mammoet engineers were on-site to transport...Read more
Shell to write off 20 billion dollars in assets, plans major reorganization
Royal Dutch Shell is preparing a major reorganization in response to the new oil crisis, which sees the company write off at least 20 billion dollars in assets in the previous quarter. “We will likely...Read more
BP sells petrochemical business to Ineos for 5 billion dollars
BP has agreed to sell its global petrochemicals business to Ineos for a total amount of 5 billion dollars. The sale will strengthen the company’s balance sheet while the oil major is reinventing itself to...Read more
Mammoet creates beach landing to deliver in Sakhalin
Mammoet created a custom beach landing solution to deliver 22 pieces of equipment to the onshore processing facility compression site of the Sakhalin-2 project in Russia. In addition to the lack of infrastructure, the Dutch...Read more
Equinor awards TechnipFMC with EUR 166 million in contracts
PRESS RELEASE – Equinor has awarded TechnipFMC with several large pipelaying and subsea installation projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The companies signed two firm contracts for the Breidablikk and Snorre Expansion projects and...Read more
Allseas removes third platform from Brent field
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell UK’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea. Read more
Heavy Lift Group moves 7 heavy pieces with an Antonov plane
The Heavy Lift Group has flown 340 tonnes of oil & gas equipment to Kuwait in a last-minute workaround in regards to Covid-19. Divided over three flights, the company used an Antonov AN-124 aircraft to...Read more
Wagenborg and Niestern Sander to build icebreaking Walk-to-Work vessel
PRESS RELEASE – Shipyard Royal Niestern Sander and Wagenborg Offshore have been contracted to build the world’s first shallow draft icebreaking Walk-to-Work vessel. Following delivery in December 2021, Mercury Sakhalin will operate the vessel on...Read more