Axis Offshore celebrated steel cutting according to the construction schedule with Cosco on 28th February 2013 for its first semi-submersible accommodation unit. The Axis Offshore site team manager, Magnus Olsson, congratulated the yard project manager, Wang Jianqiang, on the planned progress made by Cosco. The new accommodation vessel, worth over $200 million, is ordered by [...]
The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) is on track to achieving first gas by the end of 2016 with the first steel cutting today by Samsung Heavy Industries for what will be the world’s largest semi-submersible platform. The 150 metre by 110 metre large central processing facility (CPF) will displace 140,000 tonnes and will [...]
Today Shell celebrated the cutting of first steel for the game-changing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility’s substructure with joint venture participants, Inpex and KOGAS, and lead contractor, the Technip Samsung Consortium, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in South Korea. Shell’s Projects & Technology Director Matthias Bichsel commented: “We are cutting 7.6 tonnes [...]
Proserv, a global leader in energy production technology services, has unveiled a next generation subsea cutting tool that provides complete well severance and significantly reduces in-well operational time by up to 50%. Proserv’s enhanced Multi-String Cutting (MSC) tool, which was launched today at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, is a customisable internal multi-string conductor [...]
KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to two semi-submersible drilling rigs (Cat-D), with an option for KONGSBERG to deliver products and services for two more semi-submersible drilling rigs. “This is what we call a ‘Full Picture’ solution from Kongsberg Maritime, as [...]
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![UK: MCS Kenny Launches Cutting-Edge Riser Design Software]()
MCS Kenny, Wood Group Kenny’s riser engineering and software solutions company, has launched Version 8 of its industry-leading Flexcom™ riser design and analysis software. This new release will make it easier for engineering teams to model the characteristics of all types of oil & gas riser systems, particularly for deepwater. It will help organisations to [...]
![Russia: Vyborg Shipyard Commences Steel Cutting for New Ice-class PSV]()
Vyborg Shipyard Construction has commenced steel cutting for a new ice-class supply vessel, the first in a series of multipurpose PSVs … (PortNews) Source: PortNews, July 7, 2011;
![Norway: Haugesund Mayor Starts Steel Cutting Ceremony for Statoil’s Gudrun Topside]()
With a traditional ceremony Thursday afternoon, Aibel marked the start up of the fabrication of the Gudrun topside. ‘This is the first time Haugesund’s mayor chain has been worn over an overall,’ said mayor of Haugesund, Petter Steen. ‘It is a gesture to symbolise how important Aibel is to the local community and the [...]
![Norway: Major Player Joins EMGS, Shell in Developing Cutting Edge 3D EM System]()
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that a major international oil company has joined EMGS and Shell in a joint industry project (JIP) to plan and design the next-generation 3D EM system. “We are delighted that yet another customer with extensive EM experience has joined the JIP,” says Roar Bekker, EMGS chief executive officer. “Both [...]
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![Norway: Steel Cutting Ceremony Held for Polarcus Adira Newbuild Seismic Vessel]()
Polarcus Limited announces that the official steel cutting ceremony of newbuild NB293, named POLARCUS ADIRA, took place in March 2011. POLARCUS ADIRA is the second of two newbuild 3D seismic vessels ordered from Ulstein Verft AS of Norway and announced by Polarcus on 18 November 2010. The vessels are being built to the ULSTEIN [...]
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