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Huisman to deliver heavylifting and pipelay equipment onboard Heerema's new Deep Water Construction Vessel
Huisman and Heerema Offshore Services signed a Letter of Intent for the delivery of all mission equipment onboard Heerema's new Deep Water Construction Vessel. Huisman will design, construct and install a 4,000mt Offshore Mast Crane and a pipelay tower for both J-lay and Reel-lay operations in ultra deep water. Installation of equipment is scheduled for 2012/2013, partly at the DSME yard in South Korea and partly at the Huisman quay in Schiedam, The Netherlands
The heavy lift crane will have a revolving lift capacity of 4,000mt. The Mast Crane design was selected for this vessel because of the small footprint and small construction weight of the crane. The crane will be constructed at the Huisman facility in China and installed onboard the vessel at the DSME yard in South Korea in 2012. Recent examples of Huisman built heavy lift cranes of similar design include the 3,000sht crane onboard the Sapura 3000 and the 5,000mt crane which is currently under construction for the Borealis.
The J-lay tower is installed over a moonpool and is designed for both J-lay and Reel-lay operations. For Reel-lay, the tower features two pipe tensioners of 400t capacity each. The pipe is spooled on reels which can be lifted on board offshore by the vessel's own crane. This concept is a novelty in rigid pipelaying on a big scale. It allows for onshore spooling of reels while offshore pipelaying continues, eliminating the need for a large spool base. Also the reels can be easily removed to free up deck space when operating in J-lay or crane barge mode. Additional equipment to be delivered by Huisman includes moveable pipe reels, PLET handling, A&R winches and a heave compensated deep water lowering system. All pipelay equipment will be constructed and installed at Huisman Schiedam where the vessel will arrive around December 2012. The Dutch-based world market leader in turnkey delivery of deepwater pipelay systems has delivered numerous pipelay systems over the years, a 600mt S-lay system for the Borealis is currently under construction.
This new partnership between Heerema and Huisman is a result of their long-lasting relationship which started with the delivery of the J-lay system onboard the Balder in 2002. Huisman's extensive track-record of delivering reliable and effective offshore construction equipment, has contributed to this major commitment from Heerema
Date 28 July 2010
Technip awarded major BP contracts in the UK North Sea
Technip has been awarded by BP two significant contracts, with a combined total
value in the region of £100 million (€120 million).
The first award, a three year diving repair & maintenance (R&M) frame agreement
contract with two further one year options, covers all diving and R&M activities for
BP’s platforms, subsea fields and pipelines within the UK North Sea area. This award
is effective immediately and represents the retention of a contract which Technip has
held for the last five years. Technip’s operating center in Aberdeen, Scotland will
execute the contract, using diving support vessels from the company’s suite of
marine assets, including Alliance, Wellservicer, Orelia, Skandi Achiever and Skandi
Arctic.
The second award is a major engineering and installation contract for the
development of the Devenick field, located 234 kilometers north east of Aberdeen. It
covers project management, engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning
of the 33.5 kilometer pipe-in-pipe(1) production pipeline, with 16” carrier pipeline, 3”
piggyback methanol line and infield pipelines, comprising various flowlines(2) and
umbilicals(3).
Technip’s Aberdeen operating center will also execute this contract,
which is scheduled to be completed in 2011. Vessels from the Technip fleet will be
used for the offshore installation campaign, including the new pipelay vessel, Apache
II, Orelia, Skandi Arctic and anchor handling tug supply vessel, Normand Mariner.
Date 30 June 2010
Technip awarded 3 contracts for refinery units in India
Technip has been awarded three lump sum turnkey contracts for Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), worth a total value of approximately €25 million, for the Phase III Expansion Project of its refinery located in Mangalore, west coast of India. This project will allow to increase this refinery’s crude refining capacity to 15 million tons/year. The contracts cover the design, engineering, supply and installation of fired heaters in four major units of the MRPL refinery: the Crude Distillation, Vacuum Distillation, Delayed Coking and Petrochemical Fluid Catalytic Cracking units. The contracts, which are scheduled to be completed in the first semester of 2011, will be executed by Technip’s operating center in New Delhi, India.
Date 8th June 2010
A2SEA wins contract at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm
Leading European energy company, Vattenfall, has awarded A2SEA a contract to transport
30 5MW RePower turbines from Belfast Harbour to the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, 10km
off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea.
In addition to providing the specialist jack-up barge SEA JACK and its experienced crew,
A2SEA will take care of all the logistics and planning involved in transporting 30 5MW
turbines and lifting the components into place ready for in situ assembly by an external crew.
SEA JACK is expected to be on site from March 2011. David Hodkinson, Director, Head of Development, at Vattenfall Wind Power in the UK, says:
"Vattenfall is making solid progress with the construction of the 150MW Ormonde Offshore
Wind Farm, with offshore works starting at the beginning of May this year. The contract with A2SEA for the use of SEA JACK will allow us to deploy Ormonde's 30 wind turbines in 2011 and is therefore an important part of the project’s supply chain jigsaw."
Already under construction both on and offshore, the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm will
cover a total area of 8.7km2, and Vattenfall expect to be producing power by late 2011.
Date 1st June 2010
PETRONAS Awards two exploration blocks
to LUNDIN PETROLEUM, NIO PETROLEUM and PETRONAS CARIGALI
PETRONAS today awarded Blocks SB307 and SB308 offshore Sabah under a single Production Sharing Contract (PSC) to a partnership comprising Lundin Malaysia B.V., Nio Petroleum Ltd., and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd.
Blocks SB307 and SB308 measure approximately 6,230 sq km and is located in water depths of up to 70 metres. Both blocks have been explored since 1965 and have led to the discovery of the producing Barton, South Furious and St. Joseph fields, currently operated by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd under a different PSC.
Under the terms of the PSC awarded today, Lundin Malaysia, with the participating interest of 42.5 per cent, will operate both blocks. Nio Petroleum, a newcomer to the Malaysian E&P scene, will own another 42.5 per cent interest whereas PETRONAS Carigali, the exploration and production arm of PETRONAS, will own the remaining 15 per cent interest.
The contractors are committed to drill one wildcat well to a minimum aggregate depth of 1,800 metres subsea, reprocess existing 400 line-km of 2D seismic data (for SB307) and 800 sqkm of 3D seismic data (for SB308), conduct geological and geophysical studies as well as to execute a development feasibility study for an existing discovered field in the blocks. The contractors’ minimum financial commitment is US$8 million.
The PSC was signed today at the PETRONAS Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. PETRONAS was represented by its Vice President of Exploration Business Encik Ramlan A. Malek; Lundin Malaysia by its President/CEO Mr. Ashley Heppenstall; Nio Petroleum by its CEO Mr Richard Hall; and PETRONAS Carigali by its Managing Director/CEO Datuk Abdullah Karim.
Date 19 May 2010
Offshore Solutions builds exclusive gangway for EDDA Accommodation
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), market leader in the invention, development, manufacture and safe operation of the industry’s most advanced marine access systems, has been awarded a prestigious contract by Edda Accommodation (Malta) Ltd, part of the Østensjø Group.
OSBV has designed and built a bespoke gangway, pushing the boundaries of the existing Offshore Access System (OAS), to be installed on its unique new build 600 berth mono-hull Fides accommodation support vessel. At 40 metres, the specially designed gangway is twice as long as the standard OAS and capable of operating in up to 5 metre Hs (significant wave height).
The vessel will provide the offshore industry with a unique accommodation and service vessel, which is planned to go into service later this year. The Edda Accommodation gangway will increase efficiency as it allows the transfer of workforce in both directions.
OSBV’s general manager, Ian Sadler, said: “We have been working in partnership with Edda for the last two years to design and manufacture the world’s most advanced heave compensated, hydraulic lift access system. The unit has now been manufactured and tested, and we are delighted with the results. Installation into the vessel will take place in June this year with sea trials in July.”
Edda Accommodation Managing Director Johan Rokstad said: “We are thrilled Offshore Solutions has agreed to specially design an offshore access system for this vessel. The OAS provides a safe, reliable and cost effective solution for transferring personnel, which further enhances the benefits and value add we offer our clients.”
This latest announcement comes as Offshore Solutions witnesses an increase in enquiries for its OAS, as operators consider alternatives to helicopter transfer. The company has also developed a lighter-weight version of the OAS, the OTS, which has received interest from the offshore wind and renewables market.
Date 6th May 2010
Technip awarded framework contract for flexible pipe supply in Norway
Technip has been awarded by Statoil ASA a three-year framework contract for the
design, fabrication and supply of flexible pipe products for projects in Norway.
The framework contract will be executed by the Group’s operating center in Oslo,
Norway. It covers the supply of flexible risers(1), flowlines(2) and associated
equipment.
The flexible pipe will be fabricated at Technip’s plant in Le Trait, France.
This award is confirmation of the Group’s leadership position on the North Sea
Subsea market
Date 23 April 2010
J. Ray McDermott Awarded Te Giac Trang Transportation and Installation Work in Vietnam
J. Ray McDermott, S. A. (J. Ray) announced today that its subsidiary J. Ray McDermott Far East, Inc. has been awarded a transportation and installation contract by PTSC Mechanical & Construction Company Limited (PTSC) for the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field development project, offshore Vietnam.
“This is the second contract that J. Ray has won in Vietnam this year,” said Steve Johnson, President and CEO of J. Ray. ” We are pleased that J. Ray’s strong marine capabilities and extensive offshore construction experience in Vietnam have positioned us to win this project. This award further solidifies and acknowledges the long relationship we have with PTSC.”
The scope of work includes transportation and installation of two wellhead platform jackets, topsides (including two drill decks, a main deck and helideck / electrical house), infield pipelines (including tie-spools and one pin-piled pipeline end manifold), and a subsea isolation valve.
Work is expected to start in the 3rd quarter of 2010.
The TGT oilfield is located in the northern part of Block 16-1 offshore Vietnam, around 100 kilometers south east of Vung Tau City, in a water depth of approximately 45 meters, and is operated by Hoang Long Joint Operating Co.
Date 9th April 2010
Kongsberg Maritime Secures camera and sonar orders for FUGRO'S ROV Fleet
Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce substantial orders from Fugro
for an extensive suite of cameras and scanning sonars as part of its
Global 2010 ROV sensor refurbishment and newbuild programme.
The orders include more than 140 high performance Kongsberg Maritime
underwater navigation and inspection video cameras, numerous lamps and
over 35 Kongsberg Mesotech obstacle avoidance scanning sonars. Further
orders are also expected for the newbuild programme.
As well as the latest versions of the industry's most widely used
low-light navigation and high resolution colour zoom cameras, Kongsberg
Maritime will be supplying over 20 of its new low-light OE13-124/5 BIT
navigation cameras and 6 ultra high resolution imaging sonars.
The new cameras and sonars will be fitted to Fugro's existing Global
fleet of Work Class, Intermediate Class and Observation Class ROV, whilst the
equipment for the newbuild fleet will be installed on the Fugro FCV 3000
and new FCV 2000 Work Class ROV Systems, which are built in-house in
Singapore. The sensors will provide accurate navigation and inspection
imaging support for a broad range of applications, including:
Construction Support, Inspection, Repair and Maintenance, Pipeline and Seabed Survey
and Drill Rig Support.
The orders follow on from a long relationship between the two
organisations and the continued reliable performance of Kongsberg
Maritime's underwater imaging equipment throughout Fugro's demanding
global ROV operations.
"The greatest importance is placed on the accuracy and reliability of the
payload of sensors we choose for our World Class ROV Systems, and after
many years of putting Kongsberg Maritime's equipment through its paces,
we are impressed with the comprehensive range of high quality, dependable
and well supported equipment offered," comments Jim Mann Fugro's Global ROV
Manager.
Date 9th April 2010
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