Strong Offshore Wind Lifts U.S. Maritime, Port, and Logistics Companies
logistics vessels. As an example, one of the large short-term projects has chartered in over 20 Jones Act compliant vessels and several foreign-flag vessels to support its survey campaigns," Lewis says.According to WER, around $60bn will be spent on material supply, manufacturing, and fabrication services, $3 billion on engineering and technical services, while offshore construction and commissioning will account for around $25bn, with Lewis warning that in a few years the U.S. might face a situation where it won't have enough assets to support the planned offshore wind growth."We
Sonardyne Appoints Scope Engineering as Agent
in the Australasian offshore industry, Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd. in Singapore has appointed Scope Engineering (WA) Pty Ltd. as its agent for Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding territories. Based in Perth, Western Australia, Scope Engineering delivers a range of marine engineering and fabrication services as well as providing third party technology solutions for offshore monitoring and inspection surveys. Now as Sonardyne’s agent, Scope Engineering will collaborate with the company on commercial opportunities within subsea asset monitoring, exploration and reservoir surveillance, ocean
Johan Svedrup Design Two-Thirds Complete
. They will be linked by bridges and rest on steel jacket substructures that rise about 100 meters from the seafloor. The timing of the FEED phase is crucial. It develops the concept to the detail needed that will allow contractors, yards and vendors to bid for contracts to supply equipment and fabrication services. Many contracts need to be in place next year for the field to start production as planned in 2019. "We worked with Statoil throughout 2013 to identify the optimal development solution for Johan Sverdrup," said Lundegaard. "We're very excited to now put the finishing touches
New Offshore Engineering Facility Gains £2.5M Investment
of £8million in its first financial year. The investment allows PD&MS, world renowned for its project management and offshore engineering knowledge to provide a full concept to completion service with the support of leading fabrication and engineering company Harlen, who will deliver fabrication services from the new facility. Previously based in neighboring Prince Charles Wharf on a short-term lease, the new, larger facility is optimized for rig repair and upgrades, vessel repair and mobilizations, large fabrications and general work across other energy sectors. An initial £1million
Singapore's Triyards Introduce New HPHT Jack-up Design
systems and equipment available today. It can also be quickly customised to meet the distinct needs of different clients without having to be continuously redesigned, thus avoiding the costs associated with such variation orders. Triyards say that they offer a broad spectrum of engineering and fabrication services. The Company currently owns and operates two fabrication yards in Ho Chi Minh City (Triyards SSY) and Vung Tau (Triyards SOFEL) in Vietnam, as well as another in Houston in the US (Triyards Houston).  
Aker Solutions Signs Aasta Hansteen SPS Contract
facility in Aberdeen in the UK will deliver the control systems and the wellheads. Aker Solutions is investing heavily in the northern part of Norway and in October 2012, the company announced the acquisition of a fabrication facility in Sandnessjøen. The facility will provide several fabrication services for Aker Solutions and will be deeply involved in the Aasta Hansteen project. The fabrication of the template-manifolds in Sandnessjøen will also create regional spin-off effects. Aasta Hansteen is located 300 km west of Bodø and 140 km north of the nearest existing offshore