Eidesvik-Agalas JV to Build New IMR Vessel on Charter with Reach Subsea
, maintenance and repair (IMR) work for subsea and offshore wind markets.Equipped with methanol engines and a battery hybrid system, the vessel will be owned by an entity to be named Eidesvik Agalas AS, where Eidesvik will be the majority owner with 50.1%.The remaining shares will be owned by Northern Norway shipowners Agalas.Planned delivery for the vessel is early 2026, with an estimated build cost of $87.7 million (€ 81.5 million).In addition, Eidesvik Agalas AS has been granted options for 4 additional vessels.Upon completion the vessel is scheduled to commence on a 3 to 5-year time charter
MODUS to Deploy HAUV on Survey Contract off Norway
Modus Subsea Services Ltd won a contract to perform survey services in connection with a new cable corridor requirement in Ofotfjorden, northern Norway, a campaign using the Modus Hybrid AUV (HAUV).Modus will perform a desk top study, to identify further site information and support the preparation of the project. In Q2 2021, Modus will mobilize the HAUV-2 to collect geophysical seabed survey data, perform target inspection and an environmental survey across a 6km x 1km area. The HAUV will be operated as a high-speed ROV in tethered mode to provide real time data feedback and decision making.
Aker Solutions, Equinor Sign LoI for Askeladd Subsea System
Norway's Aker Solutions has received a letter of intent from Equinor to deliver the subsea production system for the Askeladd Vest natural gas development in the Barents Sea in northern Norway.The development of Askeladd Vest is phase two of the multi-phased Snøhvit gas development in the Barents Sea."We are pleased to extend the series of deliveries to Equinor under the NCS 2017+ framework agreement," said Luis Araujo, chief executive officer of Aker Solutions. He said: "The Askeladd Vest subsea production system is based on our standard technology and products currently
Johan Castberg PDO Approved
Johan Castberg field will have a supply and helicopter base in Hammerfest and an operations organization in Harstad. The costs of operating the field are estimated at some NOK 1.15 billion ($19 million) per year, representing around 1700 man-years nationwide, some 500 of which will be performed in Northern Norway. This includes both direct and indirect spinoffs.Equinor and the other operators with oil deposits in the Barents Sea are looking at the possibilities of oil transfer at Veidnes in Finnmark county, including both a downscaled terminal solution and ship-to-ship transfer.The Johan Castberg partnership
Ocean Autonomy: Norway to the Fore
;re important for autonomous systems,” he says. “We can use a satellite, send out a drone, working with unmanned ships, for joint operations.”Norway is becoming a testing ground for these technologies, with a number of areas designated as test beds, including Trondheimsfjord in Northern Norway, Storfjord in the northernmost part of western Norway, an area with several ferry crossings deemed suitable for testing and developing sensor technology and management systems, and Horten on the Oslo fjord in southern Norway.Indeed, Kongsberg, which is working heavily in autonomous shipping
Statoil Decision on Castberg Field in late 2017
; * Expected to come on stream in 2022, the Castberg field will be operating for 30 years. A 2022 start-up is in line with previous Statoil statements * The national employment during the development phase has been estimated at almost 47,000 man-years, of which close to 1,800 will be in northern Norway * Statoil will invest around NOK 1.15 billion ($135.73 million) per year in operation of the field, amounting to around 1,700 man-years nationally, of which around 500 will be performed in northern Norway. These are both the direct and indirect spin-offs estimated by analyst firm Agenda
IKM Ocean Design Awarded Statoil Contract
and Oslo. IKM Ocean Design employs 70 engineers within the areas of subsea field development, subsea pipelines and cables, subsea structures and topside engineering. The Johan Castberg field is located in the Barents Sea, approximately 240 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest in northern Norway. The field development comprises the Skrugard, Havis and Drivis fields, all within Production License 532
Research Vessel Heincke: Serving Science for 25 years
staff. The twelve-man crew keeps the ship running smoothly – and the researchers will throw them a small party on board to thank them for their hard work and in honour of the ship’s birthday. On 9 July the Heincke will then depart for her next expeditions, which will take her to northern Norway and Svalbard
Hydroacoustic Package for Norwegian Icebreaker
complex navigation needs of this sophisticated new research vessel. The building of Kronprins Haakon will start in June this year in Italy. The vessel will be operated by The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) under ownership of the Norwegian Polar Institute. Its homeport will be Tromsø in Northern Norway, where its third and biggest user, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) is based. As one of the most advanced polar research vessels ever built, Kronprins Haakon will become integral to gaining a greater scientific understanding of the polar and global environment. The KONGSBERG scope of
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