Top News of the Week of Aug 18 – Aug 24, 2014

1. DOF Subsea has been awarded multiple contracts, with a total value of approx. NOK 830 million.

DOF Subsea has been awarded multiple contracts, with a total value of approx. NOK 830 million.

2. Barge Carrying Platforms for EnBW Baltic 2 OWF Sinks Off Darßer Ort

A barge that sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) off Darßer Ort in the Baltic Sea was carrying four working platforms for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, the company confirmed in an email statement.

3. Mermaid Starts Rebranding of Subsea Business Units

Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces that it has commenced the rebranding of the subsea business units which will be collectively operated under “Mermaid Subsea Services”.

4. Harkand to Support Apache and EMAS North Sea Ops

HARKAND has been awarded a contract to support Apache with inspection, repair and maintenance work (IRM) as well as light construction (LC) across their assets in the North Sea, following completion of a competitive tender exercise.

5. World’s Largest Turret on Its Way to Shell’s Prelude

The largest piece of the turret for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility has set sail from Dubai for the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where the facility is under construction.