Port of Fourchon- Offshore Magazine

Port Fourchon

Port Fourchon thrives despite the economy
Deepwater activity stays the course amid pullback.

No job shortage in Lafourche Parish
In stark contrast to much of the US, in Lafourche Parish “help wanted” signs are as prevalent as the bayou and shrimp boats.

LA 1 coalition, levee district trying to get Washington’s attention
Emissaries of two prominent alliances in Lafourche Parish are trying to get the ear of Washington, but for entirely different reasons.

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Sweden

Syntactic foam wrap helps protect casings against HP/HT damage
Trelleborg CRP has introduced CFW+, an upgraded version of its crushable foam wrap for use in high-pressure/high-temperature wells.

Higher capacity, smoother discharge improve supply vessel cargo handling
Hopper and blow-pump bulk handling systems from MacGregor Selfunloaders increase storage capacity for offshore supply vessels (OSVs).

Mooring group sees signs of recovery
Anchor chain manufacturer Ramnäs has landed its biggest order ever. The order is to supply chain to Hyundai Heavy Industries for mooring Total’s Usan FPSO off Nigeria.

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Norway

HiLoad system to stabilize drillship in Arctic waters
As Remora’s first HiLoad unit prepares for sea trials, the contractor already is planning a second under an EPC contract awarded by Stena Drilling last year.

Frigg jacket removed to shore via novel re-float method
Buoyancy tanks guide heavy structure to Stord

Innovation Park to showcase Norwegian technologies
For the first time, Norway’s presence at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston May 4-7 will feature an Innovation Park, where 11 companies plan to display novel products and services for the oil and gas industry.

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Netherlands

IRO on growth path as offshore horizons expand
Membership of IRO, the association of Dutch suppliers to the oil and gas industry, now exceeds 340 companies, with 26 applicants joining over the past 12 months.

Bluestream expands North Sea DSV fleet
Diving/subsea services group Bluestream is set to unveil its second diving support vessel.

Compact drillship design brings benefits in stability, deck space, power performance
Offshore design and construction companies IHC Merwede and Huisman have expanded their cooperation in pipelay solutions – the latest products being Subsea 7’s Seven Oceans and Seven Seas – towards new generation drilling vessels.

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