GSP Offshore is among the 14 partners of the project coordinated by José Luis Domínguez, head of the Power Systems group at IREC, along with other companies and educational institutions.

The project will implement a 5 MW demonstrator in the Black Sea, paving the way for industrial mass production and the deployment of floating offshore wind farms. By coupling synergies with the oil & gas sectors, the BLOW project aims to accelerate the energy transition in the region and foster societal acceptance and cross-border policy development.

Offshore wind is a clean, cost-efficient, and scalable power source, and floating offshore wind energy is expected to play a key role in unlocking the vast potential of deep-sea areas. The project started in January 2023, has a budget above 21 M€ and will last for 5 years.

From now onwards, let the wind BLOW!!!!!

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The SASB gas field encompasses a total license area of 12,385ha, being one of the biggest natural gas production and development projects located in the Black Sea, offshore Turkey.

Scope of work comprises drilling of 5 wells from existing wellhead production platforms, using the GSP Uranus jack up rig.

GSP Uranus is a three-legged, self-evelating unit, cantilever type, Marathon Le Tourneau Class 116-C design drilling rig, maximum water depth up to 100 m and 7.600 m maximum drilling depth.

“We are pleased to partner with Canadian company Trillion Energy. We are confident that our expertise from previous succesfully completed projects in the Black Sea stands as a guarantee for the activities that will be performed under the SASB Project,” stated Gabriel Comanescu, President and CEO of GSP Group.

About GSP

The companies within the GSP group provide integrated services for the oil & gas industry, such as: drilling, offshore construction, shipping, engineering and aviation. The group operates an extensive fleet of mobile offshore shallow and deep water drilling units, construction and multi-role vessels, technical vessels and heavy lift crane barges.

17:55PM, 11.03.2021
GSP Falcon transportă echipajul salvat la Dana Pasageri Port Constanța.

• GSP Falcon a fost înștiințat la ora 17.25 de către RMCC Constanța de eliberare din acțiunea de Căutare și Salvare pe Mare – SAR.
• Acțiunea SAR va continua de către o nava a gărzii de coasta și de o fregată a marinei militare.
• GSP Falcon va transporta la Dana Pasageri, Portul Constanța, persoanele salvate. ETA 12.03.2021 ora 06.00.

15:27PM, 11.03.2021
GSP continuă operațiunea de căutare și salvare

• GSP Falcon continuă operațiunea de căutare a marinarului dispărut, precum și de recuperare a persoanei decedate, sub coordonarea MRCC Constanța
• Temperatura apei este de aproximativ 5-7 grade Celsius
• Nouă marinari ucraineni se află la bordul GSP Falcon, în stare bună de sănătate.

14:25PM, 11.03.2021
Pacienta a ajuns in siguranta la aeroportul Mihail Kogalniceanu

• La ora 14.06 elicopterul GSP a aterizat in siguranță pe Aeroportul Kogălniceanu
• Pacienta, in vârsta de 26 ani, este echilibrată hemodinamic și conștientă
• Aceasta a preluata de un elicopter SMURD pentru a fi transportata la SJU Constanta.

13:40PM, 11.03.2021
Update operațiune salvare GSP FALCON: Pacienta a fost preluata in siguranta la bordul elicopetrului GSP

• La ora 13.34 elicopterul GSP a decolat de la GSP Falcon cu destinația Aeroport Kogălniceanu
• Pacienta va fi preluata de un elicopter SMURD pentru a fi transportata la SJU Constanta.

12:30PM, 11.03.2021
GSP a inițiat operațiunea de evacuare medicală pentru un membru al echipajului, pe calea aerului, cu elicopterul.

• Singura femeie din echipajul ucrainian va fi evacuată cu elicopterul GSP, care a decolat la ora 12.35 din baza GSP Midia.
• Transportul se va efectua ca urmare a agravării starii de sănătate a acesteia.
• Elicopterul este pregatit pentru misiuni de tip MEDEVAC (Evacuare Medicala)
• La bordul aeronavei sunt doi piloti, 1 medic, 1 asistent medical si un tehnician.
• Operațiunea continuă pentru căutarea unui membru al echipajului ucrainean, încă negăsit.
• Vom reveni cu detalii.

10:30AM, 11.03.2021
Marinarii salvați vor fi transportați la dana de pasageri din Portul Constanța, la finalizarea operațiunilor de salvare

Nava Volgo Balt 179 este scufundată. Echipajul navei este format din 13 persoane, 12 bărbați și o femeie, toți cetățeni ucraineni.

Cele zece persoane salvate se află în spitalul navei GSP Falcon și primesc toate îngrijirile necesare. Un membru al echipajului nu a fost găsit până în acest moment. Operațiunea de salvare continuă. Vom reveni cu detalii.

9.25AM, 11.03.2021

La 04:40 dimineața GSP Falcon a recepționat un mesaj de urgență de la nava “Volgo Balt 179”. Operațiunea de Salvare a început fără întârziere, în condiții meteo deosebit de dificile 50 km/h și valuri de 4 metri.

Ultimul mesaj transmis de “Volgo Balt 179” a fost de abandon navă.

Până în acest moment au fost salvați 10 marinari. Aceștia se află în siguranță la bordul GSP Falcon.

Două persoane au decedat. În același timp se caută în apele mării încă o persoană.

Comandatul GSP Falcon, Victor Marina conduce operațiunile de salvare.

Poziția comunicată de Volgo Balt 179 la momentul SOS: 76 de mile în largul Mării Negre.

“Our teams successfully refloated the Queen Hind. Our data shows that this was a unique operation, at least for the Black Sea region. The ship is now firmly in place at dock. We gladly announce that thanks to a tireless, human and technical, effort normal operations can resume at Midia Harbor”, specified Gabriel Comănescu, president and CEO of Grup Servicii Petroliere.

GSP employees worked around the clock for the refloating operations. Our diver teams worked even in four shifts. „GSP spared no resources for this project. We are fully aware of the emergency factor in the operation. We worked fast and did a good job. We registered no safety incidents, or environmental riscs”, said the president and CEO of GSP, Gabriel Comănescu. GSP mobilized, for the Queen Hind refloat operation, the biggest sea crane in the Black Sea: GSP Neptun.

Our experts used barges to further stabilize the Queen Hind. “It was not an easy operation. There seldom are easy operations in our field of work. We managed to refloat a ship, comparable in length to a football field. GSP successfully finished, without incidents, in record time a complex refloat operation”, stated Gabriel Comănescu. GSP is starting phase two of the agreed plan with the beneficiary. The mission to free the Queen Hind of the biological load, in 100% safe conditions for the personnel as well as for the environment, will be developed in close collaboration with local and national authorities. A big thank you to all our employees and partners, for a job well done.

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As general contractor, GSP will integrate a series of services that includes onshore and offshore operations and maintenance as well as harbour operations, maritime transportation, aviation services and other support services.

„Throughout the last 15 years, GSP has been developing its expertise in providing integrated services for offshore oil & gas industry. We started in 2004, as a drilling contractor, and since then we have been continuously investing in expanding our range of services. Today, GSP has the capabilities to cover an extensive range of services, from drilling and greenfield developments to asset management of brownfields.

We are confident that we will successfully deliver a project of such complexity, as we rely on our specialists` professionalism as well as on our assets that comply with the most exigent international standards”, said Gabriel Comanescu, President of GSP.

The operations under the contract will be performed by GSP Offshore SRL and with support from GSP group companies – Grup Servicii Petroliere Logistic SRL (“GSP Logistics”, Grup Servicii Petroliere Shipyard SRL (“GSP Shipyard”), Grup Servicii Petroliere Catering SRL (“GSP Catering”), Vega Offshore SRL, acting as subcontractors.

The project is scheduled to commence in the second half of  2019, and has an estimated duration of 8 years.

About GSP:

The companies within the GSP group provide integrated services for the oil & gas industry, such as: drilling, offshore construction, shipping, aviation and engineering. The group operates an extensive fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, construction and multi-role vessels, technical vessels and heavy lift crane barges.

GSP Offshore has signed the contract for integrated drilling services with Lukoil Overseas Atash BV. The project will be developed in Trident field, in the Romanian Black Sea sector and marks a new milestone for GSP, as the company accesses the deep-water drilling market.

The Trident field concession rights are owned by the Romanian branch of the Dutch subsidiary of Lukoil (87.8%) and Romgaz, the Romanian state-owned producer (12.2%). The gas deposit in the Trident field is estimated to 30 billion cubic meters and could be the second largest in Romania’s exclusive economic area.

GSP acts as main contractor, being responsible for the entire management of the drilling campaign. The scope of work comprises drilling and well-related services, as well as logistics and aviation. The project involves the drilling of a new expiration well – Trinity-1X, for which Saipem`s Scarabeo 9 semisubmersible drilling rig will be mobilized. The Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) is an ultra-deep-water drilling unit, designed to operate in water depth up to 12,000 ft, and with a drilling depth capacity up to 50,000 ft below the rotary table, and has been chosen due to its ability to lower its tower in order to allow the crossing of the Bosphorus Strait.

The drilling activities under the project are expected to commence in 4Q 2019.

On Thursday, December 29, at approximately 17.00, Grup Servicii Petroliere received the intervention request from the Maritime Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Constanța, being asked to intervene and provide support for the cargo vessel Basel Express, which was drifting, without propulsion, electricity and fuel, 3 miles away of the entrance of Constanța Port.

At 18:00 hr. GSP King, with the Master of the ship Eduard Troian in command, left Constanța Port with a crew of 14 onboard. The coordination of the rescue of the drifting vessel was provided by the Grup Servicii Petroliere ERCC (Emergency Response Coordination Centre), having Laurențiu Zanfir, the General Director of the Constanța Maritime Coordination Centre, in command of the joint rescue operation.

At 21.00 hr. – MRCC Constanța has accepted the proposal of the Master of GSP King to return to harbor and retrieve a grapnel (an anchor chains hookup device), to tow Basel Express. This maneuver was needed because the mooring lines of Basel Express broke when they were stretched for towing.

At 23.55 hr., the rescue vessel GSP King approached Basel Express again and started preparing for the hooking up maneuver with the grapnel anchor chain, in order to succeed using the chain as a tow line.

At 02.45 hr., at the end of 2 hours of difficult maneuvers, GSP King managed fouling the Basel Express anchor chain and the drifting ship set off towards Constanța Port under safe towage, the trailer length exceeding 200 meters.

The convoy arrived in Constanța Port in the morning where the cargo vessel was taken over by harbor tugs and berthed at the passenger quay of the port of Constanța.

Basel Express, with an approximately 8,000 dwt tonnage and 126 meters in length, loaded with grain, had its main engine damaged in the Constanța Port waiting area. The cargo ship was drifting to the Romanian seaside, the drifting path showing the stranding danger in Mangalia area. At the time of the rescue completion, Basel Express registered a drift of 11 nautical miles away from the initial waiting position.

The rescue operation was carried out under headwinds exceeding 55 nautical knots per hour (100 km/h) and waves of over 6 meters. The rescue operation was completed on Friday, at 11.38 hr., after almost 18 rescue action hours.

The anchoring solution provided by GSP King for the rescue of the drifting Basel Express is a first in Romania in an open sea rescue situation.

Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) operates an extensive and diversified fleet, comprising mobile offshore drilling units (rigs), offshore support vessels, offshore construction vessels, heavy lift crane barges, an ROV fleet and a saturation diving system. GSP is a member of GSP Holding, an integrated services provider for the oil and gas offshore industry, rendering drilling, offshore construction, marine operation, shipping, aviation, shipbuilding, engineering, logistics, catering, training services, with worldwide operations. The Quality Management System was audited and certified as complying ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BS OHSAS 18001, ISO / TS 29001 and the requirements of the ISM Code by Bureau Veritas.

The rig is currently under preparation for the contract in Limassol, Cyprus. GSP Jupiter is expected to be promptly moved onto location and drill one firm well (and one optional).

This is the second offshore drilling campaign GSP provides for Numhyd offshore Tunisia, after the exploration drilling operations GSP Saturn performed in 2011 and 2012.

About NUMHYD: HUMHYD a.r.l. is a jointly owned and managed oil company, founded by the Tunisian Company of Petroleum Activities (ETAP) and The Algerian National Oil Company (SONATRACH), who each own 50%. NUMHYD, established in 2003, carries out exploration and production of oil and gas in Tunisia and Algeria.

About Grup Servicii Petroliere: GSP operates an extensive and diversified fleet including mobile offshore drilling rigs, offshore support vessels of various types, construction vessels, heavy lift crane barges, as well as several ROVs and a Saturation Diving System. GSP is member of GSP Holding, an integrated service provider to the Oil & Gas Industry, covering Drilling, Offshore construction, Shipping, Aviation, Shipyards, Engineering, Logistics, Catering, and Training, and operating worldwide. GSP Holding has branches and offices in Rotterdam, Moscow, Dubai, Mexico, Tunis, Valletta, Limassol, Singapore, Istanbul and Milano. The GSP QHSE Management System has been audited and certified as complying with the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BS OHSAS 18001, ISO/TS 29001, and ISM Code requirements by Bureau Veritas.

• the installation of the Kongsberg dynamic positioning system DP2 with 6 Rolls Royce azimuth retractable thrusters of 2200 kW each, and of 4 Wärtsilä, TIER III emission engines, 3500 kW each in the new power compartment;
• the increase of the pipelay capacity by installing a 90 meters stinger and a new fixed frame system which allow the construction vessel address higher diameter pipelay installation projects into deeper waters;
• the increase of the accommodation capacity from 208 to 240.

The project included a series of other upgrade works observing the international industry standards to date. GSP Bigfoot 1 is a multi-functional offshore installation barge with derrick and pipelay features suitable for shallow and medium deep water. After the upgrade, the construction vessel observe the latest international classification and contractors’ associations regulations, ABS and IMCA included. The construction vessel may as well serve as shallow and deep water logistic base to transport heavy structures, accommodate personnel, and ROV operations. GSP Bigfoot 1 has been configured to provide excellent motion characteristics and work in areas where shallow water could be a challenging factor for many other vessels. The upgrade project was carried out by GSP, GSP Engineering and GSP Shipyard. GSP Engineering provided the detailed engineering while the GSP Shipyard provided fabrication of the marine systems, outfitting, installation and integration of marine and pipe laying equipment, while GSP provided the project management.

]]> https://www.gspoffshore.com/news/gsp-announces-successful-completion-of-sea-trials-for-gsp-bigfoot-1-after-upgrade.html/feed 0 https://www.gspoffshore.com/news/gsp-offshore-inks-a-two-year-contract-with-gazpromneft-sakhalin.html https://www.gspoffshore.com/news/gsp-offshore-inks-a-two-year-contract-with-gazpromneft-sakhalin.html#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:00:06 +0000 http://www.gspoffshore.com/?p=4507 GSP Offshore announces GSP Saturn will provide offshore drilling services in Pechora Sea, in the south eastern part of the Barents Sea, on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation.  GSP Saturn will carry out operations under a two year contract, 2014 – 2015 with extension option for one year. The MODU’s mobilization is scheduled for May 2014.

GSP Saturn will enter service in Dolginskoye oil field where shall perform the drilling, logging, completion and testing of North-Dolginskaya № 3 well. The initial contract between GSP and Gazpromneft-Sakhalin involving GSP Jupiter operations in 2013 being postponed, extended and reassigned to GSP Saturn. 

“We consider the contract with Gazprom Neft as being a great opportunity for GSP Offshore! GSP Saturn is one of the most technologically advanced GSP’s MODUs, the rig being part of the total of 1.35 billion USD investment plan our company carried out since 2004” said Gabriel Comanescu, President and CEO of Grup Servicii Petroliere.

GSP Offshore (Grup Servicii Petroliere S.A.) is an integrated service provider to the Oil & Gas Industry, covering Fabrication, Jack-Up Drilling Rigs, Subsea Construction & Installation Vessels, Transportation & Trenching. The company is a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and a full fledged member of the Russian Association of Drilling Contractors.. The GSP QHSE Management system has been successfully audited and certified as complying with standards and requirements of the International Safety Management Code.

Over the last few years the commercial relations on the Oil & Gas market in Russia have intensified as GSP considers the Russian market a strategic one. GSP owns and operates a fleet of seven mobile offshore drilling rigs, and the company has carried out drilling operations under long term contracts in the North and Black Seas, the Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico. 

Further information:
E-mail: public.relations@gspoffshore.com