Romania
Moldova inks ‘historic’ Black Sea gas deal to bolster energy security
Moldova’s state-owned energy company Energocom has signed what it says is its first long-term gas purchase contract with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom.
VARD building 121-meter Taiwan-bound subsea construction vessel
Norway’s VARD has signed a €113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-meter-long
Transocean rig spuds first of ten gas wells in Black Sea drilling campaign
OMV Petrom and Romgaz have started drilling the first gas production well in their multi-well program in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea with a semi-submersible rig, owned by Transocean, a Switzerland-based offshore drilling giant.
Hull for Japan-bound hybrid cable lay & construction vessel coming together in Romania (Video)
The aft part of the highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that VARD is building for the Japanese offshore wind market has arrived at the company’s Tulcea shipyard where it will be joined with the forward parts of the hull. The Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder held t
VARD starts building first Island Offshore hybrid ocean energy construction vessel, second to follow in July
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the first hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The steel cutting that marks the official start of construction for the first newbuild OECV, named Island Evolution, too
WATCH: Transocean rig on its way to kick off 10-well drilling gig
One of the semi-submersible rigs, owned by Transocean, is on the move to reach an offshore site where it will embark on a multi-well drilling campaign to unlock natural gas from a project in the Black Sea.
Two contracts for huge Black Sea gas project reel in $10 million for Expro
U.S.-headquartered energy services provider Expro has secured two contracts with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom worth over $10 million for what is said to be the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea. The contracts described as major involve Expro’s subsea
WATCH: Transocean rig preps to spin the drill bit on €4B gas project
With preparations one of the semi-submersible rigs, owned by Transocean, is undergoing in Constanta drawing to a close, a start-up date for a long-term drilling campaign on a natural gas project in the Black Sea is fast approaching.
Norwegian cleantech services firm gets to work on giant Black Sea gas project
Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has secured a contract with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom to deliver cuttings containment, transfer equipment and related services for what is said to be the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea. The contra
Damen: Steel cut for BC Ferries’ third fully electric vessel
Romania-based Damen Shipyards Galati, a subsidiary of Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group, has cut the first steel on the third all-electric Island-class vessel ordered by Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries.
Keel laying marks official construction start of NKT’s second cable layer
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has marked the official start of construction of its new cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora with the keel laying ceremony, some two months after the first steel was cut for the vessel. The official keel laying of NKT Eleonora took plac
Saipem picks 2015-built flotel for work on giant ‘most prominent’ gas project
Nortrans has found a job for a 2015-built maintenance and support unit, which is part of its managed fleet.