Equipment
Croatia: Viktor Lenac Needs More Workers for ‘Cable Enterprise’ Conversion
Croatian shipyard Viktor Lenac announced its plans to expand workforce by hiring workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to conduct the modification work on the cable laying vessel “Cable Enterprise”. Viktor Lenac secured the EUR 20 million worth contract from Prysmian Group to convert “C
Philippines: Guimaras Island Experiences Subsea Cable Blackout
Guimaras Island in the Philippines experienced a blackout on Wednesday morning due to a damaged submarine cable. A Coast Guard official stated that the cable is believed to be damaged by MV Ocean Prosperity’s anchor. According to Inquirer, Coast Guard is conducting investigation to further acknowled
EU Shipowners Advocate Greater Market Access for Dredging
EU and US negotiators are meeting this week in the context of the sixth Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations round. Negotiators from both sides are debating an ambitious agenda that should, in the event of an agreement, not only remove trade barriers in a wide range of
RWE: Leiv Eiriksson approved for Titan drilling
RWE-DEA Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 35/9-X S Atlas in Titan production licence 420 in the North Sea using the Leiv Eiriksson mobile drilling rig. Water depth at the site is around 358 metres and it is around 81 kilometres south-west of Florø. Drilling is p
Deep Down secures work offshore West Africa
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, has been awarded a contract for a project located offshore West Africa. Deep Down will supply vessel-based equipment and personnel for an umbilical
SBI Offshore wrapping up EPCC project in Malaysia
SBI Offshore Limited has announced today that it expects to complete a major Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (“EPCC”) project for a Malaysian client worth approximately US$30 million on 23 July 2014 for final delivery at the end of the month. The SGX Catalist-listed O&M play
Yokogawa developing Yamal LNG systems
Yokogawa is currently developing control and safety systems for the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russia, Yokogawa Europe’s business development manager for upstream oil and gas Martin te Lintelo told LNG World News in an interview. In January this year Yokogawa secured a contract by Yamgaz,
Total to conduct manned underwater operations on Martin Linge
Total E&P Norge AS has received consent to conduct manned underwater operations on the Martin Linge Project. The Martin Linge field is close to the boundary with the UK sector, around 42 kilometres west of Oseberg. Water depth at the site is 100-120 metres. Scheduled start-up is 10 August 2014. The
USA: Delaware River Dredging Kicks Off
Dredging operations conducted by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company at Billingsport Range and Tinicum Range of the Delaware River commenced yesterday. This deepening scheme will continue until September 15, 2014, according to gac.com. During this operation there will be two hopper dredgers working
AIS launches offshore survival training centre (UK)
AIS has opened a brand new £2.5m state-of-the-art offshore survival training centre on North Tyneside. The new 20,000 sq ft centre is located beside existing 120,000 sq ft training village in North Shields, comprising of 11 bespoke centres. Approved by industry bodies including OPITO (Offshore Petro
Georgia Invites Bids for Anaklia Port Project
The Georgian government has announced a call for expressions of interest in the construction, design and operation of a deep-sea port in Anaklia. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, together with other government members attended the Anaklia Sea Port project presentation. “I do believe t
KCA Deutag secures contract for jack-up ‘Ben Rinnes’ (Angola)
International drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag, has been awarded a $170m contract by Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção, S.A., for the provision of the Ben Rinnes jack-up rig in Angola. The two-year agreement, which comes with a two-year extension option, will see KCA Deutag’s offshore divi
4 LNG newbuilds to get GTT technology
GTT, specialist in the design of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG, announced the notification of four LNGCs which will be built by the Chinese shipbuilding company Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The new ships will be jointly owned by Teekay, the third la
DolWin Beta En Route to Norway
DolWin Beta, the biggest offshore HVDC converter platform of the world (900MW), has left the Drydocks World yard in Dubai and is en route to Haugesund in Norway for final adjustments. The platform is one of the main components of TenneT’s DolWin2 offshore grid connection for the North Sea wind farm