Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has secured two new contracts with a total worth of approximately $180 million. The company will soon mobilise for the variation order that was signed today, July 27, 2015, by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with CGG to conduct a sha
STATS Group has won a ten year Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) contract, worth over $10 million by a major LNG operator in the Middle East. Under the contract, the pipeline engineering group will design, manufacture and test pipeline isolation and intervention equipment for a range of pipeli
STATS Group has secured a 10-year contract in excess of $10 million (£6.5 million) with a major LNG operator in the Middle East. The EPRS and pre-planned isolation contract follows the completion of a similar multi-million pound contract on behalf of the world’s largest LNG producer Qatargas. The sp
ABB has received orders, worth around $100 million, from Hyundai Heavy Industries for electrical and telecommunication systems under the contract for EPC Work of Nasr Full Field Development Project off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. The facilities covered by the referred contract will be pow
ABB, power and automation technology group, has received orders worth around $100 million, from Hyundai Heavy Industries for electrical and telecommunication systems to be supplied for an oil field project offshore Abu Dhabi. According to the company, the order was about half booked in the last quar
Marsol International, a Dubai-based marine solutions provider, has launched a specialist Emergency Pipeline Repair Service (EPRS) to safeguard shallow water intertidal zones. EPRS has been developed over the last six years to service all types of environmental situations and geotechnical configurati
A contract has been signed with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and the recently founded Dredging Group, under which Wartsila will supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. The vessel will be on
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released this very interesting webinar about the dredging equipment. The webinar, presented by Mr Frans Uelman – lecturer and course coordinator of the IADC Dredging Seminar for more than 15 years, was held on June 17. IADC webinars
Drydocks World, a provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, has successfully completed the world’s largest turret mooring system. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret will ensure the Prelude f
Drydocks World, a Dubai-based company has completed what it claims to be the world’s largest turret mooring system. The system will be installed aboard the world’s largest FLNG unit, Shell’s Prelude. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret wi
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 29 – July 05). Italian contractor, Saipem, has relased an animation of its future fleet addition, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contra
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just released its latest ‘Facts About’ publication, named ‘Turbidity and Dredging’. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime con
Nakheel, a Dubai-based real estate developer, has appointed marine engineering contractor Van Oord to deliver 23.5 km of coastline and breakwaters at Deira Islands, its new 15.3 sq km waterfront city in Dubai. The AED387 million (around $105 million) contract, signed today with Van Oord Middle East
Saudi Aramco has achieved a landmark by energizing its largest Tie-in Platform with a 230 kilovolt 46 km submarine composite cable, “the longest of its kind”. The Tie-in Platform, named ‘TP-20’ lies in Safaniya offshore field, and energizing it was the first phase of long-term plans to upgrade the S
