Statoil has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas the detailed design contract for the 36” Polarled pipeline project (previously named the NSGI project), as well as detailed design for the 30 km 18” Kristin Gas Export pipeline connecting to the Polarled pipeline. The Polarled pipeline project, which crosses the
Statoil has applied for consent to carry out manned underwater operations in 2013 with reference to an existing contract for diving services with Technip Norge AS. Pursuant to a cooperation agreement, ExxonMobil and Gassco will also be able to use this contract. The manned underwater operations will
Statoil and the Aasta Hansteen partners have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Furthermore Statoil and the Polarled Development Project partners have submitted the plan for installation and operation (PIO). This represents a
ArGe Baltic 2 foundations, a Joint Venture between Hochtief and GeoSea, has awarded Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions BV a contract for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of a complete pile upend as well as lifting tool for the Baltic 2 wind farm installation project.
In recent months Hydrex has carried out bow thruster blade replacements on several occasions in Rotterdam. Three 366-meter container ships belonging to one owner were given the same speedy treatment during unloading. More ships are scheduled for the same operation in the upcoming months. The owner o
Technip was awarded by GDF SUEZ E&P UK Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction contract for the Juliet project, located 40 kilometers East of the Humberside estuary, at a water depth of approximately 20 to 60 meters. This contract, which is a tie-back to the Pickerill A pl
Based on preliminary and unaudited results, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) expects to report 2012 annual revenues of approximately USD 200 million and EBITDA of approximately USD 50 million. Total fourth quarter 2012 revenues are expected to come in at approximately USD million 44 million, o
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, announces that it has entered into non-binding heads of terms potentially to acquire an additional 45 per cent working interest in Licence P 1556, Block 29/1c
Over the next four years, a consortium of nine parties will be investigating how to reduce the cost price of wind energy by developing an innovative electricity infrastructure on the North Sea. Last month, the Dutch government awarded a 2 million euro grant to this innovative ‘plug socket’ project i
Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer and leading offshore engineering and construction company McDermott have established an exclusive alliance to jointly meet customers’ increasing rigid pipelay needs in the North Sea subsea market. The alliance marks McDermott’s re-entry into the North Se
Libyan International Telecom Company (LITC) and Huawei Marine Networks Co, Ltd. (Huawei Marine) announced the commercial launch of Silphium, the first wholly-owned submarine cable system to meet the increasing demand of international communications for the Libyan market. The successful completion of
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces its 2013 development, appraisal and exploration budget which totals USD 1,700 million. 2013 will be the busiest year in the company’s history both in relation to exploration and development activities. The 2013 expenditure on development projects is b
RTE France is seeking for contractors who will undertake geotechnical and geophysical studies of the seabed prior to the installation of high voltage subsea cables connecting offshore wind farms to land. This includes seabed geotechnical studies to a depth up to about 5-6 m. Works could require geot
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract valued at approximately US$300 million from Dana Petroleum, for the provision of subsea EPIC services in support of their Western Isles development project. The contract scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of two
