VBMS, a strategic joint venture of VolkerWessels and Boskalis, has been awarded another contract by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The scope of work includes the installation, burial, survey and pull-ins of an 18.5km control umbilical which connects the Ravn platform to A6-A, located in the Danish and Ge
Total has started gas and condensate production from the West Franklin Phase 2 project in the Central Graben area of the UK North Sea. The project will supply 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to the Elgin/Franklin hub. “With the start-up of the West Franklin Phase 2 project, Total co
GTT of France informed of an order for its containment system for three large liquefied natural gas carriers.
Norway’s Statoil has confirmed that the company has handed back three of its four oil and gas exploration licenses located offshore Greenland. Namely, three licenses off the west coast of Greenland were handed back by the end of 2014, but the company kept one license off the east coast where the dea
J&P-Avax of Greece, informs it has signed a deal worth €125 million in Malta with Electrogas Malta.
Bridon Group, a manufacturer of wire and fibre rope, has acquired the moorings business of ScanRope from the Parker Hannifin Corporation. Bridon is a global business with a UK Head Office in Doncaster that manufactures wire and rope solutions for applications across several sectors including Oil and
Cairn Energy, an independent oil and gas company, has informed that first steel has been cut for the Premier-operated Catcher FPSO unit. Cairn owns a stake in the Catcher area, located in the UK Central North Sea. Cairn did not specify the exact date of the Catcher FPSO steel cutting ceremony but on
Norway’s DOF informed that Statoil has exercised its first one-year option for the LNG-powered Skandi Gamma platform supply vessel.
Jan de Nul has confirmed an order with SMD for a Quasar MkII 150hp 3000m rated work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The high specification system including Tophat Tether Management System, A-Frame, Umbilical Winch and dual control system (vessel bridge and control cabin) will be delivered in
Construction works on the new detached breakwater, which started back in May 2014, have been completed for the winter period, reported the Cowes Harbour Commission. Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., the contractor for the project, has completed the reshaping of the breakwater core in advance of a win
Following 3 years of successful operations, N-Sea – the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) specialist – has extended its charter agreement with Siem Offshore, concerning its offshore subsea construction vessel, Siem N-Sea, previously Siem Stork. The agreement has a duration of up to 6 years, h
Saacke Marine Systems received an initial order from Japan-based JGC Corporation in June 2014 to deliver a complete high-temperature water boiler system for Petronas’ second floating liquefied natural gas facility.
The first new-build semi-submersible drilling rig incorporating Wood Group Mustang Norway’s (WGMN’s) GG5000 floating hull design has been delivered to COSL Drilling Europe (CDE). The rig, built by CIMC Raffles, was recently on sea trials in China. The COSLProspector was designed to operate in water
A selection of the country’s most innovative, dynamic and successful subsea businesses have made it on to the final shortlist for the annual Subsea UK Awards. The gala event, on Wednesday 11th February at the AECC, takes place on the first evening of Subsea Expo and is sponsored by Forum Energy Tech
