Project & Tenders
Nine bidders qualify for Pakistan LNG spot cargoes tender
State-owned Pakistan LNG’s tender for ten liquefied natural cargoes for October-December delivery received a lot of interest from market players.
Cape Porpoise Harbor Dredging on the Way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, recently awarded a $1.6 million contract to Coastline Consulting and Development for maintenance dredging of the Cape Porpoise Harbor in Kennebunkport, Maine. Under the deal, the contractor will remove around 25,000 cubic yards of primarily fin
Valeport Sensors for Oceaneering’s Freedom ROV/AUV
Oceaneering’s next generation hybrid ROV, Freedom, will be fitted with Valeport Bathypack, Altimeter and Hyperion Fluorometer sensors. Valeport worked with Oceaneering’s engineering team to meet challenges in communication and connector requirements. Valeport sensors in the Midas Bathypack were ethe
CGG Bags Seismic Imaging Project from BHP in Eastern Canada
Subsurface Imaging, part of CGG’s Geoscience division, has secured a large-scale seismic imaging project from BHP in the offshore Orphan Basin in Eastern Canada. CGG will employ its FWI and least-squares migration algorithms over the entire survey area of more than 10,000 km². Through these technolo
RLB Contracting Secures Houston Ship Channel Dredging Contract
RLB Contracting Inc. of Port Lavaca, Texas, has just won a $9,571,200 firm-fixed-price contract for the maintenance dredging of Houston ship channel. As reported, the work will be performed in Brady Island, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 5, 2020. The contract – awarded by the Army
Novatek sanctions $21.3 B Arctic LNG 2 project
Russian oil and gas company Novatek has made a final investment decision for the development of the $21.3 billion Arctic LNG 2 project, using gravity-based structure (GBS) offshore platforms in the Ob Bay in Russia.
Equinor preparing for early start-up at Johan Sverdrup
Equinor and its partners are preparing for production start from the Johan Sverdrup field already in October this year, one month ahead of schedule.
REV Ocean Picks V.Ships for Expedition Ship Management
V.Ships Leisure, part of V.Group, has been appointed by REV Ocean to provide ship management services for the world’s largest research and expedition vessel, scheduled for completion in 2021. The vessel will be equipped for conducting research that covers the entire marine ecosystem, using advanced
Dublin Port Capital Dredging Campaign (VIDEO)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has published a video of the Dublin Port Capital Dredging operations carried out recently under the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Project. The contractor performed the project by using the trailer suction hopper dredger FREEWAY. The Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Proje
SHI partners up with Zvezda on Arctic LNG 2 carriers
South Korean shipbuilding giant, Samsung Heavy Industries has concluded a contract with the Russian Zvezda shipyard to build ice-class LNG carriers for the Arctic LNG 2 project.
Equinor brings online first tie-back to Aasta Hansteen field
Norway’s Equinor and its partners started production from the Snefrid Nord gas field, the first discovery tied back to the Norwegian Sea Aasta Hansteen field on September 1, 2019.
Aker Solutions cuts first steel for Chinese gas project
Aker Solutions has started fabrication work on the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Lingshui 17-2 gas development project with the first steel cutting of subsea manifold in Tianjin, China.
Sonardyne’s Underwater Navigation Tech for SMD’s New ROV
Sonardyne International has supplied underwater navigation technology for Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) new electric work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) range, launched on Tuesday. The Quantum EV will be factory-fitted with Sonardyne’s hybrid navigation solution, Lodestar-Nav 200, as standard,
Fugro Nets Geotechnical Site Investigation Deal Off Germany
Fugro has been awarded a multi-annual geotechnical site investigation contract from the Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea. The programme will be completed in three phases over the next 3