Project & Tenders
Norway PM Solberg lays foundation stone for Kvaerner’s new Stord quay
Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has laid a foundation stone for its new quay at the Stord shipyard in Norway.
AQUIND Issues EUR 1.3 Billion Interconnector Tender
AQUIND Ltd has issued a EUR 1.3 billion tender for the 2GW AQUIND HVDC power transmission link that will connect the UK and France. The tender is divided into three lots, with the first including the design, engineering, manufacture, installation, commissioning and O&M of two converter stations to b
VIDEO: Iran loads out South Pars Phase 14 platform topside
Iran has completed the construction of the topside for the second main platform which is part of Phase 14 of the South Pars gas field development.
Kvaerner delivers support structure for Repsol’s Yme project
Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has built and delivered a permanent caisson support structure for the Repsol-operated Yme New Development project located offshore Norway. Kvaerner said through its social media channels on Wednesday that its Verdal yard completed and
Modus Gets JBA’s Software for Hybrid AUVs
Modus Seabed Intervention has selected JBA Consulting’s (JBA) operational management software, ForeCoast Marine, to help optimize the operation of its Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (H-AUV). The H-AUV capability is part of a significant development programme by Modus, to introduce advanced an
Neptune Hands Out EPCIC Contracts to Rosenberg WorleyParsons
Rosenberg WorleyParsons has been awarded contracts for modifications on the Neptune operated Gjøa semi-submersible platform. The Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning (EPCIC) contracts cover topside modifications to be carried out on the Gjøa platform as part of the Du
Nags Head Beach Nourishment Continues
Due to a leak in the submerged pipe through which sand is pumped from offshore onto the beach, nourishment operations south of Outer Banks Pier, near Mile Posts 18.5-19, have stopped, reports the Town of Nags Head, NC. As a result, the Dredge Ellis Island, which was working off that submerged line,
Shawcor Bags $49M in Pipe Coating Contracts
Shawcor’s pipe coating division has entered into several contracts with an international EPC contractor to provide coating services for offshore pipeline projects. The projects include: Petrobras’ Mero in Brazil; ConocoPhillips’ Tor 2 in Norway; BP’s Atlantis in the Gulf of Mexico; Shell’s Powernap
Petrobras sanctions second phase of Mero field development
Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras and its partners have taken the investment decision for the second phase of the Mero project (Libra block), located deep offshore, 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Tommeliten Alpha partners to pick development concept in 3Q 2020
ConocoPhillips and its partners in the Tommeliten Alpha project located offshore Norway are planning to select the development concept for the project by the third quarter of 2020.
Well-Safe Wins DNO Decom Gig
Well-Safe Solutions has bee awarded a contract to decommission up to twenty-one wells on the Schooner and Ketch fields in the UKCS, operated by DNO North Sea (ROGB). The Schooner and Ketch fields, located in the UK Southern North Sea, ceased production in August 2018, with 20 platform wells and a si
LOC signs Gorgon LNG consultancy support deal with Chevron
LOC Group, a service provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, has signed an agreement with Chevron in Australia.
Boskalis Orders More SMD Trenching Tech
Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) has secured a contract to supply a multi-mode pre-lay plough to Boskalis. The 200Te pre-lay plough comes with SMD’s latest surface control equipment which will be mobilized on the bridge of a Boskalis specialist trenching vessel. It will feature a 2.1m share suitable
Ørsted Orders Changhua Jackets in South Korea
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed contracts with South Korea’s Samkang M&T and Hyundai Steel Industries for the supply of jacket foundations for the 900MW Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. Samkang M&T will manufacture and deliver 28 jacket foundations, and Hyundai Eng