Van Oord: New SRI Vessel for Offshore Division Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. GLDD Wins $30 Mln Freeport Harbor Contract Great Lakes Dredge
Huntington offshore oilfield in the UK North Sea has resumed production. Noreco has announced that the replacement of equipment on board the Voyageur Spirit FPSO, was completed yesterday. The field, operated by E.ON is now back in production and is currently producing at a rate between 5 000-6 000 b
NUVA AB has recently secured a submarine pipeline inspection contract from Hias IKS with a value of 908,000 NOK. The pipeline inspection will be conducted on the pipeline network in Mjøsa at a depth between 5 and 292 meters. NUVA secured the contract through tender procedure issued recently. The con
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
Polarcus Limited has announced that JSC Dalmorneftegeophysica (DMNG), which has a joint cooperation agreement with Polarcus, has entered into a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition services for a major energy company offshore Sakhalin. The program, requiring two Polarcus A-Class vessels, will
Veolia group, through its subsidiary Veolia Environmental Services UK, has won a prestigious contract to decommission a 14,000-tonne oil platform in the Norwegian North Sea. With a recycling goal of 99.7%, this contract, which represents significant revenue, confirms Veolia’s expertise as it continu
VOSTA LMG has been awarded a major order for efficient dredge ball joints from leading maritime services company Royal Boskalis Westminster. The order consists of a series of high pressure Crossover ball joints suitable for dredge pipes with an internal diameter of 1000 mm. The Crossover ball joint
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has reported that A/S Norske Shell has received consent to use the G1 subsea well on the Draugen field. A/S Norske Shell (Shell) is the operator of the Draugen field, located in block 6407/12 in the Norwegian Sea. Production at Draugen began in 1992 and the fi
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes have received the necessary regulatory approvals for the Subsea Production Alliance announced in April 2014. Earlier this year, Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions designed to boost output, increase
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes have received the necessary regulatory approvals for the Subsea Production Alliance announced in April 2014. Earlier this year, Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions designed to boost output, increase
The first phase of Exeter’s £30 million flood defense scheme has begun this week with works to deepen the Trew’s flood relief channel. When finished the new scheme will reduce flood risk to approximately 3,000 homes and businesses throughout the city. Phase one will include deepening the existing fl
DOF Subsea UK Limited has been awarded and started work on a multi-million dollar contract with Saipem S.A. The scope sees the provision of DOF Subsea’s DSV Skandi Singapore and project crew, to complete two key construction projects offshore West Africa. As well as supplying the Skandi Singapore, D
Reef Subsea has informed it has completed work on the L5 Sierra Pipeline and Bøyla development projects, in The Netherlands and Norway, respectively.
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a supplement agreement from Statoil Petroleum AS worth approximately USD 1.0 million. The agreement is for the multi-client 3D EM data acquisition in the Norwegian Sea. The Company expects to begin the survey soon, after completing the survey for S
