SmartBay Ireland has recently entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OBSEA Seafloor Cabled Observatory operated by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands PLOCAN, Marine Institute Ireland and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC
Cheniere’s unit Corpus Christi Liquefaction has entered into a liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement with Électricité de France (EDF). Under the agreement EDF has will purchase approximately 0.38 million tonnes per annum of LNG upon the commencement of operations of Train 2 of the LNG ex
HARKAND, a leading global name in subsea inspection, repair and maintenance and light construction, has been awarded Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd’s 2014 ROVSV inspection services work along with a longer term frame agreement. The contract marks the first piece of work Harkand has undertaken for the operat
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has been awarded a substantial order for its foam buoyancy systems, for the prestigious second phase development of the Shah Deniz field offshore Azerbaijan. Contracted by oil and gas company, BP, Trelleborg will supply a buoyancy package; filled with its high tempera
Det norske oljeselskap has reported revenues of NOK 454 (286) million ($73 million) in the second quarter, where petroleum revenues account for NOK 143 million and other revenues account for NOK 311 million, relating to gain from two asset swaps resulting in a 40% ownership in PL457. Exploration exp
Aker Solutions is on track with a plan to split into two companies at the end of September, including one that will keep the current name and be comprised of the Subsea, Umbilicals, Engineering, and Maintenance, Modifications and Operations (MMO) areas. Pro forma second-quarter revenue for the new A
RWE-DEA Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 35/9-X S Atlas in Titan production licence 420 in the North Sea using the Leiv Eiriksson mobile drilling rig. Water depth at the site is around 358 metres and it is around 81 kilometres south-west of Florø. Drilling is p
Total E&P Norge AS has received consent to conduct manned underwater operations on the Martin Linge Project. The Martin Linge field is close to the boundary with the UK sector, around 42 kilometres west of Oseberg. Water depth at the site is 100-120 metres. Scheduled start-up is 10 August 2014. The
The UK Government has announced it would contribute short term funding of $26 million (£15 million) over five years to help kickstart the establishment of a new arm’s length regulatory body in the official response to Sir Ian Wood’s review into improving efficiencies in the UK’s offshore oil and gas
Lundin Norway AS has received consent to use the Bredford Dolphin mobile drilling rig to drill and perform production testing of exploration well 33/12-10 S in production licence 631, Vollgrav, offshore Norway. The activities are planned to start in July/August 2014 and estimated to last 55 days. Br
BC Ferries has awarded Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. of Gdansk, Poland contracts totalling $165 million to build three new ‘Intermediate Class’ ferries. Lloyd’s Register (LR) will class the ferries. Mark Wilson, BC Ferries’ Vice President of Engineering, said: “BC Ferries is very pleased to have LR as
OMV Petrom has announced the success of an exploration well drilled in Istria XVIII offshore Perimeter (shallow water). The Marina 1 well encountered a new oil reservoir on the continental shelf of the Black Sea. “The Black Sea is an important area for OMV Petrom, an area which continues to have pot
Kvaerner has presented results for the second quarter in line with what the company has predicted. In addition, the order book has increased with new contracts and growth in existing projects. Operating revenues for the second quarter were $460 million (NOK 2 861 million), while they were $527 (NOK
Fluor was awarded a contract by Gate Terminal, a unit of Dutch Vopak and Gasunie, to design and build an LNG break bulk terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Fluor did not reveal the contract value. The Texas-based engineering company will provide engineering, procurement and construction manageme
