Project & Tenders
NOC Selects Sonardyne Equipment for New Under-Ice AUV
UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has selected hybrid navigation technology from Sonardyne International for the next generation of its Autosub autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), targeted for under-ice operations. The NOC will incorporate Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav inertial navigation system (IN
Kvaerner readies Valhall Flank West jacket for North Sea
Norwegian engineering and construction services provider Kvaerner has completed building a jacket for the Aker BP-operated Valhall Flank West project located offshore Norway.
NYK Line agrees 20-charter for LNG newbuild with Edison
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) said it has signed a contract with Edison, a Milan-based energy company, to charter out a newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for up to 20 years, including optional extension periods.
Kongsberg Delivers Sounder USV to TASA
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract for delivery of a Sounder USV system, unveiled at Ocean Business, to TASA, the largest fishing company in Peru. The fully integrated and calibrated USV solution offers a high definition fishery sonar combined with a wideband echosounder from Simrad, operable
Eni in first foreign offshore oil asset installation in Mexico
Italian oil and gas giant Eni has installed its Miztón platform offshore Mexico, making it the first foreign offshore oil asset installation in Mexico.
Final Season of Fox River Dredging Underway
The Fox River Cleanup Project is moving into the final stage with the 11th season of dredging works now underway in Brown County. According to the project spokesman Scott Stein, the 11th season should be the final year of dredging activity removing PCB’s from the riverbed. Scott Stein also added tha
Aker Solutions and FSubsea Joint Company to Boost Oil Recovery
Aker Solutions and FSubsea have created FASTSubsea to help operators increase oil recovery. The new company combines Aker Solutions’ multiphase hydraulic technology with FSubsea’s Hydromag technology to create the first “topside-less” multiphase boosting system. The pump-module solution being develo
BP Taps KBR for Next Stages of Tortue Ahmeyim Project
BP has awarded KBR’s UK operating subsidiary the Pre-FEED Services contract for Phases 2 and 3 of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, for the further development of Tortue field beyond Phase 1, located at the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania. These next phases of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim
KBR wins Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Phases 2 and 3 job
US LNG engineer KBR’s UK unit has been awarded the pre-FEED services contract for phases 2 and 3 of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, located at the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania.
Carteret County Shore Protection Project Enters Last Phase
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) finished working eastward from the submerged pipeline landing at 8th Street on Saturday (April 6), and is now working westward from 8th Street, informs the Carteret County Shore Protection Office. According to the County, the beachfill connecting Reach 1 in E
DOF Subsea Orders Forum ROVs
Forum Subsea Technologies has secured orders from DOF Subsea to supply three of its Ultra Compact Perry XLX-C work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). DOF Subsea will deploy the vehicles onto three of its ROV support vessels for recently awarded projects in Brazil. The systems will be manufactu
Japan’s JERA secures LNG Canada volumes
Japan’s LNG importing giant JERA signed a heads of agreement with Diamond Gas International, a Mitsubishi Corporation company, for the sale and purchase of the chilled fuel from LNG Canada project.
HydraWell Secures P&A Work in UK North Sea
HydraWell has signed a contract with an undisclosed UK-based supermajor to provide equipment and personnel for plug and abandonment (P&A) services in the UK North Sea. The contract is valid for five years and is expected to be utilised for operations on a non-producing field in the UK sector of the
Saipem lays TAP pipeline offshore Albania
Italian oilfield services firm Saipem has recently pulled ashore first offshore pipeline in Albania which are part of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, linking the pipeline to the onshore section.