Project & Tenders
Saipem Clinches USD 1.3B Deal from Saudi Aramco
Italian Saipem has received two engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) contracts from Saudi Aramco. According to Saipem’s statement, the contracts are worth $1.3 billion. The EPIC contracts are for the development of Berri and Marjan offshore fields. The contracts were awarde
Ulstein Orders Red Rock Crane for Merkur SOV
Ulstein Verft has contracted Red Rock to deliver a 3D-motion compensated knuckle jib crane for the service operations vessel (SOV) ordered by Bernhard Schulte for the Merkur offshore wind farm. Red Rock also delivered cranes and davits for the two previous vessels, Windea La Cour and Windea Leibniz,
UGL scores Gorgon, Wheatstone contracts
Australia’s UGL, a unit of CIMIC Group, has won contracts on the Chevron-operated Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. The contracts are for maintenance and turnaround services at the LNG facilities located in Western Australia. UGL said in a statement on Friday that, u
Swire Seabed Orders HUGIN AUV from Kongsberg Maritime
Kongsberg Maritime has secured an order from Swire Seabed for a HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) configured for commercial survey applications. The Swire Seabed HUGIN AUV system is rated to 4500 meters and equipped with Kongsberg Maritime’s HISAS 1032 Synthetic Aperture Sonar and EM2040 mul
Bureau Veritas Wins Fenja Inspection Work
Bureau Veritas has been awarded a four-year contract with Neptune Energy to provide second and third-party inspection services for the new Fenja oil and gas field development, offshore Norway. The Fenja Field, which is estimated to hold 100 million barrels of oil, lies in the Norwegian Sea. Formerly
Uniper, Titan join forces on advancing use of LNG as fuel
German utility Uniper and the Dutch Titan LNG signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the growth of LNG as a fuel in the downstream markets for industry, road fuel and shipping fuel in Germany.
Diamond Offshore, OneSubsea clinch Julimar work
Australian oil and gas company Woodside has awarded Julimar Phase 2 execute contracts in Australia. In a quarterly update on Wednesday, Woodside said that the contracts were awarded to oilfield services provider OneSubsea Australia and offshore driller Diamond Offshore. “Julimar Phase 2 has progress
Aker BP transfers Ivar Aasen operations to onshore control room
Aker BP has become the first company on the NCS to operate a staffed platform from an onshore control room.
Seatec Bags Sonar Order
The Nederlands-based technical solutions provider Seatec has received new orders for the ARIS 3000 Sonar. Units are sold to Benelux Offshore operator and will be used for UXO identification work. According to the company, the delivery is scheduled for Q1. The ARIS Explorer 3000 works in zero visibil
Subsea Integration Alliance Scoops Up Esso Australia Prize
Subsea Integration Alliance (OneSubsea and Subsea 7) has been awarded integrated subsea engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contracts. These awards, by Esso Australia, represent the first integrated subsea project for Subsea Integration Alliance in Australi
Airborne Supplies TCP Jumper for Total in West Africa
Airborne Oil & Gas has been awarded a contract from Total to supply a TCP (Thermoplastic Composite Pipe) jumper for a deepwater project in West Africa. The field is located approximately 150 km offshore in water depths of up to 1600 m. This contract follows the completion of a testing program, in wh
Tullow to boost Ghana output with seven new wells
Tullow Oil has announced its plans to drill and complete seven new wells on the TEN and Jubilee fields to increase oil production from Ghana.
FairWind Joins Siemens Gamesa on Formosa 1 Phase 2
FairWind has signed a Letter of Intent with Siemens Gamesa to collaborate on turbine pre-assembly for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the agreement, FairWind will hire and train Taiwanese technicians to prepare them for the pre-assembly operations, which are scheduled to
TenneT Books Connector Express
Transmission system operator TenneT has chartered the Connector Express to provide supply trips to offshore platforms as well as perform inspections and repair work on structures and submarine cables from the base port of Emden. Rhenus Offshore Logistics, working in conjunction with A1 Offshore Solu