Foster Wheeler said that a subsidiary of its global engineering and construction group has been awarded a contract by Statoil to perform a study for the Snøhvit Improvement Project 2 at Melkøya, 450 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. The contract value was not disclosed. Foster Wheeler
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) plan to sign a contract for SEA-ME-WE-5 submarine cable system. As The Daily Star reports, SEA-ME-WE-5 will connect 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific and Europe. The landing of a cable in Kuakata in Pa
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) released a tender invitation for specialist advisory services, focused on wave energy. The promoter is in need of qualified service providers of expert project management, engineering and specialist advisory services for the development of the Atlantic
DOF Subsea has been awarded a call-off on an existing Survey Frame Agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS for 2015. The value of the contract is estimated at NOK 200 million. The call-off has a firm period of 8 months and includes seabed mapping, pipeline inspection, lay support and light construction
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil a drilling permit for wellbore 35/11-17, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 35/11-17 will be drilled from the Songa Trym semi-submersible drilling rig at position 61°03’31.22”N and 3°31’56.88”E following completion o
Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) invites tenders for hydrographic survey services with a value of 1 million EUR. The tenders are for a Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES) System Hydrographic Survey on Finnish shipping routes in the Baltic Sea. The project named Bothnian Sea Rauma Korsnäs Hydrographic Survey
Organismos Limenos Alexandroypolis issued a tender invitation for wreck removal services related to the wreck of the truck-ferry “Thessaloniki”. The promoter is seeking persons with experience and expetrise to perform all works required for the removal of the hazardous and harmful wreck. “Thessaloni
Submarine power cable installation, performed by Briggs Marine Contractors Limited, will take place between the islands of Coll and Tiree. The project starts on Saturday 15th February and it’s scheduled to finish on 1st of March 2014. Four vessels will be carrying out the operation, Forth Guardsman,
DOF’s subsidiaries, DOF Rederi AS and Waveney AS have been awarded three new contracts for the vessels Skandi Fjord, Skandi Marstein and Skandi Waveney. The first contract is for the Construction Support Vessel (CSV) Skandi Fjord with Saipem America Inc. It is a 90 days firm contract + 60 days optio
Combinatie Croon Bakker (CCB), a Croon Elektrotechniek and Bakker Sliedrecht joint venture, secured an order from Subsea 7 for delivery of the complete electrical installations, propulsion and automation for three new Pipe Laying Vessels. The vessels will be built at the IHC Merwede Shipyards in Kri
DeepOcean has made the decision to enter the market for Offshore Geotechnical Services. The Company has acquired a geotechnical drilling rig and entered into a Strategic Alliance with Geoquip Marine AG for the provision of Geotechnical Services in the Greater North Sea and collaboration world-wide.
Plexus Holdings PLC, an owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering has been awarded a first time contract with Maersk Oil’s Danish business unit to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well in the Danish Sea. The initial value
Siem Offshore Inc. announced that it has entered into agreements with Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. to provide two well-intervention vessels. The two vessels will be owned by Siem Offshore and chartered by Helix for an initial period of 7 years, with options that can extend the charter periods
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $55 million to supply a submarine AC (alternating current) power cable system for a new wind farm, located off the coast of Norfolk. The underwater cables will feed the electricity generated by the 400-megawatt (MW
