Project & Tenders
Chevron starts up Big Foot field 8 years after sanction
U.S. oil major Chevron has kicked off oil and gas production from its deepwater project Big Foot, located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Seagreen Confirms CfD Round 3 Bid
The 1.5GW Seagreen Phase 1 offshore wind project is entering into May 2019’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions, SSE plc, the owner and developer of the project in Scotland, said.
Shell exiting Greater Sunrise fields. Sells stake to Timor Leste for $300M
Oil and gas Shell is exiting the long-stalled Greater Sunrise offshore gas project in the Timor Sea, agreeing to sell its interest to the Timor-Leste government for $300 million. Shell follows the steps of ConocoPhillips which announced the sale in October.
Kvaerner cuts first steel for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO
Norwegian minister of petroleum and energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, will on Wednesday start cutting the first sheet for the topside of the Equinor-operated Johan Castberg vessel at Kværner’s yard at Stord in Norway.
Heavy Lifters Boost Port of Dundee Renewables Offering
ALE has expanded its heavylifting services by establishing a non-disclosure agreement with the Port of Dundee and OM Heavy Lift to provide the full service of port operations for renewable energy sector.
SubCom Inks Manatua Submarine Cable Deal
SubCom and the Manatua Consortium announced the contract is in force for the supply and installation of the Manatua submarine cable system. The Manatua Consortium is composed of: The Office des Postes et Télécommunications (OPT), the telecoms operator of French Polynesia; Avaroa Cables Limited (ACL)
Sapura Nets $417M in New Contracts
Sapura Energy has secured new contracts in Mexico and Malaysia valued at approximately $417 million (RM1.75 billion). Among the latest wins is a contract from Hokchi Energy for Sapura Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Mexico to undertake offshore engineering, procurement, transportation, installat
Argentina joins LNG exporters circle with Exmar’s FLNG deployment
Belgium’s Exmar, the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner, has secured deployment for its Caribbean FLNG set to be put in service at the Argentinian Port of Bahia Blanca during the second quarter of 2019.
Polarcus to Shoot Seismic in North America
Polarcus has received a contract award to perform a high resolution 3D marine seismic acquisition project in North America. The project is expected to have a duration of approximately 45 days. According to the company, the work will start in Q2 2019. Polarcus did not reveal the name of the vessel th
GE and ORE Catapult Partnership to Reduce Offshore Time
GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have formed a GBP 9 million four-year research partnership aimed at minimising the time people have to spend offshore and aimed at enhancing both safety and operating costs for offshore wind farms.
JAMSTEC Orders New-Gen REMUS 6000 AUV from Hydroid
Kongsberg’s US-based AUV manufacturer, Hydroid, has received an order for a ‘New Generation’ REMUS 6000 AUV from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science Technology (JAMSTEC). The AUV order is a part of the strategic innovation promotion program (SIP): Innovative Technology for Exploration of Deep
Subtech Group Nets Middle East Work
Subtech Group, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has recently secured a multi-million dollar contracts with a major oil and gas contractor, supporting a number of offshore and subsea projects across the Middle East. The contracts cover a range of works from installation and maintenance to demolition
RTS Takes Delivery of iXblue Products
RTS has taken delivery of three new iXblue Octans 3000 survey-grade fiber-optic gyrocompasses. The units are specifically intended for integration with the RTS CUBE SDM systems which is the principal solution used for deflection and attitude monitoring during integrated template structure (ITS) inst
Enpro Subsea and Kosmos Energy Ink Master Services Agreement
Enpro Subsea has reached a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Kosmos Energy aimed at providing enhanced subsea architecture and smart standardization via Enpro’s patented Flow Access Module (FAM) technology. FAM essentially creates an enhanced production ‘USB port’ within the jumper envelope. This