As DEME is moving forward with the construction of two Belgian wind farms, GeoSea has secured two new contracts: Westermost Rough in the UK and Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. A new contract secured in the United Kingdom (UK) concerns a job for the Danish company DONG Energy, the largest operator of
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, today announced it won a USD 1.9 billion order to build a Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO) for Chevron North Sea Ltd. Hyundai Heavy will carry out engineering, procurem
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation is currently being undertaken by INFOMAR1 for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) off the Clare coast. The survey operaton started on 6th April and will continue throug
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) has successfully secured a contract with the potential of a seven year commitment. Centrica Energy has awarded a three year contract with two, two year extension options, worth up to £40million. It is the largest Inspection, Repair & Maintenance (IRM) contrac
Jacking gears, the most characteristic systems of self-elevating units and jack-ups, often remain neglected on board, with a high potential for dire consequences. In order to achieve higher availability, reduce the risk of gear failure and lower the life cycle cost, DNV is inviting the industry to p
Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide hook-up, commissioning and facility management services to Premier Oil at the operator’s Solan field development, west of Shetland. The hook-up project will see two subsea production and two subsea injection wells tied back to a fixed production platform
DeepOcean Group Holding announce that its subsidiary DeepOcean B.V. have entered into a 5 year charter of a new-build Subsea Support vessel, to be named MV Deep Helder, from SeaMar Subsea B.V. “Deep Helder will be a cost effective vessel that we plan to operate on survey, IMR and trenching projects
Siem Offshore and Marine Platforms Limited (MPL) have entered into a contract for the MRSV “Siem Marlin”. The contract is made at market terms and is for a firm period of one year with commencement in April 2013. The “Siem Marlin” is a diesel electric driven vessel with low fuel consumption for redu
CGG announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Statoil ASA to provide long-term seismic imaging services for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) operations on the Snorre and Grane fields in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The scope of each contract also includes acquisition QC servi
Forum Subsea Rentals, the Aberdeen based equipment rental specialist have made a further significant investment in inertial navigation technology from supplier iXBlue. This latest investment makes Forum Subsea Rentals one of the world’s largest stockists of iXBlue products. The equipment is due to b
EnerMech, an international provider of mechanical services solutions to the energy services sector, has received additional £20 million funding from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking in Aberdeen. The latest tranche of funding will support EnerMech’s organic growth initiatives and will also assist in fu
Bord Gais Eireann is looking for a provider of Planning and Environmental Services for the Tidal Ventures Ltd. Project. A Lead Consultant will manage a team which will be suitably qualified and experienced in the preparation and completion of the Marine Licence, Planning Application and all associat
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured a significant two year North Sea contract extension with TOTAL E&P UK Ltd (TOTAL). Based on historical turnover, the award is anticipated to be valued at USD $150 million. Under the contract, WGPSN will continue to provide engineering, procurement, construction and
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Statoil for additional subsea equipment for the Tyrihans field. The order has an estimated value of $47 million in revenue. The Tyrihans field is located in the Norwegian Sea in water depths of 984 feet (300 meters). This order cove
