The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has officially opened international oilfield services company, Expro’s new well intervention facility in Aberdeen. The Carnegie and Young facilities, located in Dyce, Aberdeen, will enhance the company’s growing wel
NYK Energy Transport (Atlantic) Ltd, a London based subsidiary of Japanese NYK, a leading global shipping company, and the Paris-based GDF SUEZ, one of the world energy leader, have entered into a time charter of the “GRACE BARLERIA”. The LNG carrier joined the GDF SUEZ LNG fleet on 27th February 20
Energy company E.ON has awarded the contract for design and fabrication of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm substation jacket to Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited. E.ON, one of the UK’s leading power and gas companies, is developing the 219MW offshore wind farm, located 8km off the Eas
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract for the installation of foundations at the German EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm with ARGE BALTIC 2 Foundations, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, GeoSea N.V. and HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing GmbH. Ballast Nedam will erect the project’s 39 monopile and
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed a renewed Framework Agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for its developments on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The duration of the agreement is five years with options for three additional three-year extensions. Under the
SeaMar Subsea BV has entered into a contract with Shipyard De Hoop for the construction of a Multipurpose Offshore Support Vessel. Custom designed to stringent environmental control, the diesel electric powered 65 metre vessel will be constructed for low fuel consumption, clean ship / green passport
DeMaCo has acquired an order to build the LNG transferlines for a ferry bunker system operated by Skangass. The system will be realized in the Norwegian port of Risavika, near Stavanger. DeMaCo’s direct client is Cryonorm Systems from Alphen aan den Rijn. Cryonorm Systems is the main contractor for
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced that it has been contracted by Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI) as the supplier of the POSEIDON project, a high-capacity undersea cable system that will enable advanced communications for
The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) officially issued a second call for tenders for construction of offshore wind farms, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 16. The launch of this tender was announced in January by the French Minister of Ecology, Sust
The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) officially issued a second call for tenders for construction of offshore wind farms, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 16. The launch of this tender was announced in January by the French Minister of Ecology, Sust
Ocean Installer has been awarded a major Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation (EPCI) contract for subsea installations and tie-in operations at the Statoil operated fields Gina Krog (former Dagny) and Eirin. The total contract value is approximately USD 85 million (NOK 500 million),
Top News of the Week March 18 – 23, 2013
Dolphin Geophysical has received a letter of award for two new 3D seismic contract surveys in Norway, for an undisclosed client of approximately 2.300 sq. km. in total. The surveys are located in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea and will be acquired by the high capacity 3D seismic vessels, Polar
Saipem Ltd, a one of the best balanced turnkey contractors in the oil & gas industry, has declared their option to extend the contract with Solstad Offshore for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Cutter. The contract extension is for 1 year from May 2013. This is the first of a total of t
