Ofgem E-Serve has announced a short list of four bidders competing to own and run links to a further three offshore wind farms. The shortlisted bidders for the second tender round are competing to own and run connections to the Gwynt y Môr, Lincs and London Array (phase 1) offshore wind projects. Th
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector. To enable GeoShips to offer a full suite of services from the Stril Explorer, and future vessels, the company ha
Blue Offshore has been awarded a lease agreement for a subsea cable installation system by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW). The system includes the uniquely adaptable modular turntable system, loading arm assembly, tensioners, trackways and associated equipment, to assist with the installation
The third of its type in Statoil’s portfolio the vessel will help reduce the costs of well interventions and enhanced oil recovery. Statoil has awarded Island Offshore a framework agreement for light well intervention (LWI) services from their vessel Island Constructor. The duration of the framework
Odfjell Drilling has on behalf of Deep Sea Metro Ltd. secured a contract with the BG Group for its first drillship; the Deepsea Metro I. The contract with BG Group has a firm duration of 365 days with 3×6 months options and a contract value of approximately 175 million USD including mobilization and
L&N (Scotland) has been awarded two contracts worth in excess of £1.2 million by GE VetcoGray. The Aberdeen-based engineering and fabrication company will manufacture and supply 110 subsea control products to be deployed on various North Sea subsea projects. The award reinforces L&N’s decision to fo
Deep Sea Supply announces that we have been awarded time charter contracts for the AHTS vessels “Sea Jaguar”, “Sea Cheetah”, “Sea Ocelot” and “Sea Hawk 1” with Gazflot for operations in the Sakhalin area. The duration of the contracts are 6 – 7 months. The vessel “Sea Hawk 1” is time chartered from
Edison sold to ExxonMobil Italiana Gas Srl and Qatar Terminal Ltd a 2.703% stake in Terminale GNL Adriatico Srl by exercising a Tag Along option. The disposal price is 78.2 million euro and the deal will generate a capital gain of 5.1 million euros. As a consequence, the resulting Edison stake in Te
The EGL Group and the Demirören Group have established two joint ventures in Turkey. The objective of the two reorganised companies is to expand presence in the Turkish electricity and natural gas markets. The two energy sectors offer highly attractive development opportunities. The two former compa
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the award of a contract for two ROV systems from specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea. The award is for one (1) 200hp UHD™ ROV system and one (1) 150hp HD™ ROV system. Deliveries of the ROVs are scheduled to commence in the third
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexander Ananenkov (image), Deputy Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Yoshio Matsukawa, President and CEO of Japan Far East Gas Co., Ltd (Japan). The parties signed the Agreement on the joint feasibility study for deployment
EGL signed a memorandum of understanding in Ankara with Botas, a Turkish stated-owned enterprise with activities in the area of oil and natural gas transport, as well as gas trading. Among other things, the agreement sets down the framework conditions for the planned transport of natural gas through
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has won an order for two LNG carriers from GasLog… (seatrade-asia) [mappress] Source: seatrade-asia, April 22, 2011;
Rosneft President Eduard Khudainatov and Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov Thursday signed an agreement for long-term cooperation between their companies. Igor Sechin, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister was present during the signing ceremony. Given the successful development of their mutual cooperation,
