Project & Tenders
Royal IHC Acquires KCI from Oceanteam
Oceanteam and Royal IHC have signed a deal under which IHC will acquire all of the outstanding share capital of Oceanteam’s Dutch based KCI the Engineers B.V. The transaction is not subject to regulatory approval. IHC plans to maintain KCI as an independent brand and operating company which will con
Sirius completes Ororo field model to help drilling campaign
Sirius Petroleum has completed a mechanical earth model (MEM) of the Ororo field offshore Nigeria.
Global Marine Gets SEAIOCMA Cable Contract Extension
Global Marine informed that its maintenance contract with South East Asia and Indian Ocean Cable Maintenance Agreement (SEAIOCMA) has been extended for five-years, until the end of 2022. The SEAIOCMA maintenance zone agreement, which is a co-operative club managed by 46 cable owners, provides the re
Brighton Students Tour Shoreham Adur Site
Links between Team Van Oord and the University of Brighton continue to strengthen, with a delegation of first year civil engineering students visiting the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls in December. The £31 million flood defense scheme is being carried out by Team Van Oord on behalf of the Environment Ag
New York Reveals Offshore Wind Power Play
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for a procurement of at least 800MW of offshore wind power between two solicitations to be issued in 2018 and 2019.
Dutch Open Tender for Borssele V Innovation Site
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands opened the application period for Borssele V Innovation Site on 2 January, which will run until 5 p.m. on 18 January.
Dutch Open Tender for Borssele V Innovation Site
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands opened the application period for Borssele V Innovation Site on 2 January, which will run until 5 p.m. on 18 January.
Bahia Grande Charters CSV Normand Commander
Solstad Farstad (SOFF) said it has entered a bareboat contract with Bahia Grande for the CSV Normand Commander for operation in Argentina. The contract period is 5 years firm, with further 1×3 years option. According to Solstad Farstad, the contract is scheduled to start in February 2018. The commer
DOF Subsea Wins New ROV Contracts with Petrobras
DOF Subsea has been awarded two new ROV contracts by Petrobras in Brazil. ROVs will be installed on board Skandi Angra and Skandi Paraty. The new contracts start in April 2018 and end in September and November 2020, respectively. Furthermore, Petrobras has extended two ROV contracts for the ROVs on
Maersk Deepwater Drillship Gets Tullow Ghana Gig
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a four-year contract for the deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer by Tullow Ghana. The contract, which was signed December 2017, is expected to begin in February 2018 and covers development drilling on the Jubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana. Maersk Venturer is curr
Editor’s Picks for 2017
The editors of Subsea World News have selected a few among many worth remembering articles from the previous year that received exceptionally high attention from our readers. In no particular order, here are some of the news to look back on, in case you missed them last year. Enjoy! Fugro has axed o
The Best Dredging Photos Taken in 2017
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular photos that marked the 2017 dredging season. PSA Panama Expansion on Track In January, DT covered the expansion of the PSA terminal in Panama as well as the construction of the 800-meter long quay wall. The project, which was awarded to Jan
The Best Moments of 2017
The last year has been a fairly good one for the dredging industry in terms of new vessel orders, shipbuilding and new product developments. In 2017, the industry placed orders for dozens of new dredgers keeping the shipbuilders very busy throughout the year. The year began with DEME’s 7.950m³ LNG-p
Highlights of the Year 2017
Subsea World News has singled out the most interesting article from each month of 2017 that highlighted the subsea industry. In the Q1 2017, we saw the largest merger in the industry between Technip and FMC Technologies. Emas Chiyoda Subsea went bust and ABB sold its subsea cable business to NKT. Ja