Project & Tenders
Damen wins LNG conversion job for French dredger
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, part of the Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen, said it had won a contract to undertake the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel capability combining liquefied natural gas (LNG) and marine gas oil (MGO). According to Damen, this will be the first conversion of its kind to
No hydrocarbons at W&T’s Gulf of Mexico exploration well
W&T Offshore has failed to find hydrocarbons in the ST 224 #1 offshore exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Its partner in the project Otto Energy on Friday said the well had been drilled to a total measured depth of 10,900 feet (3,322 meters). The targeted BN sand interval was intersected c
IJmuiden Sea Lock Project – December Update
This month, work will continue on the construction of the gate chambers for the new sea lock at IJmuiden, the Netherlands. “The floors are nearly completed and construction of the walls is starting now,” the Port of Amsterdam said. “Construction work in the other cofferdams continues as normal. Gant
Parkwind Tweaks Selection Guide for Northwester 2 OHVS Tender
After inviting requests to participate in the tender for the supply and installation of the Northwester 2 offshore high voltage substation (OHVS) in late November, Parkwind recently updated the selection guide with more specifics on the selection process and information to be provided by interested
Vattenfall Picks Kriegers Flak O&M Base
Vattenfall has chosen Klintholm Harbour in Denmark as its base for the servicing and maintenance of the 605MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm.
GALLERY: Blue Queen PSV reaches Dutch port ahead of conversion
The PX121 platform supply vessel Blue Queen has arrived to the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.
Ultra Deep Solutions sheds more light on Van Gogh vessel charter
Ultra Deep Solutions has revealed the name of the client for the recently announced 5-year charter deal for its Van Gogh diving support construction vessel. The offshore vessel owner initially informed of the contract for the Van Gogh in the first week of December, without giving out the identity of
Ashtead, Newton Labs Undertake Underwater Inspection for Subsea 7
Ashtead Technology has delivered an advanced subsea laser scanning project for Subsea 7 on Chevron’s Captain field located in the UK North Sea. The scope of work included an internal casing inspection and a horizontal mapping survey to capture more than 100 short and long range scans. This allowed A
N-Sea Wins Baltic Sea UXO Survey & Disposal Contract
N-Sea has won a contract with 50Hertz for detection and disposal of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the area of export cable routes off the coast of Lubmin, which will connect future German offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea to the mainland.
Starcross and Cockwood Works About to Begin
The Environment Agency will next week hold a public drop-in session on the upcoming Starcross and Cockwood tidal defense scheme. The meeting – taking place before the start of the work – is scheduled for 18 December 2017, from 3pm to 7pm, at the Anchor Inn in Cockwood. The EA has already had an init
GTT and DSEC join forces on LNG containment systems
France’s GTT and South Korea’s DSEC, a naval engineering company, have signed a technical assistance and license agreement for the construction of GTT membrane containment systems. According to a GTT statement, this deal strengthens both GTT and DSEC’s commercial offer. It addresses the requirement
Northern HeliCopter on Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Rescue Duty
Northern HeliCopter (NHC) has won a contract by 50Hertz Transmission (50HzT) to provide a rescue helicopter with pilots and medical crew for emergencies on offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
Japan’s JERA and France’s EDF sign deal to create LNG trading giant
Japan’s LNG importing giant Jera and France’s EDF have signed a basic agreement to integrate their liquefied natural gas trading operations, which could potentially create a leader in the market. The non-binding agreement follows integration in April of EDF’s coal and freight trading business into J
TechnipFMC, OneSubsea Join Aker Solutions in Statoil Win
TechnipFMC and OneSubsea have, along with Aker Solutions, secured new subsea maintenance framework agreements from Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contracts have a total estimated value of more than NOK 8 billion (USD 960 mln) and a duration extending to 2023. In addition, the