Project & Tenders
Zeeland Seaports, Port of Ghent Merge Into North Sea Port
Zeeland Seaports and Ghent Port Company signed a merger agreement on Friday, 8 December, after all eight shareholders of both ports agreed with the merger in recent weeks. The name of the cross-border merger port will be North Sea Port.
Payment Default for Nautilus Production Support Vessel
Nautilus has been informed by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding that MAC Goliath (MAC), the buyer of the production support vessel (PSV) being built for Nautilus’ Solwara 1 subsea mining project, has failed to pay the third installment of the contract price (approximately USD 18 million + interest). Under t
Hurricane Energy gets 231% reserve estimate boost
Hurricane Energy’s share price rose more than ten percent on Monday after a competent person’s report boosted its oil reserves estimate by 231 percent. Hurricane said its total 2P Reserves + 2C Contingent Resources increased by ~231% to 2.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The report covered Hurri
Van Oord Completes Expansion of Taiwan’s Largest Port
Van Oord has completed the expansion of the Port of Kaohsiung eight months ahead of schedule, reported the company on its website. The client, Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), awarded the contract in 2015. In less than two years, trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Máxima, Volvox Terr
Keppel Scores Coral South Work with SOFEC
Keppel Offshore & Marine has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, secured a contract for the fabrication of a turret mooring system from SOFEC. The turret is for a newbuild floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel bound for the Coral South FLNG project in offshore Mozambique. F
Keppel nets Coral South FLNG gig
A unit of Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a contract to work on Eni’s Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility to be located offshore Mozambique. Keppel Shipyard won a contract from mooring specialist SOFEC for the fabrication of a turret mooring system for the new
Aker Solutions Wins Ærfugl Subsea Production System Order
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the first phase of the Ærfugl development offshore Norway. The award was made on behalf of the Skarv Unit and is subject to government approval of the plan for development and operation (PDO) of Ærfug
Aker BP Awards Subsea 7 Ærfugl Contract
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract from Aker BP on behalf of the Skarv Unit for the Ærfugl (previously known as Snadd) gas field development, located approximately 210 km west of Sandnessjøen in the Norwegian Sea. The contract includes an option for the Ærfugl Phase 2 scope, which may be exercised
ICON Scoops Woodside Greater Enfield Deal
Woodside has awarded ICON Engineering a scope of works providing subsea rig interfaces for the Greater Enfield oil development project. The work involves detailed design and fabrication in both Perth and Singapore, shipyard installation and offshore commissioning for the interfaces. The Greater Enfi
Hill Head’s New Sea Defenses Complete
All works on Phase 2 of the Hill Head Sea Defense project are now complete, according to Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP). “Final works at Hill Head are now complete! This £1m project will protect this much loved stretch of coastline from the effects of extreme weather and sea level rise fo
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 04 – December 10). Aker Solutions has won work to support Statoil in development of the Johan Castberg field, the largest oil discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The company will supply s
Green Giraffe Enters Taiwanese Offshore Wind Venture
Green Giraffe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwanese organizations for the cooperation on Taiwan’s green financial planning and renewable energy development, including better safety of offshore wind projects.
Jumbo to Add New Heavy Lift Crane Vessel to Its Fleet
On 8 December, Jumbo signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH) for the provision of detailed engineering and construction of a new DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel (HLCV). The new vessel – capable of installing wind turbine foundations and floating structures in deeper
Jumbo, CMIH ink deal to build LNG-fueled crane vessel
Jumbo, the heavy lift specialist, signed a letter of intent with China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH) for detailed engineering and construction of an LNG-fueled DP2 heavy lift crane vessel.