Project & Tenders
Grid, Cable Issues Leave Mark on Vattenfall’s Q3 Results
Vattenfall’s wind energy unit reported an underlying operating profit of SEK -0.3 billion (approx. EUR 31 million) for the third quarter, due to lower availability resulting from grid outages and cable issues in some offshore wind farms.
Students Visit Clay’s Lake Ahead of Winter Shutdown
Students from the University of Brighton have paid another visit to the Clay’s Lake Flood Prevention Scheme in West Sussex, where works have progressed during 2017 ahead of the winter shutdown. This is the third consecutive year that students from the University of Brighton have visited the site. Th
Bureau Veritas Bags £7.5m in North Sea Deals
Bureau Veritas is looking ahead to positive start to 2018 securing contracts worth more than £7.5 million over the past two months, for its North Sea Offshore Operations business. Bureau Veritas has won new contracts with several operators, as well as a number of extensions on existing contracts, wi
Polarcus to Shoot in South America and Middle East
Oslo-listed seismic contractors Polarcus has secured two 3D acquisition projects in South America and Middle East. The South america project will start in Q4 2017 and will utilize the company’s XArray acquisition methodology. The survey is for an undisclosed client, and it should run for approximate
Iranian LNG export project gathers momentum
National Iranian Oil Company said it has signed a deal with the Oslo-based IFLNG for the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Iran.
GTT books LNG tanks design order for newbuild FSRU
French LNG containment specialist, GTT, said it has bagged a new order for the design of liquefied natural gas tanks for a newbuild floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
Talos hits more pay with Tornado II drilling program
Independent E&P company Talos Energy has completed its Tornado II deepwater drilling program, located in the Phoenix Field of the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico, extending the proved limit of the original Tornado discovery. The Tornado II drilling program consisted of an exploratory test pe
Tullow comes up dry off Suriname
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has failed to make a commercial discovery at its Araku-1 well, offshore Suriname. The Araku-1 exploration well in Suriname has been drilled to a total depth of 2,685 meters and penetrated the objectives of the Araku prospect, Tullow informed on Friday. The company furt
Lukoil boosts production at V. Filanovsky with new well
Lukoil, Russia’s largest privately-held oil company, has completed the drilling of its eighth well at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. Lukoil said on Thursday the new well was a horizontal producing well with a 1,560-meter long horizontal section. According to the company, the flow
Wison, GTT ink LNG cooperation agreement
Wison Offshore & Marine has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the French liquefied natural gas (LNG) containment specialist GTT, to cooperate on LNG projects.
Teledyne Gavia Gets 6000-Meter Rated AUV Project
Provider of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), Teledyne Gavia, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 6000-meter rated AUV for deep water search and recovery applications for delivery in 2018. The newly-designed SeaRaptor AUV will incorporate a broad range of Teledyne content i
Vattenfall Rethinks Swedish Kriegers Flak
Vattenfall is reconsidering building a 420MW offshore wind farm in the Swedish part of Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea as a result of recent cost reductions in offshore wind, the company told Offshore WIND.
Kriegers Flak Accommodation Unit Wanted
Energinet and 50Hertz Transmission GmbH are seeking a jack up rig or a vessel capable of providing accommodation and other services for crew and personnel to be positioned next to an offshore substation on the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea.
Aker BP Hires DeepOcean for Subsea IMR Works
Aker BP has awarded a contract to DeepOcean for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) activities. The contract has a total market value of minimum NOK 300 million during the initial three years, with an option to continue the activities for an additional six years (2+2+2). The contract inc