Project & Tenders
Oceanteam Confirms Cable Transport Gig
Oceanteam Solutions has recently signed a contract with a European cable manufacturer regarding the supply of a transport vessel, turntable and auxiliary equipment for the transport of cables from South Europe to Scandinavia. As announced in the letter of intent in May this year, the project is plan
Indonesia: Premier set for Anoa development well start-up
UK oil company Premier Oil has completed the Anoa development well in the Natuna Sea Block A and is set to bring it on production in early August. Premier Oil is the operator of the Natuna Sea Block A offshore Indonesia with 28.67% interest. Partners in the block are Petronas, PTT, Pertamina and Kuf
TGS Taps SeaBird for Seismic Services
Marine seismic survey provider SeaBird Exploration has entered into an option agreement with TGS Nopec to provide up to 600 vessel days of seismic services. The agreement offers TGS access to one or more SeaBird vessels to perform seismic services on a global basis. Call-off under this option agreem
Premier closing in on Catcher first oil
UK oil and gas company Premier Oil is well on its way to first oil from the Catcher development in the UK sector of the North Sea with the last of twelve wells currently being completed. The current well on the Premier-operated Catcher project, a Burgman field injection well (B12), has been drilled
USACE Extends Comment Period for Lower Pool 4
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is extending the comment period for its draft Environmental Assessment for the Lower Pool 4 dredged material management plan. According to the Corps, the new deadline is August 25. The latest extension assures the Corps’ stakeholders and the publi
Anadarko step closer to Mozambique gas FID
Anadarko Petroleum has made an important step toward making a final investment decision to develop its gas fields offshore Mozambique. The company on Monday said it had finalized two agreements with the Government of Mozambique – together known as the “marine concessions” – which would allow the com
Ultra Electronics – Sparton JV Bags $40M in Sonobuoys Contracts
Ultra Electronics and Sparton Corporation have been awarded subcontracts valued at $35.9 million from their ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems joint venture. ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems will provide manufacturing subcontracts in the amount of $21.3 million to Ultra Electronics USSI and $14.6 million to S
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 24–30, 2017). Vision Marine Bags Saada Land Reclamation Deal The Bahrain Real Estate Investment Edamah has signed an agreement with Vision Marine to undertake the reclamation work for the beachfront Saada Pr
Official Opening of Two FASs in Louth and Horncastle
Two Flood Alleviation Schemes (FASs) in Louth and Horncastle have been formally opened on 28 July, following successful completion of the projects. Construction on the £6.5 million Louth scheme and the £8.1 million Horncastle scheme started in summer 2015, and were finalized this month. The two proj
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 24 – July 30). TechnipFMC has informed that is financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2017 should no longer be relied upon because of material errors in such financial statemen
Tokyo Gas to study land-based LNG terminal feasibility in Bangladesh
Japan’s biggest city gas supplier, Tokyo Gas, in a joint venture with Nippon Koei, has been contracted to perform a feasibility and engineering study for a land-based LNG terminal in Bangladesh.
Statoil brings Byrding field online
Oil giant Statoil has started production on the Byrding oil and gas field, which is north of the Troll field in the North Sea off Norway. The Plan for Development and Operation of the Byrding oil and gas discovery, previously known as Astero, was submitted to Norwegian authorities in August 2016. Ac
Saipem Lands $900M Zohr Deal
Saipem and Petrobel have finalized offshore contract variations worth $900 million for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the “Optimised Ramp Up” phase of the Zohr field development project situated in the Mediterranean Sea off the Egyptian coast
Flexlife and Rio Analytics in Brazil Subsea Pact
British subsea services specialist Flexlife has signned a cooperation agreement with Brazilian artificial intelligence technology developer Rio Analytics. The deal was signed at the UK Consulate in Rio de Janeiro on Monday 24, 2017. As Brazil represents over 40 percent of the installed flexible rise