Project & Tenders
Kongsberg K-MATE Autonomy Controller for New USV-AUV Platform
Kongsberg Maritime has received the first order for K-MATE, its latest marine robotics innovation. K-MATE, an autonomous surface vehicle control system, will be integrated with SEA-KIT, a new class of Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessel being built by UK manufacturer, Hushcraft. SEA-KIT is an USV tha
Monadelphous secures additional Prelude FLNG job
Engineering company Monadelphous has won a new contract for Shell’s giant Prelude FLNG project off Australia. The company has been awarded a contract for piping modification and fabrication for TechnipFMC on the hook-up and commissioning phase of Prelude FLNG project in the Browse Basin, approximate
MasterFlow 9800 Grout for Beatrice OWF
Seaway Heavy Lifting has selected BASF, as part of the grouting subcontract with FoundOcean, for the supply of MasterFlow 9800 to the Beatrice offshore wind farm project. The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean. MasterFlow 9800 grout was mainly chosen for the grouting of
VIDEO: Ichthys Venturer FPSO en route to Australia
Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project’s floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel—Ichthys Venturer—sailed away on July 18 from waters near its construction site in Okpo, South Korea. The FPSO left the shipyard over the weekend to undertake final preparation, commissioning activities and
Dana Gas Selects AGR Software
AGR has signed a SaaS (software as a service) contract with Dana Gas PJSC to supply its latest version of P1 software. AGR’s P1 software is said to help improve the accuracy of well time and cost modeling and can be applied for all drilling and well related operations, including completions and inte
IOG submits Blythe Hub development plan
Independent Oil and Gas has submitted the Field Development Plan (FDP) to the UK Oil and Gas Authority for the Blythe Hub, which comprises the Blythe and Elgood fields in the UK North Sea. The Blythe and Elgood gas fields, 100% owned and operated by IOG, are located in the UK Southern North Sea clos
EnerMech to Work on RRS Sir David Attenborough Project
Engineering services specialist, EnerMech, has been awarded a contract on the £150 million polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. The new polar ship is commissioned by the National Environment Research Council, (NERC) is currently under construction at Cammell Laird’s Birkenhead ship
Polar Onyx Continues West Africa Campaign
Norwegian offshore vessels provider GC Rieber Shipping said it has agreed an extension of the firm period, securing the Polar Onyx commitment until the end of August 2017. The vessel is operating in West Africa under a four-month time charter agreement signed in March this year, which included a two
Nakilat to explore FSRU business with Höegh LNG
Qatar’s shipping giant Nakilat on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Höegh LNG to jointly explore the FSRU business.
Rolls-Royce Inks Service Deal with Siem Offshore and Subsea 7
Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 have signed a joint three-year service agreement with Rolls-Royce. The agreement covers a total of 74 offshore vessels. This is the first agreement the two Siem-owned companies have signed with the same service provider. Under the agreement, Rolls-Royce will maintain and s
MODEC wins Coral South FLNG mooring system contract
MODEC said its unit, SOFEC has been awarded the turret mooring system supply contract for the Eni-led Coral South FLNG project by the joint venture consisting of TechnipFMC and JGC Corporation.
Sofec Lands Coral South FLNG Turret Moorings Work
Sofec, a Modec Group company, has been awarded the turret mooring system supply contract for the Coral South Project by the joint venture consisting of TechnipFMC and JGC Corporation. This is for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of internal turret mooring system for the Coral Sout
Saudi Aramco Hires WorleyParsons for Marjan FEED
WorleyParsons has been awarded the project management and front end engineering and design (FEED) services for Saudi Aramco’s Marjan oil field development program. The contract is the offshore oil and gas facilities portion and the onshore upstream and downstream pipelines portion of Saudi Aramco’s
Seaproof Solutions to Protect Norther OWF Cables
Seaproof Solutions has been awarded a contract by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors for the supply of cable protection systems for Norther offshore wind farm project. Norther is an offshore wind farm covering 44 wind turbines, with a maximum capacity of 370 MW that will be built in the Belgia