Project & Tenders
Fugro to Set Up New Power Cable Link for Kangaroo Island
Fugro has been awarded a contract to install a subsea power cable for South Australia’s distribution network management company, SA Power Networks. The new 20,000 kVA/33,000 Volt cable will replace the existing 10,000 kVA/33,000 Volt undersea cable, which is reaching the end of its life. The subsea
Nexans Confirms DolWin6 Award
French cable specialist Nexans has confirmed the contract award from the transmission system operator TenneT to supply and install the cables for the DolWin6 direct-current link. The Nexans contract, worth around 100 million euros, comprises the cables, accessories and installation. Two 90-km-long h
OneSubsea Multiphase Boosting for TAQA’s Otter Field
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for a subsea multiphase boosting system by TAQA for the Otter field in the UK North Sea. Through the EPCIC contract, OneSubsea and its Subsea Integration All
Saipem to win contract on Novatek’s 2nd LNG project?
Italian oil and gas contractor, Saipem is reportedly expected to secure a contract on Novatek’s second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in the Russian Arctic. Citing unnamed sources, Reuters reported on Monday that under the contract that has not been signed yet, Saipem would build gravity
Scottish Enterprise awards funds for Aberdeen Harbour expansion
Economic development agency Scottish Enterprise will contribute £11.7 million ($15.3 M) towards Aberdeen Harbour’s £350 million ($457.4 M) expansion, supporting the creation of 2,300 jobs by 2026. According to Scotish Enteprise, Aberdeen Harbour was established as a business by King David I in 1136.
Siemens and Nexans Land DolWin6 Prize
Siemens has received another order from the German-Dutch grid operator, TenneT TSO, for a grid connection for offshore wind power plants in the German waters of the North Sea. The company will supply the entire technology for efficient direct-current transmission for the “DolWin6” grid connection. T
Cooper to decide on Sole debt financing in August
Australian oil and gas company Cooper Energy expects to make a decision on debt financing for the Sole gas project off Australia within next month. The project will develop the Sole gas field located in VIC/ L32 in the Gippsland Basin offshore Victoria to supply 25 PJ per year to gas users in south-
DolWin6 Contracts Land on Siemens, Dragados Offshore, Nexans Desks
Siemens has received an order from TenneT to supply the entire technology for efficient direct-current transmission for DolWin6, a grid connection for offshore wind farms in the German waters of the North Sea. The order is valued at high three-digit millions euros range.
Jordan’s NEPCO seeking 16 LNG cargoes for 2018 delivery
The National Electric Power Company of Jordan (NEPCO) launched a tender seeking the supply of up to 16 cargoes to its Al‐Sheikh Sabah LNG Terminal at Aqaba.
LS Cable Scores Singapore Subsea Cables Deal
Korean-based cable specialist LS Cable said it has won a contract from Singapore Electric Power Company for submarine cables worth some 62 billion won (approximately $55 million). According to the company, this is the first case in which South Korean firm export ultra-high voltage submarine cables t
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 10 – July 16). TechnipFMC has shipped water injection umbilicals from its Newcastle manufacturing facility to Total in Africa for the Egina project. The long length umbilicals will be installed a
Ensco Secures Jobs for Three Drillships
Ensco has been awarded three drillship contracts offshore West Africa, representing an aggregate three years of contracted term and more than six additional years of options. ENSCO DS-4 is expected to start a two-year contract with Chevron offshore Nigeria in August 2017. The contract also includes
PHOTO: Subsea 7 laying Culzean’s export pipeline
An export pipeline for the Maersk Oil-operated Culzean gas condensate field development in the UK sector of the North Sea has been laid by the subsea engineering, construction and services company, Subsea 7. According to a Friday update from the Danish oil company, the pipeline has been laid safely
Sailaway date for Catcher FPSO coming near
First oil from Premier Oil-operated Catcher development in the UK sector of the North Sea remains on track for later this year with sailaway date for the FPSO unit set for next month. The Catcher, made up of several fields discovered between 2010 and 2013, is located 170 kilometers south-east of Abe