Project & Tenders
Borssele III and IV Consortium Applies For EIB Funds
Blauwwind II C.V., a consortium behind the Borssele III and IV offshore wind project, has applied for a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the development of the 740MW offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea.
Total delays Martin Linge project after fatal shipyard accident
French oil major Total has delayed the start-up of the Martin Linge project offshore Norway by a year, after a fatal yard accident in South Korea. The accident, in which six workers were killed, happened at the Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje yard in South Korea on May 1, 2017. Samsung Heavy is respo
VIDEO: Maersk Oil’s Culzean CPF jacket en route to North Sea
Danish oil company Maersk Oil has informed that Culzean’s 8,540 tonne central processing facility (CPF) jacket has started its journey across the North Sea. The CPF jacket for Maersk Oil-operated Culzean gas development in the UK sector of the North Sea was built by Heerema Fabrication Group’s Vliss
Reach Subsea Keeps Edda Fonn in Its Fleet Until 2019
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea said it has renegotiated and extended the charter party agreement with Østensjø Rederi for the vessel Edda Fonn. According to the company, the new contract expires January 01, 2019. The IMR, survey and light construction vessel is currently scheduled for a contract
GE to Equip Shanghai Salvage Bureau’s New Diving Vessel
GE’s Marine Solutions has been chosen by Shanghai Salvage Bureau (SSB) to provide a suite of marine technologies including power and propulsion equipment, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems to its newest deep-water dive support vessel (DSV). Once delivered, the vessel will e
Shoreham Adur Scheme Updates
Over the coming weeks Mackley will be publishing a series of updates over the company’s work on the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls Flood Defense Scheme. The Shoreham scheme is being carried out by Mackley as part of Team Van Oord, working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Coast to Capital Local Enterp
Waves4Power, Stryvo Group Ink Production Agreement
Waves4Power has signed an agreement with the Norwegian company Stryvo Group covering full-scale series production of Waves4Power’s new wave energy system ‘Next Generation’. The production site will be the former shipyard at Fiskåholmen in the municipality of Vanylven on the Norwegian west coast. Pro
Wintershall completes Maria field pipelines
The installation vessel Seven Oceans has installed the last production pipeline on the seabed at the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea. German oil company Wintershall said on Wednesday that almost 100 kilometers of underwater pipelines for its flagship Norwegian development had been completed. The pi
CB&I bags Calcasieu Pass LNG storage tanks job
Texas-based LNG engineer CB&I has been awarded a contract by Venture Global LNG for the engineering, procurement and construction of two LNG storage tanks for the company’s Calcasieu Pass export facility located in Southwest Louisiana.
Aquamarine Subsea in Songa Offshore Frame Deal
Aquamarine Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement with Songa Offshore for provision of a ‘Continuous Class Program’ for the high pressure manifolds on the four CAT D rigs. The duration of the contract is 5 years with an option of 5 additional years. The scope is to be responsible for the continuo
PHOTO: Statoil begins upending of Aasta Hansteen spar substructure
Norwegian oil major Statoil has begun the upending procedure for the massive Aasta Hansteen substructure off Norway. Statoil posted an image on social media channels on Tuesday, showing the spar substructure partially submerged. The company said that the upending of the massive Aasta Hansteen substr
COSL rig heads back home as Conrad wraps up Mako well testing
Conrad Petroleum has completed well testing operations on the Mako South-1 well in the Duyung PSC offshore Indonesia. The COSL Seeker drilling rig is currently demobilizing back to its home base in Labuan, Malaysia. Conrad owns 90% of West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), a holding company that ow
Bluestream Scores ONEgas Subsea Inspection Contract
Bluestream Offshore has secured a five year contract plus two-year extension with ONEgas, the combined business unit of Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) for the gas production on the Southern North Sea. The contract is a so-called ‘ROV subsea structural inspection services co
MacGregor tech ordered for German LNG-fueled research vessel
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been contracted to supply oceanographic winches and deck handling systems to an LNG-fueled research vessel being built by the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany.