Project & Tenders
Giant vessel carrying world’s largest spar hull approaching Norway
The Dockwise Vaguard, the world’s largest heavy transportation vessel is set to reach Norway this weekend, delivering the hull of world’s largest spar platform – Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen. The vessel in April left South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries yard where the platform was built, carrying the
Ramboll Wins Foundations Design for Chinese OWF
Ramboll has been appointed by Huadong Engineering Corporation to design foundations for the SPIC Binhai South H3 offshore wind farm in the Yellow Sea north of Shanghai. The project involves geotechnical investigations, numerical modelling of waves, currents and tidal variations, and detailed designi
Conrad to kick off Mako drilling ‘within days’
Conrad Petroleum will start drilling an appraisal well at its Mako prospect, in the Duyung Production Sharing Contract, offshore Indonesia, within days, according to a partner in the project. Conrad Petroleum is the operator of the PSC with 90% interest and Empyrean Energy is its partner with the re
Killybegs Fishery Harbor Dredging Tender Online
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) recently advertised a tender for dredging works in the Killybegs Fishery Harbor, Ireland. The works will comprise environmental dredging of approx. 24,500m³ of contaminated marine sediments. The tender also includes stabilization of the dredge ma
Pacific Radiance Scoops $45M in Vessel Deals
Pacific Radiance has secured USD 45.3 million worth of new contracts, including options. Under these contracts, ten of the Group’s offshore support vessels, including a diving support vessel, are being deployed to support projects in Asia and the Middle East. The vessels are chartered to new and exi
JX Nippon produces first gas from Layang field
Japan’s JX Nippon started commercial gas production from Layang oil and gas field offshore Malaysia on May 28, 2017. JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation’s subsidiary, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Limited, is the operator of Block SK10 offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, with a particip
Mermaid Inks New Subsea Contracts
Mermaid Maritime has through its South East Asian business units secured subsea contracts with a combined total estimated potential contract value of USD 4.3 million. The first highlighted package of work involves the DP2 dive support vessel ‘Mermaid Sapphire’ with a work-class ROV and cement/grouti
GLDD Pushes on with Duck Beach Nourishment Project
A public meeting was held yesterday, June 14, in the Paul F. Keller Meeting Hall where Coastal Planning and Engineering and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) presented an update on the Town of Duck Beach Nourishment project. During the meeting, Julien Devisse, with Coastal Planning and Engineering,
Sapient Global Markets wins Cameron LNG job
MC Global Gas Corporation & Diamond Gas International have selected Sapient Global Markets as a system implementation partner for their LNG business.
Petrobangla signs LNG MoU with AOT Energy
Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (PetroBangla) signed a memorandum of understanding with Zug-headquartered AOT Energy for LNG procurement.
Big Win for MAN Diesel & Turbo
In just four months, MAN Diesel & Turbo has won contracts for four Chinese dredger newbuildings. Chinese outfits CHECD, Jiangsu Haixin and Huanghua Port Bureau recently chose MAN medium-speed engines for the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). CHECD CHECD (CHEC Dredging Company Ltd.) – a sub
Lukoil boosts output at Caspian Sea field with fifth well
Russian oil company Lukoil has completed the construction and commissioning of the fifth production well at Vladimir Filanovsky offshore field in the Caspian Sea and started the construction of the sixth well that is going to be used for water injection. The fifth well has a bilateral horizontal des
Elia Launches MOG Project UXO Survey Tender
Elia, the Belgian electricity transmission system operator, has invited tenders for unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO) survey, identification and removal on the cable route of the modular offshore grid (MOG) project in the Belgium sector of the North Sea. The modular offshore grid includes an offsh
Elia Issues UXO Call
Belgian transmission system operator Elia has invited tenders for unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, identification and removal on the cable route of the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian sector of the North Sea.