Project & Tenders
Topaz Resolve Begins Survey Ops in Mediterranean Sea
Topaz Energy and Marine informed that its multi-purpose supply vessel, Topaz Resolve, has started a charter contract in the Mediterranean Sea for a European oil company. Under the contract the vessel will conduct geophysical and geotechnical surveys in the Mediterranean Sea. Topaz Resolve is operati
Bibby Offshore Bolsters Renewables Division
Bibby Offshore has appointed Dorothy Shepherd as general manager for its renewables division. In her new role, Dorothy Shepherd will be instrumental in the delivery of new business in the renewables sector, the company said.
Ortley Beach Replenishment Starts Next Week
The start of the Ocean County storm damage reduction project has been delayed due to late completion of a Weeks Marine project in Florida. According to the report from the Toms River Council latest meeting, the Ortley Beach replenishment has been delayed for late May. The landing pipe and transfer p
Maersk Supply Service Nets Culzean Deal
Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract with Maersk Oil UK to project manage the complete towing, mooring installation and hook up service scopes for the Culzean project in the North Sea. In its role on the Culzean project, Maersk Supply Service will manage a wide range of work scopes including
Delegations from ICE and RICS to Visit Shoreham Adur Site
The Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls Scheme will play host to a number of industry visits this spring/summer, starting with a delegation from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) later this month, reports Mackley. A number of ICE Student Committee members are currently on secondment at Gatwick Airport
Two Meetings on Oxford Flood Scheme Project
The Environment Agency has just announced that it will hold two public drop-in events to discuss the Oxford flood alleviation scheme project. According to EA, the project is aimed to reduce flood risk to over 1,200 homes and businesses in Oxford. The team, currently finalizing detailed design of the
Ophir hits dust in exploration well off Ivory Coast
Oil company Ophir Energy has failed to find ‘significant hydrocarbons’ in the Ayame-1X exploration well in Block 513, offshore Ivory Coast. The Ayame-1 was Ophir’s first deepwater operated well in almost three years. The well was spud at the end of April with the Seadrill-owned drillship West Saturn
Real Energy, Santos pen gas processing deal
Cooper basin focused oil and gas exploration company, Real Energy Corporation, executed a deal with LNG player Santos to supply gas to the east Australian gas market.
ABB gets funding for subsea power factory project
ABB has secured three years’ funding for its program aimed at developing subsea power factories for the oil and gas industry. The funding was obtained from the Research Council of Norway, which has awarded ABB a NOK 10 million research grant. The subsea technology, to be developed by ABB, will be us
TenneT Seeks Contractors for Hollandse Kust Zuid, Noord Offshore Platforms
TenneT has launched a qualification process for candidates interested in tendering for the delivery of offshore platforms that will connect wind farms at Hollandse Kust Zuid and Hollandse Kust Noord offshore areas to the Dutch grid on the mainland.
Keppel to build Pasha Hawaii’s LNG-fueled containerships
Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii has selected Keppel AmFELS in Brownsville, Texas, a unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) for the construction of two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled containerships.
‘Pioneering Spirit’ set for TurkStream pipeline work
Following a recent removal of Shell’s Brent Delta platform topsides from a location in the UK North Sea, the Allseas-owned giant vessel Pioneering Spirit is ready for another job. The owner of the vessel said on Thursday that the world’s largest pipelay and construction vessel will head out from a p
Norway green-lights Centrica’s Oda development plan
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved a plan for development and operation of Centrica-operated Oda field located offshore Norway. The development plan for the Oda field, previously named Butch, located in license PL 405 in the North Sea was submitted to the authorities last Novemb
Saipem Scores Liza SURF Job with ExxonMobil
Saipem has been awarded a new EPCI contract for the SURF package of the proposed Liza project operated by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil. The Liza field, located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana at a water depth of 1,800 metres, is a subsea developm