Project & Tenders
CPRA Continues Work on Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday briefed officials from a variety of local, state, and federal agencies regarding a draft initial operations plan for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. A cornerstone project of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan, the sediment
Gassco gets green light to use Polarled pipeline
Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to the state-owned company Gassco to use the Polarled offshore pipeline. Polarled is a new gas pipeline from Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea to the Shell-operated Nyhamna gas processing
Engie Picks Gjøa FEED Winners
Engie E&P Norge has awarded contracts for front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the North Sea to Kongsberg Maritime, Saipem and Hereema Marine Contractors. The modifications are part of the work being done to enable the Skarfjell-licence (PL418) to
Lankhorst to Deliver Mooring Lines for SalMar’s Aquaculture Project
Lankhorst Euronete is supplying fibre mooring ropes to Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering for construction of the world’s largest fish farm near the island of Froya, offshore Norway. The new concept fish farm is a pilot facility developed by Ocean Farming, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group. Th
RESTORE Council Approves Louisiana State Expenditure Plan
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) Chair and the U.S. Department of Treasury have both accepted the Louisiana State Expenditure Plan (SEP) based on the Council Acting Executive Director’s approval recommendation. The Council Chair has found the Louisiana SEP is complete a
Total, Pavilion Energy join forces on LNG bunkering in Singapore
France’s Total signed a memorandum of understanding with Pavilion Energy for cooperation on LNG bunkering in Singapore.
iSURVEY Nets Maersk Oil Contract in Denmark
iSURVEY has been awarded a four-year survey and positioning contract by Maersk Oil. The contract which started in March 2017, has the option to extend by one 12-month period. Under the contract iSURVEY will support Maersk Oil Danish Business Unit with rig move operations in the Danish sector of the
April 2017 – Ignition Month for Future OWFs in Europe
The UK launched the second Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction on 3 April, the same day the deadline was set for developers to place bids at Germany’s first competitive offshore wind tender. This month is significant for offshore wind in France as well, as the selection phase of the country’s new
Aibel Bags Oda Subsea Deal from TechnipFMC
Aibel has secured a contract from TechnipFMC to supply a subsea manifold and structure for an integrated foundation for Oda field in the Norwegian North Sea. Under the contract Aibel will build and deliver several subsea structural elements, including a subsea manifold. The work starts immediately a
TGS to expand African multi-client library with new seismic survey
TGS, a provider of multi-client geoscience data to oil and gas companies, will further expand its NWAAM multi-client library with more than 11,000 kilometers of long-offset broadband 2D seismic data. The expansion regards the Northwest African Atlantic Margin (NWAAM) area, more precisely the Maurita
Sevan Marine, Fluor ink LNG cooperation deal
Norway’s Sevan Marine, through its unit HiLoad LNG, signed an agreement to cooperate with Fluor on global projects utilizing HiLoad’s floating regasification dock (FRD) LNG technology.
EIB Provides Funding for Germany-Norway Interconnector
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a EUR 350 million loan to TenneT to finance ‘NordLink’, the first interconnection between Germany and Norway across the North Sea. The bipolar High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link will have a capacity of 1,400 MW and a total route length of 624 km.
Ecosse Bags Seabed Clearance Gig on Beatrice OWF
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded a seabed clearance project on the £2.6 billion Beatrice offshore wind farm (BOWL) in the Outer Moray Firth. The company will conduct boulder clearing operations in 50 meter water depth, deploying its Scar2 seabed system from the Siem Ruby vessel on behalf
Shell to fuel Sovcomflot’s LNG-powered Aframax quartet
A unit of the Hague-based LNG giant Shell has signed a deal with Russia’ Sovcomflot to supply liquefied natural gas to the first Aframax crude oil tankers in the world to be powered by the chilled fuel. Under the deal, Shell Western LNG B.V. will refuel the vessels from a specialised LNG bunker vess