Project & Tenders
Tamarind buys rest of Tui stake (New Zealand)
After buying 57.5 percent of the Tui fields offshore New Zealand from AWE, Tamarind Management has now bought the remaining 42.5 percent interest from New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and Pan Pacific Petroleum (PPP). To remind, the Malaysia-based Tamarind entered into a $1.5 million deal with AWE back
TechnipFMC Hires DOF Subsea Vessel for Prelude FLNG Campaign
DOF Subsea Australia has been awarded a contract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, for the provision of multipurpose support vessel (MSV) “Geoholm” for the Prelude FLNG project, operated by Shell Australia. The Geoholm will be required to provide ROV and light construction support
Kissimmee River Restoration Project Continues
As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, continues to work towards bringing the Kissimmee River Restoration project to completion, navigation closures will remain in effect to accommodate ongoing construction activities. Navigational closures are currently in effect on the Kissimm
Bourbon Nets Hylia Pipelay EPCI Off Gabon
Bourbon has secured its first pipelay contract from Total Gabon for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 25 km of 6” rigid pipeline as part of the Hylia water injection project using Zap-Lok technology. For the execution of this contract, Bourbon is subcontracting Co
Heavy Equipment for the Willoughby Spit Project Arrives on Wednesday
Heavy equipment that will be used for the Willoughby Spit and Vicinity Storm Damage Reduction Project is set to arrive this Wednesday at 21st Bay View St, reports USACE. According to the Corps, the project includes placing of 1.2 million cubic yards of sand, widening the beach to 60 feet and creatin
Van Oord Opts for Coda Octopus Real Time 3D Sonar
Van Oord has successfully completed an impressive ground improvement project for Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) with the help of Coda Octopus real time 3D sonar, the Echoscope. The project, which started in 2014, involved the reclamation of 65 million cubic meters of sand and extensive soi
PHOTO: Norway’s oil minister officially opens Ivar Aasen field
Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes officially opened the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea on Monday, February 13. Oil production from the Aker BP-operated field started on December 24, 2016, four years after the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) was submitted. The tota
Oceaneering Clinches Maersk Supply Service Contract
Oceaneering International has entered into a long-term agreement with Mærsk Supply Service to support its global operations. Under the contract Oceaneering will provide eight work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), survey and associated services, including subsea tooling, engineering, communic
Genesis Bags Reliance Industries’ FEED Contract
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has awarded Genesis a contract to undertake the front end engineering design (FEED) for the deepwater development of MJ field in the Bay of Bengal. The MJ field is a part of the Block KG-DWN-98/3, also known as KG D6, located in the Krishna Godavari Basin, off the E
Underwood Creek Restoration Project in Full Swing
Work on the Underwood Creek natural habitat restoration project in the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, is in full swing, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. The project consists of the removal of approximately 4,000 linear feet of concrete channel along the lower end of Un
Gazprom Export agrees gas transit terms through Georgia
Gazprom Export signed an agreement with a Georgian company regarding terms of Russian gas transit to Armenia through Georgia.
PHOTO: Baltimore Harbor Dredging in Full Swing
A few days ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, captured this unique view of the dredge working in the Ferry Bar Channel. With the city skyline in the background, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) is performing maintenance dredging operations to ensure continued safe navigatio
Morro Bay Harbor Dredging Project Well Underway
The $4.37 million Morro Bay Harbor dredging project is well underway, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. Under this project, which USACE awarded to Ahtna Design-build Corporation earlier in 2016, crews will remove approximately 240,000 cubic yards of clean sand and grave
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 06– February 12). Ezra Holdings has received a statutory demand from the solicitors of Forland Subsea for payment of a charter that is due and owing by EMAS-AMC AS for the vessel Lewek Inspec