Project & Tenders
European Offshore Wind Projects Attract Record EUR 18.2 Billion in 2016
European offshore wind projects attracted a record EUR 18.2 billion of investments in 2016, according to WindEurope. Eleven projects reached Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2016. This represents 4,948MW of new capacity across five countries, half of it in the UK. Giles Dickson, Chief Executive Of
Ocean Installer Scores Its First in OZ
Norwegian subsea player Ocean Installer said it has been awarded a contract for riser installation work in Australia. Ocean Installer is conducting the work as a subcontractor to McDermott International. The firm work scope encompasses the installation of flexible risers and flowlines as well as opt
Wartsila nets maintenance deal for Tallink’s LNG ferry
Finnish engine maker, Wärtsilä has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with Estonia-based Tallink Grupp for their new RoPax LNG-fueled ferry Megastar. Megastar starts operation on 29 January 2017 on the Tallinn – Helsinki route across the Gulf of Finland. The ferry is powered by Wärtsilä dual-f
TechnipFMC wins Ichthys LNG well intervention job
TechnipFMC, the merged entity of Technip and FMC Technologies, signed an agreement with Inpex for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services in the Ichthys field in Western Australia.
TechnipFMC Nets Ichthys Well Intervention Work
A subsidiary of TechnipFMC has entered into an agreement with Inpex Operations Australia for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services in the Ichthys field, approximately 220-kilometers offshore of Western Australia, for the Ichthys LNG project. Under the agreement, TechnipFMC will deploy it
TMC to supply compressor systems for Heerema’s Sleipnir SSCV
Compressor supplier Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) has been awarded a contract by Sembcorp Marine to supply compressed air systems for the world’s largest crane vessel – Heerema’s Sleipnir SSCV. TMC said on Thursday that the scope includes manufacturing and delivery of a marine compressed air sys
Norsepower to fit LNG-fueled Viking Grace with rotor sail
Norsepower signed an agreement with Finnish shipping company Viking Line to install its rotor sail solution onboard the LNG-fuelled cruise ferry Viking Grace.
VBMS to Deliver East Anglia ONE Inter-Array Cables
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS has been awarded a cabling contract with a value of approximately EUR 100 million by ScottishPower Renewables, for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The scope of work for VBMS consists of the supply, installation and burial, as well as termination and testing of 102 6
McDermott Grabs Another Saudi Aramco EPCI Contract
McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Safaniya and Zuluf fields offshore Saudi Arabia. The brownfield project is part of a wider program to replace aging facilities with electrified platforms to enha
McDermott Wins Middle East Pipelay Job
McDermott has been awarded an offshore pipelay contract in the Middle East. The pipelay contract includes the engineering, procurement and installation of two oil pipelines offshore. Work on this contract is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter in 2018. “This contract marks anot
EnQuest: Kraken under budget. First oil in second quarter
EnQuest, a UK North Sea oil firm, has confirmed that the Kraken field FPSO has arrived in the North Sea and that the project remained under budget. The Kraken, to be developed using the Armada Kraken FPSO, is a large heavy oil accumulation located in the East Shetland basin, to the west of the North
Teufelberger to Buy Redaelli
Teufelberger has signed a definite agreement for the acquisition of Italian steel wire rope specialist Redaelli Tecna from JSC Severstal–metiz. According to the Austrian-based company, this acquisition is the biggest step toward expansion in more than 225 years of Teufelberger’s history. Redaelli is
ECA Group to Develop Ultra-Deep AUV for Ifremer
Ifremer has chosen ECA Group to develop a new ultra-deep autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for survey and inspection up to 6000 meters water depth. By choosing ECA Group through an international call for tender, Ifremer is establishing the CORAL ALliance (Cooperative Off-Shore Robotics ALliance),
Construction Starts on Newhaven Flood Scheme
JacksonHyder has begun construction works on the £18 million Newhaven flood alleviation scheme. The Environment Agency, in partnership with Lewes District Council, developed the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme in order to reduce flood risk from the sea and the river along the Ouse valley. The majo