Project & Tenders
Moscow Dredging Forum Coming in February
In just a little over one month, Moscow will be the host of the Fourth International Forum of Dredging Companies. The Forum will be held on February 15th at the Radisson Ukraine Hotel in Moscow under the auspices of the Russian Ministry of Transport and the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Tran
Sakhalin Energy pens 10-year charter for Ob River LNG tanker
Sakhalin Energy, the operator of Russia’s only LNG export plant, signed a 10-year charter agreement with Gazprom Marketing & Trading for the 149,700-cbm Ob River LNG carrier.
CSV Normand Reach Gets Ichthys Gig
Solstad Offshore (SOFF) has been awarded a subcontract with McDermott for the provision of light construction vessel services. The vessel, specifically the CSV Normand Reach, will be engaged in Ichthys gas field development project, located offshore Western Australia. CSV Normand Reach will assist M
Fugro wins Ichthys gig
Dutch oil and gas industry services firm Fugro has been awarded a contract for the giant Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Western Australia. Fugro won the contract from Inpex Operations Australia Pty to provide subsea services to be executed across the Ichthys facilities in the Timor Sea, locat
Inpex completes Ichthys subsea installations
Inpex has completed the installation of subsea infrastructure for the extraction of gas and condensate from the Ichthys gas field, offshore Australia. Inpex said on Friday that the final 49 kilometers of umbilicals and flying leads were laid on Thursday. The last subsea network placement was spread
Fugro Lands Ichthys IMR Work
Fugro has been awarded a contract from Japan’s oil and gas exploration and production company, Inpex, for subsea services to be executed across the Ichthys facilities in the Timor Sea, some 220 kilometres offshore Western Australia. The five year contract, plus options, encompasses field operations
Boskalis Nets Contracts Worth EUR 200 Million
Boskalis has over the last couple of weeks acquired a number of medium sized and various smaller projects in the Netherlands with a combined contract value of more than EUR 200 million. Today, the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) announced that it int
ExxonMobil in second oil discovery offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil on Thursday reported positive results from its Payara-1 well offshore Guyana. Payara is ExxonMobil’s second oil discovery on the Stabroek Block and was drilled in a new reservoir. The company said that the Payara-1 well targeted similar aged reservoirs that were proven successful at the c
Premier’s Catcher remains on target as costs drop further
Premier Oil, a UK-based oil company, has further lowered the capex for its Catcher development in the UK North Sea. The forecast now says capex will be 29 percent lower than at sanction. Premier Oil said in an update on Thursday that the total capex is now forecast at $1.6 billion, which is $100 mil
Eneco Splits Green Energy and Network Business Operations
Dutch energy company Eneco Holding NV is dividing its business operations between two separate, independent companies. As of 1 February 2017, Eneco Holding NV will be unbundled into the sustainable energy company Eneco Group, and the network company Stedin Group, each with its own supervisory board
CNOOC kicks off at Penglai 19-9
Oil company CNOOC has started production at the Penglai 19-9 comprehensive adjustment project, offshore China. The Penglai 19-9 oilfield is located in Bohai which has an average water depth of approximately 30 meters. CNOOC has 51% working interest in Penglai 19-9 oilfield and acts as the operator,
Ithaca gears up for Harrier development
Oil and gas company Ithaca Energy has launched a development program for the Harrier field, located in the Greater Stella Area (GSA) in the UK North Sea, expecting to start production in 2H 2018. The GSA licenses contain the Stella and Harrier fields, both currently in the development process with S
Navantia-Windar to Build Nissum Bredning OWF Jackets
Navantia-Windar joint venture has been awarded a contract by Siemens Wind Power to supply jacket foundations for the Nissum Bredning (NBV) offshore wind farm. The contract covers the supply of 3-legged jacket foundations and their corresponding piles for four SWT-7.0-154 offshore wind turbines. Thes
Orion Wraps Up Bayport Channel Dredging
After a little over 2 years of deepening and widening the Bayport Channel, the Port Houston dredging is finished. The channel was deepened by five feet to match the 45 ft. depth of the Houston Ship Channel and was also widened between 50 to 100 feet, reported the port. The project will improve navig