Project & Tenders
Borssele III & IV Tender Winner(s) to Be Revealed Today
For the latest article on Dutch tender, see: Oil & Gas Giant to Build Dutch Borssele III & IV Offshore Wind Farms The Dutch government will announce the result of the second Borssele Zone tender at 6 p.m. (CET) today, 12 December. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) received 26 applications f
Allseas Grabs Nord Stream 2 Pipelay Job
Nord Stream 2 AG and Allseas have signed a letter of intent covering the offshore pipelay capacities for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline through the Baltic Sea. The Letter of Intent ensures that Allseas will undertake offshore pipelay works for the first line and also provides the option to book capaciti
IOG gears up for Blythe field development
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has submitted the Blythe Field Development Plan (FDP) in draft format to the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The Blythe gas field, which is 100% owned and operated by IOG, is located in the Southern North Sea close to existing infrastructure and other IOG-owned licens
Eni in another Shorouk concession stake sale
Italian oil and gas company Eni on Monday informed it has agreed to sell to Rosneft a 30 percent participating interest in the Shourouk Concession, offshore Egypt, where the gas field Zohr is located.
Upper Zakum modules load-out in ‘final stages’, project completion mid-2017
Heavy lifting company ALE is wrapping up load-out operations for the Upper Zakum 750 Island Surface Facilities (UZ750) project offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE. ALE, a UK-based transportation specialist, secured a contract to deliver almost 100 different modules to the artificial islands of the Zakum oil fie
Hawaiki Contracts Mirait for Cable Infrastructure in Sydney
Mirait Technologies Australia has signed a contract with Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, the owner and developer of the Hawaiki submarine cable system, for the build of terrestrial infrastructure in Sydney. The Hawaiki submarine cable system is a new trans-Pacific cable, which will link Australia and Ne
Sandefjord Fjord Tender Released
Engineering Department of the Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold County, Norway, recently released tender for the Cleaner Sandefjord Fjord project. The tender includes dredging, disposal and covering of polluted seabed, which if performed right will reduce the negative impacts from environmental po
EnBW Looking to Set Up Hohe See Marine Coordination Office
EnBW has invited tenders for planning, construction and operation of a marine coordination office which will support the construction phase of the Hohe See offshore wind farm and potentially the Albatros offshore wind farm. The set-up and operation is to be carried out in accordance with the legal r
Shoreham Adur Flood Defense Scheme on Display
The Environment Secretary and the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency were part of a delegation which yesterday, December 8, visited the the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls scheme. Andrea Leadsom, Sir James Bevan and the local MP Tim Loughton were shown round the site, which is being delivered by Te
DSME, Kongsberg Maritime ink deal for FSRU control system
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Kongsberg Maritime of Norway have signed a joint development agreement for a new LNG FSRU regasification control system.
Virgin Islands Port Authority Makes Room for Bigger Ships
Recently completed dredging of the Crown Bay in St. Thomas, allowed for the first time a Solstice-class cruise ship to berth along the Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal. On Wednesday, the Celebrity Silhouette was berthed along the northern side of the pier, thanks to dredging work that increase
DEPA, Attica Group to study LNG fueling
Greek natural gas company, DEPA, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Attica Group to look into the possibility of using LNG as fuel for the latter’s fleet of passenger ships.
SeaBird Gears for South America Shoot
Oslo-listed SeaBird, a seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, has signed an agreement to provide a vessel for an upcoming 2D seismic survey in South America. The project is anticipated to start in late December 2016 and will have a duration of approximately 45 days. SeaBird will be using t
Japan’s JGC nabs Prelude FLNG contract, says commissioning of the unit “well underway”
Japan-based engineering company, JGC Corporation said it has secured a contract for the world’s largest floating LNG producer, Shell’s Prelude FLNG. The contract has been awarded to JGC by Shell’s Australian unit and its partners in the Prelude FLNG project. Under the deal, JGC will provide the cons