Project & Tenders
Ophir forms joint company to develop Fortuna FLNG project
A joint venture company has been established to develop the Fortuna FLNG project, in Ophir-operated Block R, offshore Equatorial Guinea, with final investment decision (FID) targeted for the first half of 2017. Ophir Holdings & Ventures LTD, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ophir Energy, and OneLNGSM, a
Technip Bags Gulf of Mexico Umbilical Deal
Technip’s wholly-owned subsidiary Technip Umbilicals has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed operator to supply a subsea control umbilical in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract includes the project management and manufacture of several kilometers of a static and dynamic unarmoured steel tube umb
Minesto and RCOES Explore Deep Green Potential in Taiwan
Ocean energy developer, Minesto, has signed a collaboration agreement with the Research Center for Ocean Energy and Strategies (RCOES) at National Taiwan Ocean University on Thursday. Within the scope of the collaboration agreement, Minesto and RCOES will explore the potential for Minesto’s Deep Gre
Saipem Wins USD 1 Billion in New Contracts
Saipem has been awarded new contracts and change orders in the E&C offshore segment, for an overall amount of about 1 billion dollars. In particular, the most significant are the notification of award by Saudi Aramco of two EPIC contracts (engineering, procurement, installation, construction), under
Statoil Hires Metas for LoVe Upgrade
Bergen-based Metas has been awarded a contract from Statoil for the upgrade of the LoVe ocean observatory. The Lofoten-Vesterålen Cabled Ocean Observatory (LoVe) is a Norwegian infrastructure for marine research, monitoring and subsea technology development. The contract will cover an upgrade of LoV
Florida Dredge & Dock Wins Banana River Dredging Project
Florida Dredge & Dock, LLC has just won a $5.9 million contract from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, for Banana River dredging project. The project includes maintenance dredging of the Banana River channel at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Under the d
COSL completes 3D seismic shoot in Barents Sea
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), an offshore oilfield service provider, has completed a 3D seismic data acquisition project in the Barents Sea. The company won a contract for a 3D seismic acquisition, covering a total area of over 4,000 square kilometers in the Arctic region, in May this year
Bibby Offshore Nets Second Corrib Inspection Contract
Bibby Offshore has been awarded a second contract from Shell to provide inspection services on assets in the Corrib natural gas field offshore Ireland. The project started in July and is set for completion by the end of this year, the company informed. The second contract follows the completion of t
Inpex readies Ichthys pipeline for offshore gas (Australia)
Japanese oil and gas company Inpex has informed that the 890-kilometer pipeline at its Ichthys project offshore Australia is ready to flow gas. The company has said that offshore and onshore sections of the gas export pipeline were welded together on Wednesday, November 9 in Darwin, Australia. Inpex
Hurricane Energy spuds Lincoln well
UK-based oil and gas company Hurricane Energy started drilling the Lincoln well, located west of the Shetland Islands, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The spudding of the Lincoln well followed the completion of the Lancaster 7 wells and the subsequent removal of the wear bushing from the 205-21a-6 wel
VBMS Wins Borssele Alpha Export Cables Work
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS in consortium with NKT Cables has been awarded the Borssele Alpha contract by TenneT for the installation of two export cables that will connect the Borssele offshore wind farms 1 and 2 to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract value of Boskalis’ share is ap
BP, Oman pen deal for Khazzan gas field phase two
UK-based energy giant and LNG player, BP and Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production signed a deal with the Omani government to amend the block 61 exploration and production sharing agreement.
TSHD Kadosh Completes Sea Trials
The 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh has successfully completed sea trials and will soon be operating in the Tuapse Department of FSUE Rosmorport’s Azov-Black Sea Branch. During the trials, the ship’s equipment was tested thoroughly including navigation, all the mechanics, loading and u
Gazprom, CNPC target LNG fueling cooperation
Russia’s Gazprom and CNPC on Monday signed an agreement to explore the cooperation options in the natural gas vehicles sector.