Project & Tenders
Aberdeen Expansion Project Awarded Marine Licences
The Aberdeen Harbor has just announced that the harbor’s latest expansion project has been awarded marine licences. Issued under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the licences cover both construction and dredging operations associated with the project, and form part of a wider consenting strategy, whi
Boskalis Completes Hayling Island Beach Renourishment
Havant Borough Council recently completed the beach management operations along the Hayling Island seafront in accordance with the Beach Management Plan for the area. The contractor, Boskalis Westminster Limited, used dredger – the Sospan Dau – to carry out the works. Around 25,000 cubic meters of s
Wärtsilä, Engie eye small-scale LNG development
Wärtsilä of Finland and France’s Engie signed a memorandum of understanding to develop solutions and services within the small-scale LNG sector.
Subsea in October
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. It was layoffs galore in October as the industry majors such as Technip, Saipem and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea announced additional capacity adjustments, caused by
Soco: Development drilling starts at TGT field offshore Vietnam
Soco International, a London-listed oil and gas exploration and production company, has started the 2016 development drilling program on the Te Giac Trang (TGT) Field in Block 16-1 offshore southern Vietnam. TGT field is located some 80 kilometers from Vung Tau. Block 16-1 is operated by Hoang Long
Chevron produces first gas from HPHT field in North Sea
Chevron North Sea has started production at Alder, a high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate field in the Central North Sea. A final investment decision for the Alder field was reached in January 2014. Chevron North Sea operates the project and has a 73.684 percent interest and its co-
Forum to Provide ROV to University of Limerick
Forum Energy Technologies UK has secured a contract with University of Limerick, Ireland for the provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems suitable for inspection and intervention on marine renewable energy infrastructure. In addition, iXBlue, as part of the lot 2 of the tender, has been
Cherry Grove Dredging Project Finally Underway
The Cherry Grove Dredging Project is finally underway with the contractor, Orion Marine working near the ‘G Canal’, located between 44th and 45th Avenues North. According to the City of North Myrtle Beach, last week one dredge worked in the ‘E Canal’ and another was several blocks down in the Minor
Atwood Advantage drillship begins drilling off Israel
Atwood Oceanics, an offshore drilling contractor, has mobilized its ultra-deepwater drillship Atwood Advantage to Israel and began drilling on the Tamar gas field for Noble Energy. The Atwood Advantage left the Gulf of Mexico on September 17 and began its operations in Israel on October 21. The dril
TechnipFMC Nets Trestakk Field EPCI
FMC Technologies and Technip alliance has received an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract from Statoil for its Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea. The contract was won based on an optimized subsea field layout, accomplished through close collaboration
Quadrant spuds Phoenix appraisal well
Australian oil and gas company Quadrant Energy has begun drilling operations at the Phoenix South-2 appraisal well offshore Western Australia, in line with the schedule announced last week. Carnarvon Petroleum, Quadrant’s partner in the project, said on Friday that the Phoenix South-2 well drilling
Oil Search Hires Neptune for Diving Work Off Papua New Guinea
Neptune Marine Services has been awarded a diving contract by Oil Search under its existing Master Services Agreement for inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) works in Papua New Guinea. The contract, for which the engineering phase has started, includes the provision of diving services for facil
VNG picks subsea development concept for Pil & Bue discoveries
Exploration & production company VNG Norge has decided on the preferred development solution for the Pil & Bue discoveries, located in license PL586 in the Norwegian Sea. VNG is the operator of the license with 30% interest, Spike Exploration Holding also has 30% while Faroe Petroleum Norge holds 25
Liverpool2 Official Opening Ceremony Today
One of the world’s most modern shipping terminals, Liverpool2, will be officially opened today, November 4th 2016, at the Port of Liverpool by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP. The £400 million investment by Peel Ports will provide a state-of-the-art ocean gatewa