Project & Tenders
GTT grabs order for Maran Gas’ LNG duo
French LNG containment specialist GTT received an order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to equip two LNG carriers being built for Maran Gas Maritime.
Petrobras, Total join forces on oil and gas
Petrobras and Total on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on exploration and production, natural gas and electricity sector in Brazil.
Aker BP’s Ivar Aasen cleared for December start-up
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent for production start-up on the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. The operator Aker BP has scheduled the start-up for December 2016. The company Det norske was the operator of the development, which comprises production licenses 001 B, 24
Gold Coast Beach Nourishment Tender Announced
The City of Gold Coast has released an international tender for a major beach nourishment project in the city. The project, scheduled to take place between May and October 2017, will involve dredging of the offshore sand reserves to nourish Palm Beach and the northern Gold Coast beaches from Miami t
Swan Hunter Expands Equipment Pool with New Tensioner
Swan Hunter has taken delivery of a new 15Te horizontal 2 track tensioner from Motive Offshore Group. The tensioner is supplied with an electrical HPU, and has an open PLC control system that allows it to be synchronized with other flexible and cable lay equipment including carousels, reel drive sys
DONG Upgrades Tendering System
DONG Energy has added a new category covering geotechnical investigation services in Northern European waters to the DONG Energy’s Tendering System (DETS). DETS has been established as a scheme in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs of sourcing various services related to offshore wind farm
Keppel set to deliver ‘one of the world’s largest’ FPSOs
Keppel Offshore & Marine’s subsidiary Keppel Shipyard informed on Monday it is on track to deliver what it claims is one of the world’s largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) to Bumi Armada Berhad for operations in offshore Angola. The naming ceremony of the FPSO, Armada O
Report: Egypt launches tender for 96 LNG cargoes
Egypt has reportedly issued a new tender looking to secure the delivery of 96 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2017-2018.
Edison Chouest orders 13 tugs at Damen for Corpus Christi LNG service
Dutch shipbuilding company Damen said it has received an order for 13 heavy duty mooring assistance and escort tugs from Edison Chouest Offshore.
DHSS Bags Polarcus Contract
DHSS has signed vessel agency and warehousing contract with Polarcus, the Dubai-based seismic services provider. The multi-year contract includes warehousing and freight forwarding for the entire Polarcus fleet, as well as vessel agency services in all ports of The Netherlands. Wim Schouwenaar, CEO
ALE concludes Ichthys LNG onshore plant work
ALE said on Monday it has completed the scope of work at the Ichthys project onshore LNG facilities in Darwin, Australia.
Iran to sail out South Pars platform 20
Iranian Pars Oil and Gas Company has said the South Pars platform 20 would be loaded for transport in the Khorramshahr yard in Iran on Monday, October 24. The company said on Saturday that the platform was 98 percent done and that it would be loaded and transported on Monday to the giant South Pars
Keppel on track to deliver FPSO for Madura BD field
Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) subsidiary Keppel Shipyard is on track to deliver a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to Armada Madura EPC Limited. Armada Madura is a joint venture between Shapoorji Pallonji Group (Shapoorji Pallonji) and Bumi Armada Berhad (BAB). The
Tritech Sonars for Oceanscan
Tritech, a Moog Inc. company, has secured a deal with Oceanscan for the purchase of multiple Gemini 720is and narrow beam imaging (NBI) units from the company’s range of multibeam imaging sonars. The Gemini 720is, an upgrade of the Gemini 720i, was launched in March 2016, and according to Tritech, c