Project & Tenders
First crude oil lift from Aje field FPSO due in August
Panoro Energy has announced that the commissioning of the Front Puffin FPSO, on the Aje field offshore Nigeria, has now been completed, and the FPSO is on hire following the 72 hour test. The FPSO arrived in Nigeria in March and first oil production from the Aje field started on May 3, 2016. The fie
Quadrant drills deeper into Roc-2 (Australia)
Quadrant Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration company in Australia, is drilling ahead at its Roc-2 well, in the country’s North West Shelf. To remind, the Roc-2 appraisal well was spudded on Saturday, July 9, 2016, with the aim to test the Roc gas-condensate discovery in the Caley section
Novato Sediment Removal Operations Set for Next Week
The Great Lakes Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions (GLEIS) is about to begin a routine sediment removal operations in three Novato creeks. The dredging, part of a routine schedule to prevent flooding during the rainy season, will start July 25 and should continue through the end of October, ac
Strainstall Moring Solution for Pengerang Deepwater Terminal
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons, has been awarded a contract with the Japanese Penta Ocean-Toa joint venture, for its mooring solution to be installed at the Pengerang Independent Deepwater Petroleum Terminal (PIDPT) in Malaysia. The phase two development of the terminal, comprising 11 ne
GLDD Secures Over $8 Million for Delaware Beach Fill Project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC of Oak Brook, Illinois, has won an $8.02 million Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach beach fill nourishment contract. According to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, this 3rd periodic nourishment cycle will be completed by the end of February 2
Flexlife, Waterford Subsea Join Forces in Canada
Flexlife Group and Waterford Subsea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work with each other in Canada. Flexlife is recognized in the oil and gas industry for the integrity management, engineering and inspection/repair technology associated with flexible risers and flowlines. Waterfor
Iran installs South Pars platform. Breaks speed record
Iran has installed an offshore platform at Phase 19 of the supergiant offshore gas field South Pars. National Iranian Oil Co. said Sunday that the installation of the platform 19A had taken place on Saturday. The company said that the installation of the structure, weighing over 2,700 tons, took onl
Report: SHI lining up $2.5 bln FLNG contract
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries is reportedly in the pole position to secure a US$2.5 billion deal to build an FLNG unit for Eni of Italy.
SST Bags $15 Mln Navy Deal
Sound & Sea Technology (SST), the ocean and marine engineering specialist, has been awarded a contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, for the installation of a seismo-hydroacoustic data acquisition system. The work to be performed prov
Sirius gains nod to drill three wells on Ororo field
Sirius Petroleum has received an approval from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment for the Environmental Impact Assessment Survey (EIA) on the Ororo Field Licence (OML 95), offshore Nigeria. The company announced on April 22, 2016 that together with its partners, Guarantee Petroleum and Owe
FMEL selects Vera Navis as design partner for Scottish LNG ferries
Ferguson Marine Engineering on Monday said Vera Navis of Portugal, won the production engineering contract to build two LNG-powered ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service for the shipowner Caledonian Maritime Assets.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 11 – July 17). Norway’s offshore union Industri Energi (IE) plans to boycott Bibby Offshore to prevent it from securing more work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due to information suggesting
EU to Fund Port of Gdansk Infrastructure Projects
The CEF Transport Coordinating Committee recently approved a list of transport projects, including three submitted by the Port of Gdansk Authority SA, for funding from the resources of the Connecting Europe Facility funding instrument. According to the European Commission’s information, 16 Polish un
Rosmorport Commissions New TSHD Severnaya Dvina
The official commissioning ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger Severnaya Dvina was held yesterday in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Following the flag hoisting ceremony on board TSHD Severnaya Dvina, Rosmorport and Damen Shipyards Group carried out the signing of the acceptance/delivery certificat