Project & Tenders
Tullow comes up dry in Rome prospect
Oil & gas, exploration and production company Tullow Oil has completed drilling of the exploration well 16/5-6 on the Rome prospect in the Central North Sea, offshore Norway. Tullow informed on Thursday that the well, located in the production licence 776, did not encounter any hydrocarbons and will
Kleven Completes Aker Wayfarer Upgrade
Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Gursken, Norway, has completed modification of the Aker Wayfarer to become a deepwater subsea equipment support vessel (SESV), Ocean Yeald informed on Thursday. The modification contract was inked in October 2014 with Ocean Yield, a ship owning company with investments wi
Youngsters Visit the Rossall Coastal Defense Scheme
Balfour Beatty, currently working on the £86 million coastal defense schemes in the North West of England, recently welcomed the youngsters of Northfield Primary School to the Rossall site. The Rossall scheme will greatly reduce the risk of flooding to the local community, through constructing two k
Conversion of ‘Aker Wayfarer’ completed in Norway
Ocean Yield, a ship owning company, has announced that the modification of Aker Wayfarer vessel at Kleven Myklebust in Norway was completed on Wednesday, July 6. Ocean Yield, the owner of the vessel, said on Thursday that the vessel is on long-term charter until 2027. Furthermore, the company stated
Keppel to Revamp Castorone Pipe Laying Vessel
Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a contract to carry out upgrading work to the pipelay vessel, Castorone, for Saipem Offshore Norway (Saipem). Keppel Shipyard previously undertook the completion and integration works for the newbuild Castorone in 2011. Keppel Shipyard’s job scope includes the re
Technip Charters Polar Onyx for Angola Work
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has reached a time charter agreement with Technip Angola for the vessel Polar Onyx. The 130-meter flexible piplay and subsea construction vessel will be engaged in a SURF and construction campaign offshore Angola. According to GC Rieber, the c
Saipem Lands Contracts Over EUR 1.5 Billion
Saipem said it has been awarded new contracts and variation orders in E&C offshore, for an overall amount in excess of 1.5 billion euros. The most significant contract relates to the field development project for the Zohr gas field, located off the Egyptian coast in the Mediterranean sea. Petrobel h
DeepWell Wins with Statoil
DeepWell, the Norwegian well intervention company, has secured a long-term contract for provision of mechanical wireline services to Statoil. The contract value for the firm period, including options for add-on services, is estimated to exceed NOK 1 billion over a four-year period, or more than NOK
STR Enters Agreement with Subsea Tooling Services
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) signed a partnership agreement with Aberdeen based Subsea Tooling Services (STS) to hire, service and support their range of subsea dredging systems. The Predator and Gremlin range of dredgers will become the latest offering from STR. Billy Milne, business developme
Dar Group Companies Bag Arabia – Kuwait Pipeline Deal
Penspen and Dar Al Handasah, operating as a joint venture, have been awarded a new project management contract by Kuwait Gulf Oil Company to manage the engineering, procurement and construction of a new gas and condensate pipeline. The pipeline runs both offshore and onshore from Khafji in Saudi Ara
Bibby Offshore Secures BP Work
Bibby Offshore has won a contract with BP. The 15-day project, due to begin in August 2016, will see diving support vessel Bibby Topaz, working on four BP operations across three of its North Sea assets. The platforms involved include Central North Sea-based asset Bruce, east of Shetland-based Magnu
All Ready for the Phase 2 of Exeter Flood Defences
Phase 2 of Exeter’s multi-million pound scheme to reduce flood risk to 3,200 homes and businesses gets underway next week. The £32 million scheme, a partnership between the Environment Agency, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council, will see construction activity around the city over the next
Discussions Continue on Long Sound Disposal Sites
Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Long Island Sound Caucus, recently called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to phase out Eastern Long Island Sound open water dredged waste dump sites. Zeldin sent a letter to the Administrator of
First Subsea’s mooring line connector for Shell’s GoM Field
Subsea mooring company First Subsea has been awarded a contract by Shell to supply Ballgrab subsea mooring line connectors for the Appomattox field development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The semi-submersible four-column production platform will be moored in approximately 7,200 feet (2,195 metres) o