Project & Tenders
VIDEO: Statoil’s FSU Mariner B en route to Scotland
Statoil’s Mariner B floating storage unit (FSU) is on its way to Scotland from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. A naming ceremony for the Mariner B FSU was held in April in South Korea. Norwegian oil company Statoil on Monday launched a video of the 255 meters long Mariner B FSU leaving the
Aban Offshore Wins ONGC Contract
Aban Offshore’s step down subsidiary has received a firm letter of award from Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the deployment of the deepwater drillship Aban Abraham. The Aban Abraham, which was retrofited in 2009 by Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore to enable the unit to drill in water depths of up
Expanded Panama Canal Open for Business
After seven years of construction, the Expanded Panama Canal is now officially open for business. The official inauguration was held yesterday, June 26th 2016, with the Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, Panama Canal Administrator and CEO Jorge L. Quijano, together with Canal employees, heads
Woodside gets go-ahead for Greater Enfield development
Australian energy company Woodside has informed that with Joint Venture participant Mitsui E&P Australia, the Greater Enfield Project has been approved for development. Located 60 km off Exmouth in Western Australia within Commonwealth waters the project will develop the Laverda Canyon, Norton over
SapuraKencana Inks B15 Gas Sales Deal with Petronas
SapuraKencana has signed the SK310 upstream gas sales agreement in relation to the production of gas from the B15 gas field between Petronas as gas buyer and the SK310 production sharing contract contractors as joint sellers. SapuraKencana is the operator of block SK310 production sharing contract w
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 20 – June 26). Subsea 7 plans to resize its global workforce to approximately 8,000 by early 2017, down from the current level of 9,200. Consultation with employees and employee representatives w
Usedom Dredging Tender Announced
The town of Usedom, represented by the Usedom-Süd, has just released a tender for the harbor dredging/wreck removal works. The works will include the creation of moorings in the harbor area and in order to create the required minimum water depths, extensive dredging works are to be carried out as we
SeaBird in NW Europe Survey Deal
Oslo-listed seismic contractor SeaBird has inked an agreement to supply one 2D vessel for an upcoming survey in North West Europe during this coming summer season. The agreement follows a 2D multi-client survey in North West Europe during Q2 2016 scheduled for approximately two to three weeks, which
Royal IHC Puts to the Test New Dredger JUN YANG 1
Royal IHC has been busy for the last couple of days performing sea trials for the 21,028m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1. The vessel, being built for CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd (GDC), is scheduled for completion and delivery by the end of July 2016. This is the 19th vessel
Moheshkhali LNG terminal given thumbs up
Bangladesh’s Purchase Cabinet recently approved the proposal by the ministry of power, energy and minimal resources to deploy an LNG terminal as well as the government’s deal with Excelerate Energy.
EnBW Invites Tendes for Albatros Inner-Park Subsea Cabling Project
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has launched a tendering procedure for inner-park subsea cabling project for its Albatros offshore wind farm (OWP). The 400-MW project Albatros was acquired by EnBW from Strabag. Albatros has approval for 79 wind turbines in the 5 to 7 MW power range and is located
Status Update Needed on Fire Island to Montauk Point Project
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release the draft report and immediately thereafter hold public community forums regarding their plans for the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) project. “The Army Corps should release the draft plan and engage with the
TSHD Sommers Arrives in Astrakhan
Recently delivered the 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers has arrived at the FSUE Rosmorport Astrakhan branch and is ready for its first job. The Sommers arrived in Astrakhan on June 21st following a five-day voyage from the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. The newbuild comes as the lead vess
Report: DEA Norge gets more time for Zidane PDO
Dea Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the German oil firm DEA, has reportedly obtained an extension to the August 2 deadline to submit the plan for development and operation (PDO) for its Zidane offshore gas field. According to the Norwegian media, the Norwegian petroleum ministry has now given Dea N