Project & Tenders
More Trenching Contracts for Fugro
Following successful delivery of recent cable-lay and trenching projects for the sector, Fugro has secured three more contracts for its trenching services. The contracts will see its high performance Q1400 trenching systems deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months. At the Wintershall-owned
Fugro Bags New Trenching Contracts in North Sea
Fugro has secured three contracts for its Q1400 trenching systems to be deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months for oil and gas clients. At the Wintershall-owned Maria development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, Fugro will deploy the Q1400 trenching system under a contract with S
Ithaca’s FPF1 to sail-away by June end
After several delays, Petrofac has informed that the FPF1 semi-submersible production platform will be ready for sail-away to the Greater Stella Area development, in the UK North Sea, by the end of this month. Petrofac is working on the FPF-1 modifications program in the Remontowa shipyard in Poland
Fairfield to Host Meeting on Coastal Protection
First Selectman Mike Tetreau has announced that the Town of Fairfield will host a Public Informational Meeting regarding the Riverside Drive Coastal Resiliency Planning Grant on Tuesday, July 12th at 7:00 pm in Seminar Room 295 A&B at the Board of Education Administrative Offices in Fairfield. At th
Statoil suspends Songa’s semi-sub rig
Offshore drilling contractor Songa Offshore has informed that its client Statoil will suspend the contract for the semi-submersible rig Songa Delta after the current well, Slemmestad, in the North Sea. Songa informed on Tuesday that from end of June 2016, the rig will go on 75% suspension rate of $2
OneSubsea Grabs Zohr Contract
OneSubsea has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract totaling more than $170 million from Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel). OneSubsea will supply the subsea production systems for the first stage of the Zohr gas field, located in the Shorouk Concession, offshore Egypt
More Test Trials Through the Expanded Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has conducted another successful trial transit in the Expanded Canal. The transiting vessel, a U.S.-built crane ship named the Oceanus, was maneuvered through the Pacific-facing Cocoli Locks by Panama Canal Pilots Fernando Jaén and Ricardo Varela. The Inauguration of
Nuovo Pignone wins maintenance contract from Novatek
Novatek of Russia secured the services of Nuovo Pignone for the maintenance of the equipment at the Yamal LNG plant currently under construction.
McDermott Gets Pipeline Work from Shell Off Brunei
McDermott International has been awarded further pipeline work for 2017 under a multi-year offshore installation contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP). The work includes transportation and installation of pipelines and umbilicals in the Fairley and Ampa fields offshore Brunei. The full
New MC vessel joins BigRoll fleet
COSCO Dalian Shipyard has handed over the second module carrier (MC) vessel, the BigRoll Bering, to Dutch heavy marine transportation provider BigRoll Shipping. The vessel will immediately begin module transportation work for an LNG project in Russia. The vessel measures 173 meters in LOA, 42 meters
Subsea 7 Extends with Xait
Seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor Subsea 7 has signed a three-year contract with Xait. Xait is Norwegian company behind the software XaitPorter. XaitPorter is a cloud based software that enables several contributors to work on the same document at the same time. “Su
Weeks Marine Completes Navarre Beach Renourishment Project
Weeks Marine has completed works on the segment four of the Navarre Beach Renourishment Project in Santa Rosa County, Florida. During the past week, crews on the Navarre Beach project continued filling the fourth and final segment, including restoration of dunes. Approximately 210,000 cubic yards of
Ezra Bags USD 300M Worth of Contracts
Ezra has received the awards for several new deepwater projects from international oil majors valued at approximately USD 300 million. The awards will be executed in various offshore regions in the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Asia and West Africa. Furthermore, the awards include Ezra’s largest project
Lekoil: First Otakikpo oil to be lifted in 3Q 2016
Lekoil, an oil and gas company focusing on operations in West Africa, has said that it is closing in on commercial production at Otakikpo field in Nigeria. The field development plan for Otakikpo, located on the shoreline in the south-eastern part of the Niger Delta, consists of two phases: Phase 1