Project & Tenders
8.2 Consulting Helps Quadran with Pilot Floating Wind Farm Tender
Germany’s 8.2 Consulting AG has supported Quadran – Énergies Libres in the planned floating offshore pilot wind farm off the coast of the French region Languedoc-Roussillon by defining the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) concept for the tendering phase. As the step from fixed offsho
Novatek, Linde in strategic LNG tie-up
Novatek of Russia, the developer of the Yamal LNG project on Thursday signed a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement with Linde.
Moray Council Opts for Liebherr Excavator
Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV (Marine Vessel) Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was sel
Gazprom and Shell ink MoU on Baltic LNG
Russia’s Gazprom and Hague-based LNG giant Shell signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding regarding the Baltic LNG project. Under the MoU, the two companies will expand their cooperation in the LNG business and study the possibilities for the construction of an LNG export plant in the port o
Krasnoye Sormovo Delivers TSHD Sommers
Following successful sea trials, Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – has completed delivery of the trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers. The Sommers is the lead vessel in a series of three 1000 m³ TSHDs that are being built for Rosmorport. The TSHDs were designed
Vitol grabs first Angola LNG cargo after restart
Geneva-headquartered trader Vitol has reportedly won the tender for the first cargo loaded at the Angola LNG facility that has recently kicked back into production, following a two-year shutdown.
Panama Canal Expansion – June 2016 Update
The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, increasing the waterway’s capacity. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that
Fugro to Work for Det norske
Fugro has been awarded a three-year contract for integrity management support (IMS) and intervention works for Det norske in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The offshore scope covers subsea assets at Alvheim, Vilje, Volund and Bøyla field developments, with the work being conducted in May and
Statoil stops Njord and Hyme production
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has suspended production from the Njord and Hyme fields, offshore Norway, due to a planned upgrade work. Statoil is the operator of the Njord and Hyme fields located in the Norwegian Sea with 20% and 35% interests, respectively. Faroe Petroleum is a licensees in both fiel
Petrobras strikes Libra’s “largest net pay to date”
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has concluded the drilling and appraisal of the seventh well in the Libra block, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The new well has discovered Libra’s largest net pay to date, with 410 meters of thickness, Petrobras said. This column overcomes the lat
C-Kore’s Subsea Monitoring Tools for Statoil’s North Sea Field
C-Kore Systems has been awarded a contract to supply Statoil with subsea electrical monitoring tools. Statoil will be using the tools to monitor the insulation resistance and continuity of a new control umbilical during its installation at a field outside Bergen in the northern part of the North Sea
Bladt to Build Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Jackets
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Bladt Industries an order for 30 jacket foundations for the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Fabrication of the jackets will take place at Bladt’ production facilities at Lindoe Industrial Park, Denmark. Bladt will provide 30 four-legged jacket foundations for the wind f
Chariot fails to find partner, pulls out from Mauritania
Oil and gas exploration company, Chariot Oil & Gas, has chosen not to enter into the First Renewal Phase of the C-19 licence offshore Mauritania, after failing to find a partner to fund exploration. The company said it acquired 3500 square kilometers of proprietary 3D seismic data, undertook extensi
Board OKs Highest Capital Plan in the SCPA’s History
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) Board of Directors has adopted a financial plan for the 2017 fiscal year that includes six percent pier container growth, $226.1 million operating revenues, $40.8 million operating earnings, and capital expenditures of $248 million. The plan projects pier co