Project & Tenders
GE Lands Johan Sverdrup Contract
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a surface wellhead & christmas tree equipment and services contract by the Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil for its Johan Sverdrup project in the North Sea. With the new multi-year agreement, GE Oil & Gas will manufacture, deliver and install its standardized surfa
Israel approves Noble’s Leviathan development plan
U.S. energy company Noble Energy, Inc. has received approval from the Israeli authorities for the development of the Leviathan project offshore Israel. The approved Plan of Development (POD), submitted earlier this year, envisions a subsea system that connects production wells to a fixed platform lo
Hopper Dredger Sommers Completes Sea Trials
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard has completed sea trials of the trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’, the lead vessel of the TSHD 1000 series built for the FSUE “Rosmorport”. The Sommers, named after the island in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, was launched in January 2016. Having undergone
Bibby Offshore Steps into Offshore Wind Cable Installation Arena
Bibby Offshore is moving into the offshore wind array cable installation market with the acquisition of a power cable lay carousel from Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS). Bibby Offshore and ESS have also entered into strategic alliance by way of a framework agreement. Under this strategic alliance, Bibby
Rosneft and Statoil start drilling ops in Sea of Okhotsk (Gallery)
A joint venture between a Russian and Norwegian oil company, Rosneft and Statoil, has started drilling the exploration well in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Sea of Okhotsk lies south of the Arctic zone boundary and the sea depth on the drilling site is less than 150 m. The signal to begin drilling was giv
Clean Energy Fuels nets LNG supply deal
Clean Energy Fuels informed on Thursday it has been awarded a contract by the city of Santa Monica to supply liquefied natural gas to the city’s Big Blue Bus fleet.
GUPC: Third Set of Locks Fully Operational
Following months of work, the GUPC (Grupo Unidos por el Canal) this week brought to full operability the Third Set of Locks. This means that the operation of the locks has been satisfactorily tested according to the specifications of the Panama Canal Authority. “The project is ready to receive the f
Alam Maritim wins PFLNG 1 job
Alam Maritim Resources on Wednesday said it has been awarded a subcontract to work on Petronas’ first floating liquefied natural gas unit (PFLNG 1).
BP gets go-ahead to remove top deck from Ekofisk 2/4-G platform
BP’s Norwegian subsidiary, BP Norge, has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to remove the top deck of the Ekofisk 2/4-G platform, offshore Norway. PSA stated on Thursday that it gave BP consent to remove the platform with activities scheduled to start in June 2016. ConocoPhil
Fugro in Route E39 Fjord Crossings Study
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has awarded Fugro a contract worth 111 million NOK for environmental measurements in connection with the planned coastal highway (Route E39) that will run from the South of Norway (Kristiansand), along the west coast and into central Norway (Trondheim
Wintershall Norway Picks TCO for Well Completion Ops
TCO has been selected as the preferred vendor and service provider for its chemical injection systems and reservoir isolation plugs for Wintershall’s activities in Norway. The agreement is one out of several contracts awarded by Wintershall for supply of well completion equipment and services on the
MacGregor Winches for NEMOS Wave Energy Project
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply winches for the NEMOS wave energy project. NEMOS employs floating structures that move in a controlled trajectory to capture up to 80 percent of available wave energy, compared to 50 percent achieved by conventional rise and fall systems. Their
Trident and Matrix Strengthen Ties
Trident Subsea Cable has strengthened its strategic partnership with Matrix Networks in regards to its fibre optic subsea cable linking Perth, Jakarta and Singapore. Singapore-based Matrix Networks and Indonesian-based NAP Info Lintas Nusa (Napinfo) are the operators of the Matrix Cable System, a ne
DNV GL, Statoil Ink Master Service Agreement
DNV GL – Oil & Gas has been awarded a master service agreement with Statoil. The contract includes a broad scope of studies on topics such as safety, platform technology, structural reanalysis and pipeline technology. In addition, it offers hull and structural inspection services, the competent cont