Project & Tenders
Santos spuds appraisal well offshore Indonesia
Australian oil and gas company Santos started drilling the AAL-4X appraisal well at the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Indonesia on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Joint Venture partners in the Northwest Natuna PSC are AWE, with 50% stake, and Santos as the operator with the
Quadrant set to spud Outtrim East-1 well (Australia)
Quadrant Energy, an Australian oil and gas exploration company, will drill the Outtrim East-1 well, offshore Australia, in June. According to the partner in the well, Carnarvon Petroleum, Quadrant Energy will use the Noble Tom Prosser rig for the operation. The objective of the well is to find enoug
One More Facility Finished in Sabetta
FSUE “Rosmorport” in late April undertook a range of activities to accept the completed construction of the Root Section of the South-Eastern Ice Protection Facility (SEIPF) including the Artificial Plot of Land and Coastal Protection (coast protection facilities at sections I, II, III and IV). Cons
Sonardyne to Boost Subsea Security for Middle East Client
UK-based maritime security company, Sonardyne , has been awarded a contract to service the Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) system that helps safeguard an undisclosed waterside facility in the Middle East from unauthorised access from the sea. Six years after it was commissioned, the underwat
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 9 – May 15, 2016). PHOTO: Van Oord’s TSHD HAM 318 in Maldives Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 318 has just arrived in Maldives, ready to undertake some massive dredging and land reclamation tas
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 09 – May 15). Norwegian shipowner Siem Offshore has terminated the charter party for the offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Siem Spearfish, due to non-performance of the charterer’s obliga
Dutch Tender: Vattenfall, RWE-Macquarie Place Bids; Shell Remains the Most Interesting Bidder
Two further bids to construct offshore wind farms at the first sites offered at Dutch Borssele Zone were confirmed today, one submitted jointly by RWE and Macquarie Capital, and the other one by Vattenfall. “We are optimistic to be highly competitive with our application,” RWE and Macquarie Capital
NPD gives green light for Wintershall wellbore
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for an exploratory well offshore Florø, Norway. NPD stated on Friday that the wellbore 35/11-19 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig after completing the drilling of wildcat
PSA takes closer look at Johan Castberg
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, has published results of Statoil’s Johan Catsberg FPSO audit conducted last month. Result, no nonconformities found, but for one improvement point. PSA said the audit was done to investigate whether the maritime standards that
EASME Calls Contractors for Seabed Mapping Gig
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) in Brussels, Belgium has invited tenders for the provision of high resolution seabed mapping. EASME has been established by the European Commission to manage several EU programmes that turn EU policies into actions in the field of e
NGU in Petromaks 2 Hydrocarbon Migration Modelling
Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) is looking for consultancy services on migration modelling of hydrocarbons within Petromaks 2, ‘Norcrust’. Petromaks 2, Norcrust is a collaborative project lead by the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). Partners are ‘Cage – Center for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment
Lundin beefs up Johan Sverdrup capacity
Lundin Petroleum, a Swedish independent oil and gas company, said there was a potential to increase processing capacity at the Norway’s largest offshore development, the Johan Sverdrup field. In a statement this week, the company said there was a possibility to boost processing capacity from the pre
Hydro Group Inks New Asia Pacific Agreements
Aberdeen-headquarted subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group announced multiple Asia Pacific business partner agreements. The five new business partner agreements were signed with Uni-One in Taiwan, ISL in China, Oceanpixel in the Philippines, PT Indonesia and DKHG in Vietnam. Steve Ang, H
Flogas signs LNG supply deal with SGN
Flogas Britain, distributor of liquefied natural gas in the UK, recently signed a deal with, SGN, a gas distribution company, to supply LNG to a grid system serving four Scottish towns.