Project & Tenders
STX France to Build Arkona Substation from Tip to Toe
STX France has secured a deal to design, build and install a HVAC offshore substation for Arkona offshore wind farm, a 385 MW project jointly developed by E.ON and Statoil, located in the Baltic Sea, Germany. STX France scope includes delivery of the jacket foundation, piles, substation topside and
Van Oord to Install Arkona Foundations
Energy supplier E.ON has awarded the contract for the transport and installation of foundations at the Arkona offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea to Van Oord. Van Oord will install the project’s 60 monopiles and transition piece foundations. For installing foundations at the Arkona offsho
PAA, Cheniere ink storage agreement
Plains All American Pipeline said it has entered into a 10-year firm storage deal with Cheniere Energy.
Fugro Inks Hydrographic Deal with CHS in Canada
Fugro has been awarded a supply arrangement by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to provide vessel based hydrographic survey services. Under the contract CHS will procure hydrographic surveys as needed, anywhere in Canada. Hydrographic survey data from ports, harbours, nearshore and offshore r
Subsea 7 Gets Pipeline Bundle Job for Apache’s Callater
Subsea 7 has been awarded engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by Apache North Sea, as part of the Callater field development, located 335km north east of Aberdeen. According to the company, the contract is worth between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. The wor
New Ice Class Dredger Severnaya Dvina Heading to Europe
The recently-launched ice class trailing suction hopper dredger “Severnaya Dvina” has just passed through the Malacca Strait and is heading for Rotterdam where the final testing of the ship’s dredging equipment will be performed. The vessel was built by Damen for the Russian Port Agency FSUE “Rosmor
CNOOC starts production from Panyu 11-5
CNOOC has announced that the Panyu 11-5 oilfield in the South China Sea has started production. The Panyu 11-5 oilfield is located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea with an average water depth of approximately 110 meters. In addition to fully utilizing the existing facilities of
Wood Group Scoops Statoil Subsea Contracts
Wood Group has recently won four subsea contracts with Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The latest award is a study to deliver subsea field concept engineering for the Snorre expansion project. This project will focus on cost efficient enhanced recovery from the Snorre reservoir, wi
WSP secures Grain LNG job
Technical consultancy WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has been selected to provide engineering and design services on the National Grid’s Grain LNG terminal’s expansion framework.
Carolina Beach Renourishment Project Completed
Marinex Construction Inc. – a contractor hired by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers – has completed the beach re-nourishment project in Carolina Beach, NC. The contractor performing the work has finished pumping sand and is currently removing piping and equipment from the beach, the Town of Carolina B
Lloyds Energy selects KDJV for near-shore FLNG development
Bermuda-registered Lloyds Energy informed it has recently signed a letter of intent with KBR-DSME joint venture, KDJV, for the development of near-shore floating liquid natural gas facilities.
Saipem Strikes Deal with DESFA on New Gas Projects
Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DESFA, the national natural gas system operator in Greece, for cooperation on onshore and offshore gas projects. The agreement covers the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean regions. Namely, the deal will see Saipem and DESFA cooperate on proj
BW Pioneer Stays with Petrobras Until 2020; Gets Mooring Fix
Petrobras America has exercised the option to extend the fixed term of the lease contract for FPSO BW Pioneer from Q1 2017 to Q1 2020. The FPSO is deployed at Cascade and Chinook fields in the U.S Gulf of Mexico since 2012. It has a capacity to process 80,000 barrels of oil and 500 Mcm/d. BW Offshor
VBMS Wins Arkona Inter-Array Cabling
VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of 65 inter-array cables for the Arkona offshore wind farm (OWF). The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of route engineering, surveying, a pre-lay grapnel run, trenching, termination and testing of the 65 cables. The cabling proje