Project & Tenders
Nigeria’s Largest Cutter Suction Dredger Completed
Nwakama Dredge Nigeria Limited has successfully completed construction of the largest cutter suction dredger ever made in Nigeria. The new 18″/16″ dredger comes with a ladder length of 22 meters, crew living room with amenities, kitchen, spud pillars and inbuilt capacity to hold 33,000 liters of die
Lundin drills duster in North Sea. Final Lundin gig for Island Innovator rig
Lundin Petroleum is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 16/4-10, on the Fosen prospect, offshore Norway. The well is dry. The company started drilling the exploration well in January 2016. The well 16/4-10 was drilled by the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig. Accor
Boskalis to Acquire VolkerWessels’ Offshore Activities
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to acquire offshore activities from VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels, being VBMS, Stemat and VSI (Volker Stevin Int
SBSS Wins Hainan Subsea Cable Survey
S. B. Submarine Systems, a joint venture between China Telecom and Global Marine Systems UK, (SBSS) has been awarded the contract for ROV inspection of the Hainan 500kV cable system by China Southern Grid. SBSS said it will mobilize its cable ship Fu An and Sea Lion III ROV from Shanghai to undertak
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 29 – March 06). Oil services company Subsea 7 has recorded a loss at the end of fourth quarter on high impairments and lower fleet activity. In the fourth quarter 2015, the Oslo-listed firm b
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 29 – March 6, 2016). Future Dredging Technologies Discussed in Moscow Future dredging technologies will be based on robotization and intellectualization, according to Mikhail Chemodanov, Technical Direct
Report: YPF launches 32 LNG cargo tender
YPF of Argentina is reportedly seeking 32 cargoes of liquefied natural gas to be delivered from April to August.
Statoil puts Bressay field development on ice
Norwegian oil major Statoil has decided to postpone the Bressay project development, located on the UK continental shelf, due to low oil price environment that is, according to Statoil, “likely to persist over the next one to two years”. The Norwegian company became the operator of the Bressay field
Fehmarn Belt Contractors in Fehmarnbelt Link Win
Femern, a subsidiary of the Danish state-owned Sund & Bælt Holding, has today announced its intention to award a contract related to the construction of a tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany to the Fehmarn Belt Contractors consortium including Boskalis. Besides Boskalis, the consortium includes Ho
RTE Looks for Surveyor for Subsea Cable Laying Projects
RTE, the electricity transmission system operator of France, has issued call for bids for subsea cable laying studies services for projects located in metropolitan France, outside France and in Europe. The studies involve marine navigation and fishing and the associated risks for energy cables. Name
EA Awards for Flood Projects by BAM, Team Van Oord and VBA
Three Dutch-related companies, BAM Nutall, Team Van Oord and VBA, have been awarded by the Environment Agency for their excellent work undertaken in flood scheme projects. On the occasion of the Flood & Coast 2016 conference the awards were handed out during a gala dinner in Telford on 24 February.
Elia Seeks Subsea Survey Contractor for Project Off Belgium
Elia, Belgium’s electricity transmission system operator, has issued a tender invitation for providers of seabed survey and seasoil sampling on the East Coast of Belgium for submarine power cables and an offshore platform. Elia plans a high-voltage substation located on an offshore platform in the N
NFE charters Golar Arctic for Jamaica LNG project
US-based New Fortress Energy has signed a charter deal to deploy Golar LNG’s Golar Arctic at its liquefied natural gas project in Jamaica.
Micoperi scores Tema LNG EPC deal
Italian offshore contractor, Micoperi aid on Friday it has been selected as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for Tema LNG project in Ghana.