Project & Tenders
Venture Global LNG inks supply deal with Shell
Venture Global LNG said that its subsidiary, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass has entered into a deal to sell one million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas to Shell from its export facility under development in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The deal has a term of twenty years commencing on the com
UK: Total in Laggan-Tormore start-up (Gallery)
French oil and gas company Total has started-up production from the Laggan and Tormore gas and condensate fields, located in 600 meters of water in the West of Shetland area. According to Total, the fields will produce 90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). “Laggan-Tormore is a key compon
Dredging Part of Garret Mountain Restoration Project
The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Alaimo Engineering has been awarded a $260,000 contract to begin design and engineering work for the renovations at the Garret Mountain Reservation. Last June, the county was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the New Jersey State Green Acres Program to
Dingle Harbor Dredging Tender Released
Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has just released an invitation to tender for marine civil engineering consultancy services associated with the Dredging of Navigation Channel at Dingle Fishery Harbor Center. The department is calling for a consultancy firm with expertise in
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (Febuary 01 – Febuary 07). A 22-year-old diver from Karmoy, Norway died on Friday after being critically injured during maintenance work underwater on a platform at Westcon’s shipyard in Ølensvåg. Acco
Klaipedos Nafta signs two LNG terminal deals
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of Lithuania’s first LNG import terminal, said Friday its has signed terminal usage deals with Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas and Achema. According to a statement by Klaipedos Nafta, Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas has been allocated LNG regasification capacities of 2383478.06 MWh for a
Boskalis-Van Oord Joint Venture Continues with the Pluit City Project
Boskalis-Van Oord joint venture has been busy for the last couple of months with the creation of an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. Trailing suction hopper dredgers began the works in late September, and are now dredging the sand that is being used for this massive reclamation pr
Subsea in January
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The year started off with mixed feelings about where the subsea industry will be heading in 2016. The companies continue to adjust to new market conditions as the
Statoil to suspend Njord and Hyme production in May
The Norwegian oil major Statoil will halt production from Njord and Hyme fields, offshore Norway, for three years starting May 2016. Statoil is the operator of the Njord and Hyme fields located in the Norwegian Sea with 20% and 35% interest, respectively. According to Faroe Petroleum, a partner in t
Lithuania’s LDT buys LNG from Statoil
Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas, a natural gas unit of state-controlled energy group Lietuvos Energija, said Friday it has entered into a deal to buy LNG from Norwegian energy giant Statoil. Under the deal, Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas (LDT) will be purchasing chilled gas from Statoil until October this year, meet
Aqualis Offshore secures LNG barge contract
Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, informed it has been contracted by Gas Entec to provide an engineering study of a new-build LNG barge that will operate offshore the USA. Aqualis Offshore’s work scope is to provide a “failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) study for control and
Fugro Nets Pyrenees Contract from BHP Billiton
Fugro has been awarded a contract by BHP Billiton Petroleum for the Pyrenees Phase 3 Installation Project. The Pyrenees development is located offshore Western Australia, in approximately 200 metres water depth, 45 kilometres northwest of Exmouth, and comprises six separate fields: Stickle, Crosby,
Total inks LNG deal with China’s ENN
French gas and oil giant Total said Thursday it has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas to China’s privately-owned ENN Group. Under the deal, Total will supply ENN with 0.5 million tonnes per year of LNG for a period of 10 years. The deliveries will be sourced from Total’s global LNG portf
AGR to Work on Gassnova CCS Project
AGR has finalised a frame agreement to act as technical advisors to Norwegian state-owned Gassnova, as the country progresses with its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) development. Gassnova has overall responsibility for the research, development and implementation of CCS technology in Norway. The N