Project & Tenders
Saipem Hits South Stream with €759M Claim
Italian oilfield services player, Saipem, has filed a €759 million claim against Gazprom after Russia decided to scrap the South Stream project resulting in the termination of a major contract related to the pipe laying activities under the Black Sea. Namely, in the company’s prospectus of January 2
Atlas Provides Personnel for Monita Project
Geosciences and engineering service provider Next Geosolutions has been awarded a geophysical, UXO & geotechnical contract from Prysmian for the Monita Project in the Adriatic Sea. Through the collaborative effort of the survey team, Atlas Professionals secured exclusive supplier status to Next Geos
Maydon Wharf Infrastructure Project Achieves Safety Milestone
Transnet Capital Projects (TCP) – which is overseeing Transnet National Ports Authority’s project to reconstruct the quay walls and deepen berths at Maydon Wharf – recently achieved a safety milestone of 1,000,000 man hours without a lost time injury (LTI). The R1.6 billion project forms an integral
Total signs LNG deals with Pertamina
French energy giant Total said Tuesday it has signed long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements with state-owned Indonesian company Pertamina. Under the terms of the agreements, Total will buy from 2020 around 0.4 million tonnes per year of Pertamina’s contracted LNG volumes from Cheniere’s Corpus C
Plexus Bags Talisman Order Off Malaysia
Plexus Holdings has secured a purchase order with Talisman Malaysia to supply wellhead system for an exploration well offshore Malaysia. This order with Talisman is the first to be awarded to Plexus’ Malaysian Joint Venture company, Plexus Products (Asia) Sdn Bhd (PPA). Plexus’ CEO Ben Van Bilderbee
Siem Offshore Breaks Off MEDS Vessel Contract
Norway’s Siem Offshore has terminated MRSV Siem Marlin’s charter contract with Marine Engineering Diving Services (MEDS). According to the company, the contract, which started in September 2015, was terminated due to ‘non fulfillment of charterers’ obligations’. The vessel was originally fixed for a
More Information Sessions on Portland Harbor Cleanup Plan
EPA’s ambitious schedule of presentations, information sessions and webinars on the Portland Harbor Cleanup Plan has been expanded to include more venues across the city. Portlanders – and everyone interested in the health and welfare of the Lower Willamette River – now have even more opportunities
Aker Solutions Clinches ConocoPhillips MMO Deal in Norway
Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway secured two contracts for work at North Sea fields operated by ConocoPhillips. The company received a framework agreement for a fixed period of five years to become ConocoPhillips’ main supplier of maintenance and mod
Oil production starts from CNOOC’s Beibu Gulf fields (China)
Chinese oil and gas exploration and production company CNOOC Limited has announced that the Weizhou 12-2 oilfield joint development project and Weizhou 11-4 North oilfield Phase II project have recently started production. The Weizhou 12-2 project is located in Beibu Gulf Basin of the South China Se
Prysmian Bags EUR 250M COBRA Cable Contract
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract worth around € 250 million for an HVDC submarine interconnector that will link Denmark and the Netherlands, by TenneT and Energinet.dk, the operators of the Dutch and of the Danish power transmission grids. The COBRA cable (“COpenhagen BRussels Amsterdam”cabl
ABB’s Octopus for Ultra Deep’s Newbuilds
ABB will provide the technology that would help three vessels safely carry out construction and maintenance tasks up to 5 kilometers under water, the company said Monday. Namely, the vessels will be equipped with ABB’s OCTOPUS software that uses sensors and the Internet of Things, Services and Peopl
Siemens Secures Order for COBRA HVDC Link
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply a link between the Dutch and Danish power grids. The customers are Danish Energinet.dk and its Dutch counterpart TenneT TSO. The “COBRA cable” high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link will enhance power supply reliability in both countries and promote the i
Bowleven gives up on Tanzania deal
Bowleven, an oil and gas exploration group focused on Africa, has backed down from its decision to acquire interests in the Kiliwani North Development Licence and Ruvuma PSA, in Tanzania from Aminex. According to Bowleven, the company has decided not to pursue the acquisition of a 25% interest in th
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 25 – January 31). The MV Fugro Discovery has lost the sonar vehicle deep tow (towfish) being used to search the ocean floor for the missing Malaysian Airline MH370 while conducting search acti