Project & Tenders
IOG holds off Skipper drilling plans due to low oil price
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has informed that the Skipper appraisal well, in the UK North Sea, has been delayed until there is greater stability and clarity in the oil market. According to IOG, this decision has been made following recent oil price movements and bad weather in the North Sea, and t
Pakistan looking for second FSRU
Energy crippled Pakistan issued a tender seeking a second floating storage and regasification unit that would serve as the state’s LNG import terminal.
Premier awards Sea Lion FPSO FEED to SBM Offshore
Premier Oil, an independent oil company, has awarded SBM Offshore the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for an FPSO for Phase 1 of its Sea Lion development in the North Falkland Basin, offshore the Falkland Islands. The 18-month contract awarded to SBM Offshore covers the FEED element
IKM Lands Johan Castberg Job
Statoil has awarded a contract for Johan Castberg Subsea Integration Pre-FEED and FEED project with options to IKM Ocean Design. The contract includes Pre-FEED and FEED of pipelines, risers, cables, tie-ins and related structures on the Johan Castberg field. Furthermore, detail design and follow-on
IKM in Johan Castberg scoop
Statoil has awarded a contract, as part of the planned Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea, to IKM Ocean Design. IKM will be responsible for Subsea – Integration Pre-FEED and FEED Project plus options. The contract includes Pre-FEED and FEED of pipelines, risers, cables, tie-ins and relate
Iran expects to complete South Pars development by March 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani informed on Monday that the development of giant South Pars gas field, lying on the territorial border between Iran and Qatar in the Persian Gulf, will be complete by March 2018. President Rouhani on Monday inaugurated two new phases of the South Pars Energy Zone in
Canonsburg Lake Dredging on the Way
The Canonsburg Lake Restoration and Improvement Committee and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced yesterday that a long-awaited project has begun to improve the aquatic ecosystem of Washington County’s Canonsburg Lake, which has been adversely impacted in recent years by sedim
GMC Wins Nexans Skagerrak Overhaul
Norway’s GMC Maritime has secured a contract with subsea cable specialist Nexans in connection with the planned renewal of class and various upgrades of its cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak. The work scope, which is performed by GMC Maritime’s shipyard on Buøy in Stavanger, includes docking in c
Svitzer orders two tugs for Ichthys LNG operations
Danish towage specialist Svitzer on Tuesday said it has ordered two additional ASD tugs from Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey to service the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, Australia.
BAS Extends RRS Ernest Shackleton Charter
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has declared its third option for a one-year extension of the bareboat charter for “RRS Ernest Shackleton”. The option will be effective from August 2016. RRS Ernest Shackleton is a polar research and subsea support vessel built in 1995 by Kverner Klevin Leirvik, Norwa
Ithaca sees another setback in FPF-1 delivery. First oil from Stella delayed
Ithaca Energy has informed that sail-away of the floating production unit FPF-1 to the Greater Stella Area (GSA) in the UK North Sea is expected to be delayed by six to twelve weeks causing further delays of the first oil from Stella. According to Ithaca, the sail-away of the FPF-1 from Poland at th
Decmil grabs QCLNG deal extension
Decmil Group informed on Tuesday it has been awarded an extension to its QCLNG wellsite installation services contract for QGC, a BG Group company.
Panama Canal Expansion in Full Swing
The Panama Canal Expansion works, the largest since the canal original construction, have reached near completion, with only four percent left to be completed. In late December, the plug separating Culebra Cut from the new Pacific Access Channel was finally removed. The blasting that was performed o
Eni starts production from Mpungi field (Angola)
Italian oil company Eni has started production from the Mpungi field in the West Hub Development Project, within Block 15/06 of the Angolan Deep Offshore, approximately 350 kilometres northwest of Luanda and 130 kilometres west of Soyo. The start-up of Mpungi field, which follows the West Hub’s firs