Project & Tenders
Svitzer scores Ichthys LNG towage deal
The Copenhagen-based Svitzer said its Australian unit has recently been awarded a 10-year towage and marine services deal for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in the port of Darwin, Australia.
BP: Glen Lyon FPSO begins its journey towards Shetland
UK oil and gas giant BP, on behalf of the Schiehallion co-venturers Shell and OMV, announced on Thursday that the new Glen Lyon floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has started sea trials as it begins its journey towards the west of Shetland. The FPSO will serve as the hub for th
Lundin Awards DSM Mooring Gig
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a three-year contract with Lundin Norway for mooring equipment services. Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) will provide services and products supporting Lundin’s activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) including mooring equipment for drilling rigs a
Xodus Scores GBP 5M in Vibration Contracts
Xodus Group has won several vibration contracts bringing the total value for this year to £5 million (approx. $7.5 million). Managed through its vibration specialists in the UK and the UAE, the projects involve identifying and reducing vibration in global oil and gas assets, a significant challenge
Monadelphous JV grabs Karratha gas plant job
Perth-based LNG engineering company Monadelphous on Wednesday informed its joint venture with Giovenco Industries has been awarded a services deal for the Karratha gas plant life extension program.
Wintershall in small oil discovery near Vega (Norway)
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 248, is in the process of completing the drilling of a wildcat and appraisal well, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the wildcat well 35/11-18 and the appraisal 35/11-18 A have been d
IOG inks Skipper well management contract with AGR
Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG), the North Sea-focused oil and gas company, has executed a well management contract with AGR Well Management Limited for the drilling of the appraisal well on Skipper, in the UK North Sea. The well is on track to spud in late January or early February 2016 as IOG re
Helix Puts Off Q7000 Delivery
Helix Energy Solutions and Jurong Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, have pushed back delivery of a newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel ‘Q7000’ from July 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017. In addition, the companies have agreed that the remaining 80% of the contract price was to be
Statoil hands out Johan Sverdrup pipeline contracts
Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil, has awarded three contracts which cover line pipe, coating and pipe installation of the Johan Sverdrup export pipelines. Johan Svedrup field is located in the North Sea offshore Norway and it is operated by Statoil. The overall value of the contracts is slight
Ophir inks six Fortuna FLNG deals, reduces project costs
UK-based Ophir Energy Ophir said it has signed heads of agreements for LNG offtake from its Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea. The agreements were signed with six counterparties, all of whom are “established LNG buyers in European and Asian markets“, Ophir said in a statement released on Wed
Statoil Hands Out Three New Johan Sverdrup Jobs
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partners, awarded contracts for the linepipe, coating and pipe installation of the Johan Sverdrup export pipelines. The total contract value is estimated at slightly less than NOK 2.5 billion (approx. $288 million), the three contracts cover both the oil
Port Qasim Dredging Tender Released
Port Qasim Authority (PQA) has just announced tender for the maintenance dredging of the port’s approach channel. The project calls for dredging of approximately 3 million cubic meters through deployment of trailing suction hopper dredger(s) or cutter suction dredger. At least one TSHD should be of
Guanghui Energy inks LNG HoA with Petronas
Chinese independent company Guanghui Energy informed it has signed a heads of agreement (HoA) to purchase liquefied natural gas from Malaysia’s Petronas. According to a statement released by Guanghui Energy on Wednesday, state-owned Petronas will start to supply the chilled gas to the Chinese compan
Wood Group clinches second Browse FLNG contract
UK-based Wood Group said on Wednesday it has won its second front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the proposed Browse FLNG development offshore Western Australia. Under the new contract with Woodside, Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will progress the configuration design of the flexible risers and