Project & Tenders
Alba B3 platform en route to Equatorial Guinea
Marathon Oil is set to receive its new compression platform, the Alba B3, which will be deployed at the Alba offshore field in Equatorial Guinea. The platform has sailed away from the Netherlands towards its final destination. The platform’s topsides and jacket were both constructed by Heerema Fabri
Subsea 7 Selects Hydratight Pipeline Connector for EPRS Project Off Australia
Subsea 7 has awarded a contract to Hydratight to supply pipeline connector solution for their Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project in Australia. The contract will see Hydratight deliver its MORGRIP mechanical connector. The repair system is part of the contingency planning for multiple pi
Van Oord Wins Several Contracts in the Caspian Sea Region
During the visit of the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to Kazakhstan on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, Van Oord announced the award of several contracts in the Caspian Sea region with a total value of more than $500 million. The first project is for the dredging of a 68-kilometer-long access channel t
ASN, Bluesky Team Up on ‘Moana Cable’ Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a turnkey contract with Amper, subsidiary Bluesky Pacific Group, to roll out a new submarine cable system spanning more than 9,700 km across the Pacific. Named ‘Moana Cable’, the system will link New Zealand and Hawaii using the latest submarine cab
Wartsila tech ordered for Saga LNG Shipping newbuild
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the complete cargo handling system including the fuel system, as well as the main propulsion system for the LNG carrier being built for Singapore-based Saga LNG Shipping.
Alam Scores Pipeline Gig on Petronas TCOT Project
Malaysia’s Alam Maritim has been awarded a contract from Petronas for the provision of engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of 1 km long pipeline for Terengganu Crude Oil Terminal (TCOT) effluent discharge line extension project. The TCOT is located near Ker
Rohde Nielsen to Dredge Gdansk New Turning Basin
Port of Gdansk Authority (PGA SA) and the Polish-Danish consortium of PRCiP and Rohde Nielsen A/S have signed an agreement for a new turning basin in the port. The agreement – concluded on November 25th 2015 between the PGA SA, PRCiP (Przedsiebiorstwo Robot Czerpalnych i Podwodnych) and Rohde Nielse
African Petroleum gives up half of its Sierra Leone licence. Enters next phase
African Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration company, has announced that its subsidiary European Hydrocarbons Limited (EHL) has entered into the first extension period on the SL-03 licence, offshore Sierra Leone. The expiry date of the first extension period is April 23, 2017. The initi
Coelacanth platform installed in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
The recently completed Coelacanth Field platform has been installed at the Ewing Bank Block 834 (EW 834) in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Walter Oil & Gas, the 1,312 foot tall, conventional 4-leg, 9-slot platform is the third largest fixed conventional platform in the Gulf of Mexico and was built
Primeline drills another duster in East China Sea
Primeline Energy Holdings has completed its drilling operations at the LS30-3-1 well, in the East China Sea, without discovering hydrocarbons. This is the second dry well for Primeline in its two-well drilling campaign in the East China Sea as the company’s first well, the LS23-1-1 well, proved to b
PHOTO: Aasta Hansteen LQ sail away
The photo above, sent to Offshore Energy Today by CKT Projects, shows the living quarters, built for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen platform, being transported to Ulsan, South Korea. CKT Projects, a Dutch company building accommodation modules for the offshore oil and gas industry, told Offshore Energy To
Subsea in November
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The first week of November was highlighted by the news about Fugro’s new round of layoffs, this time by some 500 employees. French seismic player CGG also announc
SPIE awarded QCLNG deal
SPIE Oil & Gas Services’ Australian unit won a contract to provide maintenance services to QGC, a BG Group company, for the Queensland Curtis LNG project in Australia.
Pakistan State Oil issues seven LNG cargoes tender
Pakistan State Oil company recently issued a tender seeking the supply of seven liquefied natural gas cargoes for delivery in January and February 2016.