Project & Tenders
Solstad Bags Chevron Contract in Thailand
Norway’s Solstad Offshore (SOFF) has secured a multi-year contract for its Derrick Lay Barge “DLB Norce Endeavour” to work on Chevron’s installation and construction program offshore Thailand. According to Oslo-listed firm, the DLB Norce Endeavour will be utilized to install multiple new wellhead pl
Lekoil buys Afren’s stake in block offshore Nigeria
Oil and gas company Lekoil has agreed to buy Afren’s stake in a licence offshore Nigeria. According to the agreement, Lekoil will buy Afren’s 22.86% stake in the OPL 310 block, which contains the Ogo discovery. Lekoil will pay $13 million for the transaction. Since Lekoil already owns a share in the
WinGD supplies Wartsila DF engines for LNG newbuild
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) informed on Tuesday it is supplying two Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines 5X72DF for an LNG carrier under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Mott MacDonald Wins Lincolnshire Lakes Flood Defense Project
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by North Lincolnshire Council to design a £13 million flood defense scheme near Scunthorpe, UK. The company will undertake the detailed design of flood defenses, with associated ground investigation studies, for 3.6km of the River Trent between the M180 and the sout
Wärtsilä’s Propulsion for Two New Research Vessels
Two new marine geological research vessels under construction in China will feature Wärtsilä engines and propulsion equipment. The new vessels are being built at the Shanghai shipyard of CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) and the COSCO shipyard in Guangdong, on behalf of the Qingdao Institu
CHC Releases Breakwater Project November 2015 Update
As reported in late October, contractor Boskalis Westminster has finished the rock armoring of the new Cowes Breakwater. The removal of surplus gravel material to the north of the breakwater has been delayed due to the requirement for contractor to obtain a new MMO (Marine Management Organisation) c
ABB’s Subsea Link to Deliver Power for Goliat FPSO
ABB has commissioned a subsea power link for oil and gas company Eni Norge, that will supply power from the Norwegian grid to the new Goliat Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO). The Goliat field, located in the Barents Sea, Norway, is the northernmost oil field in the world. It
Expro Strengthens Position in Middle East with Qatar Win
International oilfield services company, Expro, has entered Qatar market for the first time and expanded its Middle Eastern presence with a five-year contract win. The contract will see Expro provide its range of well intervention and slickline services including high deviation and heavy-duty fishin
Gazprom inks deal to buy gas from Cameroon FLNG project
Gazprom’s subsidiary, Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore Pte Ltd (GM&TS), has signed an agreement according to which it will be a sole off-taker from the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, located off the coast of Kribi, Cameroon. Gazprom inked the eight-year agreement with Société Na
Update: Gazprom M&T books full capacity at Cameroon FLNG project
Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore signed an eight-year deal with Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Perenco and Golar LNG to offtake 1.2 mtpa from the Cameroon FLNG project.
GE wins DSLNG maintenance contract
Donggi-Senoro LNG and GE Oil and Gas Indonesia signed an EUR 102 million long-term contract service agreement for the LNG plant equipment maintenance.
DOF Subsea Sells Skandi Protector to Australian Authorities
DOF Subsea has entered into agreement for the sale of Skandi Protector to the Commonwealth of Australia. Delivery to new owners is expected in Q1 2016 and the sale will release approx. NOK 300 million in liquidity after repayment of debt, the company informed. Skandi Protector, of Aker ROV 06 design
Sterling Energy buys stake in Tullow’s C-10 block, off Mauritania
Sterling Energy plc has completed the acquisition of a 13.5% working interest in the production sharing contract for Block C-10, located offshore in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (the PSC). The stakeholders are now Tullow (Operator) with 76.5%, Sterling Energy with 13.5% and Société Mauritanien
Ophir awards Equatorial Guinea offshore survey job to Fugro
Fugro has been contracted by Ophir to provide survey services for the development of large-scale assets and infrastructure offshore Equatorial Guinea.