Project & Tenders
iSURVEY Positioning for Total’s Offshore Ops
iSURVEY, a provider of survey and positioning services to the oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets, has secured a framework contract with Total E&P UK for the provision of rig move navigation and positioning services. Starting October 12, 2015, the three year framework con
CCCC Wins One in Malaysia
Malaysian property developer Eastern & Oriental (E&O), through its subsidiary Tanjung Pinang Development (TPD), has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for a major land reclamation project in Penang. CCCC(M), a wholly-owned Malaysian subsidiary of CCC
Songa Equinox rig in Norway preparing for Statoil contract
Songa Offshore, an offshore drilling contractor, informed on Wednesday that the Songa Equinox rig had arrived in Norwegian waters on October 22, 2015. Songa Equinox is the first rig in a series of four Category D rigs specifically built for and contracted to Statoil. The rig will start its eight-yea
Hydro Group’s Connection Systems for MeyGen Tidal Energy Project
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has secured a contract with Atlantis Resources to supply connection systems for the MeyGen tidal energy project. More than £50 million has been raised to finance the initial stage (phase 1A) of the 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, which involves f
Forty years of Forties field (UK)
It has now been four decades since the first oil was produced from Forties Alpha platform in the UK North Sea, and transported via the Forties Pipeline System to the onshore Terminal at Cruden Bay, UK. Apache Corporation, the operator of the field on Tuesday informed of the milestone. Situated 177 k
Kriegers Flak Tender Specs Release Delayed
The preliminary tender specifications for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm are delayed, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has informed. The tender material was scheduled to be published in October 2015, but the DEA said it now expects to publish the tender material in mid-November 2015. The agency publ
Subsea in October
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of October marked announcements from some of the major subsea players including Subsea 7, Technip and Saipem. The trio managed to secure new contracts i
VIDEO: MAHURY Legacy Continues
A 1,840m³ capacity twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) MAHURY – built by Royal IHC at MTG Dolphin – was named last week in Varna, Bulgaria. The new TSHD is Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging’s fourth IHC-built vessel. Dutch Dredging named the vessel after its tradition of reusing t
Farstad Secures GoM Contract for CSV Far Sentinel
Farstad Shipping has been awarded a 3 year contract with further up to 3 years options for CSV Far Sentinel by Subtec S.A. de C.V. for delivery of light construction work, IMR and other subsea related activities in the Gulf of Mexico. Far Sentinel is of VARD 3 07 design, has an overall length of 142
Monadelphous extends Woodside LNG contracts
Engineering company Monadelphous said it has been awarded new contracts and contract extensions with a combined value of approximately $150 million.
MRC in Johan Sverdrup Deal
MRC Global has secured contracts, through its Norwegian subsidiaries, MRC Teamtrade and MRC Energy Piping, to support Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup project in the North Sea. MRC Energy Piping will supply the pipe, fittings and flanges (PFF) to the processing and riser platforms of the Johan Sverdrup proj
Engie signs two LNG deals in China
Engie of France signed two agreements in Beijing with China Huaneng Group and Beijing Enterprises Group.
Green light for Sirius to drill first appraisal well on Ororo (Nigeria)
Sirius Petroleum has received approval to drill the proposed Ororo-2A well on the Ororo Field, offshore Nigeria, from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Nigeria. The approval was received by Guarantee Petroleum, one of Sirius’ local partners in the Ororo Field. The Ororo-2A well is Siriu
Subcon Supports SapuraKencana’s John Brookes Project
SapuraKencana Australia has contracted Subcon for the supply of the gravity anchors and cathodic protection for the John Brookes Pipeline Repair project. Subcon’s scope for this fabrication package includes the supply of eleven heavy density concrete gravity anchors to restrain the pipeline from upl