Project & Tenders
CSSC unit to bankroll Yuan Heng Gas
Yuan Heng Gas informed it has signed a memorandum of understanding with CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company, a CSSC unit, for the provision of USD10 million financing.
Picture of the Day: Boskalis in Cowes
Cowes Harbour Commission’s contractors Boskalis Westminster recently began the final stages of works on the Cowes Breakwater project. According to the CHC, this involves a final reshaping of the breakwater’s gravel core, bringing sections into profile before applying layers of small rock that act as
NGPL, Cheniere in 20-year gas transportation deal
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America said it has signed an agreement with Corpus Christi Liquefaction, a unit of Cheniere Energy, to provide the Corpus Christi liquefaction project with natural gas transportation capacity.
GE Bags Another Statoil Deal
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a four-year framework agreement to provide wellhead equipment and associated services to Statoil with the option of two, two-year extensions. This deal follows the company’s framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for its Tordis, Vigdis, S
Marine GeoSolutions Wraps Up Geophysical Survey of CETO 6 Site
Marine GeoSolutions (MGS), a Perth-based specialist marine geophysical & hydrographic survey company, has completed an offshore marine survey in support of Carnegie Wave Energy’s CETO 6 Yirra Wave Energy project. The project involved the acquisition of hydrographic and geophysical survey data at the
Saipem Hires GAS to Support Its Kazakh Pipeline Project
Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, has awarded GAS KCO (Kazakh subsidiary of GAS Italy) a contract for the survey and positioning services. GAS was recruited to provide these services during the construction of two pipelines of 95 km each which will connect D Island in the
EMGS Starts PEMEX Gig
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has informed it will return for 3D EM acquisition for PEMEX in Mexico. According to the company, the vessel BOA Galatea is currently transiting to production site and is expected to re-start the work for PEMEX in the beginning of next week. The duration of
Neumann Wraps Up Tallebudgera Dredging
The dredging of Tallebudgera Creek has been completed for 2015. Approximately 25,000m3 of sand was pumped to Burleigh Beach this year. Neumann Contractors have undertaken the dredging works in Tallebudgera Creek for many years now, and the works are an integral part of the Gold Coast City Council’s
Kawasaki to build two LNG tankers
Kawasaki Heavy industries has secured an order to build two LNG carriers for JVs which Chubu Electric has established with MOL and NYK Line. MOL and NYK also ordered a pair of LNG tankers today from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, as reported by LNG World News. Once completed in 2018, the two 1
GTT scores LNG order from DSME
France’s GTT, an engineering company specialized in LNG containment systems, secured a new order for one liquefied natural gas carrier to be built by the Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The new LNG vessel, which is expected to be delivered in 2018, will be owned a
Alewijnse Bags Long-Term Service Contract from Van Oord
Alewijnse Marine Systems and Van Oord have signed a long-term service level agreement covering Van Oord cable-laying vessels Nexus and HAM601. The contract was started on September 01, 2015 and will run for three years, the company informed. The partnership involves management of the onboard electri
Canyon Offshore Wins Dudgeon OWF Trenching Gig
Canyon Offshore, the robotics subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions Group, has been awarded a multi-million pound project with VBMS on the Statoil, Masdar and Stakraft Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm for trenching services for inter array cables. As part of the cable contract, VBMS will be responsible for
VIDEO: New Panama Locks Meet the Atlantic
The Panama Canal Expansion continues to make steady progress, currently 93% complete. After an initial testing phase where the lower chamber of the new locks were filled, preliminary tests of the new gates were executed successfully. The process of removing the plug separating the ocean waters from
Oceaneering Umbilicals for Appomattox
Oceaneering International has secured a contract from Shell Offshore to supply umbilicals for the deepwater Appomattox development located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The order is for electro-hydraulic steel tube control umbilicals, totaling approximately 60 kilometers