Project & Tenders
BW Offshore sheds light on Catcher FPSO hull delay
BW Offshore, a Norwegian provider of FPSO units, has shed some light on what is going on with the Catcher FPSO, destined for the Premier Oil-operated Catcher field in the UK North Sea. While Premier Oil itself in August said there were some delays in the construction of the FPSO, the Norwegian FPSO-
KB Dykk Wins Long-Term Contract with Cermaq
Norway’s KB Dykk, a subsidiary of NTS ASA, has signed an agreement with Cermaq Norway for the rental of service vessels and provision of diving services in Finnmark region. According to NTS, the agreement will start on September 1 this year with a duration of three years and nine months, and involve
Strategic Partnership Signed in Rotterdam
By signing a three-year framework service agreement, Bakker Sliedrecht will take care of all services and parts supply required for the maintenance, repairs and conversions of the electrical installations on board of the majority of Van Oord key-assets worldwide. The two companies have an outstandin
px to Operate NSMP’s Newly Acquired Assets
Energy and process industry specialist, the px Group, has signed a long term agreement with North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) to operate and maintain (O&M) the St. Fergus Gas Terminal and associated Frigg UK and SIRGE offshore pipelines. The O&M agreement, signed on August 27, will take effect on
Saipem Seals $1.3 Bln Al-Zour Deal
Italy’s Saipem has been awarded by the Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC) for Package 4 and Package 5 of the Al-Zour New Refinery Project (NRP), located 90 km south of Kuwait City, for a total amount of approximately $1.3 billion, Saipem share. The Al-Zour NRP will be one of the largest oi
First Round of Gulf Coast Grants
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has just announced the initial round of grants from the Gulf Coast Conservation Grants Program (GCCGP). The announced 29 grants total nearly $13 million and will generate an additional $15.8 million in matching funds, for a total conservation impact o
Skangas to supply LNG to power plant in Finland
Skangas, a unit of Gasum, and the energy company Porin Prosessivoima have entered into an agreement on the supply of liquefied natural gas for a power plant in Kaanaa industrial park, Pori, Finland. Porin Prosessivoima will buy LNG for the generation of energy used in production processes in the ind
McDermott Bags Historical Aramco Award
McDermott has been awarded a lump sum contract by Saudi Aramco for brownfield work in various fields offshore Saudi Arabia. Work on the contract is expected to be executed through the second quarter of 2018. The award follows the June 2015 signing of a second Long Term Agreement (LTA) between McDerm
Rosneft, EGAS ink LNG supply deal
Rosneft Trading, a company of Rosneft Group, and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company signed a master LNG supply and purchase agreement.
Chiyoda Bites into EMAS AMC
Singapore’s Ezra Holdings and Japan’s Chiyoda have signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Chiyoda to invest in Ezra’s subsea services business, EMAS AMC, to form a 50:50 joint venture EMAS CHIYODA Subsea. Chiyoda headquartered in Yokohama, Japan is a front end engineering design (FEE
Total Sells North Sea Pipelines for USD 905 Mln
Total has signed an agreement to sell all of its interests in the FUKA and SIRGE gas pipelines and the St. Fergus Gas Terminal to North Sea Midstream Partners for £585 million (around $905 million). “The sale of these midstream transportation assets is another example of Total’s strategy of active p
VIDEO: The Boston Barrier Project
The Environment Agency recently released a video about the £92.3 million Boston Barrier project being developed in Boston on the east coast of Lincolnshire and how residents have been involved in the tidal flood defense scheme to date. The Boston Barrier project comes as a partnership between the En
Picture of the Day: TSHD Mahury Hits the Water
Royal IHC has successfully launched the MAHURY, a 1,840m³ capacity twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), at partner shipyard MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria. The new TSHD is Dutch Dredging’s fourth IHC-built vessel, after the ALBATROS, LESSE and AMAZONE. The MAHURY is an upgrade
Siemens to provide compressor trains for Magnolia LNG
Siemens said it has been awarded a contract for supplying the initial ten compressor trains for Magnolia LNG project in the USA.