Project & Tenders
Repsol, Eni start up Perla offshore Venezuela
Repsol has started up the first producing well at the giant Perla field, the largest gas discovery in the company’s history and the largest offshore gas field in Latin America, holding 17 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place. Perla is located in the Cardón IV block, in shallow waters in the Gul
SOC Hires JDR for Veja Mate Cabling
JDR has won a subcontract from Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) to supply submarine composite power cables and related accessories as well as termination and testing services for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. The 67x 6 MW Siemens-supplied Wind Turbine Generators will be interconnected by an inner
Civeo wins LNG Canada accommodation deal
Civeo Corporation revealed that it has been awarded a contract with LNG Canada for the provision of open lodge rooms and associated services in Kitimat, British Columbia.
Civeo wins LNG Canada accommodation deal
Civeo Corporation revealed that it has been awarded a contract with LNG Canada for the provision of open lodge rooms and associated services in Kitimat, British Columbia.
Briggs Wins Cable Maintenance for Dong Energy
Briggs Group has secured an eight-year framework agreement with DONG Energy for the contingency and repair of export and array cables for offshore wind farms throughout the UK and Northern Europe. The agreement covers all DONG Energy’s sites in Europe, including nine offshore wind farms in the UK, f
Cowes Breakwater Special Project Review
The CHC Commissioners met on Friday, July 3rd, for an Extraordinary Board Meeting to consider the formal Cowes Breakwater Project review that addressed the issues of changes in tidal flows and potential changes to the sedimentation regime as a result of the 2014 breakwater construction. The Commissi
Drydocks delivers Prelude FLNG turret mooring system
Drydocks World, a Dubai-based company has completed what it claims to be the world’s largest turret mooring system. The system will be installed aboard the world’s largest FLNG unit, Shell’s Prelude. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret wi
Quadrant Energy spuds Levitt-1 well
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has announced the beginning of the high impact Levitt-1 exploration well in WA-482-P Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. Karoon has a material 50% equity interest in WA-482-P and is carried for 90% of the cost of the well. Joint venture partner, and operator Quadran
GMS Bags First Decom Job in North Sea
Gulf Marine Services announces that one of its Large Class vessels in Europe has been contracted for decommissioning work, a new activity for the Group. The vessel, which has been supporting well service and maintenance work in the Southern North Sea for an international oil company since Q3 2012, w
SubC Secures Maersk Oil EPCI Contract
SubC Partner recently won an EPCI project on an FPSO with Maersk Oil in the Dumbarton field in the North Sea, 230 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen. The final goal of the project is to replace selected buoyancy modules on a live riser, without shutting down oil production, the company said. “We are d
Plexus Strengthens Position in China
Plexus has entered into a collaboration agreement with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), Red Sea Technologies (RST), and Plexus’ Chinese licensing partner Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group (Jereh). The collaboration agreement will explore commercial opportunities for shallow water subsea an
Baker Hughes nets Johan Sverdrup drilling services contract
Norwegian oil company Statoil has awarded Baker Hughes Norway the onshore contract for integrated drilling services for Johan Sverdrup oil field in the Norwegian section of the North sea. According to Statoil, the value of the deal is NOK 1.5 billion ($186.9 million) and is valid for six years with
FPSO Cidade de Itaguai reaches Lula field (Brazil)
The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Cidade de Itaguaí has arrived in Lula field, offshore Brazil. According to Petrobras, the FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí is now anchored in the Iracema Norte area of Lula field, in the Pre-Salt layer of Santos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janei
Subsea 7 Lands Australia EPRS Deal with Chevron, Inpex
Subsea 7 has been awarded four contracts by Chevron Australia and INPEX for the engineering, procurement and construction of an Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) to be used offshore Australia. This EPRS project consists of developing a process of repair, including both equipment and contingenc