Project & Tenders
Clough‐CH∙IV secure Magnolia LNG contract
LNG Limited’s unit Magnolia LNG said it has selected Clough‐CH∙IV to fulfill the role of owner’s engineer for the EPC phase of the project in Louisiana, USA. This will include providing technical and project execution support personnel to MLNG as oversight to the KBR‐SK contractor activities as the
Benthic Secures Flemish Pass Geotechnical Work
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by Statoil Canada Ltd for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the Flemish Pass region off the coast of Newfoundland. The contract includes the provision of geotechnical services required by Statoil to determine the slope stabil
Neptune Nets Oil Search Diving Contract in PNG
Neptune has been awarded a five year offshore diving and subsea inspection services contract by Oil Search (PNG) Limited, in Papua New Guinea. The contract, which started in April 2015, is for call out diving support services and allows for the provision of Neptune’s other capabilities, the company
STATS Group invests in new Houston facility
Aberdeen-based engineering company, STATS Group, has invested $2 million in new facilities in Houston. The UK-based group specialized in manufacturing and installing pipeline isolation and intervention tools, has opened a 25,000 sq ft office and workshop facility in Brittmoore and expects to add to
Planet Ocean Partners with dotOcean
Planet Ocean signed an exclusive representation agreement with Brugge-based dotOcean. The agreement covers the UK and Republic of Ireland. dotOcean manufactures and supplies a range of systems for the evaluation of sediment and fluid mud for research, hydrographic & geophysical survey & dredging sup
ORN Wins Port Tampa Bay Contract
Orion Marine Group, Inc. (ORN), heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, has announced a contract award of approximately $12 million. The award is for a maintenance dredging contract with Port Tampa Bay. The maintenance dredging will occur over the next three years to re-esta
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 27 – May 03). Aberdeen-based subsea dredging and excavation specialist, X-Subsea UK Holding and its subsidiaries, have entered into Administration on April 27, 2015 following the collapse of wid
HHI wins Kaliningrad FLNG tender
South Korea’s shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a Gazprom Flot tender to build a floating LNG terminal in Kaliningrad, Russia.
HHI wins Kaliningrad FLNG tender
South Korea’s shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a Gazprom Flot tender to build a floating LNG terminal in Kaliningrad, Russia.
Chariot gets more time to explore offshore Mauritania
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has secured a one year extension on the current exploration phase of the C-19 licence in Mauritania, as the evaluation of the prospectivity across this acreage has taken longer than expected, said the company. Chariot holds 55% interest as the operator, while its partners C
Delta SubSea, VEGA to Develop EUREKA
Delta SubSea (DSS) signed a development agreement with VEGA Americas Inc. (VEGA) to develop a Subsea Gamma Ray Hydrate Localization Tool known as EUREKA. The EUREKA will be developed to locate hydrate plug formations. The system is able to detect minimal differences of density on media in the pipeli
Hudson River Dredging About to Begin
With April now behind us, only a few days are left before the beginning of what is expected to be the last year of Hudson River Dredging project. The 2015 season marks the sixth year of remedial dredging where approximately 250,000 cy of PCB-contaminated sediment is targeted for removal. In 2015, se
Statoil completes sale of Shah Deniz field stake
On Thursday, April 30, 2015, Statoil and the Malaysian oil and gas company PETRONAS completed their transaction, announced previously on October 13, 2014. The sale involved the transfer of Statoil’s 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5% share in the South
Edison acquires stakes in Scott and Telford fields in North Sea
Italian energy company Edison, reported yesterday it executed the acquisition of stakes in Scott & Telford fields in the UK North Sea, operated by Nexen, for 41 million euros. This will add 3,500 barrel of oil equivalent per day to Edison’s production to its current of 50,000 barrel, the company sai