Project & Tenders
OGS to Manage SeaMeWe-5 Qatar and Oman Landing Stations
Ooredoo Global Services (OGS), the wholesale arm of telecommunications provider Ooredoo, has announced three major agreements that will extend its range of services and international support. Yousuf Abdulla Al-Kubaisi, CEO, OGS, said: “Ooredoo Global Services continues to forge ahead with its strate
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Exclusive Update: DEME’s Dredgers at New Suez Canal DEME, an international group of specialized companies in the field of capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation, port infrastructure development, etc. has announced that their part of dredging works on the New Suez Canal are on schedule an
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 16 – March 22). Dredging and excavation specialist X-Subsea’s Norwegian division has been declared bankrupt. The Mandal-based division, which currently employs 47 people, has failed to secure a
USACE Hires Inland Dredging
Inland Dredging Co., headquartered in Dyersburg, Tennessee, has just won a $24 million contract for one of its dredgers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The company has been awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity firm-fixed-price contract for rental of a 20-24 inch cutterhead pipeline
IKM Bags Zeepipe IIA Gooseneck Spool and Retrofit Hot Job
Statoil has awarded the EPC Contract for the Zeepipe IIA Gooseneck Spool and Retrofit Hot Tap Tee to IKM Ocean Design. The contract has a duration of approximately 18 months for the completion of detailed design/engineering, procurement and construction. The work starts immediately. The Gina Krog Fi
Indiana Harbor Dredging Starts in May
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and dredging contractors, Kokosing Construction Co. recently held a meeting in East Chicago about the Indiana Harbor and Canal (IHC) 2015 dredging schedule. There, it was revealed that fourth season of IHC dredging is expected to start in May. The contractors are pla
CSL secures SHI’s help in LNG carrier’s construction
LNG shipbuilding industry in India could yet see a positive outcome as state-owned Cochin Shipyard managed to bring Samsung Heavy Industries to share its expertise and technology at the CSL’s Kochi shipyard.
CSL secures SHI’s help in LNG carrier’s construction
LNG shipbuilding industry in India could yet see a positive outcome as state-owned Cochin Shipyard managed to bring Samsung Heavy Industries to share its expertise and technology at the CSL’s Kochi shipyard.
Murray Mouth Dredging Progresses Well
Despite recent setbacks in the operations, the Murray Mouth dredging works are progressing well and are on schedule to be completed by the end of June 2015. Dredging at the Murray Mouth began on 9 January 2015 to maintain connectivity (exchange of water) between the river and the Southern Ocean. In
Karoon drills dry hole at Kangaroo West (Brazil)
Karoon Gas Australia has reported that the Kangaroo West-1 exploration well, located in exploration block S-M-1165, off Brazil, had reached its planned total depth of 3,170 mRT. Based on mudlog and LWD petrophysical data, no hydrocarbons were intersected. The well intersected a good thick sealing un
Polarcus Wins 3D Seismic Off UK
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project on the UKCS utilizing Polarcus’ RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The company’s RightBAND geophysical proposition is aimed at maximizing signal-to-noise
3PSC Gets Navy Contract Extension
3PSC LLC, based in Norfolk, Virginia, has been issued a $23,4 million modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract by US Navy to exercise a 183-day option for the operation and maintenance of five Navy oceanographic survey ships. The ships operate worldwide to support oceanograp
Enquest Producer FPSO completed. Alma/Galia on course for first oil
EnQuest, an independent UK-based oil and gas company, has informed that works on the Enquest Producer FPSO at the OGN yard in Newcastle have been completed. The 249m long Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel left the yard in Newcastle following major modification and life extens
ABB Lands $900 Mln NordLink Deal
ABB has won orders worth around $900 million from a consortium comprising leading utilities Statnett and TenneT as well as promotional bank KfW to supply on-shore (HVDC) converter stations and the cable system in the German sector that will facilitate the first ever interconnection between the Norwe