Dolphin Group ASA has formally accepted the Letter of Award to perform two major 3D seismic projects in India for a repeat client. Dolphin announced on October 17, 2014 that it has been selected as the first shortlisted contractor for two major projects in India in a public bid opening ceremony. The
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has audited hull fabrication for the Aasta Hansteen spar platform. Statoil is the operator of the Aasta Hansteen field, lying in blocks 6706/12 and 6707/10 in the Norwegian Sea, around 320 kilometres west of Bodø. The field, which is in 1270 metres of wate
Norwegian seismic contractor, Dolphin Geophysical, has formally accepted the Letter of Award to perform two major 3D seismic projects in India. The contracts were previously announced by Dolphin in press release dated 17 October. The announcement was made in a public bid opening ceremony in Mumbai b
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has been awarded a major upgrade job on MSV SEAWELL (light well intervention/dive support vessel) by Helix UK. The SEAWELL is expected at the yard second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the winter season,
China LNG Group and Sinopec entered into a framework agreement to develop LNG refueling stations and LNG heavy duty trucking in China.
Norway’s Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic – SOCAR), Suncor, SIPCO, two oil majors, and with the support of The Research Council of Norway, that will, according to Seabox, bring advanced subsea water treatment one step c
Marine Assets Corporation (MAC) enters into Ship Building Contract with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for the lump sum turn key Construction of the Nautilus Minerals Seafloor production mining vessel. On 25 November 2014, a signing ceremony was held at Mawei’s shipyard for the execution of the shipbuild
Karoon Gas Australia has informed that Kangaroo-2 appraisal well, offshore Brazil, has encountered multiple oil bearing zones. The company said that as at 2000 hrs BRST on November 25, 2014 drilling had been completed at a total depth of 2,369 metres below rotary table (mRT) and a wireline logging p
Canada’s Husky Energy has announced the intent to award the contract for delivery of the Living Quarters for the White Rose Extension Project offshore Newfoundland to the Apply Leirvik/ GJ Cahill Partnership. The scope of work is to engineer and build a four floors living quarters totaling 3500 squa
Oceaneering has entered into a two-year charter for use of the Island Pride, a multi-service subsea support vessel owned by Island Offshore Shipping International. The vessel is expected to be available for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in early January 2015. Before it starts the work, the I
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and Royal IHC (IHC) have signed a contract for a state-of-the-art 4,000 cubic meter capacity Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. The agreement was endorsed by Chairman Dr. Priyath B.Wickrama and Managing Director Capt. Nihal Keppetipola on behalf of SLPA and Area Direct
Canada’s Antrim Energy Inc. has responded to an announcement made yesterday, November 24, by Sound Oil that it intends to launch a public offer for 100 per cent of the share capital of Antrim Energy. Antrim says that its board of directors will carefully review and evaluate the announcement and inte
Vroon has announced that, during ceremonies held today, November 25, at Fujian South East Shipyard (FSES) in Fuzhou, China, five of Vroon’s newbuilding vessels have been named. The vessels christened were VOS Pride and VOS Prime, two multi-purpose platform-supply vessels (MPSV), plus VOS Glamour, VO
Cutter suction dredge Alaska, owned and operated by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Illinois, is currently pumping sand from off-shore of Tybee Island, Georgia, onto the beach. Under the $10 million contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, GLDD will remove beach-
