BP has awarded Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, a contract in excess of $40 million to be the Main Automation Contractor for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Emerson will provide integrated control and safety systems to
SpeedCast, a satellite telecommunications service provider, has been awarded a satellite service contract by Allseas, a provider of offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction. The contract covers Allseas’ flagship vessel, the Pieter Schelte, the world’s biggest ship, which took to the se
In late October, Zhejiang Shipbuilding in Ningbo, China, delivered ‘Sea Swift’, the final of twelve platform supply vessels of the large PX105 design to ship owner Deep Sea Supply PLC. In addition to the basic design, Norway’s ULSTEIN has delivered a comprehensive package of systems and equipment as
Mooreast Asia has secured order to supply the entire 8-point spread mooring system to Offshore Terengganu oilfield in Malaysia. The 8-point spread mooring system consists of Mooreast designed chainstoppers, mooring chains and 15 ton Mooreast MA5P anchors. The respective mooring components will recei
The official commencement of the Suez Canal Expansion Dredging Contract is now one step closer with the arrival of the first Consortium dredger, the National Marine Dredging Company’s ‘Al Mirfa’. Dignitaries from Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Belgium celebrated the arrival of the vess
Western Marine Construction, a company specialized in marine construction since 1961, has won a major contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, to improve navigation in the Valdez port area. The Valdez Navigation Improvement contract is estimated to be worth around $21.7 milli
The new addition to Dolphin Geophysical’s fleet, the Polar Marquis, has finalised its first powerful solution contract survey in the Black Sea, the company stated in its Q3 financial highlights. The survey was conducted with a record spread of 14 streamers at 100 metre separation, positioning Dolphi
DSME was selected by Kogas, after receiving high scores in the bidding competition, to build 4 initial LNG carriers that will transport LNG from Sabine Pass facility to Korea.
Tidal technology group, OpenHydro, a DCNS company, and its Canadian partner Emera Inc. have formally launched a new joint venture business, called Cape Sharp Tidal. The announcement was made at the fifth International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), which is taking place 4-6th November in Halifax
The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia today successfully installed its Riser Support Structure (RSS) tower at the Ichthys field. The safe installation of the 6,500 tonne structure by the deepwater construction vessel Aegir marks the beginning of the project’s major installation campa
About four hundred people filled North Myrtle Beach City Council chambers and the adjacent City Hall atrium November 1 to participate in a public information meeting on the proposed Cherry Grove canals dredging project. The canals in Cherry Grove are manmade and have not been dredged since they were
Neon Energy and MEO Australia enter into a merger implementation agreement.
BC Hydro and Canada LNG signed a deal for the supply of electricity to Canada LNG’s proposed Kitimat export facility.
Angola Cables S.A. has signed a contract to build the world’s first submarine cable system across the South Atlantic with NEC Corporation as the system supplier. The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) will connect Angola and Brazil, directly linking the African continent to Latin America for the fir
