Shell has announced it was a successful bidder for one block in the Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 233, held by The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Wednesday. “Shell bid on one block and was the apparent high bidder on Alaminos Canyon Block 772 with a bid of
Statoil has declared its option for one year extended period for the Time Charter party with Eidesvik Offshore for the environmental friendly LNG powered PSV Viking Princess. The extended period starts ultimo November 2013. This is the first of two yearly options on this contract. “We are pleased wi
DOF Subsea Group has recently been awarded a contract by OMV New Zealand Ltd, for subsea installation services to the Maari Field, Raroa FPSO offshore Taranaki, New Zealand. The project, worth approximately NOK 150 million, will be executed from DOF Subsea’s Perth office with offshore operations bei
Island Offshore, a leading global Light Well Intervention (LWI) specialist, has been selected by Premier Oil UK Limited to undertake a new LWI service contract on the UK Continental Shelf. The win strengthens Island Offshore’s established position in the dynamic and competitive North Sea marketplace
Technip, in a consortium led by National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), has been awarded by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work of Umm Lulu Full Field Development project – Package 2 (Process Facilities). Th
Fugro has been awarded a large three-year survey contract by Total E&P Angola, with an estimated value of USD 26 million, to support its development programs offshore Angola. The contract includes the provision of offshore positioning services and accurate navigation systems for Total E&P Angola’s d
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has secured a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil UK. The agreement will see Bibby Offshore commit its Diving Support Vessel (DSV), Bibby Sapphire, to support construction and inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) activities on
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received a significant order to supply the propulsion solutions for six new offshore pipe laying vessels being built by IHC Merwede, a global leader in delivering efficient vessels and equipment. Three of the ships are to b
Otto Energy Limited, as operator of the producing Galoc oilfield joint venture offshore the Philippines, provides the following update on the Galoc-5H and Galoc-6H drilling campaign in SC14C, part of the Galoc Phase II development approved in 2012. During the period from 0600 hours (AWST) on 21 Augu
Cecon has through Dutch subsidiary Cecon NL BV been awarded a fast track installation project offshore Nigeria. The Contract is for an intrafield relocation (“well-swap”), to re-install a flexible flowline and umbilical. The work will start imminently including project management, logistics, and eng
Oil and gas engineering firm FES International has begun delivery of a contract to provide subsea components to recover oil reserves from a frontier development off the northwest Australian coast. FES International will supply diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs) to Technip for the Balnaves f
IKM Subsea Singapore has recently been awarded a contract by Bekk Solutions International to provide ROV services onboard the Dive Support Vessel IES Pearl (Ex Jaya Pearl). The vessel is being mobilized in Singapore and will operate in the region on various IMR contracts. The vessel will be mobilize
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with the Water Corporation of Western Australia to support Carnegie’s ground breaking wave powered desalination pilot plant. The Cooperation Agreement allows the Water Corporation to provide support
In 2010, Skangass entered into a long-term time charter contract for “Coral Energy” with shipowner Anthony Veder. Now Skangass signs another contract with Anthony Veder, for the ship ‘Coral Anthelia’. “The fact that we have to increase our LNG transport capacity at sea means that the demand for LNG
