Ocean Installer has started building a VLS and carousel for the laying of umbilicals and flexible flowlines. The lay spread will be installed on the long-term chartered subsea construction vessel (SCV) “Normand Clipper” and be operational in Q1 2013. “This investment is in line with our strategy of
Laing O’Rourke, in partnership with global LNG tank specialist Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has been awarded the Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) contract to deliver a network of four massive cryogenic tanks for the $34 billion Ichthys LNG Project at Blaydin Point, Darwin. JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd ha
Scana Propulsion has concluded a contract with Rong Tai Trading of Taiwan for delivery of propulsion equipment, according to motorship.com. The contract with Rong Tai Trading is for the delivery of an ACG 105/980H propulsion system consisting of a twin screw gear, propeller, tunnel thruster and cont
Statoil has awarded contracts for new light well intervention (LWI) vessels. These “category A” units will contribute to increased recovery from Statoil’s approximately 500 operated subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Statoil has on behalf of relevant licensees awarded a contract
Technip was awarded by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) two subsea contracts in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, worth a total amount of €105 million. Technip’s contracts scope includes the procurement and construction of two 16’’ rigid pipelines (9.2 and 8.6 kilometers) for the first project, and the develo
Honeywell announced that Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding will use Honeywell’s Integrated Automation Systems (IAS) in five vessels commissioned by ship owners in Norway, Russia and the United States. The projects are valued at more than US$8 million. DS
AGR has been awarded a well management contract from international upstream exploration and production company, Cooper Energy Tunisia Bargou (CTEB). This will see AGR perform the planning, execution and post-drilling activities for a one well programme in the Gulf of Hammamet, offshore of Tunisia. S
Drydocks World, the established international player in ship repair, conversion and new building, announced that an Alliance Agreement has been signed with EXMAR Shipmanagement, a company that offers high-end ship management services to the maritime industry. The two companies hope to strengthen the
Jumbo’s engineers and the crew of HLV Jumbo Jubilee have successfully transported and discharged fourteen of the twenty-five MOF caissons for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Australia. So far the operation was performed as planned with respect to every detail: safety, environme
ShawCor Ltd. announced that its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract from Apache in Australia with a value in excess of US$45 million to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the Julimar Development Project. The Apache-operated Julimar Development Pro
In Russia, Saipem signed a lump sum EPCI contract with LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft (a wholly-owned LUKOIL subsidiary), for two export pipelines connecting the riser block in the Vladimir Filanovsky offshore field, in the Northern Caspian Sea, to the onshore shut-off valves, located approximately 10 to
ShawCor said that its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract from Apache in Australia with a value in excess of US$45 million to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the Julimar Development Project. The Apache-operated Julimar Development Project is a
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has been contracted to supply a complete Back Deck handling system for ‘Sanco Sword’, Sanco Shipping’s second 16 streamer vessel under construction at the Kleven Maritime Myklebust Shipyard. The vessel will be operated by Dolphin Geo
Höegh LNG of Norway said it has entered into an agreement with a confidential client to initiate a project specific engineering and cost study for an LNG FPSO solution. The study is estimated to take 3 to 4 months, at which point a decision shall be made as to whether or not a full FEED […]
