Largest Russian shipowner, Sovcomflot, recently selected the dual-fuel MAN 51/60DF engine for an LNG carrier newbuilding programme comprising of two confirmed vessels with an option for two more vessels. The dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion system and the MAN 51/60DF engine have been selected to
Centrica Renewables Energy Ltd has contracted Global Marine Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide the cable landing works related to the west export nearshore cable at the Lincs Offshore wi
Fluor Corporation said that it was awarded a contract by PETRONAS Gas Berhad, a subsidiary of PETRONAS, to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Malaysia. The new terminal will supply gas to an adjacent 300-megawatt
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Allseas for the design and manufacturing of an 850mt Offshore Mast Crane. The crane will replace the current 300mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard Allseas’ pipelaying vessel “Solitaire”. The delivery is sc
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain Barnett Shale and Arkoma Basin properties from WPX Energy for $306 million. The transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter, is being made through KKR Natural Resources (
Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems has secured a contract to supply its innovative LNG regasification technology for the third Höegh LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries. Working together with Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (SOE) Wärtsilä
Engineering company Monadelphous Group said it has secured a new three-year maintenance services contract from Woodside on the Pluto LNG Project at Karratha in WA. The contract includes work associated with its onshore and offshore facilities and has the option for two one-year extensions. It follow
Damen Shipyards is the new operator of French shiprepair yard Sobrena. The yard will be renamed Damen Shiprepair Brest and will continue to serve the maritime and offshore industries with shiprepair and conversion services. The yard has three drydocks (up to 420 x 80 m) and will be available for rep
BAM Infraconsult bv, by its trade name Delta Marine Consultants, has signed a license agreement for the use of Xbloc on the new LNG Terminal in Dunkerque, France. The license agreement has been signed with a joint venture of Sodraco International SAS (subsidiary of Jan de Nul), Bouygues Travaux Publ
The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer and A/S Norske Shell signed 30.03.12 a Letter of Intent to award an important contract. The contract covers EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation) services in the context of A/S Norske Shell’s further development of the Draugen f
ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, BP and TransCanada, through its participation in the Alaska Pipeline Project, announced that they are working together on the next generation of resource development in Alaska. The four companies have agreed on a work plan aimed at commercializing North Slope natural gas
Service hydrographique et océanographique de la marine (SHOM) has announced an invitation for tenders for underwater sonar equipment. Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water. In this case the invitation is
BP has decided to extend the maintenance and modification contract with Aker Solutions, exercising an option in the existing agreement for the Ula, Valhall, Skarv, Hod and Tambar fields. Work under the extended contract will last until April 2014, and the contract value is estimated to be in the ran
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has signed a contract with Ocean Installer AS (OI.II) for hire of SOFF’s offshore construction vessel (CSV) “Normand Mermaid”. The duration of the contract is firm for 5 years with further 5 x 1 year option and it commences on the 1st March 2013. The contract value is con
