Project & Tenders
Vryhof Orders FMGC Clump Weights for WindFloat Atlantic
Vryhof has selected FMGC (Fonderie et Mécanique Générale Castelbriantaise) to provide its clump weights for the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic floating wind project offshore Portugal. WindFloat Atlantic, owned by Windplus SA, is expected to be fully operational in the second half of 2019 some 20 kilometers
Zvezda scores Arctic LNG 2 carrier build for Sovcomflot
Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex on Thursday said it has signed a construction contract with its Russian compatriot shipper Sovcomflot for a pilot LNG carrier for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project.
Kraken and Baltic Diver Become Strategic Alliance Partners
Kraken Robotics and Baltic Taucherei-und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH (Baltic Diver) have finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a Strategic Alliance for maritime robotics technology, products, and services. In addition, Kraken and Baltic Diver will be jointly hosting a series of demonstra
Shearwater Grabs Seismic Acquisition Contract from Shell
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a multi-project marine seismic 3D and 4D acquisition contract by Shell International Exploration & Production. The contract covers four separate surveys, three in the North Sea and one off the coast of Western Australia. In the North Sea, the Polar Empress wil
Shell sells US Gulf of Mexico assets to Delek for $965 mln
Shell Offshore, a unit of The Hague-based LNG giant Shell, agreed to sell its 22.45 percent non-operated interest in the Caesar-Tonga asset in the US Gulf of Mexico to Delek CT Investment, a Delek Group unit for $965 million.
NOC Selects Sonardyne Equipment for New Under-Ice AUV
UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has selected hybrid navigation technology from Sonardyne International for the next generation of its Autosub autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), targeted for under-ice operations. The NOC will incorporate Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav inertial navigation system (IN
Kvaerner readies Valhall Flank West jacket for North Sea
Norwegian engineering and construction services provider Kvaerner has completed building a jacket for the Aker BP-operated Valhall Flank West project located offshore Norway.
NYK Line agrees 20-charter for LNG newbuild with Edison
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) said it has signed a contract with Edison, a Milan-based energy company, to charter out a newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for up to 20 years, including optional extension periods.
Kongsberg Delivers Sounder USV to TASA
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract for delivery of a Sounder USV system, unveiled at Ocean Business, to TASA, the largest fishing company in Peru. The fully integrated and calibrated USV solution offers a high definition fishery sonar combined with a wideband echosounder from Simrad, operable
Aker Solutions and FSubsea Joint Company to Boost Oil Recovery
Aker Solutions and FSubsea have created FASTSubsea to help operators increase oil recovery. The new company combines Aker Solutions’ multiphase hydraulic technology with FSubsea’s Hydromag technology to create the first “topside-less” multiphase boosting system. The pump-module solution being develo
KBR wins Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Phases 2 and 3 job
US LNG engineer KBR’s UK unit has been awarded the pre-FEED services contract for phases 2 and 3 of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, located at the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania.
DOF Subsea Orders Forum ROVs
Forum Subsea Technologies has secured orders from DOF Subsea to supply three of its Ultra Compact Perry XLX-C work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). DOF Subsea will deploy the vehicles onto three of its ROV support vessels for recently awarded projects in Brazil. The systems will be manufactu
HydraWell Secures P&A Work in UK North Sea
HydraWell has signed a contract with an undisclosed UK-based supermajor to provide equipment and personnel for plug and abandonment (P&A) services in the UK North Sea. The contract is valid for five years and is expected to be utilised for operations on a non-producing field in the UK sector of the
Saipem lays TAP pipeline offshore Albania
Italian oilfield services firm Saipem has recently pulled ashore first offshore pipeline in Albania which are part of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, linking the pipeline to the onshore section.