Project & Tenders
Noble Energy pens deals to deliver Leviathan, Tamar gas to Egypt
Noble Energy signed two 10-year deals to sell a total of 1.15 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from the Leviathan and Tamar fields to Dolphinus Holdings to supply gas in Egypt.
First Kriegers Flak Gravity Based Foundation Lands on Seabed
This weekend, the first gravity based foundation (GBF) for the offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak was installed in Denmark, another milestone in this project. It concerns a 8,000 tonnes GBF which was floated off the semisubmersible barge and towed to the installation location where the heavy-lift vess
Eidesvik secures employment for two LNG-fueled PSVs
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has secured multiple contracts for its liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled platform supply vessels Viking Prince and Viking Queen.
TenneT Awards Maintenance Contracts
TenneT has awarded Aker Solutions, NSG Wind and Fichtner with contracts for the maintenance of onshore and offshore converter station components and AC power transmission systems in the Dutch and German North Sea.
Viking Queen to Support Castorone’s Johan Sverdrup Campaign
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik has been awarded a contract with Saipem for the PSV “Viking Queen” to support the pipe-laying vessel “Castorone”. Castorone will be engaged in laying pipes from the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea to Mongstad and Kårstø oil and gas termin
IJmuiden Sea Lock Project – February Update
Construction works continued this month on the new sea lock at IJmuiden, the Netherlands, with the new control building slowly beginning to take shape, reports the Port of Amsterdam. The control building (no. 1 in the picture) is starting to take shape by now. The lock gate chambers (no. 2 in the pi
Novatek, Saudi Aramco ink LNG memorandum
Russian LNG export player Novatek signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national oil company, for cooperation on international projects including LNG.
OWC to Assess EA1 Readiness for Offshore Construction
Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewable to carry out an offshore readiness assessment to ensure East Anglia ONE is ready to complete the offshore works in an efficient and safe manner.
OWC Conducts East Anglia ONE Offshore Readiness Assessment
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is set to provide offshore construction readiness assessment for the ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. OWC, part of Aqualis, will conduct an offshore readiness assessment to ensure the project is ready to complete the offshore work. The futu
Rigmar Group Adds New Staff
Rigmar Group, comprising Rigmar Services and Interocean Marine Services, has recently expanded its engineering department with the addition of naval architects and project engineers to meet demand following several contract awards. Kiran Chandrasekharan has joined Interocean as senior naval architec
EnQuest trims Kraken costs
UK-based oil company EnQuest has further reduced capital expenditure for its Kraken project in the North Sea and is now expected to be more than 25% lower than originally sanctioned cost of $3.2 billion.
STATS Group Marks 20 Years with Largest Contract
STATS Group is celebrating two decades in business with the award of its largest contract to date. The pipeline technology specialist, formed in Aberdeen in 1998, has secured a contract worth close to $20 million (£14.2 million) with a Middle East national operating company. The workscope includes p
France’s GTT secures 4 LNG orders
France’s GTT, the maker of LNG containment systems, said it had received several orders since the beginning of the year, including for the equipment of three LNG carriers and one bunkering vessel. The three LNGCs, offering capacities ranging from 174,000 to 180,000 cbm, will be built at Samsung Heav
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 12 – February 18). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/12/bp-kicks-off-at-atoll/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/12/dof-subsea-keeps-fleet-busy/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/13/bou