Project & Tenders
ORE Catapult to Open Tender for Turbine Bearing Test Facility
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced it will open a tender in January 2018 seeking a company to set up a wind turbine bearing test facility at its Blyth site in the UK.
Wärtsilä Buys Trident
Wärtsilä has acquired Trident, a Dutch company specialized in underwater ship maintenance, inspection, and repair services. The acquisition is expected to close in January 2018. The acquisition enables the integration of Trident’s services with Eniram’s analytics. Eniram is a Wärtsilä company focusi
Industry Recognition for Dover Western Docks Revival Scheme
The Port of Dover has gained industry recognition after commissioning a revolutionary temporary work system for its flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development. The ‘walking piling gate’, which improves the safety, environmental standards and efficiency of the construction process, has b
Kværner Gets Nord Stream 2 Contract
Nord Stream 2 AG and Kvaerner have signed a contract, worth above NOK 600 million, for delivery of onshore facilities for the Russian gas export pipeline. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline across the Baltic Sea will provide reliable gas supplies to the European market. Kvaerner will aid the construction of
TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Equipment for Snorre Expansion
TechnipFMC has secured an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract from Statoil for the Snorre Expansion Project. The contract follows from Statoil’s announcement about submitting the plan for development and operation of the Snorre Expansion Project to Norwegian authorities. In additi
Subsea 7’s Pipeline Bundle for Statoil’s Snorre Expansion
Subsea 7 has been awarded a substantial contract by Statoil for the Snorre Expansion Project, located in the Tampen area, 150 km west of Florø in Norway. According to Subsea 7, a substantial contract is worth between USD 150 million and USD 300 million. The engineering, procurement, construction and
Statoil submits plan for Snorre expansion project
Statoil is on Thursday submitting the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Snorre expansion project off Norway to the Norwegian authorities.
Gazprom, CNPC lay basis for more Russian gas supplies to China
Gazprom and CNPC have laid the basis for another pipeline route of Russian gas supplies to China, Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller said on Thursday.
Skangas, Borregaard extend LNG supply deal
Nordic LNG supplier Skangas said its LNG supply deal with Borregaard, the Norwegian biomaterials producer.
Rosneft spuds ultra-deepwater well in Black Sea
Russian oil company Rosneft has spudded the Maria-1 exploration well in the Black Sea. Forecasted oil in place for Zapadno-Chernomorskaya licence area is estimated to exceed 570 million tons. Rosneft pointed out in a statement on Wednesday that drilling preparations included acquisition of more than
Drydocks to Build Turret Mooring for Johan Castberg FPSO
Drydocks World has signed a contract with SBM Offshore to construct the turret mooring system (TMS) for Statoil’s Johan Castberg floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Drydocks World will be responsible for detail design of certain specified works, bulk procurement and constructio
EMGS Wins Further Work Offshore Indonesia
Norwegian Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has confirmed a second contract award for a prefunded multi-client acquisition offshore Indonesia. The contract has a minimum gross contract value of USD 1.0 million. The company received Letters of Intent for two contracts in November. The first contract
No More Lawsuits on Elbe River Dredging
The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig yesterday dismissed the lawsuits brought by private property owners in Övelgönne and Blankenese against the planning decisions on the deepening of the Lower and Outer Elbe fairway. The Port of Hamburg announced that the planning authority came rightly to t
Qatargas inks LNG deal with OMV
Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) signed a new LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with OMV Gas Marketing & Trading (OMV).