Project & Tenders
Statoil gets nod for increased oil recovery project at Visund
Norwegian oil company Statoil has received an approval from the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the installation of a new template at the Visund field offshore Norway. Visund is an oil and gas field in blocks 34/8 and 34/7, 22 kilometers north-east of the Gullfaks field in the Tampen
Bibby Offshore Wraps Up Two North Sea Contracts
Bibby Offshore has completed two contracts with Perenco and Endeavour Energy UK. Perenco appointed Bibby Offshore to perform subsea integrity inspections and maintenance works on the Inde Joint pipeline, which runs to the Bacton Gas Terminal in the Southern North Sea. The 15-day workscope saw Bibby
Ireland Reveals Big Offshore Wind Plans
Ireland’s state owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of renewable energy marine services related to offshore wind farms.
Alicat Workboats Receives MCS SWATH 2 CTV Order
Great Yarmouth-based aluminium workboat builder Alicat Workboats Ltd has signed contracts with Renewable Energy Support Ltd. (RES) for the construction of MCS SWATH 2, a 26-metre Typhoon SWATH crew transfer vessel (CTV).
DOF Subsea Scores Mediterranean Job
Norway-based DOF Subsea said it has secured a contract for the provision of the multipurpose support vessel (MSV) Skandi Skansen in the Mediterranean. The contract is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter this year and secures utilization of 90 days plus options for the vessel, the Oslo-listed fi
Braveheart Marine Readies Patriot for Rentel Offshore Wind Farm
Dutch marine services provider Braveheart Marine has held a christening ceremony for the Patriot, a multipurpose vessel specially designed for hydrographic survey and crew tender activities.
Johan Sverdrup partners further lower development costs
Norwegian oil company Statoil has completed nearly 60 percent of the Phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup project in the North Sea while further reducing the gross capital expenditure by NOK 5 billion to NOK 92 billion ($11.8B). Statoil is the operator of the project with 40.0267 percent interest. Its part
MetOcean Telematics Appoints CSCS as Greece and Cyprus Agent
Nicosia Cyprus Subsea Consulting and Services C.S.C.S. has signed an exclusive representation agreement with MetOcean Telematics. The contract gives exclusive rights to CSCS to promote, support and sell MetOcean Telematics products and services in Cyprus and Greece. MetOcean Telematics develops and
Kongsberg nets Brittany Ferries LNG vessel deal
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for LNG-fueled RoPax ferry.
Aker Solutions Bags Shell Deal in Norway
Aker Solutions has secured a framework agreement from Shell to provide brownfield modifications services and maintenance support for the Nyhamna and Draugen facilities in Norway. The agreement has a fixed period of four years and may be extended by up to seven years. It covers the offshore Draugen o
Saipem Clinches USD 370 Mln in New Contracts
Saipem has secured work orders from Eni Angola in relation to the West Hub Development project as an addition to those previously assigned during 2016 and 2017. The work, which will be performed by the E&C Offshore division, encompasses the construction and installation of umbilicals, risers and flo
Boskalis Signs Major Duqm Port Deal
The Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (SEZAD) and Boskalis Westminster (Oman) LLC today signed an agreement for the construction of the liquid Bulk Berth Project at Duqm Port. The new agreement, worth approximately $517 million, prepares Duqm Port to export liquid refined products and enhance
Framo nets another FSRU pump contract
Norwegian marine pumping systems specialist, Framo secured a contract to deliver its systems for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) ordered by shipowner GasLog at Samsung Heavy Industries. Framo, an Alfa Laval company, expects to deliver the sea water lift pumps in August 2018. This o
PHOTO: JDN Newbuild Delivered in China
AVIC Shipyard in Weihai, China, has delivered Multipurpose Vessel Daniel Bernoulli, the sister vessel of the Adhémar de Saint-Venant, to Jan De Nul Group. Both vessels will be provided with Dynamic Positioning (DP2), a fully diesel-electric machinery arrangement, a comfortable accommodation for 60 p