Project & Tenders
i3 Energy closing in on Liberator field development plan
Following completion of site surveys, oil & gas company i3 Energy plans to submit a development plan for the Liberator field in the UK North Sea to the authorities in the coming months. Located in License P.1987, Block 13/23d, Liberator was discovered by Dana Petroleum in November 2013 with well 13/
MacArtney Nets Oceanographic Instruments Order from University of Bergen
MacArtney has secured an order for LISST instruments from University of Bergen, Norway. LISST instruments are manufactured by Seattle based oceanographic instrument manufacturer, Sequoia Scientific, and used for environmental monitoring, industrial, and scientific application. The order placed by Un
GALLERY: Aibel loads out second module for Johan Sverdrup drilling platform
Oil services company Aibel has completed and loaded out the Johan Sverdrup drilling support module (DSM) onto a barge that will carry the module to Klosterfjorden later this month. Aibel said that the 8,000-tonne heavy DSM was rolled out of the North Sea Hall in Haugesund and loaded onto the barge l
Premier Oil enters infrastructure partnership for Tolmount project
London-listed oil firm Premier Oil has signed heads of terms to enter into an infrastructure partnership regarding the Tolmount development in the UK North Sea with Dana Petroleum and CATS Management. Premier said on Thursday in its financial report for the first half of the year that the infrastruc
Skangas to fuel ESL Shipping’s LNG duo
LNG supplier and terminal operator, Skangas, a Gasum company, signed a deal with ESL shipping to supply fuel for the latter’s LNG-fueled newbuildings.
Kherson Dredging Tender Online
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) is working on a project which includes maintenance dredging of the Kherson seaport. The company on Friday, August 18, invited interested bidders via the ProZorro electronic procurement system to participate in the tender. Kherson seaport is located on the r
Leeds Scheme Wins Large Project of the Year NEC Award
Phase 1 of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme has scooped the Large Project of the Year award at this year’s NEC awards in London. The awards were announced at a recent NEC Users’ Group Annual Seminar. The driving force behind the award winning scheme is a project team made up of experts from Leeds
IHC America Secures Another Contract with Weeks Marine
IHC America – part of Royal IHC – has been awarded a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a spud system with Weeks Marine Inc. According to IHC, the innovative spud system will be installed on the J.S. CHATRY, a newly-built cutter suction dredger (CSD) that will be operating in coas
Stinger Awarded Statoil Test Pilot for Gina Krog
Statoil has awarded a test pilot for the performance of periodic structural ROV inspections using equipment developed by Stinger for mini ROV inspections offshore Norway. The contract is for Gina Krog periodic structural ROV inspection, the company noted. All the operations will be performed from th
Wintershall’s Skarfjell FID set for first half of 2018
Wintershall could make a Final Investment Decision on its Skarfjell field development offshore Norway sometime in the first half of 2018. This was shared on Tuesday by Cairn, a partner in the Wintershall-operated Skarfjell development through its subsidiary Capricorn Norge Cairn said that that the j
Sonardyne Equipment for RRS Sir David Attenborough Vessel
Sonardyne International, UK, has been awarded the contract to supply Britain’s new polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, with subsea acoustic tracking and position reference equipment. The Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system will be used by scientists to precisely track the posi
Otech Marine Nets Songa Offshore Deal
Otech Marine Services has entered into a 5+5 years contract with Songa Offshore. According to the company, the contract covers the inspection, maintenance and repair of hull and related components including valves, thrusters and anodes of the Songa’s CAT-D units in the Barents Sea and the North Sea.
EEW SPC to Deliver Monopiles for Deutsche Bucht OWF
The Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has assigned EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH to manufacture and deliver 31 monopiles for the offshore wind farm Deutsche Bucht. Michael Hof, COO/managing director EEW SPC said: “We are extremely pleased to be processing operations together with Van Oord on ou
Coretrax Secures Maersk Oil Contract
Coretrax has been awarded an abandonment contract with Maersk Oil. The contract is for Maersk Oil’s well abandonment campaign in the Central North Sea and Coretrax will provide wellbore abandonment services including bridge plugs, drillable scrapers, service tools and wellbore clean up fluids. Work