Project & Tenders
EU, Japan to cooperate on flexible LNG market development
The European Union signed a memorandum of cooperation with Japan to promote and establish a liquid, flexible and transparent global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market.
Shell divests interest in Corrib gas venture in Ireland
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell agreed to sell its 45 percent stake in the Corrib gas venture in Ireland to CPP Investment Board Europe for $1.23 billion.
ABB to Upgrade First HVDC Subsea Link Between Sweden and Denmark
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Svenska Kraftnät in Sweden and Energinet in Denmark. ABB will upgrade the control and protection system for the Konti-Skan high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link with its latest ABB Ability MACH technology. The Konti-Skan transmission
DONG Energy Powers Welsh Water
DONG Energy has powered up a five-year contract to supply green energy to supply Welsh Water across more than 4,000 operational sites.
DONG Energy Powers Welsh Water
DONG Energy has powered up a five-year contract to supply green energy to supply Welsh Water across more than 4,000 operational sites.
PHOTO: Maersk Oil installs second Culzean jacket
Danish oil company Maersk Oil has installed the second Culzean jacket in the UK sector of the North Sea. The Maersk Oil-operated Culzean development concept consists of a wellhead platform, a central processing facility platform, and separate utilities and living quarter platform. The first jacket,
Murchison removed 2 years ahead of schedule
Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the removal of the Murchison platform in the UK North Sea. The company was in 2014, together with AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), awarded the contract for the full engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) of the Murchison platform, comprising of a 24,
Ophir’s Fortuna FID slips into second half 2017
London-based oil and gas company Ophir Energy is closing in on a final investment decision (FID) for its Fortuna FLNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea, which is now set for the second half of the year. Although the company’s previous plan entailed delivering the Fortuna FID in the “first half of t
Lithuania’s LDT buys second US LNG cargo
Lithuania’s natural gas supply and trading company Lietuvos Dujų Tiekimas, part of the state-controlled Lietuvos Energija, bought another cargo of US liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Lithuanian company said on Wednesday it signed a trade agreement with Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa and purchased the LN
Providence kicks off drilling ops offshore Ireland
Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has started drilling operations on the 53/6-A exploration well program offshore Ireland. The well is located in the Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/14, in the southern Porcupine Basin. The license is operated by Providence Resources (56%) on behalf
DeepOcean Bags Johan Sverdrup Deal from Statoil
DeepOcean has been awarded an EPCI contract for performing remote hyperbaric tie-in of the oil export pipeline on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. The award covers project management, engineering, procurement and installation of the 36 inch oil export spool and remote hyperbaric tie-in of t
GTT scores tanks order for MOL LNG quartet
GTT, the French maker of LNG containment system has received an order from the Chinese shipyard Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding for four liquefied natural gas. carriers. The order secured at the end of June concerns four 174,000-cbm LNG carriers which will be built for Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)
Maersk Oil Hires Simmons Edeco for Wellhead & Valve Maintenance
Simmons Edeco has been awarded a contract to provide scheduled and unscheduled wellhead maintenance services for all Maersk Oil offshore wells in the Danish North Sea. In addition, Simmons Edeco is to refurbish valves and wellhead maintenance equipment, and manage major and consignment stock. The fi
Halfwave to inspect Woodside’s pipelines off Western Australia
Norwegian oil and gas inspection services provider Halfwave won two contracts from the Australian LNG player Woodside.