Project & Tenders
Belgium Considers Hitting Offshore Wind Reset Button
Belgium’s Secretary for the North Sea Philippe De Backer has suggested that the government should revoke concessions granted to three offshore wind projects and instead carry out a tendering procedure similar to those in Germany, Denmark or the Netherlands, according to local media.
Titan LNG, AMS sign two-year bunkering deal
Titan LNG, the supplier of LNG to the marine and industrial markets in North West Europe, signed a two-year bunkering deal with Amulet Management & Services (AMS) for the LNG-fueled ships MS Green Rhine and MS Greenstream.
Sovcomflot Takes Delivery of Polarcus Amani
Oslo-listed Polarcus said it has delivered the vessel ‘Polarcus Amani’ to SCF GEO (Sovcomflot) following the charter agreement announced in February this year. The fixed period of the charter will be 5 1/2 years with options to extend for up to four additional months. The vessel was delivered withou
AGR Nets NPD Deal
AGR has secured a new framework agreement from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for delivery of reservoir management. The agreement will see AGR deliver reservoir management studies in subsurface technology, reservoir geology and reservoir engineering over a two year period, with options fo
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 17 – April 23). TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea joint venture has taken delivery of a newbuild pipelay support vessel (PLSV) the Skandi Búzios. The PLSV started its 8-year charter contract with Petrob
PHOTO: Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen spar heads to Norway
Norwegian oil company Statoil has informed that on Friday, at 14:30 local time in South Korea the world’s largest spar, Aasta Hansteen, left Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard, heading for Norway. The spar is being transported on the heavy transport vessel, Dockwise Vanguard. The journey is 14,500 na
Siem Offshore Bags New OSCV Contracts
Oslo-listed marine contractor Siem Offshore has landed several global charter contracts including for its offshore subsea construction fleet. The 93.6 meters long OSCV Siem Marlin, designed for ROV and light construction duties, has started its contract in South America scheduled for 150 days. The 1
Shearwater Contracts Veripos for GNSS Positioning Services
Veripos, has won a contract for global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) positioning services with recently formed seismic contractor Shearwater Geophysical. Under the terms of the new agreement, Veripos will supply GNSS positioning services to Shearwater’s fleet of four marine seismic survey vess
Rolls-Royce to Upgrade Njord A Mooring System
Rolls-Royce has been chosen by Norway-based Kvaerner to provide a mooring system for Statoil’s oil platform Njord A. Njord A is being upgraded by Kvaerner and Rolls-Royce has been chosen to provide an upgrade to its mooring system. The contract has a value of about £15 million. Njord A is a semisubm
MAN Cryo fuel-gas system selected for Norwegian LNG ferries
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s unit MAN Cryo signed a contract with the Vard Shipyard Group in Norway to deliver a fuel-gas supply system (FGSS) for two ferries being built for Torghatten Nord.
Vitol, Gazprom M&T ink LNG supply deal
Energy and commodity trading company Vitol signed a multi-year LNG purchase agreement with Gazprom Marketing & Trading’s Singapore unit.
Trendsetter, Add Energy Win Well Control Assurance Contract
Trendsetter Engineering and Add Energy have combined expertise to provide engineering and hardware support services to the industry’s most challenging problems in a nimble and responsive environment. The companies have recently been awarded a contract to supply engineering expertise and access to Tr
PHOTO: TSHD Sospan Dau Busy in Dover
The DWDR (Dover Western Docks Revival) principal contractor, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster (VSBW), is continuing to make good progress with the harbor dredging project. The contractor has brought a fleet of specialist vessels for this project including trailing suctio
BAE Systems Builds Royal Navy’s New Attack Submarine
The Ministry of Defence has negotiated a new £1.4 billion contract for the Royal Navy’s new attack submarine, the sixth in a total fleet of seven. The submarine, named Agamemnon, is part of the Astute Class submarines. The submarines are being built by BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Defe