Project & Tenders
East Devon Council OKs Sidmouth Beach Scheme
Following unanimous support for the aims of the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan (SEBMP) at the steering group meeting in March, East Devon District Council’s Cabinet voted to adopt the SEBMP at their meeting last night Wednesday 5 April 2017. The SEBMP document, which is the result of extens
Forum Comanche ROVs for Baltic Diver Germany
Forum Energy Technologies has sold two Sub-Atlantic Comanche ROVs to international diving contractor Baltic Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock (Baltic Diver Germany). The deal, supported by distributor Scholz Ingenieur Bϋro, will see both systems delivered at the beginning of May 2017 following
Trendsetter Engineering to provide subsea equipment for Noble’s Leviathan
Trendsetter Engineering has been awarded multiple contracts to design and manufacture subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s Leviathan project. Leviathan is a large natural gas field development in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. Noble Energy operates Leviathan with a
Kraken to Build 3D Laser Imaging System for AWI
Kraken’s German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik, has been awarded a contract to design and build a 6,000-meter rated 3D laser/optical imaging system for the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven. The 3D smart camera system will be based on Kraken’s
Aptomar Environmental Monitoring for Martin Linge Field
Total E&P Norge has selected Aptomar’s tactical collaboration and management system (TCMS) to digitalise and manage environmental monitoring and oil spill detection at its Martin Linge field. The TCMS will combine subsea, topside and aerial oil spill detection sensors into one common operating pictu
RVO Invites Bids for Hollandse Kust Noord Geophysical Investigations
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, issued a call for tenders for geophysical soil investigations at the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm zone on 5 April.
OEG Offshore wins Ichthys LNG job
OEG Offshore has secured a 5-year rental contract for the supply of offshore cargo units and helifuel tanks to support hook-up, commissioning and future production from the Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project.
Norway nods for Trestakk discovery development plan
Norwegian authorities have approved the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the Trestakk discovery on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea. Investments are calculated at NOK 5.5 billion ($641M), almost half of the original estimate. Trestakk was discovered in 1986 and expected recoverable vo
Gassco gets green light to use Polarled pipeline
Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to the state-owned company Gassco to use the Polarled offshore pipeline. Polarled is a new gas pipeline from Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea to the Shell-operated Nyhamna gas processing
Engie Picks Gjøa FEED Winners
Engie E&P Norge has awarded contracts for front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the North Sea to Kongsberg Maritime, Saipem and Hereema Marine Contractors. The modifications are part of the work being done to enable the Skarfjell-licence (PL418) to
Lankhorst to Deliver Mooring Lines for SalMar’s Aquaculture Project
Lankhorst Euronete is supplying fibre mooring ropes to Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering for construction of the world’s largest fish farm near the island of Froya, offshore Norway. The new concept fish farm is a pilot facility developed by Ocean Farming, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group. Th
Total, Pavilion Energy join forces on LNG bunkering in Singapore
France’s Total signed a memorandum of understanding with Pavilion Energy for cooperation on LNG bunkering in Singapore.
iSURVEY Nets Maersk Oil Contract in Denmark
iSURVEY has been awarded a four-year survey and positioning contract by Maersk Oil. The contract which started in March 2017, has the option to extend by one 12-month period. Under the contract iSURVEY will support Maersk Oil Danish Business Unit with rig move operations in the Danish sector of the
April 2017 – Ignition Month for Future OWFs in Europe
The UK launched the second Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction on 3 April, the same day the deadline was set for developers to place bids at Germany’s first competitive offshore wind tender. This month is significant for offshore wind in France as well, as the selection phase of the country’s new