Project & Tenders
Minesto Contracts Malin Group for Deep Green Tidal Project
Marine Solutions provider Malin Group has been awarded a turnkey contract by Minesto to provide concept, design, fabrication and delivery of an offshore support platform for the Deep Green 500 tidal generator project at Holyhead Deep, off the coast of Anglesey, North Wales. The offshore unit will pr
Puregas Solutions wins second bioLNG plant deal
Swedish biogas specialist, Puregas Solutions, has won a contract to supply to supply a biogas upgrading plant, capable of producing bioLNG and LNG, to Finnish energy solutions provider Wärtsilä.
Tambar production period extended by ten years, Aker BP says
Aker BP-operated Tambar re-development project in the North Sea off Norway has now been approved. The re-development will consist of two additional wells and gas lift. Aker BP has a 55% interest in the field while the remaining 45% is held by Faroe Petroleum. The Tambar unmanned wellhead platform is
Eni to drill two new wells from Goliat and increase oil reserves
Italian oil company Eni will be increasing oil reserves on its Goliat field in the Barents Sea by drilling two wells to start production from the Snadd discovery, which is located between two already producing Goliat reservoirs. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), a government ag
Exceed Nets £5.5M in Contracts
Aberdeen-headquartered Exceed, a well management and performance improvement specialist, has secured four new North Sea contracts in the first quarter of 2017 with a combined revenue of approximately £5.5 million. The work includes a new contract for Exceed’s Performance Improvement division, a well
VIDEO: Gothenburg Port New Terminal
Construction of the Gothenburg Port new terminal – located west of the current ro-ro facility at Arendal – is set to begin this summer. The new terminal, to be equipped for both ro-ro and container vessels, will cover 220,000 square meters and will be built by using dredge spoils from the Göta Älv r
Novatek teams up with USC on its second Arctic LNG project
Russian independent natural gas producer and the operator of the Yamal LNG project signed a deal with United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) to cooperate on the prospective Arctic LNG 2 project.
FES International Secures Culzean Contract
FES International has secured a contract from National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply equipment for the Maersk Oil-operated Culzean field in the UK North Sea. The project includes the design, manufacture and supply of the several automatic Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSC). Ian Latimer, tech
Add Energy Wins Statoil Contract
Add Energy’s Well Control & Blowout Support group has secured a framework agreement with Statoil for well planning, blowout and kill simulations. This framework agreement will provide specialist services to Statoil over the next 3 years with an agreed optional extension of two periods of 1-year exte
Balfour Beatty Reaches Milestone on Rossall Sea Defenses
Balfour Beatty recently started works to create an ecology park on the landward side of its Rossall sea defense scheme in Lancashire. The transformation of the 1.5km strip of land, already classed as a Biological Heritage site, was awarded to Balfour Beatty following the company’s successful partner
Royal HaskoningDHV Experts to Present at Flood and Coast 2017
Top water experts from Royal HaskoningDHV will present seven papers including the latest innovations in sandscaping and flood resilience at Flood and Coast 2017, 28-30 March at the Telford International Centre, UK. The three-day conference, convened by the Environment Agency, is seen as a key forum
Gothenburg Testing Dredge Spoils for New Terminal
The Port of Gothenburg is planning to make use of contaminated clay from the seabed to build a new freight terminal. According to the port, the method is currently being tested as part of large-scale field trials using dredging spoils from the Göta Älv river. The first barges loaded with spoils arri
EC Okays Danish Support for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm
The European Commission has found support to be granted to the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Danish territorial waters to be in line with EU state aid rules.
4Subsea to Monitor Wellhead Integrity on Maria Drilling Campaign
4Subsea has been awarded the wellhead integrity monitoring contract for Odfjell Drilling on the Deepsea Stavanger drilling operations on Wintershall’s Maria field development. The scope of work includes monitoring six wells for the coming 12-18 months, with an option of further two wells. The monito