Project & Tenders
TSHD Kadosh Completes Sea Trials
The 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh has successfully completed sea trials and will soon be operating in the Tuapse Department of FSUE Rosmorport’s Azov-Black Sea Branch. During the trials, the ship’s equipment was tested thoroughly including navigation, all the mechanics, loading and u
Gazprom, CNPC target LNG fueling cooperation
Russia’s Gazprom and CNPC on Monday signed an agreement to explore the cooperation options in the natural gas vehicles sector.
Aberdeen Expansion Project Awarded Marine Licences
The Aberdeen Harbor has just announced that the harbor’s latest expansion project has been awarded marine licences. Issued under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the licences cover both construction and dredging operations associated with the project, and form part of a wider consenting strategy, whi
Boskalis Completes Hayling Island Beach Renourishment
Havant Borough Council recently completed the beach management operations along the Hayling Island seafront in accordance with the Beach Management Plan for the area. The contractor, Boskalis Westminster Limited, used dredger – the Sospan Dau – to carry out the works. Around 25,000 cubic meters of s
Wärtsilä, Engie eye small-scale LNG development
Wärtsilä of Finland and France’s Engie signed a memorandum of understanding to develop solutions and services within the small-scale LNG sector.
Subsea in October
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. It was layoffs galore in October as the industry majors such as Technip, Saipem and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea announced additional capacity adjustments, caused by
Chevron produces first gas from HPHT field in North Sea
Chevron North Sea has started production at Alder, a high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate field in the Central North Sea. A final investment decision for the Alder field was reached in January 2014. Chevron North Sea operates the project and has a 73.684 percent interest and its co-
Forum to Provide ROV to University of Limerick
Forum Energy Technologies UK has secured a contract with University of Limerick, Ireland for the provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems suitable for inspection and intervention on marine renewable energy infrastructure. In addition, iXBlue, as part of the lot 2 of the tender, has been
TechnipFMC Nets Trestakk Field EPCI
FMC Technologies and Technip alliance has received an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract from Statoil for its Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea. The contract was won based on an optimized subsea field layout, accomplished through close collaboration
VNG picks subsea development concept for Pil & Bue discoveries
Exploration & production company VNG Norge has decided on the preferred development solution for the Pil & Bue discoveries, located in license PL586 in the Norwegian Sea. VNG is the operator of the license with 30% interest, Spike Exploration Holding also has 30% while Faroe Petroleum Norge holds 25
Liverpool2 Official Opening Ceremony Today
One of the world’s most modern shipping terminals, Liverpool2, will be officially opened today, November 4th 2016, at the Port of Liverpool by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP. The £400 million investment by Peel Ports will provide a state-of-the-art ocean gatewa
UK: Apache confirms Storr discovery in North Sea
Oil and gas company Apache Corp. has achieved its ‘third consecutive exploration success’ near the Beryl field in the UK sector of the North Sea with a discovery in two separate fault blocks at the recently drilled Storr prospect. Apache said in its 3Q 2016 report on Thursday that results were in li
Van Oord Wins Two Contracts in Egypt
Van Oord has been awarded two contracts by international contractor Subsea 7 for the construction of a landfall and the execution of subsea rock installation works in Egypt. The projects are part of the West Nile Delta project, which comprises the development of a series of gas fields, located 65 km
Chevron, Trelleborg Develop New Buckling Mitigation Buoyancy
Chevron has awarded Trelleborg a license agreement to develop buckling mitigation buoyancy technology, including the design and qualification of the new product. In certain offshore conditions, lateral movement of traditional fixed buoyancy modules can cause soil compaction, increased lateral soil r