Project & Tenders
Wärtsilä to develop power generation, LNG infrastructure in Iran
Wärtsilä of Finland signed a memorandum of understanding with Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran to develop decentralized power generation in Iran.
Automated Ships, Kongsberg to Build Unmanned Vessel for Offshore Ops
The UK’s Automated Ships and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build unmanned and fully-automated vessel for offshore operations. In January 2017, Automated Ships Ltd will contract the ‘Hrönn’, which will be designed and built in Norway in cooperation wit
Ireland: Providence decides on Druid well rig
Ireland-based oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources is finalizing an agreement for the provision of a drilling rig to be used for drilling the Druid prospect, offshore Ireland. The company issued a tender for a rig contract for the Druid exploration well, in Frontier Exploration Licen
Statoil presents plan for Trestakk discovery (Norway)
Norwegian oil major Statoil has submitted a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the Trestakk discovery on the Halten Bank to the Norwegian minister for petroleum and energy Tord Lien in Bodø, Norway. The discovery, made in 1986, contains about 76 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent
ESCP to Hold Hill Head Phase 2 Exhibition
The Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership will hold a public exhibition on Thursday, 10th November, to present best coastal protection option for the Hill Head Sea Defense Scheme Phase 2. Following the recent completion of the phase 1, ESCP has identified the leading option to construct a new seawall.
Dyanagas LNG Partners secures charter contract for Clean Energy
Dynagas LNG Partners, a partnership formed by Dynagas, on Monday signed a charter deal with Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore for the employment of the 2007-built 150,000-cbm LNG carrier Clean Energy.
Putin launches production from Lukoil’s Vladimir Filanovsky field
Russian oil company Lukoil has informed that commercial production at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea was launched on Monday by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The field is located in the northern Caspian Sea, 220 km away from the city of Astrakhan. Water dep
Boskalis and CNV Vakmensen Reach Agreement
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. recently announced that the trade union CNV Vakmensen has agreed to the social plan related to the previously announced fleet rationalization. Few weeks ago, the Dutch Works Council of Boskalis agreed to the fleet rationalization and the related social plan. In Novemb
FMC Technologies Orders SolidCitric Products from Jupa
Jupa, a Norway based company, has been awarded a contract to supply FMC Technologies with SolidCitric products for use on the new CAT-D rig Songa Encourage. Jupa will supply SolidCitric cartridges and associated adapter tooling, and the products will be used for acid cleaning of equipment installed
Second Visit to Clay’s Lake Flood Prevention Scheme
A visit to the site of a flood prevention scheme in West Sussex provided a group of civil engineering students from the University of Brighton with a valuable glimpse of ‘what collaborative engineering work looks like’. Taking place last Monday, October 24, around 45 students visited the Clay’s Lake
Sembcorp Marine, Engie in LNG-to-power MOU
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine and Engie of France signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the development and deployment of the Gravifloat technology for LNG-to-Power near-shore terminals.
Normand Maximus Begins Saipem Charter
Solstad Offshore has taken delivery of the offshore subsea construction vessel “Normand Maximus” through the 25/75 owned affiliate, Maximus Limited, with AGC Maritime Yield Fund I LP from Vard Brattvaag. At the same time, the vessel started its 8-year charter contract with Italian contractor Saipem.
EnQuest: Kraken FPSO leaves shipyard in Singapore for deepwater anchorage
Oil and gas company EnQuest has reported that the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Kraken development has left Keppel Offshore & Marine’s shipyard in Singapore heading to deepwater anchorage. According to an update from EnQuest on Monday, the vessel, named Armada Kr
Adriatic LNG issues tender for peak shaving cargo
Adriatic LNG, the company that operates the regasification terminal located off the Veneto coastline, in the northern Adriatic Sea, on Friday, issued a tender seeking one LNG cargo.