Project & Tenders
GE to merge oil and gas unit with Baker Hughes
GE said an agreement has been reached to combine its oil and gas with Baker Hughes creating an oil and gas productivity service giant.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 24-30, 2016). PHOTO: Wasa Expands Its Dredging Fleet Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, has just released a photo of its new 140 ton multi-purpose land machine
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 17 – October 23). Saab Seaeye manufactures electric powered remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems for a wide range of professional applications. The range currently extends from the portable
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana launches single cargo tender
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana on Friday said it has launched a tender seeking a single LNG cargo for the winter peak shaving service.
Kongsberg wins order for LNG-fueled bulker
Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply automation solution and its fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for a newbuild 50,000-dwt LNG-fuelled bulk carrier, ordered by the South Korean shipowner, Ilshin Shipping Company.
Total makes oil discovery offshore Bulgaria
French oil company Total has made an oil discovery in the Khan Asparuh license, located in the Black Sea offshore Bulgaria. In its 3Q 2016 report on Friday, the oil company said it made the discovery in the Black Sea during the quarter thus opening a new play. Noble Corp.’s 2013-built Globetrotter C
Rossall Sea Defenses Works Update
The Wyre Council has just released the latest update for the Rossall sea defenses. According to the update, construction continues apace along the full extent of the project with work being carried out on all major elements of the new defenses. Precast concrete which makes up the bulk of the visible
CEDA Iberian Dredging Conference Kicks Off
Central Dredging Association (CEDA), together with the Portuguese Engineers Association (OE), today opened the Iberian Dredging Conference in Lisbon. The conference was opened by Stefan Aarninkhof, Professor of Coastal Engineering at Delft University of Technology. The central theme of the CEDA Iber
Hill Head Coastal Protection Project Phase 1 Completed
Phase 1 of the Hill Head Coastal Protection Project has been completed and is now open to the public, reports Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP). The Phase 1 works, which started 30th August 2016, involved beach renourishment and extensive groyne maintenance. The beach material for the Phase
Gothia Tanker Alliance companies order two LNG-fueled vessels
Furetank Rederi and Älvtank have extended the order for two more intermediate product/chemical tankers with LNG propulsion at Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding.
Aker Solutions Lands Two Subsea Deals with BP
Aker Solutions has secured two five-year framework agreements for potential future deliveries of subsea production systems and lifecycle services at BP-operated oil and gas fields globally. The first five-year contract covers engineering, procurement and construction of subsea production systems for
Hurricane completes horizontal sidetrack well test on Lancaster
UK-based oil and gas exploration company Hurricane Energy has completed testing operations on the 205 21a-7Z horizontal sidetrack well at its Lancaster field west of Shetland Islands. Hurricane said on Thursday that the company has proceeded to suspend the well as a future producer, providing a seco
Witteveen+Bos Completes Feasibility Study for Barranquilla New Port
The study Witteveen+Bos recently conducted for Royal Port S.A. in order to ascertain the feasibility of a new port on the mouth of the Magdalena River near Barranquilla, Colombia, shows that the port is technically and nautically feasible. Now that its feasibility has been established, Royal Port is
Survey vessel Fugro Galaxy getting ready for seismic shoot over Statoil’s UK permit
Geophysical survey vessel M/V Fugro Galaxy has arrived on location in the UK Seaward Licence P.2170 to begin a survey for Statoil over the Verbier prospect in the UK part of the North Sea. Independent oil and gas company Jersey Oil & Gas, a partner of Statoil in the license, said on Wednesday that t