Project & Tenders
Statoil makes oil and gas discovery near Njord field
Norwegian oil company Statoil has made an oil and gas discovery at the Njord North Flank in the Norwegian Sea. The well and side-track, NF-2 and NF-3, are located in License PL107C, approximately six kilometers to the north of the Njord production platform. The wells were drilled with Songa Offshore
Golar Power reaches FID on Sergipe power project, charters newbuild FSRU
Golar Power said it has taken a final investment decision on the Porto de Sergipe 1,516 MW power station project near Aracaju, Brazil.
Total in gas and condensate discovery in North Sea
Total’s Norwegian exploration and production subsidiary, Total E&P Norge, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 30/4-3 S, off Norway, after encountering a gas and condensate. The well was drilled with the Mærsk Intrepid jack-up drilling rig in production license 043. The licen
Aker Solutions to Construct Sverdrup’s Pipeline Receiving Facility at Mongstad
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Statoil to build the pipeline facilities, modifications and tie-ins needed at the Mongstad terminal to receive oil from the North Sea Johan Sverdrup field. The contract, valued at about NOK 350 million ($42.5 million), is for engineering, procurement, construct
University of Malta to Survey Area of Planned Subsea Tunnel
Transport Malta has signed up University of Malta to conduct geological and geophysical investigations in conjunction with the subsea tunnel between Malta and Gozo. The scientific investigations will include both desktop and field studies, passive seismic measurements, bathymetric mapping, and a sei
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 10-16, 2016). Royal IHC Hands Over Hopper Dredger JUN YANG 1 The handing over ceremony of Asia’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 is being held this morning in Guangzhou City, Chi
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 10 – October 16). DEA has awarded the EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction and installation) contract for the smaller structures and pipelines, as well as the subsea installation work
Prysmian Bags Rentel OWF Cable Deal
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract, worth up to EUR 13 million, by Tideway B.V. for the Rentel offshore wind farm project. The Rentel wind farm is located approximately 34 km from the Port of Zeebrugge and approximately 40 km from Oostende off the Belgian coast. It will consist of 42 Siemens
Wartsila to power Spanish LNG ferry
Finnish engine maker Wärtsilä said it has signed a contract with Spain’s LaNaval shipyard for the design and supply of the LNG power and propulsion installation for a new RoRo passenger ferry. The ship is being built for Spanish owner Baleària, serving the Balearic Islands. There is also an option f
Caterpillar Marine engines ordered for LNG cruise ships
Caterpillar Marine dual fuel engines have been ordered for four new cruise ships currently under construction at Meyer Werft’s Papenburg (Germany) and Turku (Finland) shipyards.
TVO Kicks Off West Midlands Flood Prevention Projects
Team Van Oord (TVO) has started work on two schemes with a combined value of £4 million to provide improved protection against flooding for two communities in the Midlands. The contract for the works – at Selly Park in Birmingham and the Staffordshire town of Rugeley – has been awarded to TVO by the
Motive to Build Carousel Loading Tower for Swan Hunter
Swan Hunter has awarded Motive Offshore Group a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the design and build of a basket carousel loading tower. Swan Hunter expects its modular basket carousel and tower lay spread to be available for cable, umbilical and flexible pipeline installations for the 2017 summer season
Lloyd’s Register Wins Maersk Oil Asset Integrity Job
Maersk Oil has awarded a long-term contract to Lloyd’s Register for asset integrity services to support the development of Maersk Oil’s offshore operations. Lloyd’s Register will provide support in areas of operational risk – change management, contractor management, inspection plans and reporting,
EMGS Strikes New Barents Data Deal
Norwegian geophysical services company, EMGS, has entered into a data licensing agreement with an undisclosed client for the provision of 3D CSEM data from the multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. The Oslo-listed company said that this new deal has generated net revenue of USD 1 million, wh