Project & Tenders
Gazprom finds new gas field in Sea of Okhotsk
Russian company Gazprom has discovered a new gas field at the Kirinsky prospect in the Sea of Okhotsk. Gazprom said on Thursday that, in the course of geological exploration of the Kirinsky prospect in the Sea of Okhotsk, a prospecting and appraisal well was drilled in the Yuzhno-Lunskaya structure
DCT Gdansk T2 Terminal Opening Ceremony Next Month
DCT Gdansk SA has just announced that the opening ceremony of the second deepwater berth (T2) will take place on Monday, 24th of October 2016. The contract for the construction of the new Deepwater Container Terminal in Gdansk was awarded to the Belgian BESIX in September 2014. At the beginning of 2
Engie to supply 10 LNG cargoes to Beijing Gas Group
French energy giant Engie has been awarded a tender by China’s Beijing Gas Group last month for the supply 10 cargoes of liquefied natural gas.
Elengy, Gate to cooperate on LNG truck loading and bunkering
Elengy, an Engie company, and operator of three French LNG terminals, signed a memorandum of understanding with Gate terminal to cooperate in LNG truck loading and bunkering.
Spectrum kicks off 3D seismic survey in Barents Sea
Spectrum is starting an 1,800 km2 Multi Client 3D seismic survey offshore Norway in the Western Barents Sea. Spectrum said on Thursday that the new survey, designed based on interest from industry will tie and complement Spectrum’s existing 3D surveys in the area. When completed the combined coverag
Hill Head Project Update
Phase 1 of the Hill Head Coastal Protection Project is well underway with the groynes being rebuilt and new shingle being laid. As a part of the Phase 1 of the Hill Head project, re-nourishment of historically low beach levels will take place, protecting the promenade from further exposure to wave d
Green Light for Dublin Port Dredging Scheme
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted permission for a major dredging scheme at Dublin Port. The permission, granted on Tuesday, September 13th, clears the final hurdle for the proposed new cruise liner terminal for the city. According to EPA, the proposed capital dredging scheme wil
ABB upgrading control systems at Tepco’s Futtsu LNG terminal
The automation specialist ABB on Wednesday said it has been contracted by Tepco of Japan to upgrade the control and input/output systems at the Futtsu liquefied natural gas receiving terminal.
ABB Disposes of High-Voltage Cable Business for USD 934 Mln
NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total enterprise value of EUR 836 million (USD 934 million). The business is part of ABB’s Power Grids division, which is currently undergoing a strategic review. “We are combining two strong cable portfolios rooted in a
EA Completes Newcastle Flood Scheme
Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency announced today completion of the £7 million flood reduction scheme in Brunton Park, Newcastle. The scheme will reduce the risk of flooding to more than one hundred properties in Mitford Gardens, Princes Close, Fairway Close, Princes Road, Waterbury Road
Oceanteam Secures Cable Storage Contract
Oceanteam Solutions has been awarded a long-term contract to supply an Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) with port facilities, loadouts and storage of cables at Oceanteam’s own cable storage facility in Velsen Noord, The Netherlands. The transpooling of the cable will be performed by the company’s
DOF Subsea Rederi Sells Skandi Santos to Akastor-Mitsui JV
DOF Subsea Rederi AS has agreed with Akastor to sell its vessel ‘Skandi Santos’ to a joint venture between Akastor and Mitsui. The sale releases approximately NOK 350 million (USD 42.2 million) in liquidity after coverage of all costs and repayment of debt. Skandi Santos is a subsea equipment suppor
Statoil: Statfjord field passes five billion barrels mark
Norway’s minister of petroleum and energy Tord Lien together with Statoil, Centrica, and ExxonMobil celebrated the five billion barrels of oil equivalent delivered by Statfjord since first oil in 1979. Statfjord was discovered by Mobil in 1974. Statoil assumed the operatorship for Statfjord on Janua
Osbit Supplies Subsea Docking System for Modus AUV
Osbit, the subsea engineering and technology company, has delivered two subsystems for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), operated by subsea and seabed intervention company Modus. Osbit has designed and manufactured a floating launch dock and a sea parking garage to meet Modus’s launch and reco