Project & Tenders
MeyGen to Combine Wind and Tidal Power Output
Atlantis has reached an agreement between its majority owned MeyGen project and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects. The first phase of the MeyGen project was recently connected to the 33kV Ness of Quoys distribution networ
Coastal Protection Strategy for the Philippines
Royal HaskoningDHV has presented a Coastal Protection Strategy for reducing flood risks for the City of Tacloban and the Municipality of Palo in the Philippines. The Coastal Protection Strategy is the result of successful 9-month cooperation between the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), their cou
Tullow comes up dry in Rome prospect
Oil & gas, exploration and production company Tullow Oil has completed drilling of the exploration well 16/5-6 on the Rome prospect in the Central North Sea, offshore Norway. Tullow informed on Thursday that the well, located in the production licence 776, did not encounter any hydrocarbons and will
Kleven Completes Aker Wayfarer Upgrade
Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Gursken, Norway, has completed modification of the Aker Wayfarer to become a deepwater subsea equipment support vessel (SESV), Ocean Yeald informed on Thursday. The modification contract was inked in October 2014 with Ocean Yield, a ship owning company with investments wi
Youngsters Visit the Rossall Coastal Defense Scheme
Balfour Beatty, currently working on the £86 million coastal defense schemes in the North West of England, recently welcomed the youngsters of Northfield Primary School to the Rossall site. The Rossall scheme will greatly reduce the risk of flooding to the local community, through constructing two k
Conversion of ‘Aker Wayfarer’ completed in Norway
Ocean Yield, a ship owning company, has announced that the modification of Aker Wayfarer vessel at Kleven Myklebust in Norway was completed on Wednesday, July 6. Ocean Yield, the owner of the vessel, said on Thursday that the vessel is on long-term charter until 2027. Furthermore, the company stated
Saipem Lands Contracts Over EUR 1.5 Billion
Saipem said it has been awarded new contracts and variation orders in E&C offshore, for an overall amount in excess of 1.5 billion euros. The most significant contract relates to the field development project for the Zohr gas field, located off the Egyptian coast in the Mediterranean sea. Petrobel h
DeepWell Wins with Statoil
DeepWell, the Norwegian well intervention company, has secured a long-term contract for provision of mechanical wireline services to Statoil. The contract value for the firm period, including options for add-on services, is estimated to exceed NOK 1 billion over a four-year period, or more than NOK
STR Enters Agreement with Subsea Tooling Services
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) signed a partnership agreement with Aberdeen based Subsea Tooling Services (STS) to hire, service and support their range of subsea dredging systems. The Predator and Gremlin range of dredgers will become the latest offering from STR. Billy Milne, business developme
Bibby Offshore Secures BP Work
Bibby Offshore has won a contract with BP. The 15-day project, due to begin in August 2016, will see diving support vessel Bibby Topaz, working on four BP operations across three of its North Sea assets. The platforms involved include Central North Sea-based asset Bruce, east of Shetland-based Magnu
All Ready for the Phase 2 of Exeter Flood Defences
Phase 2 of Exeter’s multi-million pound scheme to reduce flood risk to 3,200 homes and businesses gets underway next week. The £32 million scheme, a partnership between the Environment Agency, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council, will see construction activity around the city over the next
Subsea in June
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The seabed-to-surface engineering and construction services provider, Subsea 7, made our top news a few times this month, including the announcement of a second p
VIDEO: ‘Gina Krog’ modules en route to Norway
Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has shared a video of the modules for Gina Krog topside sailing away from South Korea to Norway. The video shows the sailaway of the modules loaded aboard two heavy transport vessels from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering’s shipyard. The t
ExxonMobil gets green light for new Balder field well
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given ExxonMobil a consent to use a new subsea well on the Balder field, offshore Norway. PSA said on Monday that ExxonMobil has been given consent to use another subsea well, designated E-29-AH located 3,500 meters from the B