Project & Tenders
IOG readies Transocean rig for Skipper well
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) expects to take Transocean’s drilling rig and start drilling the Skipper appraisal well, in the UK North Sea, in the second half of July 2016. IOG will take Transocean’s 1974-built Sedco 704 semi-submersible drilling rig on contract for the Skipper appraisal which lies
Lundin wrapping up Edvard Grieg transaction
Swedish independent oil company Lundin Petroleum has resolved on the new shares issues and share transfer to Norwegian oil major, Statoil, in order to complete the Edvard Grieg field stake acquisition. Statoil already previously acquired 37,101, 561 shares in Lundin Petroleum at a total purchase pri
RasGas signs LNG supply deal with EDF
RasGas of Qatar on Wednesday entered into an agreement with EDF of France to supply up to 3 million tons of LNG per year to the Dunkerque terminal.
VolkerStevin Secures Port of Workington Contract
VolkerStevin has been appointed by Cumbria County Council to reconstruct the Port of Workington’s riverside wall, which will replace the existing failing structure. The project involves replacing 170m of anchored sheet steel pile quay wall and capping beam, stabilizing the existing failing quay and
Vard Scraps Rem Vessel Order
Vard Holdings has agreed to terminate a shipbuilding contract with Rem Offshore in return for compensation. The contract with REM for one offshore construction and anchor handling vessel was entered into in June 2014. Delivery of the vessel was originally scheduled for Q1 2016, but delivery had prev
Siem Offshore Contractors Bags Beatrice OWF Job
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded a contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner-array grid cable system for the Beatrice offshore wind farm (OWF) by SHL Offshore Contractors. SOC will be utilising vessels and resou
Det norske: Ivar Aasen living quarters ready for sail away
Apply Leirvik has built the Ivar Aasen living quarters module and placed it on a barge in the harbour at Stord. The module will later be lifted into place at the Ivar Aasen platform in the North Sea. According to Det norske, the operator of the field with 34.8 per% interest, the module is 40 meters
Subsea 7’s i-Tech Orders Pipe Repair Clamps from Subsea Innovation
Subsea Innovation has secured an order from Subsea 7’s i-Tech Services to provide 5 ROV installed structural pipeline repair clamps for an emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS) supporting pipelines off the North and Northwest coasts of Australia. The 5 systems cover pipes across a range of diamet
Intertek wins Ichthys LNG extension
London-based total quality assurance provider has been awarded a contract to extend provision of quality assurance services into the operational phase of Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project in Western Australia.
Ecosse Subsea Systems Wins Kriegers Flak Pre-Trenching Gig
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been subcontracted by offshore services specialist, JD-Contractor, to perform pre-cut trenching works on the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. Kriegers Flak OWF is located approximately 45km from the coast of Rodvig, where Energinet.dk plans
Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Dredging Video
The Canal & River Trust is making progress with the £1 million worth Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal dredging project. The work on the project that will dredge sections of the 46 mile canal from Tixall Lock in Staffordshire to Falling Sand Lock near Kidderminster started back in March 2016. Dur
VIDEO: Statoil’s FSU Mariner B en route to Scotland
Statoil’s Mariner B floating storage unit (FSU) is on its way to Scotland from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. A naming ceremony for the Mariner B FSU was held in April in South Korea. Norwegian oil company Statoil on Monday launched a video of the 255 meters long Mariner B FSU leaving the
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 20 – June 26). Subsea 7 plans to resize its global workforce to approximately 8,000 by early 2017, down from the current level of 9,200. Consultation with employees and employee representatives w
Usedom Dredging Tender Announced
The town of Usedom, represented by the Usedom-Süd, has just released a tender for the harbor dredging/wreck removal works. The works will include the creation of moorings in the harbor area and in order to create the required minimum water depths, extensive dredging works are to be carried out as we