Project & Tenders
SeaBird in NW Europe Survey Deal
Oslo-listed seismic contractor SeaBird has inked an agreement to supply one 2D vessel for an upcoming survey in North West Europe during this coming summer season. The agreement follows a 2D multi-client survey in North West Europe during Q2 2016 scheduled for approximately two to three weeks, which
Royal IHC Puts to the Test New Dredger JUN YANG 1
Royal IHC has been busy for the last couple of days performing sea trials for the 21,028m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1. The vessel, being built for CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd (GDC), is scheduled for completion and delivery by the end of July 2016. This is the 19th vessel
EnBW Invites Tendes for Albatros Inner-Park Subsea Cabling Project
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has launched a tendering procedure for inner-park subsea cabling project for its Albatros offshore wind farm (OWP). The 400-MW project Albatros was acquired by EnBW from Strabag. Albatros has approval for 79 wind turbines in the 5 to 7 MW power range and is located
TSHD Sommers Arrives in Astrakhan
Recently delivered the 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers has arrived at the FSUE Rosmorport Astrakhan branch and is ready for its first job. The Sommers arrived in Astrakhan on June 21st following a five-day voyage from the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. The newbuild comes as the lead vess
Report: DEA Norge gets more time for Zidane PDO
Dea Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the German oil firm DEA, has reportedly obtained an extension to the August 2 deadline to submit the plan for development and operation (PDO) for its Zidane offshore gas field. According to the Norwegian media, the Norwegian petroleum ministry has now given Dea N
Plocan Opens IECOM Tender
Plocan has published the public tender for the construction and putting into service of the marine and terrestrial electrical and communications infrastructure (IECOM) to operate in the Plocan Test Site. The total base tender budget is EUR 3.5 million, and includes the use of an underwater vehicle f
Hess extends cooperation with DNV GL
Hess Denmark, a subsidiary of US-based Hess Corporation, has awarded a contract to DNV GL, an international certification body, and classification society, for asset integrity inspection management of its South Arne field in the Danish North Sea. Hess said on Wednesday that the deal includes risk-ba
GTT, Endel strengthen LNG containment systems cooperation
French LNG containment specialist GTT signed a technical assistance and license agreement with Endel, for the construction of GTT membrane containment systems.
JDR, Bibby Offshore in Cable Maintenance Alliance
JDR has signed a framework agreement with Bibby Offshore for cable maintenance activities. Under the strategic alliance, JDR will provide cable maintenance services and offshore personnel, including high voltage and fibre optic cable jointers and associated competency systems. Bibby Offshore will de
New TSHD Severnaya Dvina Officially Introduced in Rotterdam
FSUE Rosmorport’s new trailing suction hopper dredger, the Severnaya Dvina, has been officially presented to the public at the Damen Shiprepair yard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The vessel – built by Damen’s Song Thu Corporation shipyard in Da Nang – will today set sail for Arkhangelsk, Russia. Th
Ithaca secures access to Norpipe pipeline for Stella
Ithaca Energy has secured access to the Norpipe oil pipeline system allowing oil exports from the Greater Stella Area (GSA) development, in the UK North Sea, to transfer from tanker export to pipeline export during 2017. Following Petrofac’s progress report on Tuesday regarding the sail-away of the
Rolls-Royce in SalMar’s Offshore Fish Farm Project
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the construction and delivery of an eight point mooring system to the offshore fish farm installation being developed for Ocean Farming AS, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group in Norway. The equipment will be used to secure the installation to the seabed at Frohave
Reach Subsea Secures More Work for Normand Reach
Norwegian offshore player Reach Subsea said it has won contracts for the construction and ROV support vessel Normand Reach. According to the company, the deals are covering approximately half of the remaining committed period of the vessel for 2016. The terms of the contract have remained confidenti
More Trenching Contracts for Fugro
Following successful delivery of recent cable-lay and trenching projects for the sector, Fugro has secured three more contracts for its trenching services. The contracts will see its high performance Q1400 trenching systems deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months. At the Wintershall-owned