Abu Dhabi-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) said it has won a $316 million contract from Swan Energy for an LNG terminal project in Gujarat state, India. The contract involves dredging works, construction of a breakwater and jetties and associated facilities, NMDC said, adding that the w
Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has together with its partner BGP Arabia officially started operations on Saudi Aramco’s project in the Red Sea. Magseis was awarded Saudi Aramco’s S78 project for large-scale ocean bottom seismic acquisition in the Red Sea in February 2016. The company said
McDermott and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine (N-KOM), have signed a memorandum of understanding for an exclusive cooperation agreement to pursue offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) projects within Qatari waters. Under the five-year agreement, McDermott and N-KOM,
Engineering company McDermott signed a memorandum of understanding with Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine (N-KOM) to pursue offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) projects within Qatari waters.
Lamprell, a provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the energy industry, has informed that delivery of the jack-up drilling rig which had been scheduled for delivery in 2Q 2016 has been delayed. The company said on Tuesday that the rig is in its final stages of commissioning
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) in consortium with EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS) has concluded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Saudi Aramco. The contract valued at over USD 1.6 billion is for the development of the second phase of Hasbah offshore gas fi
Norwegian seabed seismic services company, Magseis, has selected acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne for its upcoming ocean bottom seismic campaign in the Red Sea. Starting July, and working in partnership with BGP on behalf of Saudi Aramco, the S78 project is expected to last nine months
Iran has installed an offshore platform at Phase 19 of the supergiant offshore gas field South Pars. National Iranian Oil Co. said Sunday that the installation of the platform 19A had taken place on Saturday. The company said that the installation of the structure, weighing over 2,700 tons, took onl
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 11 – July 17). Norway’s offshore union Industri Energi (IE) plans to boycott Bibby Offshore to prevent it from securing more work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due to information suggesting
Israel’s University of Haifa has ordered a Saab Seaeye Leopard remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The University noted that the Leopard will be a key resource for a new deep-sea research centre which opened recently. The ROV will serve the entire marine research community in Israel through the nationa
Penspen and Dar Al Handasah, operating as a joint venture, have been awarded a new project management contract by Kuwait Gulf Oil Company to manage the engineering, procurement and construction of a new gas and condensate pipeline. The pipeline runs both offshore and onshore from Khafji in Saudi Ara
World’s largest liquefied natural gas producer, Qatargas has expanded its European client portfolio by signing a seven-year sales and purchase agreement with RWE Supply & Trading, trading unit of German utility RWE.
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), a subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons, has been awarded a trenching contract in the Persian Gulf. The contract is JFSE’s first award offshore Iran and it will see the company utilise its excavation equipment to trench 15 kilometres of cable. Launched in October
Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG producer, has signed a 20-year contract with Global Energy Infrastructure (GEIL) of Pakistan for the supply of liquefied natural gas.
