Project & Tenders
Novatek, Linde in strategic LNG tie-up
Novatek of Russia, the developer of the Yamal LNG project on Thursday signed a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement with Linde.
Moray Council Opts for Liebherr Excavator
Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV (Marine Vessel) Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was sel
Gazprom and Shell ink MoU on Baltic LNG
Russia’s Gazprom and Hague-based LNG giant Shell signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding regarding the Baltic LNG project. Under the MoU, the two companies will expand their cooperation in the LNG business and study the possibilities for the construction of an LNG export plant in the port o
Krasnoye Sormovo Delivers TSHD Sommers
Following successful sea trials, Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – has completed delivery of the trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers. The Sommers is the lead vessel in a series of three 1000 m³ TSHDs that are being built for Rosmorport. The TSHDs were designed
Fugro to Work for Det norske
Fugro has been awarded a three-year contract for integrity management support (IMS) and intervention works for Det norske in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The offshore scope covers subsea assets at Alvheim, Vilje, Volund and Bøyla field developments, with the work being conducted in May and
Statoil stops Njord and Hyme production
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has suspended production from the Njord and Hyme fields, offshore Norway, due to a planned upgrade work. Statoil is the operator of the Njord and Hyme fields located in the Norwegian Sea with 20% and 35% interests, respectively. Faroe Petroleum is a licensees in both fiel
C-Kore’s Subsea Monitoring Tools for Statoil’s North Sea Field
C-Kore Systems has been awarded a contract to supply Statoil with subsea electrical monitoring tools. Statoil will be using the tools to monitor the insulation resistance and continuity of a new control umbilical during its installation at a field outside Bergen in the northern part of the North Sea
Bladt to Build Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Jackets
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Bladt Industries an order for 30 jacket foundations for the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Fabrication of the jackets will take place at Bladt’ production facilities at Lindoe Industrial Park, Denmark. Bladt will provide 30 four-legged jacket foundations for the wind f
Faroe makes discovery at Brasse well (Norway)
Faroe Petroleum, oil and gas firm focusing on exploration and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, has made an oil and gas discovery in its operated Brasse exploration well in licence PL740 in the Norwegian section of the North Sea. The Brasse well (31/7-1) has been drilled to a total dept
Development drilling starts at Lukoil’s Caspian Sea field
Lukoil, Russia’s privately owned oil company, has kicked off the development drilling operation at its Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. According to the company, president of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov and Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin visited the Vladimir Filanovsky fi
MAN ME-GI engines ordered for Maran Gas LNG newbuilds
MAN Diesel & Turbo on Tuesday said it has received orders for M-type, electronically-controlled, gas-injection (ME-GI) engines from Maran Gas, for its two newbuilds at DSME of South Korea.
VIDEO: Time-lapse of Gina Krog load out in South Korea
The main support frame for the Gina Krog topside has been loaded on to the heavy transport vessel Mega Caravan in South Korea. Statoil, the operator of the Gina Krog field located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, shared a time-lapse video of the main support frame for Gina Krog’s topside be
VBMS Gets Horns Rev3 Inter-Array Cabling Contract
VBMS has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall Vindkraft for the installation of 33kV inter-array cables for the Horns Rev3 offshore wind farm. The farm, located in the eastern North Sea off the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark has a planned capacity of 400 MW and will produce the equivalent of the electri
WODA: Addressing Climate Change Challenges
The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) has issued an official “Statement on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change” at the opening session of the World Dredging Conference (WODCON) XXI in Miami, Florida. As Ram Mohan, President of the Western Dredging Association and host of this