Project & Tenders
Report: Oil Price Slump Hits 120,000 UK Jobs
Jobs supported by the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry will have fallen by the end of 2016 by an estimated 120,000 since their peak in 2014, according to new data published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK. The analysis, carried out by marketing services company Experian, forecasts that in 2016
DECC Invites Tenders for Noise Risk Analysis of Seismic Ops
Marine environmental consultancy, Hartley Anderson, on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, is currently welcoming applications to tender for a study to model underwater sound propagation during geophysical surveys and predict received sound levels for marine mammals. Several seism
Enagas acquires Endesa’s stake in GNL Quintero
Spanish LNG terminal operator Enagas on Thursday said it has, through its unit, Enagas Chile, reached a deal to acquire the total Endesa Chile stake in GNL Quintero for US$200 million.
Subcon Nets Black Sea and Woodside Contracts
Subcon Europe has been awarded a contract for the supply of over 1000 CoastMatts to an undisclosed client in the Black Sea. The mattresses are to be used for scour protection. According to the company, the project is well underway, being 30% complete with production rates of 18 mattresses per day be
Jan De Nul Delivers Nobelwind Scour Protection
Offshore contractor Jan De Nul has completed the setup of scour protection (first phase) around the 51 foundations of the Nobelwind project. The scour protection is part of the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract the company signed with the offshore wind project N
Subsea Sector in UK Suffers on Major Revenue Plunge
A research by industry body, Subsea UK, has found that, 90% of surveyed companies in the UK’s subsea industry have in the last 18 months seen sales drop by 30-50% or more. Of those, 28% have lost half their revenues with sales decreasing by 50% or more, while close to 6% reported no impact on sales
Saipem to Mobilize Drillship Off Portugal
Saipem has been awarded a contract by Eni Portugal for the utilization of the Saipem 12000, which will operate offshore Portugal. Built in 2010 by Samsung Heavy Industries, Saipem 12000 is a sixth generation ultra-deepwater drilling ship capable of operating in water depths of up to approximately 36
Krasnoye Sormovo Launches Rosmorport’s Second TSHD
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard yesterday held a launching ceremony for the second of three 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers, the Kronshlot, being built for FSUE “Rosmorport”. The event was attended by Rosmorport Executive Director, Andrei Lavrishchev, Krasnoye Sormovo Director General, Nikolai Zh
VIDEO: Wintershall installs subsea templates on Maria field
German oil and gas producer Wintershall completed the installation of subsea templates for the Maria field, offshore Norway, last week. The subsea templates travelled 210 km from Kristiansund, Norway to the field location in the Norwegian Sea and were installed at 300 meters water depth. Wintershall
IADC Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation Approaches
To optimize the chances of the successful completion of a dredging or reclamation project, all contracting parties should from the start fully understand the requirements of the project. With this mission in mind, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) launched its seminar over 2
Maran Gas orders LNG duo from DSME
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has won an order from Maran Gas Maritime, a unit of Greece’s Angelicoussis Shipping Group, to build two LNG tankers.
Solstad Secures Technip Vessel Deal
Solstad Offshore has entered into a frame agreement with Technip Norge and Technip UK for supply of vessels for trenching, construction and subsea services. The frame agreement is valid for 2016 – 2018, the Norwegian vessel owner said in Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Thursday. Through this agreement
PHOTO: Maersk Drilling’s huge jack-up rig nears completion
Maersk Drilling, a Danish offshore drilling contractor, has shared a photo of its fourth XL Enhanced jack-up rig taking shape at the DSME shipyard in South Korea. The driller said through social media that its XLE-4 rig, designed for ultra-harsh environment drilling, will become ‘the biggest and mos
Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 Land Alvheim Prize
During Aker companies investor day 2016 at Fornebu on Tuesday, Det norske CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik revealed that the oil company has awarded a subsea contract for christmas trees to Aker Solutions for Alvheim field, Det norske’s core area of production. In addition, Subsea 7 has been awarded a contra