Project & Tenders
Hopper Dredger Sommers Completes Sea Trials
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard has completed sea trials of the trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’, the lead vessel of the TSHD 1000 series built for the FSUE “Rosmorport”. The Sommers, named after the island in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, was launched in January 2016. Having undergone
Bibby Offshore Steps into Offshore Wind Cable Installation Arena
Bibby Offshore is moving into the offshore wind array cable installation market with the acquisition of a power cable lay carousel from Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS). Bibby Offshore and ESS have also entered into strategic alliance by way of a framework agreement. Under this strategic alliance, Bibby
Rosneft and Statoil start drilling ops in Sea of Okhotsk (Gallery)
A joint venture between a Russian and Norwegian oil company, Rosneft and Statoil, has started drilling the exploration well in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Sea of Okhotsk lies south of the Arctic zone boundary and the sea depth on the drilling site is less than 150 m. The signal to begin drilling was giv
BP gets go-ahead to remove top deck from Ekofisk 2/4-G platform
BP’s Norwegian subsidiary, BP Norge, has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to remove the top deck of the Ekofisk 2/4-G platform, offshore Norway. PSA stated on Thursday that it gave BP consent to remove the platform with activities scheduled to start in June 2016. ConocoPhil
Fugro in Route E39 Fjord Crossings Study
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has awarded Fugro a contract worth 111 million NOK for environmental measurements in connection with the planned coastal highway (Route E39) that will run from the South of Norway (Kristiansand), along the west coast and into central Norway (Trondheim
Wintershall Norway Picks TCO for Well Completion Ops
TCO has been selected as the preferred vendor and service provider for its chemical injection systems and reservoir isolation plugs for Wintershall’s activities in Norway. The agreement is one out of several contracts awarded by Wintershall for supply of well completion equipment and services on the
MacGregor Winches for NEMOS Wave Energy Project
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply winches for the NEMOS wave energy project. NEMOS employs floating structures that move in a controlled trajectory to capture up to 80 percent of available wave energy, compared to 50 percent achieved by conventional rise and fall systems. Their
DNV GL, Statoil Ink Master Service Agreement
DNV GL – Oil & Gas has been awarded a master service agreement with Statoil. The contract includes a broad scope of studies on topics such as safety, platform technology, structural reanalysis and pipeline technology. In addition, it offers hull and structural inspection services, the competent cont
Tendeka Scoops Wintershall Deal
Tendeka, the provider of completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has won a four-year contract with Wintershall Norge AS with a further four-year extension option. The company has been selected to supply sand screens for wells in the Maria, Brage, Skarfjell and Vega fie
Krasnoye Sormovo Ready to Launch TSHD Kronshlot
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – will, next Wednesday, launch the second of three 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers for Rosmorport. The dredger, to be named Kronshlot, was designed by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, with the working design documentation provide
MMT UK Nets MCA Contract Extension
MMT UK has been awarded a two-year hydrographic survey contract extension with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s Civil Hydrographic Programme (CHP). This is the second time MMT UK has been awarded an extension following the first three years, the company said. The company will continue to provide h
Awilco sells LNG duo
Oslo-based LNG shipping company, Awilco LNG said it has sold two laid-up carriers to an undisclosed buyer. The two old LNG tankers are 1984 and 1983 built WilGas and WilEnergy. Under the deal, the 125,000 cbm vessels are expected to be delivered to the new owner between 15 August and 15 September. “
Boskalis to Start Dublin Port Dredging Campaign
Dublin Port Company (DPC) is about to begin regular maintenance dredging of the port’s navigation channel and berthing pockets to maintain a ruling depth of -7.8m Chart Datum. According to the DPC, the maintenance dredging campaign has been set for June 20th 2016 and is expected to last for 4-8 week
Caley Dive Bell Handling Systems for UDS’ Newbuilds
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, is supplying Singapore-based, diving and subsea equipment company Flash Tekk Engineering with saturation dive bell handling systems for its client Ultra Deep Solutions’ vessels Deep Installer and Van Gogh DSCVs. The Caley dive bell handling