Project & Tenders
Nexans Export Cables for Beatrice
French cable specialist Nexans, in partership with Siemens, will deliver the grid connection for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, situated in the Outer Moray Firth offshore Scotland. Nexans will be responsible for design, supply and installation of the export cable, both offshore and onshore. The co
Subsea 7 Goes Offshore Wind
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the Beatrice wind farm turbine foundations and array cables, offshore Scotland, UK. The contract award was first announced on Friday, May 20, 2
Seaway Heavy Lifting Gets Beatrice Installation Job
Offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will carry out offshore installation activities as part of the $1.3-billion EPCI contract Subsea 7 won from Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). Subsea 7, which holds 50 per cent stake in Seaway Heavy Lifting, said on Monday that the Beatrice offshore w
JOIDES Resolution to Carry On for TAMRF
Overseas Drilling and Texas A&M Research Foundation (“TAMRF”) have agreed the extension of TAMRF’s charter of the scientific research vessel ‘JOIDES Resolution’ until 30 September 2019. According to Overseas Drilling’s parent company Siem Offshore, TAMRF has further options to extend the charter unt
Ivar Aasen platform deck set to sail away to Norway (VIDEO)
Norwegian oil company Det norske has informed that the platform deck for the Ivar Aasen field, in the North Sea, was completed at the yard in Singapore on Sunday, May 22, and will sail away to Norway shortly. The Ivar Aasen field is Det norske’s first major development project as operator. The partn
Caley Dive Bell Handling System for JFD
Caley Ocean Systems, part of the Seanamic Group, is supplying a portable saturation dive bell handling system to submarine rescue and specialist subsea operations company, JFD. Caley has designed the dive bell handling system for over-the-side and moon pool deployment of the bell. According to the c
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 16 – May 22). Technip and FMC Technologies, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine and create a global leader in oil and gas services called TechnipFMC. The combined comp
Phase 2 of Exeter Flood Defense Scheme Starts in June
The phase 2 of the Exeter flood defense scheme will begin this June with the construction activities to take place over the next 2 years. The project – managed by the Environment Agency, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council – will cost around £32 million to complete and benefits from £6 mill
Oil Search in 2.2 billion InterOil acquisition, signs MoU with Total
Oil Search informed on Friday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares in InterOil in a transaction valued at approximately US$2.2 billion.
Subsea 7 Bags New EPCI Deal
Oil services company, Subsea 7, informed on Friday that it has been awarded “a major EPCI contract”. In a press statement Subsea 7 defines a major contract as being over USD 750 million. The EPCI contract is for offshore execution in 2017 and 2018. No further details have been revealed due to contra
Ireland’s Largest Port Infrastructure Project Gets Green Light
An Bord Pleanála, the Irish Planning Authority, has granted planning permission for the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment (ABR) Project – the largest port related infrastructure project in the history of the Irish State. The project will enable Ireland’s premier port to double its trade capacity to 60 m
Aibel, Reach Subsea Ink Cooperation Agreement
Aibel and Reach Subsea have entered into a formal cooperation agreement, Reach informed on Thursday. The agreement covers projects within subsea oil and gas, renewables, ship and rig repairs and decommissioning of existing platforms/subsea structures and other offshore installations. Aibel and Reach
Students Tour Rossall Sea Defenses
Students and lecturers from the School of Engineering at the University of Central Lancashire have visited Rossall to see the work being done on the to sea defenses. Wyre Council is replacing two kilometers of defenses from Rossall Hospital to Rossall Point in a £63 million coastal defense scheme th
Novatek, PTT in LNG MoU
Novatek, the operator of Yamal LNG-project, on Wednesday, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding on potential cooperation in liquefied natural gas with PTT of Thailand.