Project & Tenders
Østensjø Rederi cancels vessel deal with Hyundai Heavy
Edda Accommodation, operated by the Norwegian shipping company Østensjø Rederi, has reportedly cancelled its order for an accommodation vessel from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries over delivery delays. The shipowner and the shipyard inked the deal for a new mono hull accommodation
IOSH Delegation Visits Team Van Oord Project Site
Around 40 members of the IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) South Downs Branch recently paid a visit to a flood alleviation scheme being carried out by Team Van Oord. The visit was to the Clay’s Lake site, near Pease Pottage, where flood prevention works are being carried out as pa
Salix Busy with the Walthamstow Wetlands Scheme
Salix River and Wetland Services Ltd., a bioengineering firm based in South Wales, has been busy for quite some time now with the transformation of Walthamstow Wetlands into the largest urban wetland reserve in Europe. The company has just released this photo of the large modular pontoon with 13 ton
Lansdowne loses Irish offshore licences
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, the independent oil and gas company focused on offshore Ireland, has lost its licences in the Celtic Sea, offshore the south coast of Ireland. Namely, the company’s attempts to farm out portion of ownership in the Standard Exploration Licences 5/07 (Rosscarbery) and 5/08 (Amergi
STX France to Build Arkona Substation from Tip to Toe
STX France has secured a deal to design, build and install a HVAC offshore substation for Arkona offshore wind farm, a 385 MW project jointly developed by E.ON and Statoil, located in the Baltic Sea, Germany. STX France scope includes delivery of the jacket foundation, piles, substation topside and
Van Oord to Install Arkona Foundations
Energy supplier E.ON has awarded the contract for the transport and installation of foundations at the Arkona offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea to Van Oord. Van Oord will install the project’s 60 monopiles and transition piece foundations. For installing foundations at the Arkona offsho
Subsea 7 Gets Pipeline Bundle Job for Apache’s Callater
Subsea 7 has been awarded engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by Apache North Sea, as part of the Callater field development, located 335km north east of Aberdeen. According to the company, the contract is worth between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. The wor
New Ice Class Dredger Severnaya Dvina Heading to Europe
The recently-launched ice class trailing suction hopper dredger “Severnaya Dvina” has just passed through the Malacca Strait and is heading for Rotterdam where the final testing of the ship’s dredging equipment will be performed. The vessel was built by Damen for the Russian Port Agency FSUE “Rosmor
Wood Group Scoops Statoil Subsea Contracts
Wood Group has recently won four subsea contracts with Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The latest award is a study to deliver subsea field concept engineering for the Snorre expansion project. This project will focus on cost efficient enhanced recovery from the Snorre reservoir, wi
WSP secures Grain LNG job
Technical consultancy WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has been selected to provide engineering and design services on the National Grid’s Grain LNG terminal’s expansion framework.
Lloyds Energy selects KDJV for near-shore FLNG development
Bermuda-registered Lloyds Energy informed it has recently signed a letter of intent with KBR-DSME joint venture, KDJV, for the development of near-shore floating liquid natural gas facilities.
Saipem Strikes Deal with DESFA on New Gas Projects
Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DESFA, the national natural gas system operator in Greece, for cooperation on onshore and offshore gas projects. The agreement covers the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean regions. Namely, the deal will see Saipem and DESFA cooperate on proj
VBMS Wins Arkona Inter-Array Cabling
VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of 65 inter-array cables for the Arkona offshore wind farm (OWF). The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of route engineering, surveying, a pre-lay grapnel run, trenching, termination and testing of the 65 cables. The cabling proje
Saipem, DESFA sign MoU
Saipem of Italy said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Greek gas grid operator DESFA for cooperation on onshore and offshore gas projects within the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean regions. “The companies will identify opportunities to create value for customers by combining Saipem’