Project & Tenders
Dingle Harbor Dredging Tender Released
Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has just released an invitation to tender for marine civil engineering consultancy services associated with the Dredging of Navigation Channel at Dingle Fishery Harbor Center. The department is calling for a consultancy firm with expertise in
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (Febuary 01 – Febuary 07). A 22-year-old diver from Karmoy, Norway died on Friday after being critically injured during maintenance work underwater on a platform at Westcon’s shipyard in Ølensvåg. Acco
Klaipedos Nafta signs two LNG terminal deals
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of Lithuania’s first LNG import terminal, said Friday its has signed terminal usage deals with Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas and Achema. According to a statement by Klaipedos Nafta, Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas has been allocated LNG regasification capacities of 2383478.06 MWh for a
Boskalis-Van Oord Joint Venture Continues with the Pluit City Project
Boskalis-Van Oord joint venture has been busy for the last couple of months with the creation of an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. Trailing suction hopper dredgers began the works in late September, and are now dredging the sand that is being used for this massive reclamation pr
Subsea in January
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The year started off with mixed feelings about where the subsea industry will be heading in 2016. The companies continue to adjust to new market conditions as the
Statoil to suspend Njord and Hyme production in May
The Norwegian oil major Statoil will halt production from Njord and Hyme fields, offshore Norway, for three years starting May 2016. Statoil is the operator of the Njord and Hyme fields located in the Norwegian Sea with 20% and 35% interest, respectively. According to Faroe Petroleum, a partner in t
Lithuania’s LDT buys LNG from Statoil
Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas, a natural gas unit of state-controlled energy group Lietuvos Energija, said Friday it has entered into a deal to buy LNG from Norwegian energy giant Statoil. Under the deal, Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas (LDT) will be purchasing chilled gas from Statoil until October this year, meet
Total inks LNG deal with China’s ENN
French gas and oil giant Total said Thursday it has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas to China’s privately-owned ENN Group. Under the deal, Total will supply ENN with 0.5 million tonnes per year of LNG for a period of 10 years. The deliveries will be sourced from Total’s global LNG portf
AGR to Work on Gassnova CCS Project
AGR has finalised a frame agreement to act as technical advisors to Norwegian state-owned Gassnova, as the country progresses with its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) development. Gassnova has overall responsibility for the research, development and implementation of CCS technology in Norway. The N
Vicinay Marine to Supply Mooring for Hywind Floating OWF
Statoil has signed a contract with Vicinay Marine to design, manufacture and deliver mooring components for the world’s first floating offshore wind park, the Hywind pilot park offshore Scotland. Vicinay Marine will provide the mooring chains and connectors for the Hywind project. The fabrication of
Ocean Installer Clinches Three Statoil Contracts
Ocean Installer has been awarded three contracts for subsea installations and tie-in operations for Statoil on Johan Sverdrup, Oseberg Vestflanken and Gina Krog. “We are truly pleased to have secured these contracts with Statoil in today’s highly competitive market. The awards will contribute to mai
Nexans Grabs Floating Wind Farm Cable Contract from Statoil
Statoil has awarded Nexans the contract to supply static and dynamic cabling and associated accessories for the world’s first floating wind farm. Following the initial Norway demo, Statoil has awarded Nexans a new contract worth approximately EUR 10.2 million to service the Hywind Scotland Pilot Par
Statoil Splashes NOK 1.6 Bln on New Contracts
Norway’s Statoil has handed out contracts for Oseberg Vestflanken 2, Johan Sverdrup and Gina Krog, the company said on Wednesday. The contracts, awarded on behalf of the licence partners, include marine operations, marine construction, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an unmanned w
Aker Solutions in Another MMO Win
Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business won a framework agreement to provide engineering and construction services for several offshore oil and gas fields in the UK North Sea. The contract has a fixed period of five years as well as an option to be extended by five y