Project & Tenders
Subsea 7 Scores Long-Term Gig Off UK
Subsea 7 has been awarded a three-year frame agreement, with four one-year options, for six North Sea clients: Chevron North Sea Limited, Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited, Hess Denmark APS, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited, Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited and TAQA Bratani Limited. Under this frame agreem
Rockhopper considers legal options against Italy over Ombrina Mare ban
Rockhopper Exploration, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has informed that the Production Concession covering the Ombrina Mare project, offshore Italy, will now not be awarded. This decision follows the re-introduction of the ban on exploration and production activity within 12 nau
Baltic Gas Project moves ahead with pre-FID award
Baltic Gas has made a progress in the development of the B4 and B6 gas fields located in the Southern Baltic Sea, offshore Poland. Namely, Jacobs Engineering Group, a provider of technical, professional and construction services, was awarded a contract to conduct a pre-final investment decision (Pre
Saipem Hits South Stream with €759M Claim
Italian oilfield services player, Saipem, has filed a €759 million claim against Gazprom after Russia decided to scrap the South Stream project resulting in the termination of a major contract related to the pipe laying activities under the Black Sea. Namely, in the company’s prospectus of January 2
Atlas Provides Personnel for Monita Project
Geosciences and engineering service provider Next Geosolutions has been awarded a geophysical, UXO & geotechnical contract from Prysmian for the Monita Project in the Adriatic Sea. Through the collaborative effort of the survey team, Atlas Professionals secured exclusive supplier status to Next Geos
Siem Offshore Breaks Off MEDS Vessel Contract
Norway’s Siem Offshore has terminated MRSV Siem Marlin’s charter contract with Marine Engineering Diving Services (MEDS). According to the company, the contract, which started in September 2015, was terminated due to ‘non fulfillment of charterers’ obligations’. The vessel was originally fixed for a
Aker Solutions Clinches ConocoPhillips MMO Deal in Norway
Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway secured two contracts for work at North Sea fields operated by ConocoPhillips. The company received a framework agreement for a fixed period of five years to become ConocoPhillips’ main supplier of maintenance and mod
Prysmian Bags EUR 250M COBRA Cable Contract
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract worth around € 250 million for an HVDC submarine interconnector that will link Denmark and the Netherlands, by TenneT and Energinet.dk, the operators of the Dutch and of the Danish power transmission grids. The COBRA cable (“COpenhagen BRussels Amsterdam”cabl
ABB’s Octopus for Ultra Deep’s Newbuilds
ABB will provide the technology that would help three vessels safely carry out construction and maintenance tasks up to 5 kilometers under water, the company said Monday. Namely, the vessels will be equipped with ABB’s OCTOPUS software that uses sensors and the Internet of Things, Services and Peopl
Siemens Secures Order for COBRA HVDC Link
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply a link between the Dutch and Danish power grids. The customers are Danish Energinet.dk and its Dutch counterpart TenneT TSO. The “COBRA cable” high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link will enhance power supply reliability in both countries and promote the i
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 25 – January 31). The MV Fugro Discovery has lost the sonar vehicle deep tow (towfish) being used to search the ocean floor for the missing Malaysian Airline MH370 while conducting search acti
Highlights of the Week (January 25-31)
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 25-31). Gippsland Ports Orders Damen TSHD 650 The Damen Shipyards Group is constructing a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 650 for Australian client Gippsland Ports. Royal IHC and Adani Sign Deal
Broomhill Sands Scheme Wins Project Excellence Award
The £30 million Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme, delivered by Team Van Oord, has been named a winner in the 2016 Environment Agency Project Excellence Awards. The Project Excellence Awards recognize work undertaken by the Environment Agency and its partners. Broomhill Sands has been named win
Heerema to Build and Install BorWin3 Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded a contract from Petrofac for the procurement & construction of the jacket and piles for BorWin3. Petrofac, in a consortium with Siemens, has the full responsibility for the construction and offshore installation of the BorWin3 platform of TenneT, whic