Project & Tenders
Boskalis Dredger Freeway Busy in Portsmouth
Boskalis 4,500 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway has arrived at the HMNB Portsmouth and is dredging the channel ahead of the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. To accommodate their vast size and bow design, over three million cubic meters of clay, sand and gravel will be removed
DOF Subsea Scoops Several Contracts
DOF and DOF Subsea have been awarded a number of IMR and subsea installation contracts in the Asia Pacific and Atlantic regions, with a total contract value of approximately NOK 270 million ($30.7 million). The contracts will secure utilization of the subsea project fleet in the regions. In Asia Pac
Dynagas LNG Partners secures Lena River ownership
Monaco-based Dynagas LNG Partners last week signed an agreement with Dynagas Holding to acquire 100 percent ownership and time charter deal with Gazprom in the 155,000 cbm Lena River for US$240 million.
CEDA Dredging Days Technical Visit to the Wakkere Dijk Project
Without dikes and coastal dunes around two thirds of the Netherlands would be flooded by the sea or its rivers. In 1995, high water levels in the river Rhine became so critical that more than 250,000 people were forced to leave their homes. As a result, the ‘Room for the River‘ Program was establish
Wood Group in Kelchner acquisition
UK’s Wood Group has increased its onshore construction capabilities in the United States with the acquisition of Springboro, Ohio-based Kelchner.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 14 – December 20). The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil consent for manned underwater operations in 2016. The services are to be supplied by Te
Shell charters fifteen inland dual-fuel barges
Shell Trading Rotterdam on Friday said it has chartered fifteen dual-fuel inland barges that will mainly run on liquefied natural gas.
Polarcus in 4D Shoot for Maersk Oil
Polarcus has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Maersk Oil on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) for a 4D marine seismic survey offshore Denmark. According to the company’s Oslo filing, the project will start in the second quarter of 2016 and will run for approximately 3 months. “
Statoil Presents Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Plan
Statoil and its partners submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2 to the authorities on Friday. Statoil and its licence partners have decided to develop the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 covering the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas structures. They are
Design contract awarded for Sakhalin II’s third LNG train
Sakhalin Energy on Thursday awarded the design development contracts for the third liquefaction train at Sakhalin II LNG plant.
Statoil hands in Oseberg Vestflanken plan
Statoil and its partners submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2, offshore Norway, to the authorities on Friday, December 18, 2015. Statoil says that the development will provide in excess of 100 million barrels of oil equivalent. According to th
Fluxys Buys Gasprom’s Interconnector (UK) Stake
Belgium-based natural gas transmission system operator, Fluxys, has acquired Gazprom’s 10 per cent stake in Interconnector (UK), owner and operator of the subsea pipeline between the UK and Belgium. The Interconnector is bidirectional transmission link connecting the UK to Continental European marke
EnBW Invites Tenders for Marine Warranty Surveyor
German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued an invitation to tender for the services of a Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) at the proposed 500 MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. EnBW Hohe See is located within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea, about 90 km north of B
VIDEO: Statoil sets off Johan Sverdrup power development
Statoil has marked the start of power development for its Johan Sverdrup project, in the North Sea. According to Statoil, the mayor from the municipality of Tysvær in Rogaland, Sigmund Lier, pushed the button to set off one of the explosive charges at Haugsneset on Thursday. The event marked the sta