Project & Tenders
Statoil awards maintenance and modification deals
Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil has on Tuesday awarded maintenance and modification agreements worth NOK 24 billion (approximately US$ 2.7 billion), including its LNG export plant on Melkøya Island.
RTE France Invites Tenders for Offshore Wind Connection O&M
French transmission system operator RTE has invited tenders for maintenance of the electric structures at sea for offshore wind farms’ connection to the national grid. The tender is divided in three lots. Lot 1 includes a storage facility for the offshore repair equipment, a boat that will carry out
ABB to service Dynagas LNG fleet
ABB Turbocharging, the ABB Group company said on Monday it has been awarded a long-term maintenance agreement by the LNG shipper Dynagas.
Ocean Installer Gets More Work from Statoil
Ocean Installer has signed an amendment with Statoil for riser replacement operations at the Troll C field. Additionally, this includes options for work at the Vigdis field. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are extremely pleased to have secured more work at
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 07 – December 13). French oil services provider, Technip, has denied alleged merger talks with Houston-based FMC Technologies. Namely, last week, reports came out that Technip could be lookin
IOG secures another loan ahead of Skipper spud
IOG North Sea, an independent, London-listed oil and gas company, has secured an additional loan of up to £800,000 from London Group Limited. IOG, a company with a market cap of slightly above £5 million, plans to invest the cash in its gas assets in the Southern North Sea and also, the investment w
AGR and IOG Execute Skipper Well Management Contract
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), AGR and Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) have agreed to execute the collaboration by signing a Well Management contract for delivering an appraisal well on Skipper field. Skipper is expected to have a spud date in late January or early Febru
Wartsila tech ordered for 17 LNG newbuilds
Wärtsilä said it has been contracted by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea to supply combined inert gas generators and gas combustion units for 17 new LNG carriers currently under construction at the yard.
Statoil acquires Eagle Ford interest from Repsol, makes further transactions
Norway’s Statoil informed it has acquired a 13 percent interest in the Eagle Ford joint venture from Repsol, becoming the sole operator of the shale gas assets.
Statoil to modify Kristin for Maria tie-in (Norway)
Statoil has received an approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority to perform modifications necessary for a tie-in of the Kristin and Tyrihans fields with the Wintershall operated Maria field, in the Norwegian Sea. Kristin is the Statoil-operated gas condensate field at Haltenbanken (als
Hima in Ichthys LNG win
Brühl-based Hima informed it has been contracted by the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project to deliver safety instrumented systems (SIS) and the fire and gas system (F&G).
BP: Glen Lyon FPSO begins its journey towards Shetland
UK oil and gas giant BP, on behalf of the Schiehallion co-venturers Shell and OMV, announced on Thursday that the new Glen Lyon floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has started sea trials as it begins its journey towards the west of Shetland. The FPSO will serve as the hub for th
Lundin Awards DSM Mooring Gig
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a three-year contract with Lundin Norway for mooring equipment services. Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) will provide services and products supporting Lundin’s activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) including mooring equipment for drilling rigs a
Xodus Scores GBP 5M in Vibration Contracts
Xodus Group has won several vibration contracts bringing the total value for this year to £5 million (approx. $7.5 million). Managed through its vibration specialists in the UK and the UAE, the projects involve identifying and reducing vibration in global oil and gas assets, a significant challenge