Project & Tenders
IOG eyes Skipper well spud date
Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG), the North Sea-focused oil and gas company, has secured funds and set a spud date for its Skipper appraisal well, in the UK North Sea. Namely, on December 4, 2015, the company and its subsidiary IOG North Sea Limited entered into two loan agreements with GE O&G and
WGP Secures Ekofisk Seismic Gig
Thalassa Holdings’ marine geophysical services specialist, WGP Group (WGP), has entered into a contract to provide long term seismic acquisition services to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia (CoP). WGP will acquire seismic data sets on the Ekofisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. According t
Rijkswaterstaat Awards New Charter to Cefas Endeavour
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has signed a new charter agreement with Rijkswaterstaat for the RV Cefas Endeavour. RV Cefas Endeavour is a 74 meter multi-disciplinary research vessel equipped to support a range of activities including hydrographic surveys, envi
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 01 – December 06). The Houston-based oilfield services major, Schlumberger, said it will further reduce its workforce in light of expected reduced activity for 2016. As a result, Schlumberger
Borssele I & II Tender Postponed
The call for tenders for Borssele sites I and II, planned to be launched this month, will be delayed until mid-January 2016. This was said by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, which explained it will wait for the discussion on the draft bill, called Stroom, in the Dutch Senate before launching
ROVOP Grabs GBP 3M in New Contracts
ROVOP, an independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider, has secured GBP 3 million (USD 4.5 million) worth of new contracts across the oil and gas, offshore wind and power transmission sectors. This work, awarded during November, with four new clients is based in multiple geogr
Report: Russia stops work on Turkstream
Russia has reportedly decided to halt work on the Turkstream pipeline, designed to carry Russian gas through the Black Sea to Turkey. According to RIA Novosti, the news has been revealed by the Russian Energy Minister, Aleksander Novak, who said that intergovernmental negotiations between Turkey and
Report: Turkey agrees LNG import deal with Qatar
Botas of Turkey reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding regarding imports of liquefied natural gas from Qatar on a long-term basis.
Subsea 7 Selects Hydratight Pipeline Connector for EPRS Project Off Australia
Subsea 7 has awarded a contract to Hydratight to supply pipeline connector solution for their Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project in Australia. The contract will see Hydratight deliver its MORGRIP mechanical connector. The repair system is part of the contingency planning for multiple pi
Van Oord Wins Several Contracts in the Caspian Sea Region
During the visit of the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to Kazakhstan on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, Van Oord announced the award of several contracts in the Caspian Sea region with a total value of more than $500 million. The first project is for the dredging of a 68-kilometer-long access channel t
ASN, Bluesky Team Up on ‘Moana Cable’ Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a turnkey contract with Amper, subsidiary Bluesky Pacific Group, to roll out a new submarine cable system spanning more than 9,700 km across the Pacific. Named ‘Moana Cable’, the system will link New Zealand and Hawaii using the latest submarine cab
Wartsila tech ordered for Saga LNG Shipping newbuild
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the complete cargo handling system including the fuel system, as well as the main propulsion system for the LNG carrier being built for Singapore-based Saga LNG Shipping.
Rohde Nielsen to Dredge Gdansk New Turning Basin
Port of Gdansk Authority (PGA SA) and the Polish-Danish consortium of PRCiP and Rohde Nielsen A/S have signed an agreement for a new turning basin in the port. The agreement – concluded on November 25th 2015 between the PGA SA, PRCiP (Przedsiebiorstwo Robot Czerpalnych i Podwodnych) and Rohde Nielse
PHOTO: Aasta Hansteen LQ sail away
The photo above, sent to Offshore Energy Today by CKT Projects, shows the living quarters, built for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen platform, being transported to Ulsan, South Korea. CKT Projects, a Dutch company building accommodation modules for the offshore oil and gas industry, told Offshore Energy To