Project & Tenders
Final pipe for Polarled Pipeline laid in place
On Monday, September 28, 2015, the final pipe in the 482.4 kilometre long Polarled Pipeline was laid at the Aasta Hansteen field at a depth of 1,260 metres in the Norwegian Sea. According to Statoil, operator of the Polarled project development, Polarled is the first pipeline on the Norwegian contin
OMM Delivers Another OWF Cable Protection
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed another subsea cable protection project in the German North Sea. The contract, which required the firm to install mattresses at all cable crossings along the 70-km route, from Sandbank offshore windfarm to the converter station, SylWin Alph
Thumbs Up for Team Van Oord
Local residents have given Team Van Oord a big ‘thumbs up’ for the way it is carrying out a coastal defense scheme in Portsmouth. Work is well underway for a £6 million flood protection scheme at Anchorage Park, Portsmouth. The scheme, which will reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to th
Drass Provides Saturation Diving System for New DSVs
Drass of Italy has been selected by VARD Shipyard to supply a 12-man single bell 100 series saturation diving system for Kreuz Subsea new diving support vessel. The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 91.2 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, and has been developed for diving sup
PMR and Van Oord Strengthen Their Cooperation
PMR Hydraulics and Van Oord dredging and marine contractors have entered into a long term service level agreement. For the coming three years, PMR Hydraulics will exclusively be responsible for advice, all services and deliveries/installations of hydraulic parts on board Van Oord’s 80 dredging vesse
DOF Subsea Bags $351 Mln in Contracts
DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts with a total value in excess NOK 3 billion (approx. $350.7 million), including options, securing both short-term and long-term utilization of assets and personnel. In the North America region DOF Subsea has been successful in securing an IMR contract wit
Vard to Build Two OSCVs for Topaz
Vard has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCV) for a new customer, Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine (Topaz). Developed for crane operations and light subsea construction with intervention duties, the vessels will be of VARD 3 08 d
Royal IHC to Take Part at ACI Dredging Summit
Royal IHC has just announced that it will take part at the ACI European Dredging Summit in Antwerp on 7-8 October, with key presentations by IHC MTI’s Dredging Consultant and Trainer Jannes Kamphuis, and IHC Systems Sales Manager Riny Mourik. In a session focusing on project efficiency factors, Jann
Japan’s MES buys TGE Marine
Japan’s Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding said it has approved the acquisition of 99.36% shares of Bonn-based engineering company TGE Marine. MES is buying the shares from Caledonia Investments, Gasfin Investment and Dr. Küver GbR, the partnership belonging to the CEO of TGE. The deal is worth abo
Ithaca, Petrofac reach FPF-1 deal
Ithaca Energy, the operator of the Greater Stella Area in the UK North Sea, has reached an agreement with Petrofac in respect of the “FPF -1” floating production facility contract awarded in 2011. According to Ithaca, the agreement will provide enhanced incentivisation for the timely delivery of the
Minesto Secures KIC InnoEnergy Funding for Deep Green
Marine energy company Minesto, recently given a €13M investment from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, announced that they have received an additional €3.5M from KIC InnoEnergy. The funding is dedicated to ensure that the first commercial scale power plant is insta
SHI orders GTT tech for FSRU
GTT, the designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG received a new order for a Floating Storage & Regasification Unit from the Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries.
Eni finds more gas in Guendalina field
Eni has found gas at a sidetrack well in its Guendalina gas field in the Adriatic Sea, offshore Italy. A partner in the field with 20% working interest, Rockhopper Exploration plc announced on Monday that the sidetrack well reached its target depth (TD) at 3,276m measured depth on schedule and budge
Wartsila signs maintenance deal with GasLog
Wärtsilä informed it has signed a maintenance agreement with the GasLog LNG Services to ensure the reliability of operation of GasLog’s seven LNG carriers, each having a cargo capacity of 155,000 cbm.