Project & Tenders
Bilfinger Salamis UK in EUR 90 Mln UKCS Contract Win
Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a contract in the UKCS with a total volume of over €90 million. According to Bilfinger Salamis, the contract is with one of the company’s largest existing clients, and is for a term of five years, with two plus two-year options. Bilfinger Salamis UK retains resp
Sakhalin II puts 18 LNG cargoes up for sale
Sakhalin II LNG export facility reportedly issued a tender to sell eighteen cargoes in total from 2016 to 2018.
TenneT to Start Tendering Process for Dutch Projects
Transmission system operator (TSO) Tennet has developed a procurement strategy aiming to involve all future suppliers in connecting future Dutch offshore wind farms to the grid. Under the document, the companies will be able to qualify to take part in future tenders for five wind connection projects
Swire to Expand ROV Fleet
Swire Seabed, a fully owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), has placed an order for the acquisition of two Kystdesign Supporter Work-Class Remotely Operated Vehicles (WROVs) with Lidan Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS), for delivery in February 2016. Headquartered in Bergen, Norway, Swi
Cheniere, EDF sign another LNG supply deal
Cheniere Energy’s unit, Cheniere Marketing has entered into another sales arrangement with France’s EDF for the delivery of LNG cargoes on an ex-ship basis (DES) from its Sabine Pass terminal in the U.S. The deal covers the delivery of up to 24 cargoes, or up to approximately 89 million MMBtus total
Claxton installs drilling riser system for Catcher development
Claxton, an Acteon company, has installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a multi-million-pound contract for the Catcher area field development in the Central North Sea. Owen Lewis, project engineer, Claxton, said, “Claxton was the only company to offer Premier Oil a fully-forged ri
Solstad Secures Work for CSV Normand Baltic
Norway’s Solstad Offshore ASA has won a charter agreement with an undisclosed client for CSV Normand Baltic. According to the Oslo-listed company, the deal represents a firm duration of 210 days plus options. Start of Normand Baltic charter begins in the second quarter 2016 in continuation of existi
Global Marine Installs Subsea Cable in Sea of Okhotsk
Global Marine Systems Limited has announced a fibre optic installation project for Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia. The project will demand 200 days of in-situ vessel time to lay 1,844 km of repeatered cable between strategic locations, the company informed. HMN’s customer
DNV GL to Work on Shah Deniz 2
DNV GL has been awarded a contract for the provision of Marine Warranty, Operations And Consultancy Services for the Shah Deniz 2 project operated by BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited. DNV GL will support the operator in assuring the project equipment transportation and installations are conducted
Teledyne’s New SeaBat Finds First Customer
Marine Data Consultants (MDC) from Cape Town in South Africa has ordered a new addition to the SeaBat T-series, the SeaBat T50-P multibeam echosounder system. Teledyne RESON secured this deal following a demonstration at the 7th International Shallow Survey 2015 Conference held in Plymouth UK. Gordo
Antrim abandons four wells in UK North Sea
Antrim Energy Inc., an international oil and gas exploration company, has completed its four well abandonment program in the United Kingdom Central North Sea. Under the abandonment program, Antrim permanently abandoned three suspended wells on the Fyne Licence (P077, Block 21/28a) and one suspended
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 14 – September 20). SURF contractor Ceona has fallen into administration, Ernst & Young (EY) informed Thursday, September 17. Stuart Gardner and Alan Hudson of EY were appointed Joint Admini
Tata Steel Nets Export Pipeline Order for Culzean Field
Tata Steel has secured a contract for the supply of export pipeline for Maersk Oil-operated high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) Culzean field in the UK Central North Sea. Tata Steel will provide more than 18 000 tonnes of carbon steel welded line pipe with the core element of the scope of supply
Fugro Starts Final Borssele OWF Survey
Fugro has been awarded the geotechnical investigation contract for Sites III and IV at the Borssele wind area, off the Dutch coast of Zeeland. The geotechnical work is being undertaken on behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and constitutes the final