Project & Tenders
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 17 – August 23). A diver has been airlifted to hospital after a dive boat in Bridlington Bay called the UK Coastguard. The call came in at 2.35pm on August 16, reporting that the 60-year-old fe
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approves Johan Sverdrup development plan
The plan for development and operation (PDO) for phase one of the Johan Sverdrup development, in the North Sea offshore Norway, was approved by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Thursday, August 20, 2015. The Johan Sverdrup partnership consists of Statoil, Lundin Norway, Petoro, Det norske oljese
Gazprom Neft brings second Arctic well in production
Gazprom Neft has brought its second well into production at the Prirazlomnoye field, with output totalling 1,800 tonnes per day. The Prirazlomnoye project is the first ever upstream project on the Russian Arctic Shelf, Commercial production started in December 2013. The launch of the new well will
OWA and EWE to Service Gemini
Offshore & Wind Assistance (OWA) and EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH (EWE-OSS) have secured a long-term maintenance contract for the 600 MW Dutch Wind Park Gemini. Offshore Wind & Assistance (OWA), the offshore maintenance specialist of offshore solutions provider GeoSea (DEME Group) will oper
Van Oord and Boskalis Part of IJmuiden Project
Van Oord – operating in dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy (oil, gas and wind) sectors – has just confirmed that together with Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. will take part in the IJmuiden new lock project. The dredging and dry earth works will be carried out by the Van Oord – Boskali
Polarled crosses Arctic Circle. Pipelayer Solitaire to arrive to Aasta Hansteen in September
On Friday, August 21, 2015, the Polarled gas pipeline crossed 66 degrees and 33 minutes north of the equator and became the first pipeline to cross the Arctic Circle. According to Statoil, operator of the Polarled project development, this pipeline will open an entirely new gas highway from the Norw
Litre Meter Delivers Martin Linge Flowmeters
UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter has supplied a number of VFF flowmeters for the Martin Linge field development project in the North Sea. Litre Meter has supplied 14 positive displacement flowmeters including MF30, HF20, VFF8 and V125 models, all constructed in Duplex stainless steel. The meters
Contract Awarded for New IJmuiden Lock
After a lifetime of almost 100 years, the Northern lock in IJmuiden, the Netherlands is about to be replaced. Rijkswaterstaat (the Dutch Highways and Waterways Agency) has awarded the construction contract for the new IJmuiden sea lock, located at the entrance to the North Sea Canal, to the Consorti
Dredger Kari Hege on the Job
For week commencing 24th August 2015, the “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel North of number 6 buoy, between buoys 6 & 2, reported today the Wells Harbour. All pre-arranged dredging areas are constrained by the weather and wave heights therefore operations are sub
Norway: Alvheim field produces 300 millionth barrel of oil
Det norske, an independent oil company from Norway, has reached a production milestone at its Alvheim field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. According the company, the Alvheim-area, producing through an FPSO vessel, passed 300 million barrels of oil on August 17, 2015, beating the company’s
NIB provides loan for Klaipeda-Kursenai gas pipeline
Nordic Investment Bank and gas transmission system operator Amber Grid have signed a EUR 32 million loan agreement for the construction of the Klaipeda-Kursenai gas transmission pipeline.
EMGS in Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea Data Sale
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into two new data licensing agreements with two oil companies for the provision of 3D EM data. The data will be provided from EMGS’ multi-client data library over the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea. As EMGS reported, the contract is worth USD 1.6
EMGS Sells Barents Sea Data
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a new data licensing agreement with an undisclosed oil company for the provision of 3D EM data. The data provided will be from the company’s multi-client data library over the Barents Sea. The contract is worth USD 3.3 million, said the company in
Photo Competition for Sandwich Scheme
A ceremony and photo competition are to be held in the Sandwich Guild Hall to celebrate the completion of the town’s new £21.7 million flood defense scheme, one of the largest flood defense scheme in Kent for decades. The Sandwich Town Tidal Defense Scheme has been delivered in partnership by the En