Project & Tenders
Kraken in Several New Contract Wins
Kraken Robotics has secured new contracts for batteries, sonar sensors, and support totaling $2.8 million. Kraken has received orders from four unnamed US companies and one Canadian company. The company expects to fulfill these contracts in the first half of 2020. A new customer primarily targeting
Exmouth Tidal Defense Scheme – Completion Set for Spring 2021
Work on the £12 million Exmouth tidal defense scheme will stop over the summer holiday period to minimize disruption for residents and visitors, informs the Environment Agency. According to the update, construction will restart in September with a focus on Alexandra Terrace junction and the improved
N-Sea Begins Contract with Royal Netherlands Navy
N-Sea has started a five-year contract with the Royal Netherlands Navy. The contract, which includes two year-long extension options, will see N-Sea operate the multipurpose support vessel, Geosea, which arrived at the naval base at Den Helder, the Netherlands. N-Sea’s work scope throughout the char
Prosafe Supports Thistle Platform Subsea Tank Removal
Prosafe has secured a contract to provide accommodation in support of the redundant subsea tank removal and safe re-habitation of the Thistle Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. Prosafe will be using Safe Zephyrus, a DP3 semi-submersible ASV, to support the Thistle tank removal. With beds for 450 pe
Green light to Shell for decommissioning of Brent pipelines
Shell has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning plan for the Brent field pipelines located in the UK North Sea.
Transport Services Wanted for Trianel Windpark Borkum II
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. has issued a tender seeking transport services of personnel and material for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) in Germany. The contractor will be in charge of providing the transport of personnel and material between the harbor of Eemshaven in the Neth
Equinor cleared to use facilities linking Dvalin to Heidrun field
Norwegian oil company Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for the use of facilities to link the Dvalin field to the Heidrun field.
Polarcus Gets Cancellation Notice for Asia Pacific Project
Polarcus has received cancellation notice for the XArray marine seismic acquisition project in the Asia Pacific region. Polarcus received the original contract in December 2019, and planned to start the project in Q2 2020. The client has decided not to proceed with this project and has terminated th
Husky defers two offshore projects after taking an ax to capital spending
Husky Energy has decided to cut its 2020 capital spending by $900 million in upstream spending and an additional $100 million in additional measures.
MSubs Gets Contract for XL Autonomous Submarine Development
Plymouth-based MSubs has been awarded an initial £1-million contract to build a test submarine that will be used to explore the potential capabilities of larger uncrewed underwater vehicles in the future. Measuring about 30 feet in length, this autonomous submarine is significantly larger than auton
Napier Port 6 Wharf Project Update
Napier Port, New Zealand, has just released the latest update on their 6 Wharf Project saying that HEB Construction are on track to start piling next week. The new wharf – 350 meters long and 34 meters wide – will be built on piles alongside the existing container terminal. The wharf will be support
Delays in Bahamas well plans over coronavirus spread
Bahamas Petroleum Company has decided to postpone the drilling of the Perseverance #1 well due to the ‘rapidly unfolding impact’ that the coronavirus is having on operations.
Repsol Sinopec files decommissioning plans for North Sea field duo
Repsol Sinopec Resources has filed its draft decommissioning plans to the UK authorities for the Buchan & Hannay fields located in the UK North Sea.
Tekmar Lands First Cable Protection Deal in France
Tekmar has won a contract from French cable installation specialist Louis Dreyfus TravOcean to supply TekLink cable protection systems for Parc du Banc de Guérande offshore wind farm (Saint-Nazaire). Saint-Nazaire marks Tekmar’s first offshore wind project in France and the company’s first contract