Project & Tenders
Statoil: Mariner jacket heading to North Sea
The steel jacket for the Statoil-operated Mariner A platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) left the Spanish Dragados yard yesterday, August 10, and is now on its way to the North Sea. According to Statoil, construction of the large platform sub-structure started in October 2013 and was complete
Wood Group Scores Pemex Contract
Wood Group has been awarded a three-year offshore engineering blanket order by PEMEX Procurement International for field development in Mexico’s Gulf of Mexico waters. The agreement, valued at up to US$28 million, encompasses deepwater and complex shallow water concept and basic engineering, and own
Exe Estuary Scheme Meeting Set for October
Work is underway to determine the best way to manage the risk of tidal flooding at Starcross and Cockwood on the Exe Estuary in Devon. The scheme is being accelerated as part of the March 2015 Budget announcement regarding the 6-year flood defense program. The coastal villages of Starcross and Cockw
U.S. puts Gazprom’s offshore field to sanctions list
The U.S. has tightened its grip on Russia through an expansion of its previously announced sanctions covering Russia’s oil industry, due to the latter’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis. Under a new rule, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added a Russian oil and gas field, the Yuzh
Det norske backs out of Jette North development
Det norske, an oil exploration and development company focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, has decided to abandon the development of the northern part of the Jette field, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Det norske confirmed it had received an ap
GM&T, Gazprom Flot sign technical consulting deal for Kaliningrad FSRU
Gazprom Marketing & Trading and Gazprom Flot have signed an agreement to provide technical and commercial advisory services during the construction of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit that will be used to supply natural gas to the Kaliningrad Region of Russia.
Boskalis Putting Final Touches to Cowes Breakwater
Following on from the recent Breakwater Project Review, contractor Boskalis Westminster mobilized at the end of July for the last stage of the Cowes Breakwater build, which will be completed in October 2015. This involves a final reshaping of the breakwater’s gravel core, bringing sections into prof
Tekmar Delivers Westermeerwind Cable Protection
Tekmar Energy has marked a major milestone after its TekTube system was installed for the first time on an offshore project. Namely, the TekTube cable protection system was successfully installed on Westermeerwind near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands. Tekmar supplied cable installation contractor
Rockhopper presses forward with Ombrina Mare project (Italy)
Rockhopper Exploration, an oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, has moved a step closer towards unlocking the Ombrina Mare project, offshore Italy. Namely, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Omb
MCG Buys Polaris’ U.S. East Coast 2D Seismic Library
MultiClient Geophysical ASA (MCG) has entered into an agreement with Polaris E&E Services to acquire its Post Stack Reprocessed Atlantic Margin seismic 2D data. According to the company’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, MCG will pay Polaris for this transaction through revenue share of futures sales. Th
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 03 – August 09). Fugro has announced further headcount reduction of 200 employees in the coming half year, in particular in the Subsea Services and Geotechnical divisions as it anticipates an e
Bluewater Bags Rosebank FPSO Deal
Bluewater Energy Services B.V. has been awarded a contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the engineering, procurement, construction and integration (EPCI) of a major Turret and Mooring System for the Rosebank Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The Rosebank FPSO will
Lukoil: Banks approve $1B loan for stage two of Shah Deniz project
Under the second stage of the Production Sharing Agreement of the BP-operated Shah Deniz Project in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan, Lukoil has signed in Baku a 12-year credit-facility agreement with a consortium of banks to borrow $1 billion. According to Lukoil, $560 million will be provided f
SeaBird to Stack Vessel
Oslo-listed seismic contractor, SeaBird Exploration, has decided to stack Munin Explorer following its completion of the long-term time charter contract with SeaBed Geosolutions in August 2015. M/V Munin Explorer, currently sailing under Cyprus flag, joined SeaBird in 2007. The vessel, currently rig