Project & Tenders
Wartsila powers first LNG-fuelled dredger
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium’s DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilising either liquefied natura
Wartsila powers first LNG-fuelled dredger
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium’s DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilising either liquefied natura
Cygnus PU Platform in place. Record lift for ‘Oleg Strashnov’
Seaway Heavy Lifting, using its vessel Oleg Strashnov, on Sunday, August 2, installed the Process Unit (PU) topside for operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd in the UK section of the North Sea. According to the company, the Oleg Strashnov set a new lift record for Seaway Heavy Lifting with the safe installat
Prysmian’s Inter-Array Cables for Bligh Bank 2 OWF
Prysmian has been awarded contracts by Nobelwind NV, an offshore wind farm developer, to supply wind turbine inter-array cables for the Bligh Bank 2 offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Zeebrugge in Belgium. Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture and supply of the 33 kV submarin
Caterpillar working on Fure West LNG conversion
Caterpillar Marine informed it is working on another dual fuel engine retrofit conversion onboard the 472 foot Fure West tanker, owned by Furetank Rederi. The MaK M 43 C diesel engine onboard the tanker will be retrofitted in hull to the 7 cylinder M 46 dual fuel platform, with each cylinder offerin
Caterpillar working on Fure West LNG conversion
Caterpillar Marine informed it is working on another dual fuel engine retrofit conversion onboard the 472 foot Fure West tanker, owned by Furetank Rederi. The MaK M 43 C diesel engine onboard the tanker will be retrofitted in hull to the 7 cylinder M 46 dual fuel platform, with each cylinder offerin
Lundin completes Edvard Grieg appraisal well
Lundin Norway AS has completed the drilling and logging of appraisal well 16/1-23 S on the Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea. The well was located in PL338 and was drilled approximately 2.4 km southeast of the Edvard Grieg platform location. According to Lundin, the objectives of the wel
Kraken, Tritech in Technology Cooperation Agreement
Kraken Sonar Systems has entered into an agreement with Tritech International Limited for the supply of technology to the subsea industry. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Tritech will sell the Kraken-developed Correlation Velocity Log (CVL), AquaTrak, under the Tritech name and branding
Subsea in July
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of July has seen companies forging alliances, industry majors announcing market-adjusting plans, new job cuts, fleet reductions and contract cancellatio
Oceanteam Inks Bohlen & Doyen Deal
RentOcean, part of Oceanteam Shipping’s solutions division, has been awarded a contract with Bohlen & Doyen, part of SAG Group, for supplying a lay spread for a cable laying project in Germany. The lay spread includes a 4000T demountable turntable and loading tower with built-in tensioner. According
Germany Unveils Key Points of Future Tendering Regime
German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has presented key points for renewable energy tendering process. The aim is to determine the competitive level of financial support for electricity from renewable energies and coal mine gas from 2017 onwards. The key points will now be broadly consulte
Germany Unveils Key Points of Future Tendering Regime
German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has presented key points for renewable energy tendering process. The aim is to determine the competitive level of financial support for electricity from renewable energies and coal mine gas from 2017 onwards. The key points will now be broadly consulte
Polarcus Bags New Seismic Deal
Norwegian seismic player, Polarcus, has won a Letter of Award (LOA) from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project. According to the Oslo-listed company, Polarcus will use its RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project, expected to run for approximately 45 days, is s
Gazprom and BASF to cooperate on Nord Stream
Gazprom and BASF have signed a Memorandum of Intent stipulating the cooperation within the project for constructing the Nord Stream II gas pipeline. The document was signed Friday in Berlin by Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Gazprom, and Hans-Ulrich Engel, Member of the BASF Board of Executiv