Project & Tenders
Northrop to Develop Tech for Underwater Vehicles Recharge
Northrop Grumman has signed its first non-exclusive agreement to manufacture niobium-based connectors, the NiobiCon, a new way of making electrical connections underwater. NiobiCon enables power transfer and data exchange underwater without using seals, oil or moving parts. This technology was devel
DOF Contract for Optimarin
Ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin has signed an agreement with DOF for the installation of 16 Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS). The deal comes with an option to extend the contract to 50 vessels in total. This is Optimarin’s biggest single agreement in the offshore segment and will see the
Providence to return APEC’s Barryroe stake to original owners
Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has started the regulatory process of transferring APEC’s 50 percent equity in the Barryroe license back to its original owners.
US Offshore Wind Farm Sets USD 58.47/MWh Electricity Price
The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has subsequently submitted a filing letter requesting that DPU approve the 20-year contracts with Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil.
CNOOC starts production from oilfield in Bohai Sea
CNOOC Limited has started production from the Bozhong 34-9 oilfield located offshore China.
Red Electrica Eyes Mainland-Mallorca Seabed Survey
Spanish grid operator Red Electrica has launched a tender call for the provision geophysical, UXO and geotechnical services to be performed along a corridor of approximately 345 kilometers between Spanish mainland and Mallorca Island, in the Mediterranean Sea. The purposes of the geophysical and geo
Construction Works in Full Swing in Carteret County
Works on the Phase II of the Carteret County Post Florence Renourishment Project are in full swing now, informs the county’s Shore Protection Office. “As expected, we’re experiencing some strong productivity a little over two days into the project as the sand is being pumped eastward from the first
ISC and WSP Join Mayflower Wind Offshore Substation Roster
As a sub-contractor to Bladt Industries, ISC will perform the engineering design works together with Semco Maritime and the US partner WSP.
TenneT Seeks Representative During 525 kV Cable Tests
TenneT TSO B.V. has issued a tender call for technical inspection services during the testing of a 525 kV High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable system. TenneT plans to develop 2GW offshore grid connection systems to integrate offshore wind farms into the Dutch and into the German power grid. To b
Officials Announce Start of West of Shinnecock Inlet Beachfill
Congressman Lee Zeldin was joined yesterday by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Town of Southampton Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and New York District Commander of the Army Corps Colonel Thomas Asbery, to announce the start of a 100% federally funded project to place an estimated 600,000 cubic
Oceaneering Wins BP RLWI Gig Off Angola
Oceaneering has been awarded a contract by BP to provide riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services offshore Angola in Blocks 18 and 31. In connection with this contract, Oceaneering has agreed to provide personnel and equipment related to its RLWI services, remotely operated vehicles (ROV’s)
Disappointing results in shallow sections of Karoon’s Peru well
Preliminary results from the shallower sections of Karoon’s Marina exploration well, located offshore Peru, have shown disappointing results, but the work goes on to reach the deeper primary targets.
Airborne Oil & Gas in TCP Flowline Deal in West Africa
Airborne Oil & Gas has secured its most significant flowlines contract to date which will see the delivery of a record 10km length of its thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) to a supermajor in West Africa. The company is producing the 10km TCP flowline to support the operator’s brownfield, tie-back d
Akrocean to Gauge Thor’s Winds
French floating LiDAR specialist Akrocean has won a contract to supply wind data for twelve months at the Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. The company did not reveal any further details on the contract, except that it was awarded by the Danish transmission system operator Energinet.