Project & Tenders
Dutch MOD Picks Trio for Submarine Replacement Final Round
Naval Group has been selected by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) to enter the next phase in the selection process for the Submarine Replacement programme. Naval Group joins Saab and TKMS in the final “knock-out” phase, with the contract award (D-Letter) expected some time around 2022. As r
Leviathan partners sign condensate sale deals
The Leviathan is expected to be brought online this month.
GasOil Equipment Supports Taiwan Cable Laying Project
Singapore-based Gas Oil Services (GasOil) has delivered a wireless 80t capacity Straightpoint (SP) Running Line Dynamometer to a pipe laying project offshore Taiwan. The dynamometer, part of SP’s tension in motion range, was purchased by a Japanese company that employed it on wire rope as the cable
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 09 – December 15). This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews. Subsea 7 Gets Aker Bp Aerfugl Phase 2 Deal This content is available
Equinor gives up on oil terminal plan for Johan Castberg project
The Johan Castberg partners have studied a possible development of a downscaled ship-to-ship oil transfer terminal at Veidnes in Finnmark county in North Norway, and have concluded that the costs of constructing a terminal would be too high.
LR: UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 to Be Highly Competitive
The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 will be highly competitive, with multiple developers vying to take a slice of a 7GW opportunity, according to Tristan Chapman, Senior Vice President of Renewables and Innovation from Lloyd’s Register. As previously reported, the Crown Estate opened th
PHOTO: CSD Krios at IHC Kinderdijk Yard
The construction and the outfitting of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Krios, being built by Royal IHC for Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., is moving according to schedule. This newbuild will be a sister vessel of the CSD Helios, taken into service in 2017. The CSD Krios will have a total installed
Damen Inks Contract with Cotecmar for New Research Vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) contract with Cotecmar. The contract will see DTC provide design, engineering and technical assistance for the construction of a Scientific Marine Research Vessel (Buque de Investigación Científico Marina (BICM)). Cotecmar, operati
OneSubsea 20K Subsea Production System for Chevron’s Anchor Field
OneSubsea has been awarded a contract by Chevron for the supply of an integrated subsea production and multiphase boosting system for the Anchor Field in the US Gulf of Mexico. The subsea technologies, production and processing systems division of Schlumberger will supply vertical monobore productio
Chevron takes FID to develop Anchor oil field in Gulf of Mexico
Oil major Chevron has sanctioned the Anchor project located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
SBM Offshore Inks FPSO Sepetiba Contracts with Petrobras
SBM Offshore has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for the 22.5 years lease and operation of FPSO Sepetiba (formerly known as Mero 2). These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of Intent (LOI) in June 2019. FPSO Sepetiba will be deployed at the Mero field in the Sa
Polarcus to Shoot Seismic Off Brazil
Polarcus has been awarded a marine seismic acquisition program in Brazil. The acquisition is planned to begin in Q3 2020, the company informed. The project duration is approximately 10 months. The program comprises 4D acquisition in obstructed areas with a multi-azimuth component. Polarcus did not d
Subsea 7 Gets Aker BP Ærfugl Phase 2 Deal
Subsea 7 has secured a sizeable contract, worth between USD 50 million and USD 150 million, by Aker BP for the Ærfugl Phase 2 gas field development, in the Norwegian Sea. This EPCI contract is a long-distance tie-back involving the application of Subsea 7’s Electrically Heat Traced Flowline (EHTF) t
Aker Solutions Subsea Production System for Ærfugl Phase Two
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the second phase of the Ærfugl development offshore Norway. The subsea delivery will include wellheads, vertical subsea trees, satellite structures, control systems, a tie-in module and about 30 kilom