Project & Tenders
DeepOcean Extends with Normand Jarstein
Solstad Offshore said that DeepOcean has exercised its option to extend the contract for the construction support vessel Normand Jarstein. The extension is for a minimum period of 200 days in 2020, with start scheduled during the first quarter. DeepOcean has the option to extend the contract with up
Santos eyes FPSO and wellhead platform development for Dorado
Santos has revealed that its preferred concept for the Dorado field project, which is located offshore Australia, is an FPSO and wellhead platform development.
Woodside files development plan for Sangomar field
Woodside has submitted its development and exploitation plan for the Sangomar field, formerly known as SNE, located offshore Senegal, ahead of the Final Investment Decision scheduled to occur later this month.
Rovco Rolls Out Live 3D Subsea Streaming Technology
Subsea technology company Rovco has launched ‘SubSLAM Live’ a 3D Streaming technology which allows clients to video and live stream 3D underwater pointclouds to any device in the world. The stereo camera technology system sends images and 3D models of assets from the seabed to a computer browser in
Balticconnector Pipeline Ready for Use
The Balticconnector pipeline has completed the final phase of commissioning when the offshore pipeline was filled with gas and pressurized as well as connected to Estonia’s gas transmission network. The pipeline should be in commercial use as of January 01, 2020. The pipeline’s construction work and
Kraken Secures Aquaculture Industry Contract with MPI
Kraken Robotics’ subsidiary Kraken Power has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) of Norway. Under the agreement, MPI will purchase RIM-driven thrusters and control systems for use in MPI’s new JetMaster automated cage cleaners used for fish farming. While JetMaster
DEME to Link Neart na Gaoithe OWF Turbines
DEME Offshore has been awarded an EPCI contract for the inter-array and interconnector cables at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland. The scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the subsea cables for the 450 MW capacity wind farm, with execution
Tybee Island Beach Renourishment Meeting Held
Officials from the City of Tybee Island (GA), the Army Corps’ Savannah District and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company personnel recently held a pre-construction kickoff meeting regarding the upcoming Tybee Island Supplemental Beach Renourishment Project. The $13.8 million renourishment deal, which w
Reach Subsea Profit Halves
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has seen its quarterly profit cut in half against last year’s comparable period on lower activity. For the third quarter 2019, Reach booked profit of NOK 4 million on revenues of NOK 154 million, versus profit of NOK 8 million, on revenues of NOK 179 million in the
Equinor modifies Great Australian Bight plan, Australian regulator resumes assessment
Australian offshore oil and gas safety regulator NOPSEMA has resumed its assessment of Equinor’s environment plan for the Great Australian Bight drilling.
Premier kicks off first production from gas project offshore Indonesia
Premier Oil has achieved first gas from its operated Bison, Iguana and Gajah Puteri (BIG-P) project in the Natuna Sea Block A offshore Indonesia.
AML Moving Vessel Profiler for GEOMAR’s MOSES Project
GEOMAR has acquired a moving vessel profiler (MVP) from AML Oceanographic as part of the Helmholtz Association funded observing infrastructure “Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems” (MOSES). MOSES is comprised of flexible and mobile observation modules which are designed to investigate th
Royal IHC and Breman Machinery in Submarines Pact
Royal IHC and Breman Machinery have signed an agreement to cooperate on building complex and steel structures with high tolerances and high precision as part of the tender to replace the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Walrus-class submarines. IHC is competing in the tender as a partner of Naval Group. If
Second Contract Awarded for Fargo-Moorhead Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has awarded a $59.4 million contract to Ames Construction, Inc. to complete the Wild Rice River structure portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. The contract for the Wild Rice River