Marine safety seals manufacturer, Roxtec, has provided its waterproof sealing solution to the largest and most powerful tidal turbine in the world. Manchester-based Roxtec UK managing director, Graham O’Hare, said the deal with Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited (SRTP) involved Roxtec supplying the
Gulf Earth Moving (GEM), a Qatar-based subsidiary of the Belgian Aertssen Group, has just won a $65.6 million worth land reclamation contract from the New Port Project Steering Committee (NPPSC). According to the deal, GEM will create 3 million m² of extra terrain for the New Qatar Emiri Naval Base
Songa Offshore, an offshore drilling contractor, has said its Songa Equinox newbuild semi-submersible rig delivery will be delayed. Songa Equinox, to be hired by Statoil, went on sea trial as planned on March 19, the company has said, however, prior to sea trial departure, the inclination test indic
The joint venture of SENER and AFCONS has recently signed an EPC contract with H-Energy Gateway Private limited, a Hiranandani Group Company, for turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of its LNG storage and regasification project in Jaigad, Maharashtra.
The joint venture of SENER and AFCONS has recently signed an EPC contract with H-Energy Gateway Private limited, a Hiranandani Group Company, for turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of its LNG storage and regasification project in Jaigad, Maharashtra.
Iberdrola and Bladt Industries have signed a contract for the fabrication of 41 jacket foundations and 164 pin piles for the upcoming Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm situated in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm will consist of 70 wind turbines with a total capacity of 3
On February 19, 2015 the PortNews Media Group, dedicated to maritime transport issues, hosted at one of its best facility in Moscow, the 2nd International Forum of Dredging Companies. Hereby we are bringing you an exclusive interview with the PortNews Media Group General Director, Ms Elena Snitko, t
Norwegian Energy Company’s (Noreco) Danish subsidiary was in January prevented from making payments for its share of production costs at the Nini field, located in the Danish part of the North Sea, and it was consequently in breach of the licence agreement. As this situation was not remedied as of M
Atlantic Petroleum has announced that drilling of the Roald Rygg well 6706/12-3, in PL602, in the Norwegian Sea started on March 22, 2015 with the Transocean Spitsbergen rig. The well 6706/12-3 is planned to drill to a total depth of around 3420 m TVD and operations are anticipated to take 35 days.
Exclusive Update: DEME’s Dredgers at New Suez Canal DEME, an international group of specialized companies in the field of capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation, port infrastructure development, etc. has announced that their part of dredging works on the New Suez Canal are on schedule an
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 16 – March 22). Dredging and excavation specialist X-Subsea’s Norwegian division has been declared bankrupt. The Mandal-based division, which currently employs 47 people, has failed to secure a
Statoil has awarded the EPC Contract for the Zeepipe IIA Gooseneck Spool and Retrofit Hot Tap Tee to IKM Ocean Design. The contract has a duration of approximately 18 months for the completion of detailed design/engineering, procurement and construction. The work starts immediately. The Gina Krog Fi
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project on the UKCS utilizing Polarcus’ RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The company’s RightBAND geophysical proposition is aimed at maximizing signal-to-noise
EnQuest, an independent UK-based oil and gas company, has informed that works on the Enquest Producer FPSO at the OGN yard in Newcastle have been completed. The 249m long Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel left the yard in Newcastle following major modification and life extens
