Subsea
TAP Launches Pre-Qualification Pipeline Contracts
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has launched two pre-qualification contracts for the construction of the 105 km offshore pipeline section under the Adriatic Sea. The greatest depth the pipeline will be laid is 820 meters. The first pre-qualification comprises Engineering, Procurement, Construction
IKM Scoops Johan Sverdrup SURF Deal
Statoil has awarded the Johan Sverdrup SURF Detail Engineering and Services 2015-20 contract to IKM Ocean Design. Johan Sverdrup field is an oil discovery in production licenses PL265, PL501 and PL502 in the Utsira High region of Norwegian Continental Shelf, 140 km west of Stavanger. The field devel
Technip Pipes for Lula Alto (Brazil)
Technip has won a contract from Tupi BV, a consortium composed of Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65%), BG (25%) and Galp (10%), for the ongoing development of the Lula Alto field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil. This contract covers the supply of around 200 kilometers of flexible
DOF Subsea S&P Secures Heerema MSA Extension
DOF Subsea UK Limited, a provider of integrated subsea services, announced that its survey and positioning business in the UK and US has been awarded an extension of a Master Service Agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors of Leiden, The Netherlands. The contract covers global provision of survey
James Fisher Buys Subtech
James Fisher has acquired the entire share capital of Subtech. The initial consideration is ZAR61.0m (£3.4m) in cash plus potential future consideration up to a maximum of ZAR175.0m (£9.9m) based on the Company achieving profit targets in 2015 and 2017. There is an additional profit share above targ
Providence Encouraged by Drombeg Data
Ireland’s Providence reported that the initial evaluation of the fast-track 3D volume has revealed seismic morphologies in the Drombeg prospect which are consistent with those of a large deep-water fan system. These data also suggest that the Drombeg fan is being sourced from the Porcupine Bank via
Albatern Gets Fund for Wave Energy Development
Scottish Enterprise has supported Albatern through a £400k investment from the Renewable Energy Investment Fund, which it administers of behalf Scottish Government. The funding will enable the company to complete verification of existing units and position it to commercialise and scale up their arra
Subsea 7 Bags $240 Mln Shell Deal
Subsea 7 has been awarded a two-year extension to two Underwater Services Contracts (USCs) by Shell Upstream International Europe, worth approximately US$240 million. Under these Life of Field contract extensions for Diving Support Vessel (DSV) and Remotely Operated Vehicle Support Vessel (ROVSV) se
VIDEO: Kleven Delivers Viking Neptun
The offshore construction vessel Viking Neptun was delivered from Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik February 17, 2015. Designed by Salt Ship Design, the 145 meters long and 31 meters wide vessel is the largest in Eidesvik’s fleet, and the largest ever built at Kleve
Olympic Wins Charters
Offshore vessel operator Olympic Ship AS has secured a new contract for its M/V Olympic Taurus. According to Olympic, the charter is with an international customer for doing construction work in Argentina for 4+1 months. The Marin Teknikk MT6015-design Multipurpose Offshore Vessel is on the contract
PHOTO: Lewek Constellation Ready for Noble Energy Gig
Ezra has officially christened and named the Lewek Constellation prior to its departure to the Gulf of Mexico to start work for Noble Energy. The Lewek Constellation, an ice-classed, multi-lay offshore construction vessel with ultra-deepwater pipe laying and heavy lift capabilities is EMAS AMC’s fla
WeSubsea Launches New ROV Dredgers
WeSubsea, a subsea dredging specialist, has released two new versions of its titanium ROV dredger systems. The new WeSubsea Titanium 8“ and 10″ High Capacity ROV Dredgers have been developed to be used on rock dumps consisting of larger rocks, or seabed with natural rocks. The 8” HC dredgers have a
Gassco to Initiate Knarr Pipeline in Spring
Gassco has taken over as operator of the Knarr pipeline, which will transport rich gas to the Shell-Esso Gas and Liquids (Segal) system and St Fergus in Scotland. Knarr is a gas and oil field located about 100 kilometres north of Statfjord in the northern North Sea. “We’ve had a close and good colla
TLP Submits EIA for Cardiff Tidal Lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Power will take a first significant step towards the delivery of full-scale tidal lagoon infrastructure in the UK with the submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report for a tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport. The project will have an installed capacity, depende