Subsea
McDermott Delivers First Jacket from Dammam Yard
McDermott has recently celebrated a milestone with the load-out and installation of the first jacket fully fabricated by the company at its recently-opened Dammam fabrication yard in Saudi Arabia. The Safaniya 264 jacket is part of McDermott’s long term agreement II (LTA II) scope of work with Saudi
Wood Group Nets GWF-2 Deal from Woodside
Wood Group has secured a $6 million contract with Woodside to support the execution of phase two of Greater Western Flank (GWF-2) project, located offshore Western Australia. Effective immediately, Wood Group will provide engineering support for the subsea pipeline system during the fabrication and
U.S. DoJ Approves Baker Hughes – GE Merger
Baker Hughes and GE have reached an agreement with the Department of Justice that would allow the parties to complete their proposed transaction under U.S. law. Pursuant to a proposed consent decree filed in District Court in Washington, D.C., GE has agreed that it will divest its GE Water & Process
Jan de Nul to Repair Subsea Cable in Iceland
Jan De Nul Group has been contracted by the Icelandic electrical transmission company Landsnet for an urgent cable repair between Westman Island and the main land of Iceland. The repair is planned to be undertaken in June using the cable installation vessel Isaac Newton, which was mobilized from Can
BOEM Seeks Public Input on Eni’s Beaufort Sea Exploration Plan
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) informed that Eni US Operating Co. Inc. has met the regulatory requirements for its Beaufort Sea exploration plan (EP) to be “deemed submitted,” and invites public comment on the plan. Eni US is a subsidiary of Italian oil and gas company Eni S.p.A. In its pl
OvationData Secures PGS Service Contract Extension
OvationData Limited has secured an extension of their current trace management service agreement with PGS to 2023. In 2013 PGS sought a vendor capable of providing cloud data storage and specialized data services to manage PGS’ global seismic library. OvationData secured a five-year service agreemen
Halliburton Gets New CFO
Halliburton has appointed Christopher (Chris) Weber as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) effective June 22, 2017. Weber joins Halliburton from Parker Drilling Company, a provider of drilling services and rental tools, where he served for four years as senior vice president a
Sif to Build Trianel Windpark Borkum II Monopiles
Sif Holding has secured, in a joint venture with Smulders, the production of all monopiles and transition pieces for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II wind farm project. The JV was awarded the contract by EPCI-contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting. Sif will produce the monopiles and transition pieces in join
BIRNS Expands Sales Team
BIRNS, Inc. has expanded its sales team with the appointments of Alan Whitebook as sales applications engineer and Jenny Ong as customer service representative. The company said that the additions to its sales team come amid demand for its lighting and connector systems. As sales applications engine
NDE Offshore Scoops Bard Offshore 1 Gig
NDE Offshore, a Sweden-based provider of offshore services, has been recently awarded a two-year inspection, repair and maintenance contract with Ocean Breeze Energy. The service contract includes inspections, maintenance and installation activities as well as ICCP works at the Bard Offshore 1 wind
Jan de Nul Lands Tahkoluoto OWF Foundations on Seabed
Offshore contractor Jan de Nul said it has completed the installation of all ten foundations for Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm, developed by Finish wind power production company Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy. Jan De Nul, as the main marine construction contractor, is responsible for dredging, seabed construc
Unique Group Becomes Caris Agent for Nigeria and Kenya
Unique Group has been selected by Teledyne Caris as a distributor for its hydrographic charting software solutions in Nigeria and Kenya. As part of the distributor agreement, Unique Group’s Sharjah office will offer Caris’ full range of Ping-to-Chart hydrographic software solutions to customers with
Wood Group Gets Tampen Pipeline Feasibility Study
Wood Group has been awarded two new contracts by Statoil to deliver concept and feasibility studies to their Norwegian North Sea assets. The company will provide a feasibility study for Statoil’s Tampen oil pipeline, covering subsea pipelines and risers and topside modifications. In addition, Wood G
Nord Stream 2 Hits Back at European Commission Ruling
The European Commission has adopted a request to the Council of the European Union for a mandate to negotiate with the Russian Federation the key principles for the operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project”. The Nord Stream 2 project is implemented by the Nord Stream 2 AG project company,