Jumbo signed a contract with Technip Oceania for the installation of 13 subsea structures for the Chevron Wheatstone Project. The subsea structures comprise of pipeline termination structures, subsea isolation valve structures, tee protection structures and drill center manifolds…
Zamakona Yards has signed an initial two-year agreement with Finnish multinational GS-Hydro. The contract has an initial duration of two years. The agreement was signed 5 December in Zamakona Yards' Las Palmas Port offices by Borja Garaygordobil…
Ennsub has been awarded a £2 million (US$3.1 million) contract by Benthic to build a portable launch and recovery system for its latest addition to its seabed drilling and geotechnical drill fleet. The launch and recovery system (LARS4)…
Helix UK awarded Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, a major upgrade on MSV SEAWELL, a light well intervention/dive support vessel. The SEAWELL is expected at the yard second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the winter season…
Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor, has been awarded a major new engineering and construction contract in the Caspian region worth US$1 billion. The contract scope includes yard engineering, fabrication and precommissioning activities…
McDermott International delivered its 7,200-ton riser support structure (RSS) tower for the Ichthys project in the Browse basin, about 124mi off Western Australia. Engineered in Singapore and fabricated on Batam Island, Indonesia, the RSS tower is more than 328ft tall…
Nigeria's Aveon Offshore has been awarded a contract by National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Nigeria for the fabrication of Egina offloading buoy as part of the package for the Egina oil loading terminal contract for Total Upstream Nigeria. The contrac…
Esso Angolato selected BMT Scientific Marine Services, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, to provide maintenance services for systems installed on the two Kizomba tension leg platforms (TLP) offshore Angola. BMT previously installed integrated…
Saipem has secured a new contract for the Perro Negro 7 jackup, currently operating offshore in the Middle East, starting from November 2015 until the end of 2018. Perro Negro 7 is a self-elevating drilling unit capable of operating in water depth up to 375ft…
Subsea 7 awarded Trelleborg’s offshore unit a contract for phase two of the Erha North project, off Nigeria. Under the contract, Trelleborg will supply several tonnes of its high-temperature advanced silicone insulation solution, Vikotherm S1…
Scottish Enterprise has awarded Jee Ltd. a contract to develop subsea electrical array cable solutions for tidal energy installations. The contract is part of a study for the marine energy industry in Scotland, and will see Jee develop solutions for locating…
Statoil and BP continue to the most active operators on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) according to the latest report from the Energy Industry Council (EIC). Image: Fig 1. The report, based on EICDataStream…
Heerema Marine Contractors chose 2H Offshore to engineer hybrid risers for Total’s Kaombo Block 32 project offshore Luanda, Angola in 1400-1900m water depth. 2H Offshore's scope of work includes performing part of the detailed engineering…
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by Mexican shipping company Naviera Petrolera Integral to construct three SPP17A offshore support vessels (OSV), marking the Chinese company’s first foray into the Mexican market. The vessels…
Dallas-based Hunt Oil is planning to drill at least one offshore Benin, Africa. Well services firm AGR has been awarded a contract to provide the well project management services for the drilling, with one firm well and an option for a second…