DOF Subsea UK has started work on two major construction projects off West Africa for Italy’s Saipem. DOF Subsea is supplying its 107.1m-long DSV Skandi Singapore and project crew, along with project management and technical support; specialist survey services…
McDermott International, Inc. expects its latest vessel, construction support vessel 108 (CSV 108), to join the fleet in 2015. The McDermott CSV108 is expected to join the fleet in 2015, once the final deck equipment has been installed…
Deep Gulf Energy II has awarded Technip a lump sum contract for the development of the deepwater, high-pressure, high-temperature Kodiak field, in Mississippi Canyon Blocks 727 and 771, in the Gulf of Mexico. The in 1472-1710m water depth…
A second confirmed design contract for Wärtsilä's new series of arctic platform supply vessels has been signed. This latest order is for a multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) being built by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey on behalf of US-based Tidewater Inc…
The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation has granted a construction permit to Amsterdam’s South Stream Transport for the South Stream gas pipeline. The pipeline will originate in Russia, pass under the Black Sea…
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is making an initial public offering to raise funds for projects and acquisitions. The company is wholly owned by Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). It will offer up to 38.2%, and new shares will be priced between €0…
Subsea 7 provides this animation of its new heavy construction vessel The Seven Arctic, which is under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea, and due for delivery in 2016. The newbuild subsea construction vessel…
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has been awarded a contract for work in the Oyo oilfield offshore Nigeria from CAMAC Energy Inc. The Oyo Phase One expansion project includes installation and recovery of…
Power and automoation group ABB has won contracts worth more than US$20 million to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next-generation offshore vessels. The first vessel, of ULSTEIN SX165 design (pictured), is being…
Subsea specialist ROVOP has announced that it will take delivery of five new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), representing an investment of £17million (approx. US$28million). The ROVs include two UHD-III’s, which are the most advanced heavy-duty work-class vehicles in the market…
Ceona has completed final outfitting of the Polar Onyx and the Normand Pacific to begin clients’ projecs in Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico, respectively. The successful delivery of the two flexlay and subsea construction vessels marks the…
Subsea 7’s new heavy construction vessel, under construction in South Korea, is set to make a splash when it joins the company’s fleet in 2016. The company gave Elaine Maslin a look at the new vessel. As operators build larger and more complex subsea equipment in deeper…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a US$75 million three-year subsea construction services contract by ExxonMobil Canada Properties. The contract supports the Hebron heavy oil field development, in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, 350km southeast of St John's…
London-listed oil and gas industry service provider Petrofac has placed the first long-lead orders for its new in-house-designed deepwater derrick lay vessel, to be built at the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (ZPMC) yard in China…
Bibby Remote Intervention Ltd. (BRIL) has secured a multi-million pound contract with Olympic Shipping to install two 150hp, deepwater Quasar ROVs onboard the construction support vessel (CSV), Olympic Ares. The two ROVs will be installed…