Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Polarbase for the construction of a new subsea workshop on Polarbase. The establishment of the oil service company at the base should provide positive spin-offs for local and regional businesses in both construction and operational phase. “Construction of th
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has won a $40.8 million (AED150 million) contract for the marine and infrastructure works at Al Hamra’s Falcon Island project in Ras Al Khaimah, the UAE’s most northern emirate. Designed to house the first LEED Platinum Certified real estate of its kind in th
GE has officially opened a new oil and gas facility in Broome, Western Australia, specifically designed to service subsea projects. The regional facility will support the offshore installation phase of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project, which includes local support for the preparation, storage
Drydocks World has been awarded a contract from Kvaerner to carry out the fabrication of components on the Johan Sverdrup Riser Platform Jacket for Statoil, to be located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Kvaerner won contract from Statoil in January and Drydocks World will carry out the fab
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division will hold five public meetings in early April to update stakeholders on current hydrologic conditions and the planned operation of the Mainstem Reservoir System. The public meetings will include a presentation from the C
Statoil (U.K.) Limited has awarded a contract to Sentinel Marine Limited to provide a new multi role Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel (ERRV) to support operations on the Mariner field on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Sentinel Marine is an Aberdeen-based company, owning and operating offshore su
Axa Engenharia Submarina (AXA), a subsidiary of DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for the provision of geo-hazard surveys on the Libra Field from Petróleo Brasileiro led consortia, consisting of Shell Brasil Petróleo, Total E&P do Brasil, CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás. and CNOOC Petroleum Brasil.
iSURVEY Pte Ltd, Singapore, has been awarded a marine construction support contract by Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific to provide positioning and survey support for its 2015 platform installation programme in Thailand, on board the DLB ‘Norce Endeavour’. iSURVEY will provide services including positio
MacGregor has launched a new training centre in its Aberdeen office in the UK to deliver specialists skills and competencies to its engineers and customers. MacGregor says that Aberdeen office is the leading launch and recovery service provider within its Global Lifecycle Support Division. Central t
Sweden-based Alfa Laval, a provider of specialized products and engineering solutions, has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems for FPSO projects in Angola. The order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of approximately SEK 260 million ($30.7 million) and de
Axa Engenharia Submarina Ltda. (AXA), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a contract for the provision of geo-hazard surveys on the Libra Field from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. led consortia, consisting of Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda., Total E&P do Brasil Ltda., CNODC Brasil Pet
Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has won a contract for an FPSO project in Brazil. A 50/50 consortium between Technip and Techint has chosen Aqualis Offshore as marine warranty surveyor for all marine operations related to the integration of the P-76 FPSO (floating production stora
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 02 – March 08). Oil services company Subsea 7 has plunged into the red on fourth quarter revenue drop and hefty impairment charge, following a downward revision of forecast activity levels, driv
The multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton was launched today at the Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste, Jan De Nul Group announced. The ship can be deployed on a variety of projects: installing subsea cables, trench dredging and subsea rock installation. The construction of multipurpose vessels al
