Saipem has been awarded a contract by the French company EDF Renewables for the construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. This is the first turn-key project awarded to Saipem in the offshore wind farm sector. The scope of work consists of the engineering, procurement, c
Huisman has opened its facilities for submarine production in The Netherlands. For the approaching Dutch Walrus-class submarine replacement project Huisman is directing its capabilities and parts of its Dutch facilities towards the naval building cluster. With this portfolio-extension, Huisman aims
DOF Subsea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DOF Group, reported loss in the third quarter of 2019 of NOK 1.09 billion ($119 million), compared to loss of NOK 98 million ($10.7 million) in the corresponding period in 2018. Year-to-date result for 2019 came out negative, with loss of NOK 1.1 billion ($12
Subsea 7 has confirmed a contract by Woodside for the execution of phase 2 of the Julimar-Brunello Project. This contract was awarded to Subsea 7 earlier this year, subject to the final investment decision of the Julimar-Brunello joint venture participants (Woodside and KUFPEC), which has now occurr
Unique Group has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from China Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC), to design, manufacture and deliver a classed saturation diving system to be integrated on COOEC’s vessel, including technical support during and post installation. All equipment will comply with DNV
Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S has issued a contract notice for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the company’s offshore wind farms in Denmark. The tender is divided into several sub-tenders for specific offshore wind farms, and there is one lot for general ad-hoc and short and long term c
Tekmar Energy has secured an award in Taiwan from a repeat client Seaway 7 for wpd’s 640MW Yunlin project. Tekmar will be supplying 150 of its patented Cable Protection Systems (CPS) which protect the subsea power cables as they transition from the offshore structures into burial. The project is sch
The construction support vessel Southern Ocean, owned by a joint venture between Bourbon Offshore Norway and Oceanteam, has been awarded two charters on projects off the East Coast of India. The scope is a partial continuation of the scope that was initiated previous year. Works on the first short-t
The first two jackets required for North Field Expansion (NFE) project have been completed, Qatar Petroleum said on Wednesday. The NFE project’s engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract for the eight jackets was awarded to McDermott in April 2019. McDermott was also awarded t
Trelleborg has won a contract from Ørsted to provide NjordGuard cable protection system, for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The company will provide 235 NjordGuard cable protection systems and bellmouths, which will protect all inter-array and export cables on the project
Vår Energi has signed frame agreements with Apply Sørco and Aker Solutions for modifications and maintenance support for the company’s operated assets. The frame agreements, which cover operation, maintenance, modification and engineering services, have a duration of three years with options for a t
Boskalis has acquired the remaining 37.5% in the UAE-based survey specialist Horizon. The acquisition follows the deal from earlier this year when Boskalis acquired 62.5% of the shares in Horizon. The 2019 revenue is expected to exceed USD 100 million and the activities will be consolidated as of 20
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a seismic acquisition contract by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) in the Black Sea. The survey covers an area of approximately 600 sqkm in the western Black Sea. The one-month project will start in Q4 2019 and will be conducted by the Polar Empress. “We are very pleased
Royal IHC has hit a milestone in the design and build of an integrated 550t reel lay system for Shanghai Salvage. It will be the first reel lay system in the Chinese market and moreover, it will be one of the largest and most sophisticated reel lay systems worldwide. Namely, this month, the tower an
