SeaBird has secured a contract extension for the Eagle Explorer vessel with CGG. The contract has been extended by approximately 80 days, and is now firm until August 15, 2019. According to SeaBird, CGG has further options to extend the contract with up to 60 days. The Eagle Explorer has been on a 1
The City of New York and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have reached an agreement to use dredged sand to re-nourish and restore Rockaway beach between Beach 92nd Street and Beach 103rd Street, reports the city mayor Bill de Blasio. Depending on when dredging work commences and the severity of spri
TechnipFMC has added a newbuild diving support vessel, the Deep Discoverer, to its fleet of subsea pipelay, diving and construction ships. The company signed a deal with VARD shipyard in Norway to purchase the vessel in late 2018. The vessel is currently undergoing an operational readiness programme
Siemens Gamesa has awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier with a contract for the transport and installation of wind turbines on the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm is located some 6 kilometres off the southwest coast of Taiwan and will feature 80 SG 8.0-167 DD mach
Siemens Gamesa has awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier with a contract for the transport and installation of wind turbines on the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm is located some 6 kilometres off the southwest coast of Taiwan and will feature 80 SG 8.0-167 DD mach
Norwegian independent oil and gas company Aker BP contracted Eidesvik’s LNG-fueled platform supply vessel Viking Lady.
Bibby HydroMap has embarked on a large scale UXO survey of Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm sites I & II on behalf of client Vattenfall. Using a multi-vessel approach, Bibby Tethra and Bibby Athena will together acquire over 4,000-line km of high-density magnetometer, side scan sonar, multibea
McDermott and BHGE have been awarded subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and subsea production system (SPS) equipment contracts by BP for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. McDermott share of the deal is said to be between $500 million – $750 m
Shell has received an approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning plan of the Curlew field facilities in the UK North Sea.
After sustaining damage during Winter Storm Juno in 2015, the Scituate Harbor North Jetty in Scituate, Massachusetts has been successfully repaired, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The $1.23 million project, issued by the New England District, was recently completed b
Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract with Total Denmark for its Stingray-class subsea support vessel Maersk Involver. The charter deal has been fixed for 161 days to support maintenance of the DAN F platform located offshore Esbjerg for walk-to-walk and accommodation services. The contract i
TCarta Marine has been contracted by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) to provide a baseline dataset of water depths and seafloor classification around the Republic of Kiribati. Located in the Pacific Ocean, the island nation is threatened by rising sea levels. “Most of Kiribati’s island
State-owned Pakistan LNG informed that six companies placed bids to supply cargoes in May and June.
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals in Indonesia has approved the Plan of Development for the Mako Gas field at the Duyung PSC in Indonesia.