Port of Tauranga has just reported the completion of a major five year expansion program, including the channel dredging and landside facilities upgrades. The channel dredging project was completed ahead of time and below budget. The port’s shipping channels have now been widened and deepened, to 14
Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest LNG shipper, signed a contract with Global Eagle Entertainment’s Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) service to provide marine VSAT services for its LNG and LPG fleet.
Sembcorp Marine’s unit Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard (SMIY) on Friday informed it has decided to acquire 100 percent equity stake in LMG Marin of Norway for US$20 million.
Hawaiki Submarine Cable, the New Zealand owner and developer of Hawaiki submarine cable system, has selected DRFortress as its landing and operating partner in Hawaii. As part of its system architecture, Hawaiki will land its proposed 14,000 km trans-Pacific cable from Australia and New Zealand to t
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 15 – August 21). Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said it has been awarded several contracts in Asia Pacific and Brasil in the past weeks. During Q2 and so far in Q3 2016, DOF Subsea reported contract wi
Statoil and its partners on Friday submitted the Plan for Development and Operation of the Byrding oil and gas discovery, previously known as Astero, in the North Sea to government authorities. The discovery is located about 3.8 kilometers north of Fram and 27 kilometers southwest of Gjøa. Water dep
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has completed its first operated appraisal well on the Skipper oil discovery which lies in the UK sector of the North Sea. IOG, the 100% owner and operator of the Skipper well located in Block 9/21a in license P1609, started drilling the well in July with the Sedco 704
Sweden-based Clinton Marine Survey has secured a contract with the INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MArine Resource (INFOMAR). The INFOMAR programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute. The programme is a successor to th
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has signed a contract with DESS Aquaculture Shipping, a joint venture company established by Marine Harvest Norway and Deep Sea Supply, on the building of a fish harvesting vessel for carrying salmon from fish farms to processing plants. The vessel will be delivered from
Sparrows Group and SPIE Oil & Gas Services have signed a global agreement to work in collaboration to support the energy sector. The deal should see the companies work together to initially deliver their collective service offering throughout Africa before they expand the scope of their collaboratio
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright on Friday said it has advised Japan’s JX Nippon Oil & Energy on its acquisition of a 10% stake in Petronas’ unit that owns a liquefaction train within the Bintulu LNG complex in Sarawak. Petronas LNG 9 Sdn Bhd (PL9SB) owns the ninth LNG liquefaction train within the Pe
Damen Shipyards Sharjah (DSS) in the United Arab Emirates has won a contract to build a shallow draught, self-propelled Jack-up Pontoon 3526 for the UAE-based subsea contractor Aqua Diving Services. Once delivered, it will be used primarily to deliver offshore support services, including the provisi
Nord Stream, a company operated by Gazprom, has completed annual maintenance work on its twin gas Nord Stream pipeline system in the Baltic Sea, which required a temporary shutdown of both pipelines. Nord Stream AG is a consortium of five companies established in 2005 for the planning, construction
Hyperdynamics Corporation, a company with assets in Guinea, has reached a settlement with Tullow and Dana Petroleum, ending their ongoing arbitration. To remind, Hyperdynamics’ Guinea subsidiary SCS had alleged that Tullow and Dana failed to meet their obligations over a block offshore Guinea in whi
