Competitive tendering is cutting the costs for connecting offshore wind farms to British high voltage grid by at least £700m, according to new figures published by Ofgem today. Maxine Frerk, acting senior partner, networks, Ofgem, said: “The figures published today show that competition is helping t
DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a contract by Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) for a seabed mapping survey along the bridge route over the Bjørnafjord crossing. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration plans to construct an approximately 5km long bridge over Bjørnafjo
UK-based oil and gas development and production company EnQuest has said that its Kraken project in the UK North Sea is on track to achieve first oil in the first half of 2017. In its 2015 results statement from March 17, the company said it would continue with cost cutting efforts in 2016. Furtherm
H2X shipyard, based in the city of La Ciotat, has secured a contract to provide dive support boat for French Department for Underwater and Undersea Archeological Research (DRASSM), based in Marseille. The contract, worth EUR 799,500, was secured through a tender procedure issued by DRASSM in late 20
VBMS has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy for the installation of 87 inter-array cables for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of (route) engineering, a pre-lay grapnel run, cable transport, cable installation & trenching. The project will be
EnQuest, an independent oil and gas firm with assets in the UK North Sea, will continue with cost cutting efforts in 2016, both on capex and opex. In its 2015 results statement on Thursday, the company said its unit operating costs in 2015 were $29.7 a barrel, down from $42.1 a barrel in 2014. For [
The program in Northern Java to stop coastal erosion through Building with Nature has won the annual award for innovative engineering solutions (Vernufteling) in the Netherlands. On behalf of the project, Rob Nieuwkamer from Witteveen+Bos, received the award on Wednesday 16 March 2016 in the presenc
Norway’s Reinertsen has been awarded a 5-year contract of VNG Norway for ‘Owner’s Engineering Services’ in connection with the development of subsea field Pil & Bue in the Norwegian Sea. VNG Norway is a wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary of Verbundnetz Gas AG, an energy company based
The first phase of a 17-year program to protect Bournemouth’s coast from erosion is progressing according to schedule. Bournemouth’s famous golden beach is being replenished in order to replace sand gradually washed away over the years due to coastal erosion. Crews working on the project will pump a
The Environment Agency announced today that the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme business case has been approved by its directors. This allows the Environment Agency to start on the next stage of work which will involve the recruitment of contractors to produce detailed design drawings for the new
OneSubsea has signed two 5-year global frame agreements (GFA) with BP to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of subsea production systems (SPS) and subsea aftermarket services. The agreements provide a framework for worldwide supply of SPS technology and subsea aftermarket servic
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Royal IHC – the two companies specialized in dredging, mining and marine construction – have signed a contract for the construction of a new state-of-the-art Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. The contract was signed on Wednesday, March 9 2016, at NMDC headq
Kosmos Energy announced on Wednesday that its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well has delineated the Ahmeyim and Guembeul gas discoveries offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Located in Mauritanian waters, approximately 5 kilometers northwest, and 200 meters downdip of the basin-opening Tortue-1 discovery well in
Statoil has awarded Technip Norway a contract for marine operations at Hywind Scotland Pilot Park project. The floating wind turbine park will be located 30 kilometers off the coast of Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland. The project is a result of the Hywind Demo project where Statoil and Technip wo
