Port Otago recently completed the first stage of its Next Generation harbor deepening program, reaching the initial target depth of 13.5 meters at low tide (or chart datum) for the shipping channel to Port Chalmers. This applies to both sandy material dredged by split hopper trailer suction dredger
Harkand has been selected to deliver installation work to support Apache with its existing drilling campaign in the Nevis South Field in the North Sea. The project will see Harkand provide project management and engineering services and deploy its personnel and one of its dive support vessels (the H
SeaBird has inked a new deal to carry out a pre-funded 2D multi-client survey in North West Europe during the upcoming summer season. According to Oslo-listed seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, the project is scheduled to start during the second quarter of 2016 and it’s expected to las
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 22 – February 28). Offshore services player, Helix Energy Solutions, has plummeted into loss as it books some $503 million of non-cash pre-tax charges in the fourth quarter 2015. The company
Singapore-listed Swiber has secured a contract worth about US$100 million to provide engineering, procurement, installation and construction services for a National Oil Company (NOC) in South Asia. This latest project, which includes pipelines and subsea installation works, starts immediately and is
CT Offshore has finalised the installation of the last inter-array cable on DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 2+1 offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. “The cable installation was successfully completed through good team work with the entire project team, including our clients DONG Energy. G
Songa Offshore, an international midwater drilling contractor, has returned to profit and doubled its revenues in the fourth quarter of 2015 when compared to the same period the year before. The drilling contractor came back from a loss of $51 million in the 4Q 2014 to a $34 million profit in the fo
Italian oil company Eni has completed the drilling of the Zohr 2X well, first appraisal well of Zohr discovery, in the Shorouk block, offshore Egypt. The well, drilled in the Shorouk block where Eni, through IEOC, holds a 100% share, is located 1.5 kilometers southeast from Zohr 1X and down-dip of i
Subsea 7 has won a contract, worth over $750 million, from BP, and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), for the development of the Giza, Fayoum and Raven subsea fields offshore Alexandria, Egypt. This is the second phase of the West Nile Delta project, where the field development will be at depths of u
GAS Azerbaijan branch has been appointed to perform survey and positioning support activities for the Chirag Oil Project (COP) 2016, as part of the frame agreement awarded by Saipem for the provision of survey services in Azerbaijan until the end of 2017. The scope of work concerns the laying of 8.3
EMO Marine Technologies of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has been awarded a contract with Open Hydro for the Cape Sharp Tidal project. OpenHydro, a DCNS company, has partnered with Emera to create the Cape Sharp Tidal project. The Cape Sharp Tidal project will deploy a fully connected 4MW tidal array of in
Premier Oil, an independent oil and gas company, is expecting first oil from the Solan development project, in the UK North Sea, shortly. In the company’s 2015 annual report on Thursday, Premier said that Solan project is nearing completion. The Solan development has been a challenging project for P
International oilfield services company, Expro, has secured a new framework agreement with Statoil in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement, for three years with options to extend for three, two-year periods will see Expro provide subsea services and well control systems delivering it
South Korea’s Kogas said it has signed on Tuesday a technical memorandum of understanding with Spanish LNG terminal operator Enagas.
