Through a competitive tender process, The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) has chosen CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) as the new system to meet the Hydrographic Office’s current and future requirements. With HPD, the Hydrographic Office will have the latest system for the managemen
First Subsea has been awarded a contract to supply a cable connector for the third phase of the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration, in Japan. In this latest phase of the project, the connector will be used to connect 22kV cable to a 7MW wind turbine. So far First Subsea has provided
Israel’s Delek Group has signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of gas from the giant Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean. According to a filing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the Leviathan partners, Delek Group and Noble Energy, have signed a letter of intent with Egypt’s Dolphinus Holdi
Penspen, a provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has been awarded a contract from Sirius Group to conduct an engineering study for the monetisation of gas reserves from oilfields offshore Niger Delta. A key element of this agreement is the development of gas reserve
Hyundai Heavy Industries has lifted into place the first of four mega modules for the hull of Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen spar platform that will be located in the Norwegian Sea. According to the Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil, once completed, the Aasta Hansteen spar platform will be the world’s l
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), maker of LNG containment systems has signed a settlement agreement with Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Chantiers de l’Atlantique, based in Saint-Nazaire, France, is a shipyard owned by shipbuilding group STX Europe. The settlement agreement ended all lawsuits opp
Dutch ship owner C-Bed has contracted Wärtsilä Ship Design to supply the design for rebuilding its Seismic Survey Vessel, the ‘Viking II’, for use as a hotel vessel. According to Wärtsilä, the rebuilt ship will be used to accommodate and transfer service personnel working on offshore wind farms. The
Cargotec’s unit MacGregor said on Wednesday it has won several orders for its deck machinery packages, including one LNG FSRU. According to MacGregor, the Pusnes deck machinery packages will be supplied for ships that are going to be built by the Hyundai Group and Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engi
With the beginning of the quay and dredging works, a major step forward has been taken to transform PSA Panama International Terminal into a 2 million-TEU (20-foot equivalent units) facility. The expansion, which was approved by Panama’s National Assembly earlier this year, is scheduled to be made o
Quadrant Energy, an Australian oil and gas company, has started drilling the Roc-1 well, offshore Australia. The Roc-1 well is located in licence WA-437-P, offshore Western Australia, and adjacent to the recent Phoenix South-1 oil discovery by Apache, in November. According to Carnarvon Petroleum, a
KBR on Tuesday said it has been awarded a contract by G2 LNG to perform FEED engineering for a two-train LNG facility in Cameron Parish Louisiana.
Schottel Hydro will deliver a customized turbine solution for Deep Green, an underwater kite construction from the Swedish company Minesto in 2016. The turbine complements the first full-scale Deep Green device. The underwater power plant will be deployed in 2017 at the Holyhead Deep site off the co
The California Division of Boating and Waterways has awarded the Port of San Diego a $6.1 million grant from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund for the Shelter Island Boat Launch Facility Improvements Project. The grant will help fund the estimated $9.5 million needed for the project. The pro
Benthic said on Monday it has been awarded Browse FLNG offshore geotechnical site investigation job by Woodside.
