Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 15 – June 21). A diver who failed to correctly declare where he found historic cannons dating back to the 1600s has pleaded guilty to fraud in excess of £46,000. Vincent Woolsgrove from Ramsgate
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes agreed to cooperate on early-phase studies to help customers improve the overall economics and value of oil and gas field developments. Aker Solutions’ Front End Spectrum unit and Baker Hughes’ Reservoir Development Services group will provide customers with developme
Rosneft informed that its unit Itera and General Electric signed an agreement of intent regarding natural gas processing cooperation.
Rosneft informed that its unit Itera and General Electric signed an agreement of intent regarding natural gas processing cooperation.
Belgian wind farm developer Nobelwind has awarded Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime a new EPCI contract for the manufacturing of the Offshore Substation (OSS) for the upcoming Bligh Bank II Offshore Wind Farm. The substation is to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2016, only 16 months after th
CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. recently won the bid for Lot XZL-SG related to the construction of the west vertical breakwater and splayed section of Xuwei zone of Lianyungang Port, Jiangsu Province. The total value of the contract is $121.7 million, with the construction period of 25 month
Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping has secured a contract, with Acta Marine Offshore, for its Multi Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) Stril Server. The 85 meters long vessel is a development of the Stril Explorer and was built at Simek in Flekkefjord in 2014. The 10-week contract, with 5×1 weeks options, i
Gassco is to take over as operator for the gas transport system from the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea when it becomes operational. The Storting (parliament) approved the plan for development and operation (PDO) of Johan Sverdrup on 18 June. This decision means that Gassco will become operat
Russia will have to wait some more to see its Arctic drilling operations kick off again. According to Reuters, which quoted Russia’s energy minister Alexander Novak, Arctic offshore drilling originally planned for 2015, will be delayed for next year or event later. To remind, Rosneft, the Russian
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued an executive presentation on the possibility of changing the tenderer in offshore wind tenders in Denmark. The presentation highlights the current limitations that follow from Danish jurisprudence with regard to the possibility of making any subsequent chang
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) have signed an agreement to foster interaction, cooperation and coordination on marine minerals and oil and gas resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS). Since the 1990s, BOEM and its predecess
Gazprom, E.ON, Royal Dutch Shell and OMV have signed Memorandums of Intent specifying the cooperation among the companies within the project for constructing the gas transmission infrastructure for direct supply of Russian gas to European consumers. The documents were signed yesterday, June 18, 2015
Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan (QMW) has been awarded a module fabrication contract for Yamal LNG, a liquefied natural gas plant being built northeast of the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. The large contract is being performed in the QMW fabrication facility in Qingdao, China and commenced in the second quar
Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan (QMW) has been awarded a module fabrication contract for Yamal LNG, a liquefied natural gas plant being built northeast of the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. The large contract is being performed in the QMW fabrication facility in Qingdao, China and commenced in the second quar
