Lankhorst Ropes has started production for the Aasta Hansteen deepwater mooring rope contract at its rope manufacturing facility in Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The Gama 98 ropes will be used to moor Statoil’s Spar platform located in the Norwegian sector of the Norwegian Sea, in a contract awarded
Erin Energy Corporation has started production from the Oyo-8 well located in OML 120 offshore Nigeria. Erin Energy, previously known as CAMAC Energy, is the operator of the Oyo field and has a 100% interest in the block. Oyo-8, which was drilled in the third quarter of 2014 to a total depth of appr
Chevron has completed one of the largest offshore platform installations in its history, by installing the Wheatstone project topside offshore Australia. The company has said that this was Chevron’s heaviest topsides float-over and installation onto the steel gravity structure, forming the Wheatston
An oilfield services company, Expro, has secured a $45 million 4-year contract offshore Canada with Statoil in the Flemish Pass Basin, with options for two 1-year extensions. According to the company, the contract will include the provision of surface well testing and subsea safety systems, drill st
LNG Limited’s unit Magnolia LNG said it has selected Clough‐CH∙IV to fulfill the role of owner’s engineer for the EPC phase of the project in Louisiana, USA. This will include providing technical and project execution support personnel to MLNG as oversight to the KBR‐SK contractor activities as the
LNG Limited’s unit Magnolia LNG said it has selected Clough‐CH∙IV to fulfill the role of owner’s engineer for the EPC phase of the project in Louisiana, USA. This will include providing technical and project execution support personnel to MLNG as oversight to the KBR‐SK contractor activities as the
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by Statoil Canada Ltd for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the Flemish Pass region off the coast of Newfoundland. The contract includes the provision of geotechnical services required by Statoil to determine the slope stabil
Neptune has been awarded a five year offshore diving and subsea inspection services contract by Oil Search (PNG) Limited, in Papua New Guinea. The contract, which started in April 2015, is for call out diving support services and allows for the provision of Neptune’s other capabilities, the company
Aberdeen-based engineering company, STATS Group, has invested $2 million in new facilities in Houston. The UK-based group specialized in manufacturing and installing pipeline isolation and intervention tools, has opened a 25,000 sq ft office and workshop facility in Brittmoore and expects to add to
Planet Ocean signed an exclusive representation agreement with Brugge-based dotOcean. The agreement covers the UK and Republic of Ireland. dotOcean manufactures and supplies a range of systems for the evaluation of sediment and fluid mud for research, hydrographic & geophysical survey & dredging sup
Orion Marine Group, Inc. (ORN), heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, has announced a contract award of approximately $12 million. The award is for a maintenance dredging contract with Port Tampa Bay. The maintenance dredging will occur over the next three years to re-esta
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 27 – May 03). Aberdeen-based subsea dredging and excavation specialist, X-Subsea UK Holding and its subsidiaries, have entered into Administration on April 27, 2015 following the collapse of wid
South Korea’s shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a Gazprom Flot tender to build a floating LNG terminal in Kaliningrad, Russia.
South Korea’s shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a Gazprom Flot tender to build a floating LNG terminal in Kaliningrad, Russia.
