Island Offshore has entered into a contract with an undisclosed major oil company covering the charter of the purpose built, state of the art “Walk-to-work”, maintenance, subsea and support vessel M/V Island Crown. The contract is a seasonal charter and the main duty for the vessel will be to provid
Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge based asset integrity services for the oil & gas, power & chemical utility sectors, and Oryx Energy Products & Services LLC (“Oryx”), a service provider for the oil & gas, petrochemical and utility sectors based in Qatar, are establishing a ne
Swiss-based Allseas has decided to build a second single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel. The new vessel, larger than Pieter Schelte, can remove all platform topsides in the North Sea which are beyond the capability of Pieter Schelte. Besides decommissioning, the vessel is desi
Grand port maritime de Bordeaux announced that they have awarded a contract for the construction of a Hydrographic Survey Vessel. Sarl Chantier Naval Gatto will construct the vessel, complete with a full range of research and navigational equipment on board. The contract was awarded on the 25th of O
Agence de l’eau Loire-Bretagne has invited tenders for a provider of Marine Environmental Services. The contract includes the inventory of “green tides” (green algae) on the coast of the Loire and Charente Maritime, in order to implement the network operational control “green tide”, on the sides of
During a special contract signing ceremony at Europort 2013, Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, part of Damen Shipyards Group signed the contract to build an additional Seismic Research Support Vessel for Rederij Groen. This latest contract follows last month’s order of two new Seismic Research Support
BG Group said it has completed transactions with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for the sale of additional interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project in Australia for US$1.93 billion. Under a separate agreement, BG Group will also supply CNOOC with an additional 5 millio
Leighton Offshore has been awarded another project by Qatar Gas after successfully delivering the replacement of their SPM 1 floating hoses earlier in the year. Leighton’s scope of work For Qatargas Phase 2 will include: – Floating Hose change out works on SPM 2, including flushing of SPM system, in
Leighton Engineering has been successful in securing four additional projects in recent months to add to their strong track record in undertaking detailed engineering work from the Engineering Centre of Excellence in Malaysia. Leighton Engineering Director Ian Develin said “The award of these projec
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announces that the Voyager Explorer has been awarded a contract from a national oil company in the Asia Pacific region. The contract has an estimated duration of about 110 days and commencement is expected late November. The contract value is about USD 16 million.
OSM Offshore has agreed to enter into a 6 years contract with Norwegian energy company Statoil Petroleum AS to operate the Heidrun FSU. The Heidrun FSU is currently being built by Samsung Heavy Industries at the world’s second-largest shipyard in Geoje Island, Republic of Korea and is expected to be
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced that the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s (TEES) Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center has been selected to manage the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (Institute). The five-year agreement, with $5 million in total funding
Leighton Offshore has been awarded another project by Qatar Gas after successfully delivering the replacement of their SPM 1 floating hoses earlier in the year. Leighton’s scope of work for Qatargas Phase 2 will include: – Floating Hose change out works on SPM 2, including flushing of SPM system, in
The Republic of Cyprus signed a Memorandum of Understanding in respect of the Cyprus Liquefied Natural Gas Project with Total E&P Cyprus B.V. This follows the award in February to Total of Exploration and Production Sharing Contracts for Blocks 10 and 11 of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republi
