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  • The Netherlands: “Peter the Great” Successfully Launched

    3 January 2012
    Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    On Saturday December 31st, the new backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ was launched successfully on the Ravestein shipyard in Deest, the Netherlands. The pontoon was built for the account of DEME NV and its Russian partner NDC (Northern Dredging Company Ltd), part of the PST Group. The Dutch shipyard Ravestein BV was awarded with a […]

  • UK: DECC Approves Statoil’s Mariner Field Development Plan

    15 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today announced their approval of the Field Development Plan (FDP) put forward by Statoil and its co-venturers for the Mariner heavy oil field. The project entails investments of more than USD 7 billion and is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more […]

  • COSL Innovator semi-sub to drill Barryroe wells (Ireland)

    1 February 2019
    Exploration & Production

    COSL Drilling’s semi-submersible drilling rig COSL Innovator has been nominated as the rig to drill at the Barryroe oil accumulation located in the North Celtic Sea offshore Ireland. Providence Resources, the Ireland-based company whose subsidiary Exola operates the license containing the Barryroe prospect said on Wednesday:”…the Barryroe Partners can now confirm that COSL have nominated […]

  • Premier ramping up Solan production. First oil from Catcher still on track

    12 July 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Independent oil and gas company Premier Oil is ramping up oil production at its Solan field, in the UK North Sea, to 14 kbopd from the first production well, currently at 11 kbopd.  First oil from the Solan field was achieved on April 12. Premier subsequently carried out a planned production shut down focused on the final commissioning […]

  • Airbus takes blame for North Sea helicopter ditching

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Lawyers representing several passengers injured when a Eurocopter Super Puma helicopter came down in the North Sea 32 miles south west of Shetland in October 2012 have welcomed an acceptance of responsibility from the helicopter manufacturer which, they say, now paves the way for settlements to be agreed. Irwin Mitchell’s specialist Aviation Law team represents […]

  • UK Gives Nod to Statoil’s Mariner Development Plans

    15 February 2013

    The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today announced their approval of the Field Development Plan (FDP) put forward by Statoil and its co-venturers for the Mariner heavy oil field. The project entails investments of more than USD 7 billion and is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more […]

  • Bina Puri, CCCC Dredging Ink Kuantan Agreement

    11 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Bina Puri Holdings Bhd and China Communications Construction Dredging Group Co., Ltd. (CCCC Dredging) signed an agreement yesterday to form a consortium which will build the Kuantan Waterfront Resort City (KWRC). The KWRC project, worth RM15 billion (around $3.6 billion), will be developed entirely on reclaimed land and is designed to be the capital city’s first integrated resort, leisure and […]

  • Willoughby Spit Coastal Scheme About to Begin

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, has just announced that the Willoughby Spit and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project is expected to start this month and be complete by May 2017. The project area is located in the city of Norfolk, Virginia, and consists of 7.3 miles of shoreline along the southern portion of […]

  • Tendeka in New Contract in Malaysia

    18 March 2020
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Tendeka has secured a four-year contract to supply its zonal isolation technologies across unnamed operator’s Malaysian assets. The contract was awarded through Tendeka’s partner in the region, Dialog Systems (DSSB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dialog Group, one of Malaysia’s technical service providers in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. This is the third time […]

  • DOT Radiance Puts Off Newbuild Charter

    12 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    DOT Radiance, a joint venture between DOT Shipping and Pacific Radiance, has agreed with the charterer to delay delivery of the newbuild offshore construction support vessel to December 31, 2017. The joint venture secured a long-term charter contract worth over $140 million, including extension options, for the vessel which was expected for delivery and start of […]

  • Romania’s GSP setting up business in Nigeria

    14 October 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Romanian offshore service provider GSP Holding is eyeing expansion in Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer. GSP said Wednesday it was in the process of entering the Nigerian oil & gas market, targeting projects worth over $500 million. The company’s CEO said GSP was in advanced talks with with local partners. “We are targeting pipeline and offshore […]

  • SOCAR, Cape JV nets Shah Deniz gig

    5 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    SOCAR Cape joint venture has been awarded three contracts in Azerbaijan. The contracts are for the supply of services to projects that are part of the development of the Shah Deniz field, a natural gas development in Azerbaijan.   The three contracts are expected to be worth in excess of $65m for the joint venture. The […]

  • HMM to Keep Hanjin’s Asia-US Route as Regular Service

    5 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    South Korean shipping major Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is planning to keep its new Asia-US route as a regular weekly service, according to Reuters. The route was initially taken over in an effort to decrease the effects of Hanjin Shipping’s filing for court receivership at the end of August. Starting from October 14, the company will reportedly deploy […]

  • DSME Bags USD 1.2 Bil Drillship Order

    15 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) has signed another lucrative deal adding two more ships to its orderbook. The company announced today in its regulatory filing to the Korea Stock Exchange that it has won an order worth approx $ 1.25 billion for the construction of two drillships. DSME also said that the vessels […]

  • U.S. LNG exports rise on week

    14 June 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Liquefied natural gas exports from the United States increased week on week, Energy Information Administration said in its report.

  • Saipem Enters Hywind Scotland Project

    19 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Italian oil & gas and renewables industry contractor Saipem has signed a contract with Statoil for the lift and mating operations of offshore floating wind turbines for the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park project. The deal is part of EUR 430 million worth of E&C contracts this subsidiary of the Italian oil and gas major Eni announced today. Hywind […]

  • Marinette Marine Corp. Shipyard Begins Construction of USS Milwaukee (LCS 5)

    19 August 2011

    Naval Sea Systems Command announced, Aug. 18, that fabrication of the future USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), the fifth ship of the littoral combat ship class, has begun at Marinette Marine Corp. Shipyard in Marinette, Wis. To pave the way for the start of fabrication, the LCS program office completed an extensive production readiness review Aug. […]

  • Aker BP hands out first major contracts for North Sea development

    15 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Aker BP has awarded FEED contracts worth nearly NOK 700 million to alliance partners related to the development of NOA Fulla off Norway.

  • Editor’s Picks for 2014

    2 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    The editors of Subsea World News have selected a few among many worth remembering articles from the previous year that received exceptionally high attention from our readers. In no particular order, here are some of the news to look back on, in case you missed them last year. Enjoy.     Pieter Schelte Faces South Stream […]

  • Hapag-Lloyd behind order for 6 dual-fuel ULCVs at DSME

    22 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    German liner major Hapag-Lloyd revealed it has hired the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to build six dual-fuel containerships with a capacity of over 23,500 TEU. The shipbuilder disclosed the deal earlier today, without naming the company behind the order. The contract is worth KRW 1.1 trillion (about $1 billion).  Coupled with […]

  • BP starts gas production from Taurus, Libra fields in Egypt

    10 May 2017

    British oil and gas company BP has started gas production from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra, of the West Nile Delta development in Egypt. The company on Wednesday said the project was delivered eight months ahead of start-up schedule and under budget. First gas was exported to Egypt’s national grid on 24 March […]

  • Wärtsilä wins major contract to supply equipment for 170 MW power plant in Texas, USA

    25 November 2009

    Wärtsilä, a leading supplier of flexible power plants for the decentralised power generation market, has been contracted to supply a 170 MW gas-fired power plant to be installed in Antelope Station, located near Abernathy, Texas, USA. The power plant is to be located close to significant wind farm generation, and will serve to stabilise the […]

  • Transocean keeps 2001-built floater busy in Norway

    31 October 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Floating rig contractor Transocean has won a contract for its 2001-built semi-submersible drilling rig

  • Interview: North Sea OSV market headed for a slow but certain recovery

    27 July 2017

    As almost everyone in the offshore oil and gas industry, offshore support vessel owners have felt the pang of mostly the huge oil price downturn since mid-2014, but also an oversupply of tonnage, and a lack of demand for all the vessels available. Offshore Energy Today has spoken to Inger-Louise Molver, a senior shipbroker with […]

  • Seawork Announces 2015 Award Winners

    18 June 2015

    At Seawork’s Network and Awards Evening, winners of the Innovations Showcase, the overall Sprit of Innovation Award, the Maritime Professional of the Year Award as well as the Seawork Lifetime Achievement Award were announced.  Compere for the evening was Southampton’s  power boat champion, and TV and radio pundit Shelley Jory. The winner in the category […]