Noreq to deliver Wind Turbine Platform Cranes (WTPC) for use on the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm.The contract is with DONG Energy, a company Noreq has worked with before on other offshore wind farm installations. Two private investors…
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary SMOE secures a Letter of Intent for an EPC Contract to build an offshore platform integrated topside. The contract worth about S$900 million, is from Det norske oljeselskap ASA, Norway, for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the process…
Power systems for seven new oil and gas ultra deepwater drilling vessels to be built and operated in Brazil goes to ABB for $160mABB won orders worth $160m from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. for the design, supply, supervision of installation…
GL Garrad Hassan marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of 'Bladed' software at the recent EWEA Conference in Vienna.GL Garrad Hassan pioneered the development of design tools for wind, wave and tidal energy devices and Bladed is now…
Jack-Up Barge awarded MirTac a new contract for consultancy and Star IPS implementation at its new build self elevating platform, the JB-118. The contract includes business consulting and the set-up of all required documentation, instructions…
Lamprell signs contract to build & equip a LeTourneau designed, self-elevating Mobile Offshore Drilling Platform.The mobile platform is to a Super 116E (Enhanced) Class design, for operation in water depths of up to 350 feet and will have a rated drilling depth of 30…
Vung Tau Shipyard in Vietnam delivers Platform Support Vessel (PSV) to Farstad Shipping Singapore subsidiary.Far Sitella, a STX PSV08 CD offshore vessel, is bound for Australia where it will commence its long term commitment to Shell Australia related to their Prelude drilling campaign…
Technip is awarded an EPIC contract for Gannet F reinstatement project, situated in the North Sea.The engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) contract for the project is located in the North Sea, 180 kilometers east of Aberdeen…
Fendercare Marine launch a new range of piggyback saddles to assist pipeline installation in the offshore industry.Piggyback saddles - alongside clamps and spacers - can act as a shaped interface between a pipeline and a cylindrical buoyancy tank…
ABB wins a contract worth about US$40-million to extend the export terminal of the eni (Energy Rifinery Co.) refinery in Taranto.The eni refinery is located in the “Mar Grande” bay on the Ionian Sea in southern Italy. The contract is part…
EnQuest PLC, UK North Sea oil producer, has secured a brownfield tax allowance to fully exploit its Thistle oilfield.David Heslop, general manager for EnQuest in Aberdeen, explained: “Before EnQuest acquired Thistle in 2010, production was declining and…
McDermott International wins contract to develop offshore surface facilities & an infield flowline for the Kepodang Field.The contract was awarded to McDermott's Indonesian subsidiary by PC Muriah Ltd., an affiliate of PETRONAS Carigali Sdn…
FMC Technologies to manufacture and supply subsea equipment for BP's Thunder Horse Field in the Gulf of Mexico.The Thunder Horse oil field is located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico, 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of New Orleans in approximately 6…
McDermott International announce that Tony Duncan is to join the company as Vice President & General Manager, Subsea.Tony has a broad offshore oil and gas industry background, including holding senior and executive management roles for the last 15 years…
Gamesa's 5 MW offshore turbine obtains design certification, a milestone in its offshore wind farm sector progress.Gamesa secures IEC 61400-22 design certification for its G128-5.0 MW offshore wind turbine from independent organisation Det Norske Veritas (DNV)…