Offshore Construction News - page 48


Greater Stella Area delayed again

Feb 25, 2015

First production from the Greater Stella Area development in the UK North Sea has hit a further set back as delays continue on the project's floating production facility. Operator Ithaca Energy said the rate of progress of modifications…

Odfjell sinks but inks Johan Sverdrup contract

Feb 25, 2015

Norwegian drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has sunk into the red and suspended 2014 dividents after taking a major write-down on its Deep Sea Metro assets.  The firm's US$27 million loss comes despite the firm today (25 February) also announcing a large contract win on the giant $15…

Valemon hook-up complete

Feb 24, 2015

Statoil and Wood Group Mustang Norway (WGMN) completed the hook-up of the Valemon platform in the North Sea. Valemon. From Statoil.   WGMN teamed with the Korean engineering, procurement…

Aibel snatches Johan Sverdrup contract

Feb 24, 2015

Statoil and its Johan Sverdrup partners awarded Aibel a US$1 billion contract for the engineering, procurement and construction for the deck of the drilling platform on the Johan Sverdrup field.  Johan Sverdrup field…

Technip, Farstad sign subsea vessel LOI

Feb 23, 2015

Farstad Shipping ASA signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Technip regarding utilization of the subsea vessel Far tbn Sleipner. The agreement is to secure the vessel for a period of 11 months, divided into two fixed periods. Including mobilization and demobilization…

Sevan delivers Teekay's first flotel

Feb 17, 2015

Teekay Offshore Partners has taken delivery of its first floating accommodation vessel, the Arendal Spirit, from Cosco's Nantong yard. The unit, a Sevan Marine cylindrical design, has accommodation for 500 people. A further two vessels are on order…

Johan Sverdrup plan submitted

Feb 13, 2015

Statoil and its partners have submitted their development plan for the largest oil field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) since the 1980s – a project tipped to have “ripple effects” through the whole Norwegian economy for years to come…

Subsea 7 inked for Persephone

Feb 13, 2015

Subsea 7 is to provide fabrication, subsea installation and diving services on Woodside Energy's Persephone project offshore Australia.  The Persephone Project consists of two wells tied into a subsea production manifold with production…

GE completes US$20.7 million Scotland facilities

Feb 12, 2015

GE Oil & Gas invested more than US$20.7 million across its subsea manufacturing facilities in Montrose, Scotland, enhancing the business’s test and assembly (T&A) and manufacturing capabilities in direct response to customer need. GE…

ABB gets US$50 million Petronas FLNG contract

Feb 06, 2015

JGC Corp awarded ABB a US$50 million contract to supply the electrical system for one of the world’s first commercial floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas, the PFLNG2…

Saipem gets US$1.8 billion Kashagan gig

Feb 06, 2015

The North Caspian Operating Co. (NCOC) awarded Saipem a US$1.8 billion engineering and construction contract to build two pipelines for the Kashagan field project, offshore Kazakhstan. Image from NCOC…

Seanic building new Houston facility

Feb 05, 2015

Construction on Seanic Ocean Systems’ new, state-of-the-art facility will soon be underway in west Houston. The company’s relocation and expansion will provide extensive space for manufacturing of subsea hardware and tooling, equipment storage and client collaboration…

First oil flows from Nasr field

Feb 05, 2015

First oil from the Nasr oil field, 130km offshore Abu Dhabi, started 24 January, according to partner, Japan's INPEX.  First production has been achieved through existing facilities - the Abu Al Bukoosh (ABK) and Umm Shaif oil fields…

25 years in the planning – Allseas’ Pieter Schelte arrives

Feb 04, 2015

A unique and long-awaited sight arrived at one of Europe’s busiest ports early January - Allseas’ 382m-long, 124m-wide platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay mega-vessel Pieter Schelte. KOTUG…

Coming attraction

Feb 04, 2015

EMAS AMC’s flagship vessel, the Lewek Constellation, is close to completion at Huisman’s yard in Schiedam, Netherlands. Image from EMAS.   The latest addition to EMAS AMC’s fleet has…

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