GMC was awarded two further caisson fabrications contracts from North Sea operators, following its recent and first caisson installation in the North Sea earlier this year. Image of the GMC SWL Caisson…
Aibel has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study into the installation of a new gas module on Statoil's Troll C platform offshore Norway. The contract also has an option for the implementation of the project itself…
Dubai-based engineering and fabrication firm Lamprell has won a contract from ScottishPower Renewables for the fabrication of multiple jackets and piles for the East Anglia One Offshore Wind Farm. The East Anglia One project will be in the southern North Sea…
Premier Oil says it has further reduced costs on the Catcher floating production development in the North sea, to a forecast total US$1.7 billion. The drop, a 24% reduction on the original sanctioned estimate, comes after costs had been reduced 20% to $1…
Danos has completed the fabrication of three boarding valve skids and one service line skid for Shell deepwater Appomattox facility. Requiring approximately 12 months to complete, the project engaged four Danos service lines, including project management…
Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has agreed to buy the remaining 30% stake in Sembmarine North Sea that it doesn't already own. The firm owns UK fabrication yard Sembmarine SLP, once SLP Engineering, and will allow the yard to expand its footprint in the UK…
Certification and technical services firm ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has concluded a joint development project (JDP) for a new tension leg platform (TLP) design. The new TLP hull concept, the Samsung Enhanced hull for Tendon (SET) TLP…
Kvaerner can deliver such projects at a cost which is attractive even with oil prices at levels around US$50/bbl, but the timing of new projects remains uncertain, says Norwegian engineering and fabrication group Kvaerner. The firm,…
Saudi Aramco's offshore projects department has awarded a long-term agreement (LTA) to National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi for the execution of its offshore development program. It is the fifth LTA awarded by Saudi Aramco…
Audrey Raj speaks to Shell and Technip about Malikai’s TLP, a first-of-its-kind designed and built in Malaysia for the field offshore Sabah. Malikai TLP onboard Dockwise White Marlin HTV. Photos from Shell…
Lamprell has received a new contract from Jacktel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Master Marine, for the upgrade of the mobile operating unit Haven as an accommodation service vessel for the Statoil Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway. The scope of works includes procurement…
Statoil's Njord A semisubmersible production platform has been towed to the Kværner Stord yard in Norway for reinforcement and renovation works, which will enable it to return to production up to and beyond 2030. The facility, which was built at the same yard in 1997…
Bollsta Dolphin, Fred. Olsen Energy and Hyundai Heavy Industries have resolved their dispute and differences relating to the newbuilding contract for the semisubmersible drilling rig Bollsta Dolphin. Ownership of the platform will be retained by HHI…
As Shell's Stones development inches closer to first production, the Anglo-Dutch supermajor released a video on how the company used 3D printing to ensure that the disconnectable buoy on the project came together flawlessly during the construction process…
Petrovietnam Marine Shipyard (PV Shipyard) is due to deliver the Tam Dao 05 jackup drilling rig to its client today (12 August). Earlier this week, the firm completed full height jacking trials on the rig. Tam Dao 05 is a Friede and Goldman JU-2000E design…