International conference and exhibition on Environmental Sediment Dredging And Processing is to be held in Rotterdam in The Netherlands in October. The production of sediments in Europe is estimated at 1.800 million tonnes per year. Of this amount approximately 1.100 million tonnes per year are depo
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco, OSE:NOR) has entered into a farm in agreement with Elko Energy to become a 47% owner and operator for the 02/05 license in Denmark. Elko will retain 33% of the license, while Nordsøfonden owns the remaining 20%. The 02/05 license is located on the Ringkøping Fyn
Lundin Petroleum AB (“Lundin Petroleum”) will drill a new exploration well 16/1-14 in PL338. The well will target the Apollo structure, which is situated immediately to the south of the Draupne field in PL001B, and some 5 kms northwest of and down-dip from the Luno field located in PL338. The main o
Orca Exploration Group Inc. (“Orca” or the “Company”) announces that it has signed an agreement with Petroceltic International plc (“Petroceltic”) to farm in on Petroceltic’s Central Adriatic B.R268.RG Permit offshore Italy. The farm-in commits Orca to fund 30% of the Elsa-2 appraisal well up to a m
For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies, in co-operation with UNESCO–IHE, organises the International Seminar o
On Wednesday May 26, 2010, the cutter suction dredger ‘Ibn Battuta’ was delivered to its owner, on the shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. in Pula (Croatia). The ‘Ibn Battuta’ is the first of four large self-propelled cutter suction dredgers built at the Pula shipyard. Earlier this year, the ident
This one-day workshop was jointly organised by CEDA, EuDA and ESPO. It took place on 29 April 2010 at the EuDA Offices in Brussels, Belgium. The revised Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC came into force at the end of 2008. It has to be transposed into national law by 12 December 2010. The aim of
Van Oord has been awarded the contract to perform maintenance dredging in the port of Beira, Mozambique. The customer is CFM (Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique). The contract value amounts to some EUR 37 million. The work has begun in April 2010 and will take approximately eighteen months to
Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill”) announces the acquisition of a further 9,071,948 shares in Scorpion Offshore Limited (“Scorpion”) on Friday, May 28, 2010 taking its total holding to 45,010,851 shares, representing 50.11 percent of the issued shares in Scorpion. The acquisition of the additional shares
Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) in South Korea for the delivery of two drilling equipment packages. The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately USD 180 million. “These two contracts affirm our position as a le
RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, will deliver its innovative electrical rope access services as part of a new three-year contract with Chevron North Sea. Working on the Alba, Captain and Erskine platforms located in the UKCS, RBG
FMC Technologies signed in the beginning of March a contract with Statoil ASA for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Marulk field. The award is a call-off from FMC’s existing frame agreement with Statoil. The Marulk field is located in the Norwegian Sea, approxi
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan has commissioned a new well at the Alyat Deniz offshore field. [mappress] Source: Newsaz, May 26, 2010;
Next week will see a major milestone reached by IHC Engineering Business (EB), when their largest project to date, a 2,000t capacity J-Lay… [mappress] Source: bymnews, May 26, 2010;
