Project & Tenders
Hudson River PCB Cleanup Not Complete, Says DEC
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos yesterday called on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to deny General Electric’s request to certify that the cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the upper Hudson Riv
Kriegers Flak Offshore Substation Topsides Start Rolling Out
Hollandia Offshore and Croonwolter&dros have moved the Kriegers Flak B (KFB) offshore substation topside from Hollandia Offshore’s production hall in Krimpen aan den IJssel and into the yard.
Castex starts up Hummer development in Gulf of Mexico
Castex Energy has started production from its Hummer gas/oil field development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Ophir’s Fortuna FLNG FID spills over into 2018?
Ophir will most likely not be making a final investment decision for its Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea in 2017. Despite its recent claim it still expected the FID of the Fortuna project to be achieved in 4Q 2017, this now seems unrealistic. Namely, the company has now agreed a one-year e
Dredging Goes on at Lough Neagh
Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure has taken decisions on six planning applications including the call not to issue a Stop Notice for sand dredging at Lough Neagh. According to the release, the Department has carefully considered the Lough Neagh Court of Appeal Judgement from 28 June 2
Gallery: Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG project progresses
Cheniere’s Corpus Christi liquefaction project located on the U.S. Gulf Coast has reached 77.4 percent completion.
Financing Agreed for Nags Head Beach Nourishment Project
Dare County (NC) has just released highlights from the Board of Commissioners November 20 meeting. At the meeting, the Board approved a reimbursement resolution presented by Finance Director David Clawson for debt issuance related to the Nags Head Beach Nourishment maintenance project. The resolutio
Absheron topsides FEED gig goes to KBR-Socar joint venture
A joint venture between Socar and KBR has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the topsides of the Absheron early production project in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan.
MacGregor wins FSRU terminal contract in Bangladesh
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed an order for the fabrication, engineering and project management of a complete subsea mooring and riser system with the Bangladesh-based company, Summit LNG Terminal.
Ørsted Yet to Decide on Bidding for Hollandse Kust I & II. Highlights Different Conditions in Germany and the Netherlands
Following the article about Ørsted’s participation in the upcoming Hollandse Kust I & II tender, Offshore WIND spoke with Jasper Vis, the company’s country manager for the Netherlands who said that the final decision on whether to bid at the tender has not yet been made.
BW Offshore Gets FPSO Umuroa Extension
BW Offshore has received a contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Umuroa. The extension is for one year from Q4 2017 to Q4 2018, the company said. The FPSO is operating offshore New Zealand for Tamarind in the Tui Area oil field. Oil is produced from the Tui, Amokura and Pateke o
EMO Sends Newbuild CTV to Nordsee One
EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has signed a contract with Senvion to provide a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the operational phase of the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
MacGregor to Provide Equipment for Summit LNG Terminal in Bangladesh
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order for the fabrication, engineering and project management of a complete subsea mooring and riser system with the Bangladesh-based company, Summit LNG Terminal. The MacGregor system will serve Summit’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), an
Lundin makes minor gas discovery in Barents Sea
Lundin Norway has completed the drilling of exploration well 7219/12-2 on the Hufsa prospect in PL533 in the southern Barents Sea. A non-commercial gas discovery was made in the main well while the sidetrack was dry. The wells were drilled about 20 kilometers west of the discovery well 7220/11-1 (Al