Project & Tenders
Add Energy Wins Statoil Contract
Add Energy’s Well Control & Blowout Support group has secured a framework agreement with Statoil for well planning, blowout and kill simulations. This framework agreement will provide specialist services to Statoil over the next 3 years with an agreed optional extension of two periods of 1-year exte
JX Nippon Oil & Energy, Hokkaido Gas in Kushiro LNG terminal deal
JX Nippon Oil & Energy is to join forces with Japanese utility Hokkaido Gas to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Under the deal, JX Nippon Oil & Energy, a unit of JX Holdings, will allow Hokkaido Gas to use its Kushiro LNG satellite terminal. “Throu
Origin, Engie agree to up gas supply to South Australia and Victoria
Australia’s Origin Energy, a company holding a 37.5 percent stake in the Australia Pacific LNG project, signed agreements with Engie, to deliver more natural gas to South Australia and Victoria.
Balfour Beatty Reaches Milestone on Rossall Sea Defenses
Balfour Beatty recently started works to create an ecology park on the landward side of its Rossall sea defense scheme in Lancashire. The transformation of the 1.5km strip of land, already classed as a Biological Heritage site, was awarded to Balfour Beatty following the company’s successful partner
Cooper Energy gives nod for Sole field development
Cooper Energy’s board of directors has given a nod for the Sole offshore gas project in Australia to proceed. The company said that finalization of financing has started with a fully underwritten equity raising some $151 million. The project will develop the Sole gas field located in VIC/ L32 in the
Atlantis, SBS Collaborate on Tidal Project in Indonesia
Atlantis Resources has signed a preferred supplier agreement with SBS Intl (SBS) for the supply of turbines, engineering services and equipment for a 150MW tidal-stream array in Lombok, Indonesia. SBS is a UK project developer with a branch office and independent power producer (IPP) in Jakarta. The
Australia’s Tox Free says Chevron ends Gorgon contract
Australian waste management company Tox Free Solutions said Tuesday its contract with Chevron for the giant Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Barrow Island would cease at the end of June. Toxfree initially signed a $170 million five-year deal back in 2013 to provide waste management serv
Chevron boosts Gorgon production
Chevron has started production of LNG the third train at its Gorgon project offshore Western Australia. The Barrow Island-located Gorgon project is supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io offshore gas fields. Chevron Australia managing director Nigel Hearne said: “This is a key milestone for the Gorgo
Royal HaskoningDHV Experts to Present at Flood and Coast 2017
Top water experts from Royal HaskoningDHV will present seven papers including the latest innovations in sandscaping and flood resilience at Flood and Coast 2017, 28-30 March at the Telford International Centre, UK. The three-day conference, convened by the Environment Agency, is seen as a key forum
Gothenburg Testing Dredge Spoils for New Terminal
The Port of Gothenburg is planning to make use of contaminated clay from the seabed to build a new freight terminal. According to the port, the method is currently being tested as part of large-scale field trials using dredging spoils from the Göta Älv river. The first barges loaded with spoils arri
Carnarvon boosts Phoenix South estimates
Resource estimates for gas and condensate volumes in the Phoenix South discovery offshore Australia have increased by 32 percent. The Phoenix South discovery is located in exploration permit WA-435-P, operated by Quadrant Energy with 80% interest. The remaining 20% is held by Carnarvon Petroleum. Th
EC Okays Danish Support for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm
The European Commission has found support to be granted to the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Danish territorial waters to be in line with EU state aid rules.
Sparrows Group bags Ichthys LNG contract
Specialist equipment and engineering services provider Sparrows Group secured a three-year contract to deliver fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia.
Aban Offshore Scores ONGC Drillship Deal
Offshore drilling services provider Aban Offshore has been awarded a contract by the India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for deployment of the drillship Aban Ice for a firm period of 3 years. The total value of the letter of award is approximately $72.4 million (equivalent to INR 471 Crores