Project & Tenders
EnerMech buys E&I company with LNG experience
Aberdeen-based engineering services company EnerMech said it has acquired EPS Group in Australia and the Americas.
Avalon Beach Fill Project Set for Late January
Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi has just announced that the massive beach fill project will begin in the Borough before the end of January. The project, one of the largest in the Avalon history, is set to begin in the coming weeks. According to Pagliughi, the works will restore the north end beaches i
NextDecade signs site lease for its second LNG export project
NextDecade signed lease agreements with the State of Texas and the City of Texas City for a close to a 1,000-acre site at Shoal Point for the potential development of a multi-billion dollar LNG export facility.
Van Oord, Seajacks Win East Anglia One Foundations Setup Project
ScottishPower Renewables has contracted marine engineering specialist Van Oord and Great Yarmouth-based Seajacks to transport and install the foundation jackets on the East Anglia One offshore wind farm. The main installation vessel will be Seajacks Scylla. The contract should support 140 current po
Kraken FPSO comes in for inspection and certification stage in Rotterdam
FPSO unit Armada Kraken, meant for the Kraken field development in the UK North Sea, is currently undergoing inspection and certification in Rotterdam prior to its deployment to the field. The Kraken field is operated by EnQuest with 70.5% working interest with Cairn as its partner with 29.5% workin
Cairn set for next phase of Senegal drilling campaign
Cairn Energy is gearing up to start the third phase of its drilling program offshore Senegal in late January, aiming to further evaluate the SNE discovery. Cairn has so far drilled six successful wells in Senegal and the 2017 drilling program plans for two new, firm wells. The new wells are meant to
Standard Chartered closes financing deal with BW, Marubeni LNG JV
Standard Chartered said it has concluded a US$684.5 million, up to 12-year non-resource shipping finance facility for BW Gas JuJu LNG, a joint venture between BW Group and Marubeni.
Statoil gains green light for Utgard and Byrding plan
Statoil has informed that the plan for development and operation for the Utgard and Byrding fields in the North Sea has been approved by the authorities. Plans for both fields were submitted to the authorities in August last year. Utgard is a gas and condensate field on the Norwegian and UK continen
CNOOC produces first oil from Enping 23-1 off China
Chinese oil producer CNOOC has started production from the Enping 23-1 oilfields, in the South China Sea. The Enping 23-1 oilfields are located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea with an average water depth of approximately 90 meters. The company informed on Tuesday that, in addit
Statoil hits oil in Cape Vulture well
Statoil Petroleum has made an oil discovery northwest of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea, offshore Norway. Statoil was given consent to drill the exploration well in block 6608/10 with the Deepsea Bergen rig and a drilling permit for the well 6608/10-17 S in November 2016. The drilling of the C
CPRA Releases Master Plan Data Viewer
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has just released an update to the Master Plan Data Viewer. According to CPRA, the viewer is an online tool that lets residents learn more about their current and future flood risk. The viewer was created in response to the public’s number one
Royal IHC Finishes Year in Style
In the last two months of 2016, IHC saw an increase in the sale of its vessels, equipment and engineering packages. Almost half of the total order intake over 2016 was secured in this period. “We see market recovery in the dredging and renewables industry, and are positive that this will continue in
Jenkins Marine to Dredge Cowes Harbor
Cowes Harbor Commission recently reported that the harbor maintenance dredging project will be carried out in the early part of 2017. The dredging works will be performed at Shepards Wharf Marina and approaches, the Town Quay mooring basin and the Royal Yacht Squadron basin. These maintenance dredge
CPRA 2017 Draft Coastal Master Plan Meetings Announced
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) will hold several public meetings in January on the development, implementation and enforcement of the comprehensive protection and restoration Master Plan for Louisiana. In accordance with Louisiana legislation, CPRA is providing an