Project & Tenders
Damen and Rosmorport Enter Partnership Agreement
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group and Rosmorport have entered into a partnership agreement for the development of shipbuilding facilities in Russia. The two companies signed an Agreement of Intent during the X International Forum “Transport Week 2016”, said Rosmorport in a release. In the rele
OTMT Divests Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) has sold the entire shareholding of its subsidiary Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA) to Network i2i, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. OTMT holds a 100% stake in MENA. OTMT aims to conclude this transaction by the end of Q1 2017, after the f
Peterhead Harbor Project Moves Along
McLaughlin & Harvey and its joint venture partner Boskalis Westminster are making good progress with the Peterhead Harbor project. Piling work to the north harbor wall at Peterhead Harbor is progressing well, the company said in its latest announcement. The overall project includes, strengthening an
Van Oord, Boskalis to Reinforce Houtrib Dike
The Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) is about to award contract for the reinforcement of the Houtrib dike to Van Oord and its partner Boskalis. The contract carries a value of EUR 90 million with the equal share of EUR 45 million going to the two cont
ExxonMobil Awards Liza FPSO Contract to SBM Offshore
ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has awarded contracts to SBM Offshore for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Liza field. Under the contracts, SBM Offshore will perform front end engineering and design for the FPSO, and,
Origin pens LNG supply deal with ENN
Origin Energy, the owner of a 37.5 percent stake in the Australia Pacific LNG project, has agreed to deliver LNG to ENN of China.
Wison Engineering snatches Kazakhstan’s first LNG plant contract
Wison Engineering Services of China has been awarded a contract for an LNG facility in Kazakhstan by Astana Trans Oil.
Brownsville Channel Deepening Project Eligible for Federal Funding
President Barack Obama recently signed into law the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, authorizing the Brownsville Ship Channel deepening project, making it eligible for federal funding. The Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project was one of 28 water infrastructure projects
Cowes Maintenance Dredging Set for Early 2017
Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) has just released maintenance dredging schedule for the early part of 2017. According to CHC, the dredging will be carried out at Shepards Wharf Marina and approaches, the Town Quay mooring basin and the Royal Yacht Squadron basin. These maintenance dredge works were or
EU Clears Germany’s Renewable Energy Auctions Scheme
The European Commission has found amendments to the German Law on support to the production of renewable electricity (EEG 2017), which stipulate that support will mainly be granted through competitive auctions and not through feed-in tariffs from 2017 onward, to be in line with EU state aid rules. T
EU Clears Germany’s Renewable Energy Auctions Scheme
The European Commission has found amendments to the German Law on support to the production of renewable electricity (EEG 2017), which stipulate that support will mainly be granted through competitive auctions and not through feed-in tariffs from 2017 onward, to be in line with EU state aid rules. T
Statoil’s Troll B produces 1 billion barrels
Norwegian oil company Statoil has seen one billion barrels of oil equivalent produced from the Troll B platform since it came on stream on September 19, 1995. Statoil said on Tuesday that its operated North Sea platforms Troll B and C combined were the largest oil producers on the Norwegian Continen
Petrobras starts producing oil and gas from Lapa field
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and its partners in the BM-S-9 consortium started the oil and natural gas production on Monday in the Lapa field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt layer, through the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba. According to Petrobras, this is the third unit to enter operation in the pre-s
Neptune Supports PIAM Project Off Argentina
Neptune has been awarded a contract from Sea Trucks Group to support the Enap Sipetrol Argentina pipelay construction for the PIAM project. The company will provide integrated survey, ROV and stabilization services for PIAM project in the Magallanes field, offshore Argentina. The scope of work cover