Project & Tenders
RESTORE Council to Vote on the Comprehensive Plan Update
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has released an update to its 2013 Comprehensive Plan. According to the Council, the update provides additional strategic guidance for them to follow as they make decisions on funding projects and activities aimed at restoring the Gulf of Mexico. The Coun
Charleston Harbor Deepening Project Step Closer to Reality
Yesterday’s passage of S.612, the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN) by the U.S. House of Representatives, moves the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project closer to securing the authorization necessary to begin construction. The WIIN Act, formerly known as Water Resources Devel
Petronas’ first FLNG unit produces LNG
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has reported that the floating LNG (FLNG) unit SATU produced its first LNG from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak on December 5, 2016. PFLNG SATU made its 2,120 nautical mile journey from Okpo, South Korea to the Kanowit gas field in May this year for the
CHC Group to provide additional aircraft for Shell’s Prelude FLNG project
CHC Group will provide three new Sikorsky S-92 aircraft to serve Shell’s Prelude FLNG project from its base in Broome, Australia.
Global Marine Clinches Oil Field Communications Deal
UK-based Global Marine Systems has secured a contract from Tampnet to enhance inter oil-field communication networks in the North Sea. The work, which focuses on the installation of a platform to platform fibre optic cable, will be undertaken in 2018 by one of the company’s installation vessels. It
SBM Feels Weak Market Sting as DSCV ‘SBM Installer’ Hurts Its Bottom Line
Dutch company SBM Offshore has lowered its forecast for operating profit (EBITDA) in 2016 as it will recognise a write-down of $30 million on a contract around a diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) SBM Installer. Due to the continuing downturn in the oil industry, the operating profit is n
Europe Technologies forms LNG tank repair partnership with SRDC
The Europe Technologies Group, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Shipbuilding and Repair Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago to repair LNG carrier membrane containment systems.
Allseas Lands TurkStream Job
South Stream Transport B.V. has awarded the Swiss-based Allseas a contract to lay the first line of the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline in the Black Sea, with an option for laying the second line. According to the contract, Allseas is to lay more than 900 km of pipes on the seabed. Allseas will eng
Drone Video of the River Raisin Dredging Project
River Raisin in Monroe, Michigan is getting closer–one scoop at a time–to being delisted from the Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The 2.6-mile section of the river, located near the Port of Monroe, Michigan’s only port on Lake Erie, was contaminated with PCBs and lead from nearby manufacturing. Multip
Gaz-System, Ukrtransgaz agree cooperation rules for gas interconnection project
Polish and Ukrainian natural gas transmission system operators set the rules of cooperation on the Gas Interconnection Poland-Ukraine project.
Nigeria: Otakikpo oil flows to storage tanks
Oil is flowing at the Otakikpo marginal field in Nigeria to onshore storage tanks ahead of evacuation by shuttle tanker. The field is operated by the Nigerian oil and gas company Green Energy International with 60 percent interest. Oil and gas exploration and development company Lekoil is a technica
Polarcus Scoops Up New South America Projects
Polarcus has received two letters of intent from two undisclosed clients for two additional marine seismic projects offshore South America. The projects, one 3D using Polarcus’ RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition and one 4D monitoring survey, should begin in Q1 and Q2 2017 respectivel
Magseis Bags ConocoPhillips Deal in North Sea
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, has been awarded a contract from ConocoPhillips for a full azimuth 4D seabed seismic survey in the North Sea. The company will be using its proprietary ‘marine autonomous seismic system’ (MASS) for the acquisition. MASS consists of the in-sea cable
Rosmorport Takes Delivery of the Third and Final Dredger
The 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh has been delivered to FSUE Rosmorport. The acceptance/delivery certificate for TSHD Kadosh was signed today, 7 December 2016. TSHD Kadosh, which was launched on October 5th at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard, is the third and final vessel of the TSHD 1000