Project & Tenders
WRDA Legislation Critical for Charleston Harbor Deepening
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is expecting a final Senate vote on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill this week. The legislation is seen as critical to ensuring the harbor deepening project remains on track and Charleston Harbor is deepened to 52 feet. “At the end of the day, harbor deepen
APPEA slams proposed anti-drilling bill
APPEA, an organization speaking for the Australian oil and gas industry, has slammed the Green Party’s proposal to ban drilling in the Great Australian Bight, off southern Australia. Earlier this week, environmentalists and the Green Party have lashed out against BP’s soon-to-be-decided-on drilling
Nexans Wins Blyth OWF Subsea Cables Contract
Nexans cable technology has been selected by VBMS to deliver inter-array and export cables for Blyth offshore wind farm. As part of its own contract with EDF Energy Renewables, VBMS will use the Nexans 66 kV inter-array cable system to provide the subsea connection between the offshore turbines and
Ophir working to make Fortuna FLNG FID by 2016 end
Ophir Energy, a London-listed oil and gas company, is making progress with its floating LNG project in Equatorial Guinea where it is working on developing the gas reserves found in the offshore Block R. The company on Thursday said the upstream part of the Fortuna FLNG project was ‘technically ready
Construction Kicks Off on Crindau Flood Scheme
The Natural Resources Wales is inviting people living in Newport to a drop in event to find out more about the latest plans to reduce the risk of flooding in the area. The new scheme will improve flood protection for more than 660 properties in Crindau and Shaftesbury. NRW has appointed Galliford Tr
LPC Enters Last Phase Before Channel Deepening Project
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has just started its baseline water quality monitoring program for its proposed Channel Deepening Project, the largest environmental monitoring program ever undertaken for a dredging project in New Zealand. LPC is planning to dredge the shipping channel in Lyttel
Ireland: Providence in rig chase for Druid well
Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has issued a tender for a rig contract for the Druid exploration well, located in the Southern Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland, with a spud date set for June 2017. The Druid well is located in the Frontier Exploration License (FEL) 2/14 which lies in
USACE and Lake County Sign Project Partnership Agreement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and Lake County Utilities, along with Congressman David Joyce and Lake County Commissioners recently signed a Project Partnership Agreement to design a 600-foot stone revetment on the Lake Erie. The new stone revetment is designed to protect the Lak
Commercial production from Otakikpo field imminent, Lekoil says
Oil and gas company Lekoil has completed the second well on the Otakikpo field in Nigeria. The company expects commercial production from the field to start ‘in the next few weeks’. Otakikpo is located in oil mining lease (OML) 11, on the shoreline in the south-eastern part of the Niger Delta. The f
Nexans Extends Charter with GC Rieber
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has secured a charter extension with Nexans Skagerrak, a subsidiary of subsea cables specialist Nexans Norway, for the CSV Polar King. The first time charter agreement announced in March this year, was set for a fixed period of about 8.5 month
Mubadala wraps up Manora drilling
Mubadala Petroleum has completed drilling of the MNA-17 well on the Manora Oil Development located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. The new production well is set to come online in November. Mubadala Petroleum is the operator of the G1/48 concession containing the Manora Oil Development with 60% in
Gazprom gets more permits for TurkStream
Russian energy firm Gazprom has received further permits for the construction of the TurkStream pipeline project. Following last week’s reports of Gazprom obtaining first permits for the restart of works on the project, the company on Wednesday said it received further approvals. The latest approval
GE wins Tangguh LNG Train 3 equipment order
GE Oil & Gas said it has been awarded a contract to supply gas turbine-driven compressors for a third natural gas liquefaction train for the Tangguh LNG expansion project.
TSHD Kronshlot Ready for Service
Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard has delivered second of three trailing suction hopper dredgers, the Kronshlot, to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosmorport”. Following the launching and delivery to the seaport of Saint Petersburg, the 1000 m³ TSHD is now ready to take on maintenance dredging projec