Project & Tenders
USACE Releases Draft GRR/EIS for Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point Scheme
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has announced the availability of the Draft General Re-evaluation Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GRR/EIS) for the proposed Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York (FIMP) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The release of the
ExxonMobil agrees $2.5 bln InterOil acquisition
U.S.-based energy giant ExxonMobil on Thursday has agreed to acquire InterOil Corporation in a transaction worth more than US$2.5 billion, following the withdrawal of Total-backed Oil Search offer.
Total inks LNG supply deal with Chugoku Electric
Total of France signed a deal with Japenese utility, Chugoku Electric for the supply of liquefied natural gas for 17 years starting from 2019.
Ocean Installer Secures FSU Mooring Deal in Malta
Ocean Installer has been awarded a turnkey project for procurement and installation of a spread mooring chain system for a floating storage unit (FSU) in Malta. The mooring installation and hook-up takes place in Marsaxlokk Bay, where the FSU will be providing re-gasified LNG for the fueling of elec
JF Brennan Ready for the Crats Island Unloading Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is scheduled to begin a dredged material unloading project at Crats Island, in Wabasha, Minnesota, the first week of August. JF Brennan Marine from La Crosse, Wisconsin, mobilized to the site in June and has been preparing for the $8.7 million wor
Tenders Invited for New Subsea Cable Project (French Guyana)
By Collectivité territoriale de Guyane The French local authority of French Guyana (Collectivité territoriale de Guyane) has issued a tender invitation for the establishment and operation of a submarine cable to connect French Guyana and the European continent. This system has to provide transmissio
MOL finalizes charter deal for Uruguay FSRU project
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, through its unit, Lakler S.A., concluded a 20-year charter contract with Gas Sayago of Uruguay for the FSRU project in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ithaca’s FPF-1 platform moves a step closer to Stella field
Following months of delays, or now, years of delays, Ithaca Energy’s FPF-1 production platform, to be deployed at the UK North Sea Stella project, seems almost ready to sail away from Poland where it is being built. Ithaca Energy on Friday said that the “FPF-1” floating production facility has compl
Boskalis Bags Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has been awarded the offshore balance of plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The project will consist of eleven wind turbines with a capacity of 92.
Ocean Installer wins Malta LNG FSU mooring job
Norwegian subsea specialist, Ocean Installer, won a turnkey project for the procurement and installation of a spread mooring chain system for a floating storage unit (FSU) in Malta.
Noble Energy fires up Gunflint in Gulf of Mexico
Oil and gas exploration company Noble Energy has recently started production at the Gunflint oil development in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Gunflint development, located at Mississippi Canyon Block 948, is a subsea tie-back to the Gulfstar One platform owned by Williams Partners L.P. and
Great Lakes Continues Winning Streak
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) was recently awarded several coastal protection and dredging contracts with an approximate value of $93 million. GLDD received two awards for coastal protection work required along the East Coast as a result of the extensive damage caused by Super Storm S
L&T and EMAS Chiyoda Clinch USD 1.6 Bln Saudi Aramco Award
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) in consortium with EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS) has concluded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Saudi Aramco. The contract valued at over USD 1.6 billion is for the development of the second phase of Hasbah offshore gas fi
Petronas Hands Over Berantai Job to Vestigo
Petronas has appointed its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vestigo Petroleum to continue the operations and maintenance of the Berantai field on its behalf. Located about 150 km offshore Peninsular Malaysia, the Berantai field produced first gas in October 2012. The field comprises a wellhead platform conn