Project & Tenders
Faroe makes discovery at Brasse well (Norway)
Faroe Petroleum, oil and gas firm focusing on exploration and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, has made an oil and gas discovery in its operated Brasse exploration well in licence PL740 in the Norwegian section of the North Sea. The Brasse well (31/7-1) has been drilled to a total dept
Development drilling starts at Lukoil’s Caspian Sea field
Lukoil, Russia’s privately owned oil company, has kicked off the development drilling operation at its Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. According to the company, president of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov and Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin visited the Vladimir Filanovsky fi
MAN ME-GI engines ordered for Maran Gas LNG newbuilds
MAN Diesel & Turbo on Tuesday said it has received orders for M-type, electronically-controlled, gas-injection (ME-GI) engines from Maran Gas, for its two newbuilds at DSME of South Korea.
VIDEO: Time-lapse of Gina Krog load out in South Korea
The main support frame for the Gina Krog topside has been loaded on to the heavy transport vessel Mega Caravan in South Korea. Statoil, the operator of the Gina Krog field located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, shared a time-lapse video of the main support frame for Gina Krog’s topside be
VBMS Gets Horns Rev3 Inter-Array Cabling Contract
VBMS has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall Vindkraft for the installation of 33kV inter-array cables for the Horns Rev3 offshore wind farm. The farm, located in the eastern North Sea off the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark has a planned capacity of 400 MW and will produce the equivalent of the electri
June Update on Mill River Dredging and Dewatering Operations
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) has just released a monthly project update for the cleanup of lead impacted sediment by hydraulic dredging in the Mill River. As noted in previous updates, the sediment dredging portion of the project has been completed. The p
Santos forced to drill sidetrack on Ande Ande Lumut due to mechanical obstacle
Australian oil and gas company Santos is planning to start a sidetrack well on the AAL-4X appraisal well, at the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Indonesia, after a mechanical obstruction prevented the completion of the current well bore. Santos is the operator of the Nort
WODA: Addressing Climate Change Challenges
The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) has issued an official “Statement on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change” at the opening session of the World Dredging Conference (WODCON) XXI in Miami, Florida. As Ram Mohan, President of the Western Dredging Association and host of this
Polarcus Scores Another Deal
Seismic contractor Polarcus has received a letter of intent (LOI) from an undisclosed client for an additional broadband 3D marine seismic survey offshore South America. According to the Oslo-listed company, the project is planned to start in early Q4 2016 and run for approximately three months. The
Mackley Welcomes Flood Report Findings
Mackley has welcomed the findings of a report which urges the Government to invest in the upkeep of existing critical flood defenses, as well as investing in new defenses. Published on 9 June, the Environmental Audit Committee report criticizes a ‘reactive approach to funding’ for flood defenses whi
Fugro Wins More South Holland Offshore Wind Zone Work
Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation survey contract for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this year for geophysical survey and metocean monitoring at the same site. The work will be performed using geotechnical DP2 vessels
Technip Hires Boa Sub C for GoM Campaign
Technip USA has awarded a contract to Norwegian offshore contractor BOA for light construction, heavy lift and possible umbilical lay operations and installations in the Gulf of Mexico. According to BOA, the contract will last up to five months including mobilization and options. For this scope of w
Mermaid Recharters DSV for Indonesia Ops
Mermaid Maritime’s Indonesian business unit, Seascape, has entered into a one-year charter-in contract with Nusa Perkasa Permai for a DP2 dive support vessel, the DSV Mermaid Nusantara. Formerly known as ‘Windermere’, the vessel comes with a 15 man built-in saturation diving system and air diving sy
Norway approves plan for development of Oseberg Vestflanken 2
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has informed that the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has sanctioned the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of Oseberg Vestflanken 2, offshore Norway. Partners in the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 production licence are Statoil Petroleum (49.3%), Petoro (33.6%), Total E&P