Project & Tenders
Aker Solutions Bags Total Extension
Aker Solutions has won a three-year contract extension from Total to provide maintenance and operations services at the Elgin and Franklin fields in the UK North Sea. According to the company, the work is valued at more than NOK 400 million ($49 million). “We have a healthy order backlog and solid f
Posorja New Port Project Includes Dredging
DP World has won a 50 year concession for the development of a greenfield multi-purpose port project at Posorja, Ecuador, 65 kilometers from the country’s main business city of Guayaquil. The $500 million initial investment (Phase 1) will include the purchase of land, dredging of a new access channe
New Meeting Location for Li Tungsten Scheme
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has changed the location of its previously announced public meeting to explain the proposed plan for cleanup work and future land use at the former Li Tungsten Superfund site. Due to a scheduling conflict, the meeting has been moved from the Robert Finley Mid
Seadrill reaches safety milestone offshore Congo
Seadrill, an offshore deepwater drilling contractor, has reached a safety milestone offshore Congo. Seadrill stated via social media on Monday that its jack-up rig the West Ariel has marked its eighth straight year without lost time injury (LTI). The KFELS ‘B’ class, independent jack-up rig, was bui
CH2M Wins Several Flood Defense Projects
The Environment Agency recently awarded CH2M two significant flood defense projects, Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Appraisal and conducting the Avonmouth-Severnside Enterprise Area Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defense study. “We have a long history of working with the Environment Agency on successful pro
Israel: Differing opinions on the Leviathan field size
The Leviathan, a gas field offshore Israel, is undisputedly one of the largest gas discoveries in the Mediterranean Sea, and until the recent Zohr discovery in Egypt, it was THE largest discovery in the area. Named after a Biblical sea monster, the Leviathan field was discovered in 2010, and operate
FinnAust Opts for IHC Mining Equipment
FinnAust Mining Plc has appointed Royal IHC to provide primary support services for the company’s Pituffik Titanium Project (Pituffik). The companies will now work closely to define an optimized development solution that includes their in house wet mining equipment as well as a high level cost estim
Royal IHC Secures Order for the Largest Easydredge TSHD
Royal IHC (IHC) has signed a new contract for an Easydredge® 3,700 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for Tecnoimport and Empresa Constructora de Obras Marítimas in Havana, Cuba. The contract was signed in the presence of Mr Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of The Netherlands, and Mr Ricardo Cabrisas
VIDEO: Ivar Aasen platform deck on its way to Norway
Following its recent completion, the platform deck for the Ivar Aasen project, in the North Sea, is now on its way to Norway after sailaway from the yard area in Singapore on Monday. According to Det norske, the operator of the project, the platform deck will be lifted in place on the field at the [
Kosan Crisplant, Kogas ink LNG MoU
Kosan Crisplant said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kogas to work on LNG bunkering technology and pilot projects.
Engie sees ‘record-high’ gas production at Gjøa
Engie E&P Norge, Norwegian affiliate to French energy company Engie, formerly known as GDF Suez, has increased its gas production from the North Sea gas field Gjøa by 17.5 percent. Moreover, Engie said, this is a record-high level for the gas field that is scheduled to produce 60 million barrels of
Havyard to Design New Esvagt Ship
Havyard Design & Solutions has secured a contract for delivery of design and equipment for the construction of a Havyard 832 multi-purpose vessel. Havyard 832 MPV is going to be constructed at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for the ship owner Esvagt, and will be in operation for the American oil compa
Herbert Hoover Dike Report Available for Final Comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is taking comments for the next 30 days on an environmental report related to the rehabilitation of Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee. The comment period for the final environmental impact statement on the Herbert Hoover Dike Dam
PT.OSI Kicks Off ONWJ Campaign
PT.OSI (Offshore Services Indonesia) has started phase 1 of the 3-year technical services contract, awarded by oil & gas company Pertamina ONWJ, for the provision of DP II saturation diving DSV and all associated services. The diving support vessel (DSV) Crest Odyssey 1 has departed Jakarta after co