Project & Tenders
Byron pulls out of Gulf of Mexico well
After attempts to free stuck drill pipe failed, Byron Energy, the operator of several blocks in the Gulf of Mexico, has temporarily abandoned its SM 6 # 2 well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and is now preparing to spud the SM71 #1 well. The SM-6 #2 well, the first one to be drilled as part of [&hellip
Spectrum to kick off 2D survey offshore Brazil
Spectrum, a seismic services market player, has announced it is starting a 10,400 kilometer multi-client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Amazonas and Para Maranhao basins along the Equatorial Margin of Brazil. The new acquisition program will tie five of Spectrum’s Northern Margin programs producin
PDT Meeting for Loxahatchee River Starts Today
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be holding a Project Delivery Team (PDT) meeting for the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project Wednesday, March 30 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education and Research Center at Jonathan Dickinson St
MacGregor equipment ordered for ESL’s LNG bulkers
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, informed it has received an order to deliver hatch covers, cranes, deck machinery and steering gear to two new 25,600 dwt LNG-powered bulkers for Finnish owner ESL Shipping.
Aqualis Offshore Secures Race Bank Deal
Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by A2SEA to perform engineering consultancy services for its offshore wind farm installation work at the DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. Aqualis Offshore’s London-office will provide engineering services including geotechnical and structural site asse
GLDD Ready for the Next Season of Lake Decatur Dredging
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock of Oak Brook, Illinois is about to start one more season – the third of six – of clearing out sediment from the bottom of Lake Decatur. According to Engineering Services Coordinator Jerry Stevens, crews have been working this week to reassemble the dredge operation as they
Long Beach Island Dune Project Moves Step Forward
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice have announced that a contract has been awarded for phase one of the Long Beach Island Dune Project. The $37.6 million contract was awarded to H&L Contracting and consists of groin rehabilitation and construction of new groins. “T
No oil found in Dana’s Cameroon well
Dana Petroleum, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has completed drilling operations on the Manatee-1 exploration well in the Bakassi West block in Cameroon. The well is operated by Dana Petroleum with 55% interest, and SDX Energy, an exploration and production company with assets in
Dredge Essayons Arrives in Hawaii
The U.S. Coast Guard began temporarily moving aids to navigation in Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, Sunday, to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with planned dredging operations. As previously released, the Corps hopper dredge Essayons will conduct maintenance dredging in March and April starting in Nawi
Harkand in North Sea Pipeline Inspection for TAQA
Harkand, an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) company, has secured a scope of work with TAQA in the North Sea. The company’s Aberdeen office will deliver a pipeline inspection campaign across TAQA’s fields in the Northern and Central North Sea. The campaign is expected to get underway in summ
Bourbon acquires Evergas
Offshore marine services provider, Bourbon on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy shipping businesses currently owned by the majority shareholder JACCAR Holdings for a price of US$320 million.
Aker Solutions Clinches Subsea Contract from BP
Aker Solutions has won a global framework agreement to deliver engineering and project management services at BP-operated subsea oil and gas fields. The contract has a fixed period of five years and may be extended by two years. It covers subsea engineering services, asset integrity management and o
ONGC approves $5B worth field development plan (India)
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has approved the Field Development Plan (FDP) for the development of fields falling under Cluster 2 of the deepwater block KG-DWN-98/2, in the Krishna-Godawari Basin offshore India, with plans to complete the project in 2020. According to the company, t
Carolina and Kure Beach Nourishment Works in Full Swing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reporting that much progress has been made on the coastal storm damage reduction work being performed on both Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. Favorable weather for the last couple of weeks has allowed work to move along steadily. The Phase 1 of this beach re-nouris