Project & Tenders
Platform jacket in the making for Hummer prospect in Gulf of Mexico
Petsec Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, informed on Wednesday that a platform jacket will be fabricated and installed over the Main Pass Block 270 #3 BP 1 well on the Hummer exploration prospect, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The well is located in U.S. federal of
Chinese Duo Wins Major Port Deal in Algeria
Two Chinese companies, China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), and the Algerian government last Sunday signed an agreement to build a mega seaport in Algeria. Under the deal, the two sides will set up a consortium company in March to buil
Chevron agrees LNG supply deal with ENN
Chevron revealed on Monday it has signed a non-binding heads of agreement with ENN LNG Trading for the delivery of up to 0.5 mtpa of liquefied natural gas from the Gorgon project.
Wood Group grabs Prelude FLNG deal
Wood Group informed on Tuesday it has won a three-year contract with Shell’s Prelude floating LNG project.
Wood Group Lands Prelude Deal
Wood Group has secured a three-year contract with Shell Australia’s Prelude, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. Perth-based Wood Group Kenny will provide specialist consultancy services for flexible riser integrity management prior to and during operation of Prelude FLNG, which will be l
Eagle LNG picks Cosmodyne tech for Jacksonville project
Eagle LNG Partners has selected Cosmodyne’s natural gas liquefaction equipment for its LNG facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
Det norske: Ivar Aasen topside nearly finished. On track for first oil in 4Q
Det norske, a Norwegian oil exploration and development company, has informed that the construction of the topside for the Ivan Aasen field platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, is nearing completion. According to Det norske’s update on Monday, the platform deck, under construction at
Kongsberg Scores Seismic Handling Systems Hattrick
Kongsberg Maritime’s wholly owned deck equipment specialist Kongsberg Evotec has won three separate new contracts for seismic handling systems. Two contracts, for customers located in China, are for delivery of seismic handling systems for a six-streamer vessel and a two-streamer vessel. Both vessel
Anadarko: First oil flows from Heidelberg field
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has started production from its Heidelberg field located in the Green Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Anadarko is the operator of the field with 31.5% interest, while the other 68.5% are shared by Cobalt, Eni, ExxonMobil, Freeport McMoran, Marubeni and Statoil.
UK: Drilling activity on Breagh field delayed
Swiss company Ineos Group is looking to reduce further investments in the Breagh gas field in the UK North Sea causing a delay in the restart of drilling activities on the field. Ineos is the operator of the field with 70% interest. According to Sterling Resources, a Canadian-listed oil and gas comp
Krasnoye Sormovo Ready to Launch Rosmorport’s New TSHD
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – has just announced that the launching ceremony for the 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’ will be held on January 29th 2016. The dredger comes as the first in a series of three TSHD 1000 vessels that the shipyard is
Unitel wins FEED work for Kogas’ small-scale LNG plants
The world’s largestcorporate buyer of LNG,South Korea’s Kogas, hired Unitel Technologies to perform the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on small-scale LNG plants network.
Statoil slashes Johan Sverdrup development costs
Statoil, a Norwegian oil and gas major, has cut the cost estimate for the development of one of the five biggest oil fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Johan Sverdrup. The field, operated by Statoil, is located on the Utsira Height in the North Sea offshore Norway, 155 kilometres west of Sta
Hess Hires Fugro for Survey Work Off Australia
Fugro has been awarded a combined geophysical and geotechnical project by Hess Exploration Australia to assist in Hess’ activities in the Northern Carnarvon Basin offshore NW Australia. Fugro’s work will include seabed and shallow geological investigations including areas of difficult terrain. For t