Project & Tenders
Shelter Island Grant Awarded
The California Division of Boating and Waterways has awarded the Port of San Diego a $6.1 million grant from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund for the Shelter Island Boat Launch Facility Improvements Project. The grant will help fund the estimated $9.5 million needed for the project. The pro
Woodside gives Browse FLNG deal to Benthic
Benthic said on Monday it has been awarded Browse FLNG offshore geotechnical site investigation job by Woodside.
Lundin spuds Barents Sea wildcat
Lundin Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has started drilling of exploration well 7130/4-1 on the Ørnen prospect, in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The well 7130/4-1 will explore the Ørnen prospect in PL708, located on the eastern parts of the Finnmark Plat
Benthic Bags Woodside Geotechnical Contracts Off Australia
Benthic has been awarded two contracts by Woodside to undertake offshore geotechnical site investigations for the proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Development and the Greater Enfield Development located off the coast of Western Australia. Benthic’s PROD3 (Portable Remotely Opera
Statoil’s Gina Krog safety review reveals improvement points
Norwegian offshore safety inspectors have found room for improvement when it comes to Statoil’s Gina Krog field development in the North Sea, offshore Norway. During a recent inspection of Statoil’s risk and barrier management at the project, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) did not find
Van Oord Completes Koper Gig
Van Oord has just completed the €1.7 million worth Luka Koper dredging project. The Slovenian Maritime Administration confirmed this by issuing a provision, which allows the arrival of vessels with a maximum permissible draft of 14.5 meters in the north part of the port’s Basin I. During the project
AOS, Subsea 7 in Manning and Personnel Logistics Deal
Subsea 7 has recently appointed AOS as their Australian marine manning and personnel logistics provider. AOS, headquartered in Perth, will support Subsea 7 on its forthcoming Australian projects, on-board their subsea support vessel Seven Eagle. The Seven Eagle is a construction/flexlay and diving v
Monadelphous wins Prelude FLNG deal
Engineering company Monadelphous has been awarded a long-term maintenance and modifications services contract for Shell Australia’s Prelude FLNG project.
Cleveland Dredging Plan Outlined
The USACE Buffalo District has released documents that have been submitted to the Ohio EPA, requesting a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification for open lake placement of dredged sediment from the upper Cuyahoga River federal navigation channel. According to the open letter to Lake
Italy: OLT awards peak shaving LNG tender
Italy’s OLT Offshore LNG Toscana closed its tender for the peak shaving service of its FSRU Toscana launched on October 19.
LGS Secures Subsea Cables Deal with U.S. Navy
LGS Innovations (LGS) has won an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $9.5 million to supply submarine telecommunication cables to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC). Under the terms of the contract, LGS In
Quadrant in well spud delay (Australia)
Quadrant Energy, an Australian oil and gas company, has yet to spud the Roc-1 well, offshore W. Australia. According to Carnarvon Petroleum, a partner in the project, the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig is at the well location, however the rig owner is now waiting for certification of in-tran
Premier gives Isobel another go
Premier Oil, an independent exploration and production company, started drilling the 14/20-2 ‘Isobel – 2’ well, offshore the Falkland Islands, on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The Isobel – 2 is an exploration well on the Isobel/Elaine fan complex. It is located on licence PL004a and lies approximatel
KrisEnergy gets go-ahead for Rossukon production area
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, has received government approval of the Production Area Application (PAA) for an area containing the Rossukon oil discovery in the Gulf of Thailand. The PAA was approved by the Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF), the government agency resp