Project & Tenders
Ohio Supports Lake Erie Plan
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, along with five other members of the Ohio Delegation (Marcy Kaptur, Bob Gibbs, Tim Ryan, David P. Joyce, James Renacci) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing support for the Port of Cleveland’s plan modification to permanently stop sediment dumpi
Polarcus Bags Egypt Shoot
Seismic player Polarcus has secured a contract with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt. This is another deal Polarcus scored offshore Egypt, having previously announced a 50-days seismic shoot in March this year. The project, expected to run for approximately two an
Dresser-Rand receives order for two LNGo systems
Dresser-Rand, a part of Siemens Power and Gas recently received an order for two LNGo liquefaction systems from AGL Resources’ Elizabethtown Gas unit.
Strike still affecting Petrobras’ oil output
The two weeks long oil workers’ strike in Brazil has yet to end, after Petrobras announced that the unions are considering a proposal made by the company. To remind, the strike started over Petrobras’ plans to cut investments and sell billions of dollars worth of assets in order to reduce its mounti
Soco hikes 2015 output guidance. Lowers forecast for 2016
Soco International, an independent oil company with assets in Vietnam and Congo, has upgraded its production guidance for the full year 2015, but it has also provided a lower preliminary guidance for 2016. The company’s shares fell 18.6 percent following the announcement. In an update on Tuesday, th
Fugro Scoops Total Subsea Gig
Fugro has won a five-year contract for the provision of underwater services to Total E&P UK (TEP UK). Under the contract, which runs from July 2015 and includes extension options for a further two years, Fugro is providing a full range of ROV services to conduct inspection, repair and maintenance ac
Klaipedos Nafta, Port of Helsingborg in LNG infrastructure deal
Klaipedos Nafta on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement with the port of Helsingborg to cooperate on the HEKLA – Helsingborg & Klaipeda LNG infrastructure facility deployment project.
Tunheim Wins USACE Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded recently contract to Tunheim Construction of Moorhead, Minnesota, to make repairs to Mississippi River Locks and Dams 4 and 5. Lock and Dam 4 is located near Alma, Wisconsin. Lock and Dam 5 is located near Winona, Minnesota. At each of the
Exmar, Swan sign India FSRU deal
Exmar of Belgium and Swan Energy signed a binding term sheet to jointly develop and operate the Jafrabad LNG port project in Gujarat state, India.
Cleveland Against Erie Dumping
The Port of Cleveland recently petitioned the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to modify the description of the Cleveland Harbor navigation project in law to prevent sediment dredged from the Cuyahoga River from being placed in Lake Erie. That request has now been supported by a bipar
West Coast Tender on the Way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid for the West Coast Hopper Dredging 2016 program. This dredging project includes maintenance dredging and new dredging at Grays Harbor, maintenance dredging at the San Francisco Mainship Channel, Coos Bay Entr
Reach Subsea Looking into Vessel Lay-Ups and Redundancies
Lower activity levels and tough market conditions could force Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea to lay up two of its vessels. Namely, in its third-quarter earnings release, the Oslo-listed company said that, for the winter season, Edda Fonn and/or Stril Explorer, ROV/Survey vessels, could be pulled
November Update on Mill River
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has just released November update on the cleanup of lead impacted sediment from the Mill River. DEEP – together with the contractor TRC – is currently dredging, dewatering, treating the filtrate water and discharging treated wate
Noble sells Karish, Tanin fields (Israel)
Israel’s Delek Group has through its subsidiaries Delek Drilling and Avner Oil agreed to buy Noble Energy’s 47 percent stake in Karish and Tanin fields. According to Delek, the acquisition of Noble Energy’s stake in the Mediterranean Sea fields is valued at $67 million. Following the completion of t