Project & Tenders
GE Oil & Gas Acquires Advantec
GE Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire Advantec, a provider of subsea intervention equipment and services. Advantec will operate under the existing name and management team as part of GE Oil & Gas’ Subsea Services & Offshore division. As such, it will continue to supply products and services directly to
UGL, Cape secure Woodside contract
A joint venture between UGL and Cape has secured a two year contract with LNG player Woodside in Western Australia. The 50/50 JV won the contract to provide services on the Woodside-operated Karratha gas plant. The value of the contract was not dislcosed. The scope of work includes planning and exec
Aibel Wins Field Development Job for Centrica
Centrica Energy Norway has awarded Aibel a frame agreement for Field Development projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The duration of the agreement is five years plus options for an additional five years, the company informed. All project phases are included in the agreement, from various st
Primeline leaves one East China Sea well, carries on with another
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company, has plugged and abandoned one of its East China Sea wells as the well is not a commercial discovery. The LS23-1-1 well was the first of two exploration wells in Primeline’s current campaign in the East China Sea. The
Cape May Project Completed
The Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have announced the completion of the beach and dune portion of a $57.6 million project to construct beaches and dunes in Cape May County. DEP Commissioner Bob Martin and Lt. Col. Michael Bliss, Commander, Philadelphi
USACE Part of Engineers Australia
USACE Senior Environmental Scientist, Dr. Todd Bridges was the keynote presenter for the recent “Engineers Australia” speaker tour. Invited for his impressive credentials as the Army’s Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science and leader of the Corps’ Dredging Operations Environmental Rese
Rolls-Royce to Power Jumeirah New DSV
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China for a package of ship equipment for a new 124 meter long Dive Support Vessel (DSV). The vessel will be designed by Skipsteknisk in Norway, and is to be delivered in 2017 to its owner, Singapore based Jumeirah Offshore. The DP3
More oil for Chevron in Gulf of Mexico
Chevron has made a significant oil discovery at its Anchor prospect in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Trend, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In a press release on Thursday, Jay Johnson, executive vice president Upstream, at the California-based oil company, said that the positive results of the company’s app
Polarcus Swings to Profit
Seismic contractor, Polarcus, has seen its revenues rise 44% over Q2 2015, driven by high vessel utilization and strong multi-client prefunding. Despite one vessel less in operation, revenues also inceresed 16 per cent year-over-year from $114.3 million to $132.2 million. According to Oslo-listed co
CT Offshore to Install Walney Extension OWF Cables
CT Offshore signed an agreement to install 87 inter-array cables on DONG Energy’s Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm. “It is a very important contract to sign for CT Offshore. We are proud to be the selected company for this important project. It is a huge recognition of our experienced crew both o
Saga LNG Shipping moves LNG newbuild to CMHI
Saga LNG Shipping, a new LNG player backed by Landmark Capital, has signed an LNG shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry.
Wood Group Bags BP Subsea Gig
Wood Group has secured a new contract to provide engineering services to BP’s existing subsea infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, UK and Norwegian continental shelves and offshore Azerbaijan. Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will deliver programme, project and integrity management and operational support fo
Noble Energy brings Gulf of Mexico oil field to production
Noble Energy’s Big Bend oil development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico started production on October 26, 2015. According to the company, the single-well field is ramping as expected and is anticipated to reach a maximum gross production rate of approximately 20 thousand barrels of oil equivalent pe
Boskalis Wraps Up Cowes Gig
Boskalis Westminster has just completed the installation of rock armor layers to the new detached Cowes Breakwater. The final handover of the breakwater to CHC will to take place next month. As agreed by Cowes Harbor Commissioners following the July 2015 project review, CHC has prioritized the compl