Project & Tenders
CCCC Bags Shantou Port Deal
CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co. has been awarded a major contract for the construction of container terminal in the Guang’ao zone of the Shantou Port. In late September, CCCC signed this $205 million worth deal with Shantou Port Group for the Phase Two of the 100,000t container terminal in the Guang’ao.
Ophir kicks off drilling campaign in Gulf of Thailand
Ophir Energy, an oil and gas exploration company, has started its two well exploration drilling programme in Block G4/50, in the western Gulf of Thailand with the spud of G4/50-10 exploration well on the Soy Siam prospect. The G4/50 Block partly surrounds Ophir’s producing Bualuang oil field and spa
EMGS Continues Malaysia Campaign
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has inked a contract extension worth approximately USD 7 million with an undisclosed oil company in Malaysia. As announced on August 7, 2015, EMGS received a letter of award for a contract worth approximately USD 4.2 million for 3D EM data acquisition over
FMC Technologies Takes Profit Hit
FMC Technologies has seen its third quarter 2015 net income slashed more than half from the prior-year quarter primarily due to the continued decline in the North American land market and the negative impact of the strengthening U.S. dollar in its subsea technologies segment. For the Q3 2015, the Ho
Centrica to develop Butch as subsea tie-back to Ula
Operator Centrica Energy Norway and partners have decided that the Butch discovery in the North Sea will be developed as a subsea tie-in to the Ula field. According to Centrica’s press release, with the selected subsea tie-in concept the Butch well stream will be transported to the BP operated Ula p
EMGS inks contract extension in Malaysia
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed a contract extension worth approximately $7 million with an oil company in Malaysia. In August 2015, EMGS received a letter of award for a two-year contract worth approximately $4.2 million for 3D EM data acquisition over the oil company’s operated a
Final Meeting Held on Shoreham Adur Scheme
The Environment Agency recently held two final public exhibitions on Shoreham Adur tidal walls scheme. The scheme that will reduce the risk of flooding to Shoreham-by-Sea and Lancing is being developed jointly by Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Adur District Council, West Sussex
CCCC Wins Terminal Project in Kemen
CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd., one of China Communications Construction Company subsidiaries, has just signed an Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contract for the construction of a new berth in Fuzhou Port. The contract was agreed with Fujian Huadian Kemen Power Generation Co. u
Marathon Oil’s Alba platform shaping up
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has shared a photo of the topsides for Marathon Oil’s new Alba B3 platform, loaded on a seagoing barge in Zwijndrecht yard in the Netherlands. Preparations are now under way for a sail away to the Heerema Vlissingen yard, where the lower part of the platform, the jack
Torrent Power books capacity at Dahej LNG terminal
India’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas informed that it has executed a long-term capacity booking agreement with Torrent Power.
Money Secured for IJmuiden New Lock
Rijkswaterstaat and the OpenIJ consortium – consisting of BAM-PGGM, VolkerWessels and DIF – have reached financial close for the contract to design, construct, finance and maintain a new sea lock at IJmuiden. Construction activities will be carried out by a BAM Infra and VolkerWessels joint venture.
DNV GL Gets Ichthys Verification and Classification Job
DNV GL has secured a contract to provide in-service verification and classification services to a range of facilities at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia. DNV GL has provided vendor inspection, verification and offshore classification support to the USD 34 billion venture since 2012. This latest
DNV GL grabs in-service deal for Ichthys LNG
DNV GL informed it has secured a contract to provide in-service verification and classification services to a range of facilities at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.
Scottish LNG ferries construction deal signed
Caledonian Maritime Assets and Ferguson Marine Engineering have signed the shipbuilding contract, worth £97 million, to build two 100m dual-fuel ferries.