Project & Tenders
PSW Group Bags COSL Contract
PSW Group has entered into a frame agreement with COSL Drilling Europe for Subsea & Riser Maintenance services of the company’s drilling rigs. The agreement has a duration of 3 years and with an optional period of 2 years. Work under the contract has already commenced. The scope of work is for inspe
Rockhopper gets approval for Ombrina Mare EIA
Rockhopper Exploration has informed that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its Ombrina Mare discovery, located in the Central Adriatic, offshore Italy has been approved by the country’s Minister for the Environment. The Ombrina Mare is an appraisal/development project located off the Abr
Ocean City Replenishment Continues
The 100% federally funded Ocean City beach replenishment project in the south end continues to make good progress. According to the Jay A. Gillian, Ocean City Mayor, the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) earlier this week began to use the second landing pipe near 55th Street. “The contracto
Spectrum, Schlumberger Team Up on Campeche-Yucatan 2D Seismic
Spectrum has entered into a cooperation agreement with Schlumberger to jointly acquire and process Spectrum’s offshore Mexico Campeche-Yucatan 2D regional Multi-Client program. The cooperation agreement includes more than 44,000 km of regional 2D seismic data in the new frontier Campeche/Yucatan are
Premier: Isobel Deep well results coming in June
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL) has informed that the final results for the 14/20-1 “Isobel Deep” well, offshore the Falkland Islands, are expected in early June. The well is being drilled with Eirik Raude drilling rig. According to FOGL, a zone of suspected elevated formation pressure was penet
EnQuest Producer FPSO moored at Alma/Galia field. First oil in mid-2015
EnQuest, an independent oil and gas company based in UK, has said that its Alma/Galia project in the North Sea remains on schedule for first oil in mid-2015. In its first quarter status report, the company’s CEO, Amjad Bseisu, revealed that the Enquest Producer Floating Production, Storage and Offlo
Erin Energy: Oyo-8 well production exceeds expectations (Nigeria)
Erin Energy Corporation announced today that the Oyo-8 well located in OML 120 offshore Nigeria has exceeded expectations and is currently producing at a stabilized rate of 7,080 barrels of oil per day. Erin Energy is the operator and has a 100% interest in the well. The company started production f
Progress on the New Waterway Discussed
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met yesterday, May 17th 2015, with the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish to discuss the progress being made on the New Suez Canal project. During the meeting, President Sisi emphasized that the project must be completed on time and in accordance
Scana Subsea Secures NCS Riser Job
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Subsea AB, won a contract for machining, welding test & assembly of riser forgings. The value of the contract is approximately 35 million SEK ($4.3 million). The company didn’t disclose the client, however, Scana has informed that the risers will
Siem Wins MRSV ‘Siem Marlin’ Charter Deal
Norway’s Siem Offshore has inked a charter contract with an undisclosed international construction diving and subsea engineering company for the MRSV Siem Marlin. According to Siem’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, the agreement is made at market terms and is firm for a period of five years with a purch
Two More Giants Heading for Suez
Some of the world’s largest dredgers will arrive in Egypt over the next few weeks where they will join the crews that are already working on the expansion of the Suez Canal, reported the Middle East News Agency (Mena). According to Engineer Wagdy Zaki, executive manager of the project’s dredging wor
Australia Signs Disposal Ban
A century-old practice to drop dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef area has been put to an end. Regulations to implement the Coalition’s historic ban on the disposal of capital dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park have been signed off by the Government. “This is another major
Contractor for Mozambique LNG onshore park chosen
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation informed it has selected a consortium consisting of CB&I, Chiyoda Corporation and Saipem (CCS JV) for the initial development of the onshore LNG park in Mozambique.
Contractor for Mozambique LNG onshore park chosen
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation informed it has selected a consortium consisting of CB&I, Chiyoda Corporation and Saipem (CCS JV) for the initial development of the onshore LNG park in Mozambique.