Project & Tenders
Picture of the Day: Tendring Coastal Scheme
Construction works are in full swing on a £36 million coastal protection scheme that will recharge 5km of beaches from Holland-on-Sea to Clacton. The first section of the work between Holland Haven to Fernwood Avenue was recently completed, with the beaches being opened back up to the public. The se
Jenkins Marine’s Fleet Fully Utilized
Jenkins Marine’s fleet of hopper barges is in high demand this month with every vessel engaged in a marine project. The 150m³ capacity hopper barge Hurst has just completed a dredge at Rockley Boat Park and the nearby Parkstone Yacht Club under the guidance of Jenkins Marine vessels Frome and Buffal
Statoil to install ‘world’s first wet gas compressor’ (Gallery)
Statoil has informed that the world’s first subsea wet gas compression system is ready to be installed on the seabed and tied back to the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea to provide another 22 million barrels of oil equivalent from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir. “I’m very proud of this proj
Jee to Demonstrate U-tube in Scottish Tidal Waters
Jee Ltd has been awarded phase two of a contract with Scottish Enterprise, which will see the company undertake the demonstration of their “U-tube” solution in Scottish tidal waters. In September 2014, Jee secured a phase one contract with Scottish Enterprise, which involved a pioneering study for t
CGG Nets 3D Seismic Off Colombia
CGG has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire and process a 16,314 square kilometers 3D seismic survey on the Caribbean coast offshore Colombia. According to the company, the survey will be the largest marine seismic program ever acquired in Colombia an
Sonardyne’s Fusion 6G for Moho Nord Field
Sonardyne International Ltd. has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by UTEC, an Acteon company, to supply Fusion 6G acoustic positioning technology for the Moho Nord subsea project situated 75 kilometres off the coast of Congo. The equipment will be used to support the installation of 230 k
Egypt, Jordan sign oil and gas MOU
Sherif Ismail received the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ibrahim Saif in Cairo, in his first visit shortly after taking office, Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum said.
Egypt, Jordan sign oil and gas MOU
Sherif Ismail received the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ibrahim Saif in Cairo, in his first visit shortly after taking office, Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum said.
Geomarine, MacArtney in Representative Agreement
The MacArtney Group has signed an official representative agreement with Geomarine – an Italian geophysical and geotechnical marine survey service provider, and a part of the DIMMS Group. The two companies will team up to offer underwater technology solutions and services in primarily Italy and Moza
Preparations Underway for Maputo Dredging
Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) is in the process of selecting the company that will perform dredging of the Maputo Port access channel. The dredging of the channel, that will increase its current 11 meter draft to 14.2 meters, is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2015 after a contrac
Statoil discovers gas in Snefrid Nord prospect
Operator Statoil has together with PL218 partners made a gas discovery in the Snefrid Nord prospect in the Norwegian Sea. According to Statoil, the discovery is an important contribution to the Aasta Hansteen field development project and Polarled pipeline utilisation. “The Snefrid Nord discovery in
BG Group: First oil from Knarr (Norway)
BG Group has today announced that the Petrojarl Knarr floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel had started production from the Knarr oil field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The FPSO has been leased from Teekay Corporation and is moored approximately 120 kilometres off the Norwe
Secretary Jewell to open Central Gulf of Mexico lease sale
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will today, March 18, in New Orleans, attend and open bids at an oil and gas lease sale offering 41.2 million acres for exploration and development in the Central Planning Area offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Secretary Jewell will hold a news
Egypt finalizes LNG supply deal with Gazprom
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum informed that an LNG supply deal with Russia’s Gazprom has been finalized.