Lundin has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/4-9 S, located in the North Sea. Lundin Norway AS (Lundin) is the operator for production licence PL 359 in blocks 16/1 and 16/4 in the central North Sea. The area is around 200
First Coastal Corporation and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) are working on a beach nourishment project in Westhampton, Suffolk County, New York. Works on the Westhampton Interim Beach Nourishment Rehabilitation, part of the Hurricane Shore Protection Project, began on October 28, 2014
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District’s multi-functional debris vessel SNELL is in Florida providing support to the Jackson District’s Jacksonville Harbor Expansion Project. The crew of the SNELL is working with Jacksonville District Geotechical Engineers to gather sediment samples fo
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 15 – December 21). The UK-based oil services company Subsea 7 is reported to be letting go almost 150 employees in Norway. According to the latest reports, the company revealed that its Norwa
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) in partnership with Volker Stevin International (VolkerWessels) have been awarded a contract by Iberdrola Renewables Offshore Deutschland GmbH for the partial construction of the Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in German section of the Baltic Sea. The work comp
Pakistan’s K-Electric Limited (formerly Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited) has signed two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Engro with the objective of increasing power supply to the city of Karachi and it’s adjoining areas using LNG as fuel for new generation. Introduction of LNG
Norway’s Rem Offshore ASA has informed that the delivery of the Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) the company ordered at Vard in June has been delayed for a year. The two companies signed the contract in June 2014 according to which the vessel would be delivered in the Q1 2016. However, Rem Offshor
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has informed that a temporary approval has been granted to resume production at reduced rate at the Huntington field, in the UK North Sea, and that the field is now on stream. Offshore Energy Today previously reported that production from Huntington field was delaye
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has turned down an application from BP Norge AS for consent to extend the operating life of the quarters platform (QP) on the Valhall field. BP currently has permission to use Valhall QP for accommodation until December 31, 2014, and it has applied to the
Ennsub has completed the design and manufacture of two innovative workclass remotely operated vehicle (WROV) deployment systems which have been designed and manufactured for ROVOP and are due to be installed into a new build, tier one pipelay vessel Ceona Amazon early in 2015. The company demonstrat
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released findings on Dredged Sediment Placement – Cleveland Harbor report, confirming that most of the dredged sediment from the project is suitable for open-lake placement. In accordance with federal standards, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo Distr
A NASDAQ-listed Nordic and U.S. steel company SSAB has joined Manga LNG Oy on a LNG terminal construction project in Tornio in the north of Finland, to be built by Wärtsilä. The terminal will serve industry, mines and other gas users in the area. SSAB’s site in Raahe will also make use of LNG. At th
Wärtsilä has been given full notice to proceed from Manga LNG for the supply of an LNG import terminal in Tornio, Northern Finland. Wärtsilä will commence construction on the site near the port of Tornio in January 2015. Wärtsilä initially announced this project in January 2014. The order, valued at
Statoil has on behalf of the Mariner co-venturers awarded the contract for integrated drilling and well services on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) to Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc. “This is a very significant agreement for the Mariner project, and the result of an innovative, ne
