Construction works on a grout curtain that will protect foundation of the Borinquen 1E Dam were completed yesterday. The grout curtain is 2.4 kilometers long and 15 meters deep under the core of the foundation of Borniquen 1E Dam, located on the west side of Pedro Miguel Locks. “This is another impo
GDF Suez has won an auction in Chile to build a new power plant and transmission line.
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by the Hess Corporation for installation work in support of the Stampede Project in deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work involves installation of flowlines, steel catenary risers, umbilicals, jumpers and associated subsea architecture which tie-back two
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has formally adopted an aggressive 10-year restoration plan, known as a basin management action plan or BMAP, covering Lake Okeechobee. The long-term restoration plan was carefully developed through a series of public meetings that included environm
FSUE Rosmorport is planning to conduct dredging operations during the 2015 navigation season at the Muchke Bay coal handling complex. The project named “Construction of a transport and handling coal complex on the northern coast of the Muchke Bay” comes as a part of a massive federal target program
Aminex has received a confirmation from the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Minerals that the Minister has no objection to the proposed sale of up to a 13% interest in the Kiliwani North Development Licence (KNDL) to Solo Oil for a total consideration of $7 million. The sale now remains subject onl
SeaBird Exploration Plc has received a letter of award (LOA) for source work for one of its vessels in the South East Asia region. It is estimated that the client will charter the vessel for 30-35 days starting early April 2015. The contract will have an estimated value of USD 3.5 – 4.0 million. Sea
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, will deliver a lightweight conductor-supported platform for EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd for installation in the Tanjong Baram field, offshore Malaysia. EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary of EnQuest PLC. The award follows completi
Chevron North Sea Limited has awarded front end engineering and design contracts to Wood Group Kenny Caledonia for subsea work on its Captain EOR project. Under the contract, Wood Group Kenny will provide subsea engineering of the trees, wellheads, controls and the polymer injection flowlines to the
Synergy Natural Resources ordered conversion of 200 Peterbilt trucks to natural gas.
Statoil and its partners have decided to develop the Rutil discovery located in the Gullfaks Rimfaks valley in the North Sea. According to Statoil, providing close to 80 million barrels of oil equivalent, the development will extend the lifetime of the Gullfaks A platform. The plan for development a
Today Royal IHC (IHC) has successfully launched the first Easydredge® 2700. The vessel comes as the first in a range of competitively priced standard trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD). The launch took place at the IHC’s partner shipyard, MTG Dolphin, in Varna, Bulgaria. The vessel will be deli
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske oljeselskap AS a drilling permit for wells 16/1-21 S and 16/1-21 A, located offshore Norway. Wells 16/1-21 S and 16/1-21 A will be drilled from the Maersk Interceptor jack-up drilling rig from the joint position in production licence 0
NKT Cables has been awarded the order for delivery of export cable systems to the Race Bank Offshore Wind farm by DONG Energy. The order is NKT Cables’ 11th large offshore wind farm project since 2010 where the company first started production of submarine cables. For NKT Cables, the order will have
