Fehmarnbelt Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy (FEMO) consortium, has signed an approximately $50 million (DKK 300 million) framework contract with Femern A/S. The Fehmarnbelt project will establish a fixed link between Northern Germany and Denmark across the Fehmarnbelt. FEMO previously worke
The test closure of the first completed storm-surge barrier in Venice at the Lido location was a success. The Lido barrier is one of the three movable barriers that will protect the city of Venice from flooding. The barriers are being built at the Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia inlets to the lagoon. T
French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal, has announced that the country will launch its third offshore wind tender next year. In yesterday’s speech, Royal did not reveal what capacity will be offered, but did note the tender process will be replaced by a “compe
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released a video about the Tybee Beach Renourishment project in Georgia. Under the $10 million contract with the Corps, cutter suction dredge Alaska, owned and operated by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Illinois, has been dredging sand from off-s
Turner & Townsend have been chosen by Eni to provide cost estimating, project support and consultancy services for the FLNG gas project in Africa.
TGS and Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) have agreed to further expand the Companies’ previous cooperation agreement in the Barents Sea. TGS will partner with EMGS to acquire electromagnetic (EM) data over approximately ten new blocks in the Nordkapp and Tiddly areas. The new 3D EM data will b
France’s GTT received an order by Samsung Heavy Industries for three LNG carriers.
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made as part of the “Programme des Investisseme
Karoon Gas Australia has informed that as at 2000 hrs BRST on December 2, 2014, wireline logging of the Kangaroo-2 appraisal well, offshore Brazil, was complete and preparations were underway to run the 9-5/8” test casing prior to starting the production testing program which will take place over th
Septentrio has signed MBT GmbH as a new dealer for its GNSS marine receivers in Germany. MBT GmbH, a joint venture between Meerestechnisches Büro Turla and the MacArtney Group based in Kiel, Germany, will provide sales and support for the Septentrio marine product line and the Altus APS-U GNSS recei
As previously reported, the massive, $40 billion South Stream pipeline project which was designed to supply Europe with Russian gas through the Black sea, has been cancelled. Russia’s decision against the construction of the offshore pipeline citing a lack of commitment of Bulgaria/EU, has impacted
Cameron has been awarded a multi-year contract by ExxonMobil Canada Properties for wellhead equipment and production trees for the Hebron project, a 52-well development located offshore Newfoundland. Cameron will supply large-bore, high-pressure equipment including wellheads, production trees and ri
MacArtney UK Ltd has acquired Callidus Subsea Ltd, an industrious cable moulding and assembly company based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The acquisition of Callidus follows a sustained growth and record breaking results for the Aberdeen based MacArtney operation. According to MacArtney UK Managing Direc
Chevron Corporation has announced that crude oil and natural gas production has begun at the Jack/St. Malo project in the Lower Tertiary trend, deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company says that Jack/St. Malo is a key part of Chevron’s strong queue of upstream projects and was delivered on time an
