Atlantic Petroleum has announced that drilling of the Centrica-operated Ivory well (6707/10-3 S) in PL 528B, in the Norwegian Sea, has started. Atlantic Petroleum Norge has a 9% working interest in PL 528B located in the Norwegian Sea. The licence is located adjacent to the Statoil-operated Aasta Ha
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has completed substantial works in China on the Liwan 3-1 Project. Liwan 3-1 is part of the Liwan gas project, 300 km southeast of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, that also includes Liuhua 34-2 and Liuhua 29-1 fields. All three f
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) in September 2014 produced 7427 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd) on average. Net realised price in September was USD 85.7 per barrel of oil equivalents (USD 92.4 per barrel of oil) after adjustments for inventory, NGL and gas prices. For the third quar
Brazil’s Petrobras has announced the discovery of new gas accumulation at Espírito Santo Basin post-salt, off the coast of the Espírito Santo state. The discovery took place during drilling of well 3-BRSA-1259-ESS (ANP nomenclature) / 3-ESS-222 (Petrobras nomenclature), informally known as Tangani
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated soil and sediment at the Lower Ley Creek area of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site located in the City of Syracuse and Town of Salina, Onondaga County, New York. Discharges from nearby industries and a landfill h
Dredging project at the Hastings River, aimed to widen the river and improve navigation conditions adjacent to Port Macquarie’s Town Green, is set to begin this month. Sand that will be removed during the project will be used to replenish Town Beach between the Breakwall and Sea Rescue building. As
1. EMAS Offshore Launches Singapore IPO EMAS Offshore, formerly known as EOC, has launched public offering of shares following the registration of its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in conjunction with the proposed listing on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Secur
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is about to continue dredging works on the Scarborough River channel, according to the Corps chief of navigation Ed O’Donnell. Earlier in September, the $2.3 million contract for the removal of sand deposits from the Scarborough River was award
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has issued a tender for seabed surveys to be carried out at a number of locations offshore France. The company requires side-scan sonar and multi-beam echo-sounder survey services to execute seabed clearance on appr
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel. The total value of the contract is close to NOK 300 million ($46 million). The vessel is
Teledyne Oil & Gas group has been awarded a contract by Aker Solutions for materials and engineering support covering subsea electrical and optical wet-mate interconnects. Shipments are expected to start late in the fourth quarter of 2014 and continue throughout 2015. In April 2014, Aker Solutions a
Mubadala Petroleum, operator of the Manora oil development offshore Thailand, has spudded the fourth and fifth of 15 planned development wells, MNA-04 and MNA-05.
The Federal Administrative Court (FAC) in Leipzig has decided to prolong its final decision on the deepening and widening of the navigation channel on the Lower and Outer Elbe River. The Court in Leipzig yesterday adjourned the proceedings by the BUND and NABU environmental associations against the
TOTE Shipholdings and Sea Star Line signed a deal on the charter of the two new Marlin Class vessels being built at NASSCO in San Diego, CA. The new Marlin Class ships will be the first liquefied natural gas powered containerships in the world and will almost double the cargo capacity available to P
