Stone Energy Corporation has provided an operational update on its Cardona development project in the Gulf of Mexico, and capital expenditure update. In the deep water, the Cardona development project in the Gulf of Mexico, has been proceeding ahead of schedule. It is now expected to begin initial p
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently evaluating sediment flushing at Gavins Point Dam in Phase II of its Lewis and Clark Lake Sediment Management Study (LCLSMS) in support of the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP). The Corps initiated the Phase II study in late 2012 and has completed th
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Statoil consent for exploration drilling with the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea. The consent includes the drilling of exploration well 7227 / 10-1 in production licence 230 in the Barents Sea. The name
ULSTEIN has been awarded the design and equipment contract for Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel ‘Bravenes’. Working in close cooperation with Van Oord, this is the first fully integrated design where ULSTEIN is responsible for the development and integration of both the mission e
ULSTEIN has been awarded the design and equipment contract for Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel ‘Bravenes’. Working in close cooperation with Van Oord, this is the first fully integrated design where ULSTEIN is responsible for the development and integration of both the mission e
Sanmar Shipyards of Turkey said it has won a contract involving seven vessels from Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) in Jordan. Comprising four 80-tonne bollard pull terminal RAstar 2800 tugs, two conventional twin screw Ras-cal 1500 line-handling tugs and a pilot boat, the order was confi
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Centrica Resources (Norge) AS a drilling permit for wellbore 6707/10-3, in the Norwegian Sea. Wellbore 6707/10-3 will be drilled from the West Navigator drillship. The drilling programme for wellbore 6707/10-3 relates to drilling of a wildcat wel
Japan’s Mitsui & Co. said it is currently proceeding with the procurement of eight LNG ships intended to be used for the delivery of LNG, mainly to its customers in Japan, from the Cameron LNG export project in the U.S. On September 26, 2014, Mitsui signed time charter parties for five ships for a t
ShawCor’s pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received contracts with a value of approximately US$200 million from BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited for pipeline coating and other services in connection with the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project. The contracts are scheduled to be execute
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for SURF support work in Brazil for Saipem. The contract which will see the Normand Clipper in Brazil for 8 months is valued at circa USD 50 million, with options to extend. Ocean Installer will support Saipem with their installation of multiple Steel Cate
A 20 year flood action plan for a long-term sustainable future for the Somerset Levels and Moors is in full swing with a 8km dredge of the Tone and Parrett Rivers well underway. The plan is owned by Somerset’s councils, internal drainage boards and local leaders and was prepared in partnership with
CGG has signed an exclusive multi-client data agreement with the Ministère du Pétrole et des Hydrocarbures of the Republic of Gabon. As a result of this agreement, CGG is launching a new multi-client survey program to acquire 35,000 km2 of BroadSeisTM 3D data over the latest available and awarded de
Norwegian TGS has announced the first two ocean bottom projects in the shelf region of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico under its collaboration agreement with FairfieldNodal. The Calypso Full Azimuthal Nodal (FAN) survey is located in the Eugene Island protraction area and will cover 136 shelf blocks. Histor
Roc Oil has completed drilling on the first of two exploration wells in the Beibu Gulf Block 22/12, offshore China, making an oil discovery..
