Emirates Classification Society (TASNEEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC) aiming at providing classification services to the world’s first LNG-powered harbour tug carrying the trade mark “Elemarateyah”. This landmark undertaking, in which th
San Leon Energy, the AIM listed company focused on oil and gas exploration in Europe and North Africa, has provided an update on its Morocco acreage. San Leon has acquired the following working interests from Petromaroc Corporation PLC, previously called Longreach Oil and Gas Limited: – San Leon has
Sevan Louisiana offshore drilling rig continues to experience equipment problems. The rig’s owner, Sevan Drilling has informed that the Sevan Louisiana continues to encounter operational difficulties due to the BOP and supporting systems. “The original issue with the BOP has been rectified, however
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, has announced that the S.V. Nordic Bahari vessel has started acquisition of 1,200 km 2D seismic data in the Sakti production sharing contract (“PSC”) offshore East Java, Indonesia. The acquisition program was awarded to PT. Alamjaya Makmu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has postponed public meetings that were scheduled to be held later this month regarding rehabilitation efforts at the Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee. The meetings were scheduled for Sept. 22-25 at various locations in south Flor
Van Oord: New SRI Vessel for Offshore Division Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. GLDD Wins $30 Mln Freeport Harbor Contract Great Lakes Dredge
Huntington offshore oilfield in the UK North Sea has resumed production. Noreco has announced that the replacement of equipment on board the Voyageur Spirit FPSO, was completed yesterday. The field, operated by E.ON is now back in production and is currently producing at a rate between 5 000-6 000 b
Searcher Seismic has reported that the acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey is now complete. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West Luzon Basin includes coverage over the PECR5 bid round blocks 8,9,10 & 11. The Pinatubo 2D survey offers for the first time a
NUVA AB has recently secured a submarine pipeline inspection contract from Hias IKS with a value of 908,000 NOK. The pipeline inspection will be conducted on the pipeline network in Mjøsa at a depth between 5 and 292 meters. NUVA secured the contract through tender procedure issued recently. The con
A maintenance dredging of the Port of Maputo quays is scheduled to begin in a month’s time, using TNPA’s (Transnet National Ports Authority) brand new dredging vessel Italeni. This campaign will ensure that all quays at the port are returned to their designed depth. The dredging contract was signed
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Nguyen Xuan Son, Chairman of the PetroVietnam National Oil and Gas Group Board of Directors. The parties addressed the bilateral cooperation in the gas sector, particularly the j
Civmec Limited secured contracts in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector with the awards of projects for the Shell Prelude Floating LNG project and the Wheatstone LNG project. Civmec has been awarded a master service order contract by Technip in Australia for the supply, fabrication and testing of
ShawCor Ltd has announced that it had completed the sale of its Socotherm division’s joint venture interest in Socotherm Brasil to its joint venture partner, Tenaris. ShawCor first announced the sale in December 2013. Socotherm Brasil operates a pipe coating facility which is managed by Tenaris and
