Project & Tenders
USACE to Prepare EIS for Corpus Christi Deepening Project
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has published a notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Port Corpus Christi’s proposed Channel Deepening Project. To ensure that all of the issues related to this proposed project are addressed, the Corps will condu
Yinson completes $800M FPSO refinancing deal
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has completed an $800 million refinancing deal for the John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO.
Morlais project signs up three tidal tech developers
Three new tidal turbine developers have signed-up to the Morlais tidal stream energy project in North Wales. The deal comes following months of discussion with French firms Sabella and HydroQuest as well as Spanish developer Magallanes. All three companies aim to deploy their devices on a commercial
Work Progressing on Timor-Leste’s New Container Terminal
Work is progressing well on Timor-Leste’s new $490 million deepwater container port, reports BMC Line Shipping. The company announced that the main contractor is shipping the first batch of steel pipes for the construction of new port this week. Chinese state-owned construction group China Communica
QP starts North Field drilling campaign as part of LNG expansion
State-run Qatar Petroleum said Wednesday it has launched a drilling campaign for the North Field East Project as part of plans to expand liquefied natural gas production. The first of 80 North Field East development wells was spudded on 29 March by the jack-up rig “GulfDrill Lovanda”. The jack-up ri
All turbines up at Northwester 2
Jan De Nul has completed the installation of MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines at the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm.
First Triton Knoll offshore substation in place
The first Triton Knoll offshore substation platform (OSP) is now standing at its designated location at the project site.
Energean Power FPSO hull reaches Singapore but yard operations in two-week halt
Energean’s FPSO unit, meant for the Karish and Tanin development offshore Israel, has reached Sembcorp Marine’s shipyard in Singapore.
Hurricane confirms ‘extraordinary productivity’ at Lancaster
Hurricane Energy has confirmed the “extraordinary productivity” of two wells and the reservoir at its Lancaster EPS, located in the West of Shetland area.
OMV makes new oil and gas discovery offshore New Zealand
OMV has discovered hydrocarbons at an exploration well offshore New Zealand.
Living Stone starts wiring SeaMade array
DEME’s cable installation vessel Living Stone has started the inter-array cabling work at the SeaMade offshore wind farm.
BayWa, Volkswagen open German LNG station
BayWa Energy and Volkswagen Group’s logistic unit teamed up to launch the first liquefied natural gas filling station for trucks in the German city of Wolfsburg. The station, located nearby Volkswagen’s world headquarters, will also offer bio-LNG in the second phase of development. BayWa said in a s
Conrad Petroleum sees uplift in Mako gas field resources
Conrad Petroleum has seen an uplift in its resource estimate on the Mako gas field, part of the Duyung PSC in the West Natuna Basin, offshore Indonesia.
Borr Drilling gets early terminations but also new drilling contracts
Borr Drilling has received notices of early termination for several of its drilling rig contracts, but it has also been awarded new contracts for its rigs.