Project & Tenders
InfraStrata advances with prospectivity evaluation of licence offshore Dorset
InfraStrata plc, an independent petroleum exploration and gas storage company, has made progress with reprocessing of two 3D seismic surveys in the Petroleum Licence P1918, offshore Dorset. The Pre-stack Depth Migration reprocessing of two offshore 3D seismic surveys was done in relation to the nort
Statoil Aberdeen Awards UK Firms GPB 1 Bln in Contracts
Contracts awarded by Statoil Aberdeen to the UK supply chain have now surpassed a value of GBP 1 billion, including all the major contracts for the operational phase on the Mariner field. The Statoil-operated Mariner field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 1
Picture of the Day: CSD Zheng He Dredging the Suez
Jan De Nul Group, expert in dredging and marine construction activities, has just released a photo of its cutter suction dredger (CSD) Zheng He working in the New Suez Canal, Egypt. According to Jan De Nul, CSD Zheng He is the record-holder in dredging volume. She dredged 20 million m³ since the sta
Report: Kashagan could resume output in 2017
Giant Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea offshore Kazakhstan should resume production by 2017. First oil from the giant development started flowing in September 2013, however it was stopped after detection of an offshore gas leak. After several studies into the causes of the leak The North Caspia
Low oil price hits $200 billion in mega-projects
Deepwater oil projects and complex gas facilities worth around $200 billion have been cancelled or put on hold worldwide in recent months due to the sharp drop in oil prices over the past year, consultancy Ernst and Young said on Tuesday.
Burgess Marine Delivers Mainprize Support Vessel
Britain’s Burgess Marine has built an offshore support vessel for Mainprize Offshore at its shipyard at Trafalgar Wharf in Portchester, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. The 25-metre boat, the MO2, was delivered at the Seawork 2015, commercial marine and workboat conference in Southampton, when Mainpr
VIDEO: Broomhill Sands Coastal Scheme
The Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme at Camber in East Sussex will provide improved protection from the risk of flooding for 1,831 properties, 825 of which are residential. UK’s Environment Agency awarded the £20 million Broomhill Sands contract to Team Van Oord back in 2014. The scheme co
Oxford Flood Alleviation Meetings Announced
Over 6 days, from 23 June to 3 July, the Environment Agency and its partners are running a series of ‘drop-in’ sessions at various locations in and around Oxford to explain how they plan to reduce the risk of flooding in the city. A key aim of the sessions is to make sure that everyone has […
Ocean Installer Nets Balder Field Work
Ocean Installer has been awarded its first call-off contract under a framework agreement with ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (EEPNAS) for subsea well tie-back, engineering, IRM, ROV and associated services at the Balder field. The call-off contract comprises fabrication and installati
DeepOcean to Conduct IMR for BG Group
DeepOcean has been awarded an Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (“IMR”) contract by BG Group. The five year contract covers all ROV based IMR work for BG Group on UK and Norwegian subsea assets. DeepOcean will use vessels from its North Sea based fleet for work under this contract. “IMR is one of
Royal HaskoningDHV Role in Boubyan Island Project
Previously uninhabited, Boubyan Island is the largest of the Kuwaiti coastal islands and is now the scene of a complete development project. The overall master plan for the island’s evolution includes residential and industrial developments, a bridge link to the mainland, a seaport and a nature rese
Wintershall produces first gas from L6-B platform in North Sea
Wintershall has informed that the unmanned mini-platform L6-B has started to produce natural gas off the Dutch North Sea coast. The first so called “Minimum Facility” platform was built in just nine months and brought to its offshore location in June 2014. According to Wintershall, the advantage of
DSME orders MacGregor deck equipment for Yamal LNG carriers
MacGregor, a Cargotec unit, said it has signed a major contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea to supply a range of Hatlapa deck machinery for ten 172,600m3 liquefied natural gas carriers.
DSME orders MacGregor deck equipment for Yamal LNG carriers
MacGregor, a Cargotec unit, said it has signed a major contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea to supply a range of Hatlapa deck machinery for ten 172,600m3 liquefied natural gas carriers.