Project & Tenders
HR Wallingford to Support Swansea Bay Project
The UK government has given the go-ahead to a £1 billion project to build the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has given planning consent to Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) to build the lagoon which will use the ebb and flow of the tide to genera
Technip Lands Chevron GoM Job
Technip has won a contract by Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. According to French engineering and construction contractor, the award is for the decommissioning of the brownfield development and installation of new subsea equipment supporting a f
Swansea Bay Lagoon Receives Approval
The building of a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay has been given planning consent by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. This is the first tidal lagoon project to be examined by the Planning Inspectorate. But before the lagoon becomes a reality, it is still subject to Contract for Diff
TAP seeks offers for offshore section EPCI
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) for the offshore section of the project. TAP’s 36-inch offshore part across the Adriatic Sea – between the coastlines of Albania and southern Italy – will be a
Badger Explorer Gets Statoil Boost
Badger Explorer (BXPL) has signed an agreement with Statoil, whereby the oil company will sponsor the first phase of the Badger Explorer Development Program. The objective of the Development Program is to further develop, design and qualify technologies and solutions for a commercial Badger Explorer
Klaipedos Nafta to advise on Colombia LNG terminal
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of Lithuania’s first LNG terminal, said it has signed a cooperation deal with Colombia’s Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao S.A. E.S.P. (SPEC).
Klaipedos Nafta to advise on Colombia LNG terminal
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of Lithuania’s first LNG terminal, said it has signed a cooperation deal with Colombia’s Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao S.A. E.S.P. (SPEC).
TAP Calls for Bids for Offshore Pipeline EPCI
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) for the offshore section of the project. TAP’s 36-inch offshore part across the Adriatic Sea, between the coastlines of Albania and southern Italy, will be app
NorSea UK Wins Renee and Rubie Decom Gig
NorSea Group (UK) has won North-east Scotland’s first major “small piece” decommissioning contract. Work has already begun on the six-month project which is being carried out at NorSea Group’s Peterhead facility on behalf of Endeavour Energy and involves safe disposal of subsea manifolds and associa
Touchdown for Ivar Aasen platform jacket (Gallery)
The steel jacket to the Ivar Aasen platform was lifted in place early this morning in Norway, and is now ready to be completed with the platform deck, which is under production on the SMOE yard in Singapore. First oil is expected in the fourth quarter 2016. The Ivar Aasen field is located on the [&h
Northern Petroleum: EIAs approved for Giove and Cygnus 3D seismic
Northern Petroleum’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the acquisition of 3D seismic data across the Giove undeveloped oil discovery offshore Italy and the Cygnus exploration prospect in the southern Adriatic has been approved by the Italian regulatory authorities. In addition, EIAs for two
Providence firms up Druid prospect (Ireland)
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish based oil and gas exploration company, has recently completed an initial assessment of the Paleocene section within Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/14 in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore south-west Ireland, using the newly acquired Polarcus MC3D seis
Picture of the Day: Barito Equator in Indonesia
With the 2,500 m³ capacity, the Damen-built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), Barito Equator is the first of its kind constructed in Indonesia and also the largest Damen standard hopper dredger built to date. Last October, the launching and naming of Barito Equator took place at Indonesian shi
Polarcus, TGS Ink 2016 Vessel Charter Agreement
Polarcus has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) for the charter of an estimated six months of 3D vessel capacity from Polarcus in 2016 in order to acquire a number of individual projects in line with the TGS 2016 investment plan. Under the terms of the LOI,