Canadian-based dredging company, ECO Technologies announced today that its subsidiary based in Belo Horizonte – ECO Minas Dragagens – has signed a major production contract with Vale Fertilizantes S.A., a subsidiary of Brazilian mining giant Vale S.A. The contract, for which the kick off meeting and
Lerwick Port Authority has informed that the heavy transport vessel Forte arrived at the port loaded with modules for Statoil’s Mariner field located in the UK sector of the North Sea. The Port Authority said on Tuesday that the vessel would remain there for several days to enable final preparatory
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a 14-day seabed clearance project on the Beatrice offshore wind farm project, located approximately 13 kilometers off the Caithness coast. ESS deployed its SCAR2 Seabed System from the Siem Ruby vessel on behalf of client Siem Offshore Contractors. Several h
The Town of Duck beach nourishment project is in its final stage with some finishing touches being done right now, reports the town. According to the report, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company anticipates completion of the project in Duck within the next few days. “Due to the high volume of activit
Oil and gas company Conrad Petroleum has flowed gas from the Mako South-1 appraisal well in the Duyung PSC in the Natuna Sea, offshore Indonesia. Conrad is the opearator of the Natuna Sea PSC with 90% interest and Empyrean Energy is its partner with the remaining 10% interest. The Mako South-1 well
Lundin Norway has entered into a sales and purchase agreement with CapeOmega to divest a 39 percent working interest in the Brynhild field in PL148 in the Norwegian North Sea. Lundin Norway will retain operatorship and following the transaction will have a 51 percent working interest in the Brynhild
First gas has been delivered on schedule from the Cayley field, the third and final new discovery to be brought on stream during the major redevelopment of the Montrose Area in the Central North Sea operated by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK. Repsol Sinopec has a 58.97% working interest and Marubeni Oi
Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has mobilized the Stena IceMAX drillship to Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/14, in the southern Porcupine Basin off Ireland, with expected arrival in early July. FEL 2/14 is operated by Providence, with 56% interest, on behalf of its partners Capri
Modules for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform will be completed this summer in Thailand, Grimstad, and Haugesund, said Norwegian engineering and construction company Aibel. Aibel said on Tuesday that the main support frame (MSF) would be the first module completed and would leave the yard in Thai
GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term collaboration deal with Italy’s Eni that includes the provision of subsea equipment for the latter’s multi-billion Coral South liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off Mozambique. Under the multi-year contract, GE will supply subsea production systems, ancillary eq
GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term agreement to collaborate with Eni East Africa (EEA), on the offshore Mozambique developments it operates. The agreement comprises a multi-year contract to supply subsea production systems, ancillary equipment and services. It covers the Coral South FLNG project an
Prysmian said it has secured a series of addition work with Terna Rete Italia — originally included as option — to be added to the Venetian Lagoon submarine power cable links project. The initial €34 million contract for two 14 km and 6 km long high voltage alternate current (HVAC) 132 kV cable link
The County of Dare has just released the latest video on the ongoing beach nourishment operations in Duck, Kill Devil Hills and Buxton. Beach nourishment in Kill Devil Hills began on June 22nd at approximately 6:00 p.m. with the first sand pumped onto the beach in the vicinity of the Helga Street oc
Norwegian oil company Statoil has presented a case according to which its Johan Castberg field development in the Barents Sea will have benefits for North Norway. In a statement on Monday, Statoil said the overall operational support to Johan Castberg “will have considerable spinoffs in North Norway
