Odfjell Drilling has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed party for further employment for its semi-submersible, Deepsea Bergen, for one firm high pressure high temperature (HPHT) well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The LOI also includes options for two additional HPHT wells. T
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, has completed maintenance dredging of the Channel Islands Harbor, California. Work on the $9.45 million contract, awarded to Seattle-based Manson Construction, started back in December 2016. During the works, Manson’s hydraulic cutter-head suct
French oil company Total has started up production from the Moho Nord deep offshore project, located 75 kilometers offshore Pointe-Noire in Congo. Operated by the group, the project has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, the oil company said on Wednesday. “Moho Nord
Flexenclosure has secured an order to deliver a cable landing station (CLS) to Belau Submarine Cable Corporation (BSCC) in Palau. In addition, Flexenclosure announced a separate deal for two cable landing stations in Samoa. BSCC have ordered Flexenclosure’s eCentre CLS solution to terminate the isla
With dredging now in full swing, work on the Bantry Pier Redevelopment Project is moving ahead steadily towards completion in mid-2017. Following a public tender process, Bantry Bay Port Company awarded the contract to BAM Civil Ltd in early 2016. This marked the start of the regeneration of Bantry
Marine vessels owner/operator FTAI Offshore, a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, said it has secured a short-term charter to support the installation of subsea infrastructure. According to the company, the vessel will be contracted to provide marine and subsea c
Qatargas, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, signed a new supply deal with Polish Oil and Gas Company. The side agreement is an addition to the existing 20-year contract the two companies signed back in 2009. Under the terms of the new agreement, Qatargas will increase the vol
Wood Group has won two separate contracts related to BP’s Mad Dog 2 project providing engineering services to further develop deepwater production. Wood Group has been contracted by Samsung Heavy Industries to provide detailed engineering and procurement services for the topsides for BP’s Mad Dog Ph
While its mother company Boskalis reported a revenue decline of 20% for 2016, VBMS achieved an 80% increase in revenue from offshore wind projects including Sandbank, Nordergründe, Rampion, Galloper, Egmond, Aberdeen, Borssele and Blyth.
UK’s energy market regulator Ofgem has invited companies to submit bids to own and run links to the 336MW Galloper and the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.
Oil and gas company Hoang Long has resumed the 2017 Te Giac Trang (TGT) drilling program, offshore Vietnam. Te Giac Trang field is located in Block 16-1, in the shallow water Cuu Long Basin, offshore southern Vietnam. It is operated by the Hoang Long joint operating company in which partners Soco In
Oil company Hyperdynamics is moving forward with its plans to drill the Fatala well off Guinea with expectations to spud the well by the end of May. A tri-party protocol with the country’s government and South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) was executed on Friday, March 10, the oil company informed on
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract extension for an ongoing work in Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Under the extension, the company’s vessel, Polar Marquis, will carry out an additional 835 square kilometers of 3D broadband data acquisition and depth processing. Polar Marquis, 119 meters lon
Aberdeen-based LNG engineer Wood Group agreed to acquire its compatriot Amec Foster Wheeler in an all-share offer valued at £2.2 billion (Approx: US$2.7 billion).
