One of the largest ecosystem restoration projects ever undertaken by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has restored the Caminada Headland, a 13-mile stretch of beach and dune running from the Belle Pass outlet of Bayou Lafourche eastward to Caminada Pass at the end of
TGS has secured a new multi-client acquisition project, Carlsen 3D in the Barents Sea, Norway. Carlsen 3D is a 5,490 km2 multi-client survey in open acreage located in the Southwest Barents Sea between the Tromsø and Sørvestnaget Basins. Multi-level targets exist within pre-cretaceous, cretaceous an
Australian LNG engineering company WorleyParsons secured a long-term multi-regional agreement with Chevron for engineering and procurement services.
Nass & Wind is not giving up on challenging the French government regarding the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind site. Even though the company’s complaint on the authorisation of project modification was recently dismissed at the Administrative Court in Rennes, Nass & Wind is still proceeding with its mai
Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner fo
Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner fo
Prysmian Group has secured two new contracts for offshore wind farms in Germany and Denmark. The contracts are for the development of inter-array cable systems to link among the turbines composing the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany and Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The contract fo
UK-based oil company Hurricane Energy has submitted an environmental statement for the Lancaster field early production system (EPS), located west of Shetland, to the UK authorities. The Hurricane-operated Lancaster field is located approximately 100 km west and 105 km north of the closest Shetland
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF Group, has been awarded a contract in the Atlantic region for the mooring installation of an FPSO on the UKCS (North Sea). The Norwegian provider of subsea services said it will deploy the anchor handling/construction support vessel Skandi Skansen, along with a number
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) for the rejuvenation of assets in Brunei. The work includes concept, front end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, construction, completions and commissioning, marine management, fabrication management, procureme
Maryland Offshore Wind Industry Breakfast attracted more than 150 local companies who met with representatives form Deepwater Wind and US Wind to discuss their potential involvement in the two projects currently in contention for the state’s Offshore Renewable Energy Credit (OREC), the Business Netw
Norwegian oil company Statoil has completed the drilling of wildcat well 6507/3-12 and appraisal well 6507/3-12 A, offshore Norway. The wells proved gas. The wells were drilled about six kilometers east of the Alve field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea and about 200 kilometers west of Sand
A periodic nourishment and repair of the dune and berm system in Avalon and Stone Harbor (NJ) is in full swing now, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. The cutterhead dredge Texas, owned and operated by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, is pumping sand to the south
Oil company Ophir Energy is planning to spud an exploration well off Ivory Coast in May with the Seadrill-owned drillship West Saturn. Ophir entered the country in 2016 by signing a production sharing contract with African Petroleum for Block CI-513. The agreement entailed drilling an exploration we
