The Environment Agency today released an update on the Marlow flood alleviation scheme. The Marlow scheme will reduce the impact of flooding to 287 properties during a flood with a 1.33% annual probability of flooding (also known as a 1 in 75 year standard of protection). The design of the scheme in
Noble Energy has confirmed it has sanctioned the first phase of the Leviathan gas field development offshore Israel. The confirmation comes only hours after Noble’s Israeli partners in the field, Delek and Avner, said they had made the final investment decision for the project. The U.S. company said
Works on the Rossall sea defenses are now in the last year of a 4 year construction program, reports the Wyre Council. According to the council, last year was spent constructing the bulk of the project which has the same cross section throughout and hence was relatively quick to construct, including
Fugro Subsea Services and DOF have signed a new six month contract plus options for construction support vessel Skandi Olympia. The contract is planned to start in March. The parties did not disclose the value of the contract. Skandi Olympia, a DP2 vessel capable of conducting construction support a
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has reportedly issued a tender seeking 20 LNG cargoes for delivery between April and September.
LM Wind Power will open a new wind turbine blade factory dedicated to the offshore market in Cherbourg, France, with ground breaking set to take place in March 2017 and production expected to commence from June 2018, the company revealed today.
Since early 2016, Van Oord has been working on one of Taiwan’s largest land reclamation projects, the Port of Kaohsiung expansion scheme. The port, largest and most important in Taiwan, each year welcomes more than 10 million containers, which are transshipped through this port. In the past, the por
The Netherlands-based oil and gas giant, Shell, is looking to get on board further projects across Europe as it aims to dive deeper into the offshore wind market.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has just reported that contractors working on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project are on track to finish several SHEP-related features in 2017. Senior project manager for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Spencer Davis, recently provided an
Cairn Energy has reached a total depth of 2,852m at the SNE-5 well off Senegal, which is the first of two firm wells planed to further evaluate the SNE oilfield. Cairn, the operator, started drilling the SNE-5 appraisal well in January. The well is located in the southern area of the SNE oil field a
A ‘Port Master Plan’ for Cowes, that aims to address harbor and marine stakeholder development issues, is being proposed by Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) and major stakeholders following extensive consultation. The Commission’s objective proposes the agreement of a: “Port Master Plan that identifies
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has awarded a $3.6 million contract to Vortex Marine Construction Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Wicomico River, MD. The contractor will use hydraulic pipeline dredge to perform the maintenance dredging of the river, reported the Corps. App
Sif Holding has secured a contract from GeoSea for the production of 71 monopiles and all the transition pieces for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. The contract for the transition pieces was secured in a joint venture with Smulders. Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders will be respo
Sirius Petroleum is raising funds for equipment mobilization deposits for the upcoming drilling campaign at the Ororo field, offshore Nigeria. The Ororo field, discovered in 1986, is located within OML 95 in shallow waters offshore Ondo State. The field lies in water depths ranging between 23ft and
