McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Safaniya and Zuluf fields offshore Saudi Arabia. The brownfield project is part of a wider program to replace aging facilities with electrified platforms to enha
McDermott has been awarded an offshore pipelay contract in the Middle East. The pipelay contract includes the engineering, procurement and installation of two oil pipelines offshore. Work on this contract is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter in 2018. “This contract marks anot
EnQuest, a UK North Sea oil firm, has confirmed that the Kraken field FPSO has arrived in the North Sea and that the project remained under budget. The Kraken, to be developed using the Armada Kraken FPSO, is a large heavy oil accumulation located in the East Shetland basin, to the west of the North
Teufelberger has signed a definite agreement for the acquisition of Italian steel wire rope specialist Redaelli Tecna from JSC Severstal–metiz. According to the Austrian-based company, this acquisition is the biggest step toward expansion in more than 225 years of Teufelberger’s history. Redaelli is
Ifremer has chosen ECA Group to develop a new ultra-deep autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for survey and inspection up to 6000 meters water depth. By choosing ECA Group through an international call for tender, Ifremer is establishing the CORAL ALliance (Cooperative Off-Shore Robotics ALliance),
JacksonHyder has begun construction works on the £18 million Newhaven flood alleviation scheme. The Environment Agency, in partnership with Lewes District Council, developed the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme in order to reduce flood risk from the sea and the river along the Ouse valley. The majo
Odfjell Drilling has, on behalf of Golden Close Maritime, secured a one well contract for the ultra deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I. The contract was signed with Galoc Production Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nido Petroleum. The area of operation is offshore Philippines. The Deepsea Met
Timor-Leste and Australia have moved a step forward in resolving their long-standing maritime border dispute, that would, once resolved, pave the way for the development of the giant Sunrise gas and condensate field in the Timor Sea. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the two nations and the conciliat
Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) – supported by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine – will hold a business meeting with the leading Ukrainian and international dredging companies. The meeting will take place on February 3rd at the building of American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. Accordi
Fluor Corporation has been awarded a two-year engineering services framework agreement with North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) for conceptual studies and front-end engineering for its projects in the Caspian region. NCOC operates oil and gas activities under the North Caspian Sea Production Shar
Dredging at the Murray Mouth has resumed following maintenance works on the one remaining dredge, reported the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). DEWNR Water Resource Operations Manager, Jarrod Eaton, said that the dredging is important to maintain connectivity and the e
I.M. Skaugen chartered its three Multigas carriers for a small-scale LNG project in Africa planned to deliver natural gas for power generation.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, teamed up with five companies to study a liquefied natural gas-fueled Capesize bulker.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday confirmed the award of an $88 million contract for Phase I of the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) Comprehensive Barrier Island Restoration. MsCIP was initiated in 2005 in the aftermath of the damage and destruction caused by Hur
