Italian oil firm Eni has started drilling an exploration well in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Libya. The company on Wednesday spudded the exploration well B1-16/3 in located in the Contract Area “D” (NC41). According to the Libya National Oil Corporation, the exploration well will be drilled in a
Housing Development Corporation of Maldives and TÜMAŞ, Turkish Engineering Consulting & Contracting Co, have entered into an agreement for the design and construction of bridges, channels, harbors and shore protection works for the Hulhumalé Phase II. The agreement was signed today in a ceremony hel
In the first quarter of 2017, the Spanish Government will carry out a new renewable energy tender and has submitted a regulatory proposal to the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) to be able to incorporate 3,000MW of new renewable energy into the electricity system through a comp
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has selected Gulf Engineers & Consultants (GEC) to conduct the third party Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD). According to CPRA, an updated permit application was submitted to the New O
Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with CUEL Limited, Thailand for the provision of transportation and installation for Phase 4 of JDA Block B-17-01 in the Malaysia – Thailand Joint Development Area utilising the Derrick Lay Barge “DLB Norce Endeavour”. The DLB Norce Endeavour will install
The Canadian Environmental Agency has begun a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Port of Quebec Deep-Water Multipurpose Wharf Project – Beauport 2020. The agency is inviting public comments until February 10, 2017 on the potential environmental effects of the project and any proposed m
Aker BP, a new exploration and production player in Norway, has passed the one billion barrel mark of oil equivalents produced at the Valhall and Hod in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Aker BP, the operator of the Valhall field, said on Thursday that the one billion barrels of produced oil eq
South Korean LNG engineering company Gas Entec delivered the liquefied natural gas handling equipment package for the 2,200-cbm bunkering barge being built by the Conrad Shipyard in Orange, Texas.
French LNG containment specialist GTT secured an order to equip a new carrier for GasLog with its Mark V technology. The order was announced back in October 2016 by South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries that will build the LNG carrier at its shipyard in Geoje. The new GTT’s Mark V
Plexus has been awarded an order for a second well from Masirah Oil, a BVI based company majority owned by REX International Holdings. The new contract will see Plexus supply Masirah with its POS-GRIP Tersus Mudline equipment and 10,000psi adjustable rental exploration wellhead for the Karamah-1 exp
McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platforms offshore Saudi Arabia. The total weight of all structures combined is 11,595 tons. “As the third fast-track jacket contra
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, recently awarded Manson Construction Co. a $23.6 million Kings Bay maintenance dredging contract. According to the fbo.gov site, the Kings Bay dredging contract was awarded on December 21, 2016. Under the deal, the contractor will perform mainte
Exploration and production company Cobalt International Energy has found oil in the North Platte #4 appraisal well, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company said on Wednesday it has completed drilling operations on the appraisal well and the preliminary results indicate that the well encountered appr
The German utility, RWE and Duisport have agreed to jointly create the necessary infrastructure to use LNG in the Duisburg port.
