Following the conclusion of CHC’s consultation with stakeholders on the planned design optimization and changes to the next phases of the Cowes Outer Harbor Project (OHP), the Harbor Advisory Committee has confirmed its support for the completion of the optimized scheme as proposed by CHC. No defini
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Industry majors made the news again last month with new contract awards, including Saipem’s field development project for the Zohr gas field, located off the Egyp
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded four contracts with a combined value of more than £6 million over three years for surface and subsurface studies to improve understanding and maximise value by integrating exploration, development, production, late-life planning and decommissioning in the
The Government of the Collectivity of Saint Martin has launched an international tender for qualified developers interested in entering into an economic investment partnership for the development of Marigot Bay Harbor in the island’s capital. Among others, the project includes the development of som
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on the Seattle Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment released yesterday. The Corps and the Port of Seattle have agreed on a tentatively selected plan of -57’ Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) for b
Quadrant Energy has experienced a delay while drilling the Roc-2 appraisal well offshore Australia due to a mechanical issue with the drilling rig. The Roc-2 well is located within the WA-437-P exploration permit in the North West Shelf of Australia. The equity interest holders are Quadrant Energy a
The Town of Hilton Head Island beach renourishment project continues to make progress with the area between Painted Bunting Road and Bald Eagle Road currently being restricted for beach construction. The town and its contractor, Weeks Marine Inc., began this $20.7 million beach renourishment project
UK oil major BP has reported through its social media channels that the construction of the Clair Ridge project, west of the Shetland Islands, is now complete. The Clair field is located 75 km west of the Shetland Islands in 150 m of water and extends over an area of 220 km². The field was originall
Fugro, a provider of survey services to the international offshore oil and gas industry, has completed a 33-month long metocean data acquisition for Hess Corp. offshore western Ghana. The company said on Tuesday that the data acquisition was done in the Deepwater Tano/ Cape Three Points block in a w
Quadrant Energy has started drilling the Driftwood-1 commitment well on the WA-320-P permit, offshore Western Australia. Quadrant-operated WA-320-P permit is located in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia and the Driftwood-1 commitment well is located in WA-320-P in the Barrow sub-basin
Osbit Ltd has delivered GBP 3 million (USD 4 million) worth of well intervention equipment to Helix Energy Solutions, for installation on Helix’s chartered Siem Helix 1 vessel. The equipment, weighing over 300t in total, consists of a BOP maintenance and storage tower, intervention tension frame and
Allseas has completed commissioning of the topsides lift system and the major part of the harbor test program of the single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” in the Alexia harbour, Rotterdam, at the end of July 2016. According to Allseas’ statement on Monday, a
Unique Group’s Diving & Life Support division has secured orders for two of its Hydra ABS nitrox surface dive-ROV systems from the client in Nigeria. The systems comprise a dive-ROV control and chamber container, machinery container, air and nitrox 10ft HP gas storage containers, two single basket L
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is asking for people’s views on further information submitted by the company behind the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc project would see a 9.5 km long sea wall built in Swansea Bay, between the Rivers Tawe and Neath. This will generate electric
