The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has changed the location of its previously announced public meeting to explain the proposed plan for cleanup work and future land use at the former Li Tungsten Superfund site. Due to a scheduling conflict, the meeting has been moved from the Robert Finley Mid
Seadrill, an offshore deepwater drilling contractor, has reached a safety milestone offshore Congo. Seadrill stated via social media on Monday that its jack-up rig the West Ariel has marked its eighth straight year without lost time injury (LTI). The KFELS ‘B’ class, independent jack-up rig, was bui
The Environment Agency recently awarded CH2M two significant flood defense projects, Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Appraisal and conducting the Avonmouth-Severnside Enterprise Area Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defense study. “We have a long history of working with the Environment Agency on successful pro
The Leviathan, a gas field offshore Israel, is undisputedly one of the largest gas discoveries in the Mediterranean Sea, and until the recent Zohr discovery in Egypt, it was THE largest discovery in the area. Named after a Biblical sea monster, the Leviathan field was discovered in 2010, and operate
FinnAust Mining Plc has appointed Royal IHC to provide primary support services for the company’s Pituffik Titanium Project (Pituffik). The companies will now work closely to define an optimized development solution that includes their in house wet mining equipment as well as a high level cost estim
Royal IHC (IHC) has signed a new contract for an Easydredge® 3,700 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for Tecnoimport and Empresa Constructora de Obras Marítimas in Havana, Cuba. The contract was signed in the presence of Mr Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of The Netherlands, and Mr Ricardo Cabrisas
Following its recent completion, the platform deck for the Ivar Aasen project, in the North Sea, is now on its way to Norway after sailaway from the yard area in Singapore on Monday. According to Det norske, the operator of the project, the platform deck will be lifted in place on the field at the [
Kosan Crisplant said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kogas to work on LNG bunkering technology and pilot projects.
Engie E&P Norge, Norwegian affiliate to French energy company Engie, formerly known as GDF Suez, has increased its gas production from the North Sea gas field Gjøa by 17.5 percent. Moreover, Engie said, this is a record-high level for the gas field that is scheduled to produce 60 million barrels of
Havyard Design & Solutions has secured a contract for delivery of design and equipment for the construction of a Havyard 832 multi-purpose vessel. Havyard 832 MPV is going to be constructed at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for the ship owner Esvagt, and will be in operation for the American oil compa
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is taking comments for the next 30 days on an environmental report related to the rehabilitation of Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee. The comment period for the final environmental impact statement on the Herbert Hoover Dike Dam
PT.OSI (Offshore Services Indonesia) has started phase 1 of the 3-year technical services contract, awarded by oil & gas company Pertamina ONWJ, for the provision of DP II saturation diving DSV and all associated services. The diving support vessel (DSV) Crest Odyssey 1 has departed Jakarta after co
UK-based LNG engineer Amec Foster Wheeler on Monday said it has been awarded a contract by Indian Oil LNG Private (IOCPL) for the LNG import terminal in Ennore, Tamil Nadu, on India’s east coast.
Aker Solutions has won a contract to deliver its “longest-ever” umbilicals system at the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement with Petrobel in Egypt is worth more than NOK 1 billion and will be booked in the second quarter, the company said. It stipula
