Focused on the PHA’s (Port of Houston Authority) vision of becoming America’s distribution hub for the next generation, the Port Commission – during its regular monthly meeting yesterday – approved more than $88 million in infrastructure investments. These investments, all directly tied to the port
Oslo-listed Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an undisclosed international oil company for the provision of 3D electromagnetic (EM) data from the multi-client data library over the Flemish Pass Basin offshore Newfoundland, Canada. According to Norweg
James Fisher Marine Services has been awarded a contract from the wave energy test site operator Wave Hub Limited for the cable tail extension installation services. Namely, Wave Hub intends to set up four 33kV rated cable tail extensions from the current dry mate connectors to four developer berths
Wood Group has been awarded an evergreen master services agreement (MSA) by Statoil to support the life cycles of its offshore and onshore facilities. According to the company, work and services covered by the MSA include engineering studies, detailed engineering, procurement services and management
Crowley Puerto Rico Services is continuing to invest in Puerto Rico with new $21 million terminal construction contract. The contract is the third awarded that is associated with Crowley’s investment in its Isla Grande terminal in preparation for the arrival of the company’s first of two LNG-powered
Golar LNG Partners on Monday said it has completed the acquisition of the FSRU Golar Tundra from Golar LNG for a price of US$330 million.
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing activities in Norway and the UK, has started drilling the Brasse exploration well 31/7-1 in the Norwegian North Sea. The Brasse prospect, operated by Faroe with 50% interest, is located immediately south of the producing Brage oil field (
Dover Harbor Board has announced a major tender for construction works on marine structures and bridges worth approximately £135 million. The tender is part of the port’s Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) project that will transform Dover’s waterfront for future generations. The marine civil engine
The Board of Directors of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) today elected James L. Allgood as new chairman. Allgood, who will assume his new responsibilities July 1, is replacing outgoing chairman James Walters. “With our harbor deepening under way, the infrastructure investments we’re making on ter
SBM Offshore has informed that the FPSO Cidade de Saquarema has departed the Rio de Janeiro-based Brasa shipyard quayside, and is heading offshore Brazil, following a module integration. The FPSO Cidade de Saquarema arrived at the Brasa shipyard in mid-December 2015. The FPSO is bound for Petrobras’
Uljanik Shipyard – located in Pula, Croatia – held a launching ceremony for new self-propelled cutter suction dredger on Saturday, May 21st 2016. Contract for the vessel (Yard No. 512) was signed in late February 2014 with IHC Global Production B.V. of the Netherlands. The newbuild will have length
The tender for the 700MW Borssele I&II offshore wind farm zones has attracted 38 bids and the first impression is that the wind developers have put a lot of effort in driving down the costs, the Dutch media cited Henk Kamp, the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs, as saying. The bids show that th
French cable specialist Nexans, in partership with Siemens, will deliver the grid connection for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, situated in the Outer Moray Firth offshore Scotland. Nexans will be responsible for design, supply and installation of the export cable, both offshore and onshore. The co
Neptune has been awarded a contract for the provision of 350 concrete mattresses by McDermott Australia Pty Ltd. The mattresses, which will be utilized for flowlines walking mitigation on the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project, will be manufactured at Neptune’s yard in Batam. The mattresses will be
