Mubadala Petroleum has completed the development drilling on the Manora oil development in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. Mubadala started drilling of the first of two development wells on the Manora field on March 22, 2016. Tap Oil, the partner in the project with 30% interest, said on Wednesday th
The Environment Agency is working on a project that will reduce flooding risks in Totnes by improving the existing flood defenses which were built in the 1970s. That is why the agency held a public drop-in at the Civic Hall in Totnes in April 2016. Feedback from the drop-in and meeting with local re
Xodus Group has been awarded a framework agreement with energy company SSE to provide employers representative services for the development and ongoing improvements of its electrical networks. The contract is for three years with potential extension for a further two years and is estimated to be wor
Technip has signed a four years extension of its five-year initial contract signed in January 2011 with Petrobras for its Flexible Pipes Logistic Base (BAVIT), located in Vitória, Brazil. The scope covers storage, handling, inspection, testing, load-out (two simultaneous vessel load-out points), int
Transocean’s Henry Goodrich semi-submersible drilling rig has reached Canadian waters, following the trans-Atlantic journey from Norway. The image shows the yellow drilling giant reaching Grand Banks, off Newfoundland, Canada, with the ALP Winger on bridle and the Maersk Detector and Maersk Dispatch
Russian oil company Lukoil has moved a step forward in the development of its Caspian Sea oil project. Namely, Russia’s largest privately held oil company has started driving in marine risers into Vladimir Filanovsky offshore oil field, located 50 kilometers offshore, in the Russian section of the C
PTT of Thailand on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Korea Gas Corp to cooperate on liquefied natural gas business.
Edda Accommodation, operated by the Norwegian shipping company Østensjø Rederi, has reportedly cancelled its order for an accommodation vessel from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries over delivery delays. The shipowner and the shipyard inked the deal for a new mono hull accommodation
Around 40 members of the IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) South Downs Branch recently paid a visit to a flood alleviation scheme being carried out by Team Van Oord. The visit was to the Clay’s Lake site, near Pease Pottage, where flood prevention works are being carried out as pa
Salix River and Wetland Services Ltd., a bioengineering firm based in South Wales, has been busy for quite some time now with the transformation of Walthamstow Wetlands into the largest urban wetland reserve in Europe. The company has just released this photo of the large modular pontoon with 13 ton
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, the independent oil and gas company focused on offshore Ireland, has lost its licences in the Celtic Sea, offshore the south coast of Ireland. Namely, the company’s attempts to farm out portion of ownership in the Standard Exploration Licences 5/07 (Rosscarbery) and 5/08 (Amergi
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited informed on Tuesday that its unit, Magnolia LNG, has extended the validity period of the EPC contract price signed with KSJV until December 31, 2016.
STX France has secured a deal to design, build and install a HVAC offshore substation for Arkona offshore wind farm, a 385 MW project jointly developed by E.ON and Statoil, located in the Baltic Sea, Germany. STX France scope includes delivery of the jacket foundation, piles, substation topside and
Energy supplier E.ON has awarded the contract for the transport and installation of foundations at the Arkona offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea to Van Oord. Van Oord will install the project’s 60 monopiles and transition piece foundations. For installing foundations at the Arkona offsho
