Atwood Oceanics, an offshore drilling contractor, has agreed with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to delay the company’s requirement to take delivery of two newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships. According to the drilling contractor, delivery dates for Atwood Admiral and Atwood Archer
Shell Trading Rotterdam on Friday said it has chartered fifteen dual-fuel inland barges that will mainly run on liquefied natural gas.
Polarcus has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Maersk Oil on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) for a 4D marine seismic survey offshore Denmark. According to the company’s Oslo filing, the project will start in the second quarter of 2016 and will run for approximately 3 months. “
Ezra’s shipbuilder Triyards has secured work for approximately USD 45.5 million as it explores alternative markets to the offshore oil & gas sector. One of the new contracts is for the construction of a scientific research vessel for Taiwan Ocean Research Institute, National Applied Research Laborat
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is initiating a Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement concerning navigational improvements to Manatee Harbor in Manatee County, Florida. Alternatives to be considered include deepening up to minus 43 feet, and lesser increments
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company continue with the beachfill construction project on Long Beach Island, NJ. The two companies are building a dune and berm system that will reduce the risk of storm damages. Long Beach Island
Statoil and its partners submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2 to the authorities on Friday. Statoil and its licence partners have decided to develop the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 covering the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas structures. They are
Sakhalin Energy on Thursday awarded the design development contracts for the third liquefaction train at Sakhalin II LNG plant.
Statoil and its partners submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2, offshore Norway, to the authorities on Friday, December 18, 2015. Statoil says that the development will provide in excess of 100 million barrels of oil equivalent. According to th
Australia’s Total Marine Technology (TMT) has been contracted to support Murphy Malaysia during 2015/17 deepwater and shallow water operations. According to the company, the work scope includes the call out of up to five ROV systems over the contract period. “TMT look forward to delivering innovativ
Belgium-based natural gas transmission system operator, Fluxys, has acquired Gazprom’s 10 per cent stake in Interconnector (UK), owner and operator of the subsea pipeline between the UK and Belgium. The Interconnector is bidirectional transmission link connecting the UK to Continental European marke
German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued an invitation to tender for the services of a Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) at the proposed 500 MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. EnBW Hohe See is located within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea, about 90 km north of B
Statoil has marked the start of power development for its Johan Sverdrup project, in the North Sea. According to Statoil, the mayor from the municipality of Tysvær in Rogaland, Sigmund Lier, pushed the button to set off one of the explosive charges at Haugsneset on Thursday. The event marked the sta
A coalition of environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and the Sierra Club, Thursday filed a petition to the U.S. EPA asking General Electric to conduct additional PCB dredging in the Hudson River. The petitioners are claiming that GE would
