ROC Oil Company Limited (ROC) has drilled a dry well in Block 09/05 in the Bohai Bay Basin, offshore China. Roc Oil, the operator of Block 09/05, started drilling the second of two exploration wells in September 2015. This is also a second duster for Roc Oil in the block as the first exploration wel
Norway-based Liquiline LNG said it has signed a contract with Gexcon for the mechanical assembly and installation of an LNG terminal on Gexcon’s new test facility at Sotra outside Bergen. “We have the last year established a very good relationship with Gexcon, and this is the second contract/deliver
The Ocean Rig Athena drillship has been mobilized from Luanda, Angola in preparation for the appraisal and exploration drilling program for Cairn Energy and its joint venture (JV) partners offshore Senegal. The SNE discovery made in late 2014 will be appraised with the first two wells in the three w
Siem Offshore (SIOFF) has extended the delivery of Siem Daya 1 vessel to Daya Materials until November 16, 2015, with November 30 as cancelling date. SIOFF informed that other terms and conditions of the agreement will remain valid and in full force and effect. As reported earlier, SIOFF has agreed
Seven years had passed since the inauguration of the Panama Canal Expansion Program and the project continues forward at full speed. The countdown for the completion of the expansion is on where every component, every cubic meter of excavated and dredged rock bring this mega-project closer to the la
SBM Offshore said that it has secured the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from Technip for three turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse FLNG development in Australia.
SBM Offshore has been awarded the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract from Technip for three, large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Development in Australia. The contract awarded to SBM Offshore covers the FEED eleme
Norwegian seismic survey specialist TGS has acquired 46,500 kilometers (25%) of the 186,000 km 2D seismic project, Gigante, offshore Mexico. The survey is being acquired with four Seabird vessels and the fifth vessel, m/v Aquila, will join the survey in early November. Gigante covers the entire deep
Golar LNG said that its Cameroon FLNG project has received approval and signature of the binding tolling term sheet thereby confirming the commercial terms for the FLNG vessel Golar Hilli.
The Dubai Supply Authority is reportedly close to awarding a private tender for the supply of 4 to 6 LNG cargoes each in 2016 and 2017.
Van Oord and Atlas Professionals yesterday, October 15th, signed a three year frame agreement for the supply of marine and offshore personnel. 33 years ago, Atlas supplied the first candidate to Van Oord, starting the long-standing relationship between these two companies. Van Oord recently issued a
Noble Energy has recorded oil and gas shows during the drilling of the Humpback exploration well in the South Falklands Basin, offshore the Falkland Islands. Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL), a partner in the licence, said on Friday that progress on the well has been slower than anticipated becau
Exactly one year into the construction of the UK’s first ever offshore wind turbine manufacturing, assembly, installation and service facility, the dredging campaign which will allow deeper-drafted vessels to call at ports along the Humber Estuary has also now provided the foundations for the Siemen
The Government of Nicaragua is continuing to gather info about the Nicaragua Grand Canal Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report. From September 24 to October 1, 2015, the government held a total of nine public consultation meetings for the ESIA report on the Nicaragua Canal. Senior
