Wood Group has been awarded a three-year offshore engineering blanket order by PEMEX Procurement International for field development in Mexico’s Gulf of Mexico waters. The agreement, valued at up to US$28 million, encompasses deepwater and complex shallow water concept and basic engineering, and own
Blue Sky Power Holdings informed that it has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire equity interest of a company principally engaged in the transportation of CNG and LNG, the wholesales of CNG and LNG and the operation of L-CNG refueling stations in Shandong province in the PRC.
Karoon Gas Australia has informed that the Levitt-1 exploration well, in WA-482-P Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia, is dry. According to Karoon, as at 1930 AWST on August 8, 2015, the Levitt‐1 exploration well in WA‐482‐P Carnarvon Basin, reached a final total depth of 4,929 mRT. The comp
Work is underway to determine the best way to manage the risk of tidal flooding at Starcross and Cockwood on the Exe Estuary in Devon. The scheme is being accelerated as part of the March 2015 Budget announcement regarding the 6-year flood defense program. The coastal villages of Starcross and Cockw
OceanWorks has secured a contract from Safe Marine Transfer (SMT) to define, engineer and quantify the equipment required to develop a “Deep-water Permanent Subsea Pressure Compensated Chemical Storage and Injection System”. This effort includes the pumps, tanks, controls, sensors, electrical and ba
The U.S. has tightened its grip on Russia through an expansion of its previously announced sanctions covering Russia’s oil industry, due to the latter’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis. Under a new rule, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added a Russian oil and gas field, the Yuzh
Det norske, an oil exploration and development company focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, has decided to abandon the development of the northern part of the Jette field, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Det norske confirmed it had received an ap
Gazprom Marketing & Trading and Gazprom Flot have signed an agreement to provide technical and commercial advisory services during the construction of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit that will be used to supply natural gas to the Kaliningrad Region of Russia.
RES, an ecological offset provider said it has been awarded a contract by Cheniere Energy to supply over 800 acres of restored, enhanced and conserved wetlands in the State of Louisiana during all three phases of Sabine Pass liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Otto Energy, the operator of the Hawkeye well offshore Palawan, in the Philippines, has placed the blow-out preventer (BOP) on the seabed and is continuing with the drilling operations. To remind, Hawkeye-1 exploration well was spud on July 31 2015, with the Maersk Venturer drillship. Red Emperor Re
Following on from the recent Breakwater Project Review, contractor Boskalis Westminster mobilized at the end of July for the last stage of the Cowes Breakwater build, which will be completed in October 2015. This involves a final reshaping of the breakwater’s gravel core, bringing sections into prof
Tekmar Energy has marked a major milestone after its TekTube system was installed for the first time on an offshore project. Namely, the TekTube cable protection system was successfully installed on Westermeerwind near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands. Tekmar supplied cable installation contractor
A contract agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Maldives and Sas-E Senok JV Pvt. Ltd. for the design and construction of coastal protection structures at AA.Ukulhas and Dh.Maaemboodhoo. These projects, identified under Public Sector Investment Plan (PSIP), are
Rockhopper Exploration, an oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, has moved a step closer towards unlocking the Ombrina Mare project, offshore Italy. Namely, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Omb
