Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has secured a one year extension on the current exploration phase of the C-19 licence in Mauritania, as the evaluation of the prospectivity across this acreage has taken longer than expected, said the company. Chariot holds 55% interest as the operator, while its partners C
Delta SubSea (DSS) signed a development agreement with VEGA Americas Inc. (VEGA) to develop a Subsea Gamma Ray Hydrate Localization Tool known as EUREKA. The EUREKA will be developed to locate hydrate plug formations. The system is able to detect minimal differences of density on media in the pipeli
With April now behind us, only a few days are left before the beginning of what is expected to be the last year of Hudson River Dredging project. The 2015 season marks the sixth year of remedial dredging where approximately 250,000 cy of PCB-contaminated sediment is targeted for removal. In 2015, se
On Thursday, April 30, 2015, Statoil and the Malaysian oil and gas company PETRONAS completed their transaction, announced previously on October 13, 2014. The sale involved the transfer of Statoil’s 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5% share in the South
Italian energy company Edison, reported yesterday it executed the acquisition of stakes in Scott & Telford fields in the UK North Sea, operated by Nexen, for 41 million euros. This will add 3,500 barrel of oil equivalent per day to Edison’s production to its current of 50,000 barrel, the company sai
The fifth phase of the North Topsail Beach Shoreline Protection Project is well under way with Norfolk Dredging performing the work. Construction works on the project started in late 2014 near 3588 Island Drive with the aim to reach the Surf City line. Sand for this restoration project was taken off
On the west coast of central Norway the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is carrying out a core drilling operation for a 15,5 km long subsea tunnel. Seismic surveys that have previously been carried out shows weakness zones in the rock that the tunnel must be drilled through. There may a
KIASMA and Odebrecht, through their Colombian subsidiary – Consortium Navelena Construction, have signed a cooperation agreement under which KIASMA will supply the HDPE floating pipelines with KFC system (for abrasion reduction) to be used for dredging operations on the Magdalena River in Colombia.
KrisEnergy Ltd. has said today that its Rayrai-1 exploration well in G10/48 in the Gulf of Thailand, has reached a total depth and encountered oil. Rayrai-1, which was drilled by the Key Gibraltar jack-up rig, at the area where KrisEnergy is developing the Wassana field, reached a total depth of 6,3
Flexible pipe specialist FlexTech has established its first foothold in the Southeast Asian energy market by securing a contract with an oil and gas company in Vietnam. The project involves FlexTech engineers managing the system design, manufacturing, inspection and delivery of flexibles on a major
In testimony on Capitol Hill before the House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, April 22, Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick praised The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proficiency in the Sandy recovery work. According to the Army’s chief of engineers, the Hurr
The Government of Barbados and BHP Billiton signed exploration licences for two offshore blocks, Carlisle Bay and Bimshire. These blocks are approximately 40 kilometers southeast of the island nation, total about 5,000 square kilometers and are located in waters ranging from approximately 1,200 to 2
Salix River & Wetland Services Limited has started dredging/desilting activities at the Woodberry Wetlands in East London. The work is part of the London Wildlife Trust’s £1.5 million project to bring new nature reserve to London, opening this summer. As part of the development, the company will be
Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. has received an order for its AquaPix® Synthetic Aperture Sonar system from international defence contractor. Over the past 60 days Kraken has received orders exceeding $1.2 million with deliveries expected in the current financial quarter, the company informed. “AquaPix® i
