Solstad Offshore in Singapore has awarded IKM Subsea Singapore a contract to provide ROV services onboard their DLB “Norce Endeavour” for construction support projects offshore Thailand for 2015. The barge will be mobilized in Singapore. IKM Subsea will provide the Merlin WR 200 Workclass ROV togeth
FES International has produced and delivered two automatic Diverless Bend Stiffener Connector (DBSC) units to Oceaneering which were installed at the Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Limited Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 development located off the Angolan shore, West Africa. The automatic DBSCs are
KrisEnergy, an independent upstream oil and gas company, has encountered oil and gas at Rossukon-2 exploration well in G6/48 in the Gulf of Thailand, where the Rossukon oil accumulation was discovered in 2009. KrisEnergy started drilling the Rossukon-2 well on March 17, 2015 with a Key Gibraltar jac
Marine safety seals manufacturer, Roxtec, has provided its waterproof sealing solution to the largest and most powerful tidal turbine in the world. Manchester-based Roxtec UK managing director, Graham O’Hare, said the deal with Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited (SRTP) involved Roxtec supplying the
Gulf Earth Moving (GEM), a Qatar-based subsidiary of the Belgian Aertssen Group, has just won a $65.6 million worth land reclamation contract from the New Port Project Steering Committee (NPPSC). According to the deal, GEM will create 3 million m² of extra terrain for the New Qatar Emiri Naval Base
Horizon Oil has announced that production from the Maari MR6A development well, offshore New Zealand, has been brought on stream, with an initial production rate of approximately 7,800 barrels of oil per day (bopd). Participants in the PMP 38160 Joint Venture are: Horizon Oil International Ltd (10%)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the Downtown Montauk Project, a key dune stabilization project in the First Congressional District of New York, announced Congressman Lee Zeldin. On Friday, March 20, 2015, USACE awarded the Montauk project to the lowest bidder, H & L Construction, for $8
Congressman Jim Himes has secured $300,000 in federal funding to have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers perform a feasibility study to examine flood damage reduction, shore protection and bank stabilization in Fairfield and New Haven Counties. The study will include coastal areas that were affected b
Murphy Oil Corporation has plugged and abandoned three wells, one in the Gulf of Mexico and two in the Perth Basin, offshore Australia. According to Murphy, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Urca well in Mississippi Canyon Block 697 failed to encounter hydrocarbons and has been plugged and abandoned. The c
Songa Offshore, an offshore drilling contractor, has said its Songa Equinox newbuild semi-submersible rig delivery will be delayed. Songa Equinox, to be hired by Statoil, went on sea trial as planned on March 19, the company has said, however, prior to sea trial departure, the inclination test indic
Oceaneering International, as part of a consortium with GE Oil & Gas, has secured a contract with ENI Ghana Exploration and Production, and its partners, Vitol and GNPC, to supply equipment for the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Block Project development located off the coast of West Africa. Ocea
Oceaneering International, Inc. has, as part of a consortium with GE Oil & Gas, won a contract with ENI and its partners, Vitol and GNPC, to supply equipment for the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Block Project development located offshore Ghana Oceaneering’s scope of work under this contract is
Ningbo Zhehua Heavy Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd (Ningbo Zhehua) has entered into a contract to supply approximately 3,000 metric tons of large-diameter submerged-arc straight seam welded pipes for a dredging project of Saudi Arabia National Oil Company. The company is a subsidiary of Sutor Tec
The Airport Authority is planning to expand Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) into a three-runway system to meet its long-term air traffic demand. The project, which is estimated to cost $141.5 billion, will require the reclamation of 650 hectares of land and construction is expected to start n
