Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) has continued to develop future plans following the refusal of its Marine Consent application. As previously announced, CRP has no intention of abandoning its Chatham Rise phosphate project and is continuing to develop strategies for progressing the project. Of critical
VAALCO Energy has on March 2, 2015, spudded the post-salt Kindele-1 well, its first exploration well on Block 5 offshore Angola. VAALCO contracted the Transocean “Celtic Sea” semi-submersible rig to drill the Kindele-1 well to a planned total depth of 2,250 meters in a water depth of approximately 1
DTA Engenharia, a Brazilian-based company, was the winning bidder of a massive $134.5 million worth Port of Paranaguá dredging contract, reported the Secretariat for Ports (SEP). The next step in the bidding process is the qualification phase. The contract comes as a part of the National Dredging Pr
SeeByte has received an order from the United Kingdom’s (UK) Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support to deliver a maritime autonomy demonstration system. The demonstration system will consist of UUVs equipped with SeeByte’s SeeTrack Neptune software, an open architecture enabling aut
The Palaszczuk Government has moved to update a key plan for the Great Barrier Reef to reflect its proactive approach to protecting the Reef and address UNESCO’s concerns about the protection of the state’s single biggest natural asset. Minister for the Great Barrier Reef, Dr Steven Miles said that
McDermott has been secured a sizeable manifold and subsea safety isolation valve module fabrication contract by FMC Technologies for the Jangkrik fields located offshore Kalimantan, Indonesia. According to the company, the contract was included in McDermott’s fourth quarter backlog and is expected t
Following the acquisition of Exterran Australia by Valmec, the company has been awarded its first significant contract to provide services to the Talinga gas processing facility, operated by Origin.
Following the acquisition of Exterran Australia by Valmec, the company has been awarded its first significant contract to provide services to the Talinga gas processing facility, operated by Origin.
Norwegian seismic contractor Polarcus has won a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt. The project is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2015 and Polarcus expects it to run for approximately 50 days. According to the company statement, the project will by conducted by utilizing Polarcus’
McDermott International has been awarded a contract for a new jacket, temporary deck and replacement umbilical by Qatar Petroleum for the North Field Alpha gas development, offshore Qatar. According to the company, work is expected to be executed through the second quarter of 2016 and will be includ
Technip has won a contract from Tupi BV, a consortium composed of Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65%), BG (25%) and Galp (10%), for the ongoing development of the Lula Alto field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil. This contract covers the supply of around 200 kilometers of flexible
DOF Subsea UK Limited, a provider of integrated subsea services, announced that its survey and positioning business in the UK and US has been awarded an extension of a Master Service Agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors of Leiden, The Netherlands. The contract covers global provision of survey
McDermott has been awarded initial work for a significant power supply system replacement contract by Saudi Aramco for the Marjan field, offshore Saudi Arabia. Work is expected to be executed through the fourth quarter of 2016 and will be included in McDermott’s first quarter 2015 backlog. The overa
The Indonesian and Dutch government today launched a comprehensive five-year multi million public-private partnership initiative for enhancing coastal safety at the North Coast of Java. The partnership aims to build stable coastlines with reduced erosion risk through a unique integration of mangrove
