Operator Statoil has together with PL035 partners completed a two-well programme in the Krafla area in the North Sea. Since 2011 significant new recoverable resources have been proven in the area, Statoil said in the press release. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the 30/11-8
CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co. recently won two projects in the Lianyungang Port with a total contract value of approximately $24 million. The company secured deals related to the Phase 1 of the port’s channel maintenance and dredging project (Lot H2.6) and the second contract is for EPC project for Pha
WorleyParsons said it has signed a contract with Steelhead LNG in connection with the proposed Sarita Bay LNG Project on Vancouver Island, Canada.
WorleyParsons said it has signed a contract with Steelhead LNG in connection with the proposed Sarita Bay LNG Project on Vancouver Island, Canada.
The Environment Agency is currently working on a £15.3 million flood alleviation scheme that will reduce the risk of flooding from Salmons Brook in north London. This multi-site scheme will protect 1,393 properties (2,587 homes, as some of the properties are flats). Of these, 727 homes will see thei
The final phase of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District’s $30 million Folly Beach Renourishment project is underway. “We fence and grass along the existing dune line to capture the recently placed sand,” said David Warren, project manager. “This concept has proven to be very effecti
Working in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council, the Environment Agency on Friday, February 6th, started the second phase of work to help reduce the risk of flooding to properties in Leighton Buzzard’s Carina Drive. Paul Burrows, Flood and Coastal Risk Manager for the Environment Agency, sa
The East Bank levee project for Plaquemines Parish is well underway. Contract A which deals with the six mile stretch of East Bank back levee from Braithwaite to Scarsdale is under construction. This stretch is about 45% complete at the elevation of 12.5 feet, which is the design grade of this levee
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 02 – February 08). Shell’s announcement on awarding the Brent field decommissioning contract to the Allseas’ Pieter Schelte attracted comments and reactions from maritime workers union. Accor
The First Minister of Wales, Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones, has visited the Northern Gateway Flood Defense Strengthening Scheme, in Deeside, as part of his commitment to kick-start the development of the largest strategic employment site in North Wales. On visiting the site, the First Minister was given a to
The Takoradi Port dredging program, that will pave the way for other development projects to follow, is in full swing and on track for completion by late March or early April 2015. Jan De Nul’s Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) Nicolo Machiavelli is working on the project and has so far removed over 100,
Flemish minister Ben Weyts (Mobility and Public Works) and Dutch minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and Environmental Affairs) yesterday signed a treaty for the construction of the New Lock Terneuzen. The New Lock Terneuzen will improve the access to the ports of Ghent and Terneuzen
The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) has awarded Saipem a $1.8 billion contract for the construction of two 95 kilometer pipelines for the Kashagan field project, located in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea. ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, a subsidiary of Saipem, will perform the contract. T
Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, has been awarded new Engineering & Construction contract for the Kashagan field project, located in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea, valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) has awarded Saipem a
