The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Premier Oil and the Bream development. Bream is an oil discovery in block 17/12 in the central section of the North Sea, around 110 km from land south-west of Stavanger. The discovery was originally made by Phillips Petroleum Co
Pivotal LNG and WesPac Midstream said they have signed a long-term agreement with TOTE to provide liquefied natural gas to fuel TOTE’s two containerships.
Ulstein has reported that Britoil Offshore Services’ first of two PX121s, Britoil Power, was successfully launched this week. Britoil Offshore Services entered into a contract of design and equipment packages for two platform supply vessels of the new PX121 design from Ulstein in 2012. “Launches are
DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the North America region by key clients and oil majors in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract awards will give a utilization of the chartered-in vessels Ross Candies by 4 + 5 months and Chloe Candies by approx. 3 months. The contracts will start in Janua
BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Valhall DP and PCP facilities beyond their original lifetimes. BP Norge AS (BP) has applied for consent to use the QP, DP and PCP facilities on the Valhall field, in the North Sea, beyond their originally scheduled l
American Construction Company Inc., a general marine contractor that has been in business since 1903, has completed the Port of Kingston marina dredging project. The project that was originally estimated at $463.000 was finished on December 18th under the budget and on time at a cost of $320,000, ac
North Energy ASA has informed that exploration drilling has started on the Tvillingen South prospect in production licence 510 in the Norwegian Sea. The prospect is located on the Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 28 km southeast of the Kristin field. The well, 6406/6-4, will be drill
Total has completed the flare out of the Ofon field on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102 offshore Nigeria. The associated gas of the Ofon field is now being compressed, evacuated to shore and monetized via Nigeria LNG, the company said in the press release. “The flare-out of the Ofon field illustrates our
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with planned dredging of problem sediment areas in the lower Snake River on or about January 12, as a result of a favorable ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle. In a lawsuit filed by a coalition of enviro
Polarcus Limited has received a commitment from an undisclosed client for a broadband 3D marine seismic acquisition project in Australasia. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will start in Q1 2015 and is expected to run for approximately two months. Polarcus is a marine geo
Helix Energy Solutions Group, OneSubsea, and Schlumberger announced the execution of the definitive agreements for the companies’ non-incorporated alliance, formed to develop technologies and deliver equipment and services to optimize the value chain of subsea well intervention systems. The alliance
Chevron Corporation today announced a significant oil discovery at the Anchor prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Anchor is Chevron’s second discovery in the deepwater Gulf in less than a year. “The Anchor discovery, along with the previously announced Guadalupe discovery, are significant
The Menemsha Creek east and west jetties in Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., will be repaired under the terms of a $1.3 million contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by RC&D, Inc., of Pawtucket, R.I. Construction is scheduled
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, partnered recently with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore wetlands at the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Refuge in Washington. After constructing a new setback levee the Corps notched the original levee, allowing the Columbia River to fl
