Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made as part of the “Programme des Investisseme
Karoon Gas Australia has informed that as at 2000 hrs BRST on December 2, 2014, wireline logging of the Kangaroo-2 appraisal well, offshore Brazil, was complete and preparations were underway to run the 9-5/8” test casing prior to starting the production testing program which will take place over th
Septentrio has signed MBT GmbH as a new dealer for its GNSS marine receivers in Germany. MBT GmbH, a joint venture between Meerestechnisches Büro Turla and the MacArtney Group based in Kiel, Germany, will provide sales and support for the Septentrio marine product line and the Altus APS-U GNSS recei
As previously reported, the massive, $40 billion South Stream pipeline project which was designed to supply Europe with Russian gas through the Black sea, has been cancelled. Russia’s decision against the construction of the offshore pipeline citing a lack of commitment of Bulgaria/EU, has impacted
Cameron has been awarded a multi-year contract by ExxonMobil Canada Properties for wellhead equipment and production trees for the Hebron project, a 52-well development located offshore Newfoundland. Cameron will supply large-bore, high-pressure equipment including wellheads, production trees and ri
MacArtney UK Ltd has acquired Callidus Subsea Ltd, an industrious cable moulding and assembly company based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The acquisition of Callidus follows a sustained growth and record breaking results for the Aberdeen based MacArtney operation. According to MacArtney UK Managing Direc
Chevron Corporation has announced that crude oil and natural gas production has begun at the Jack/St. Malo project in the Lower Tertiary trend, deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company says that Jack/St. Malo is a key part of Chevron’s strong queue of upstream projects and was delivered on time an
A flood defense scheme carried out by Team Van Oord on behalf of the Environment Agency has scooped its 13th award in the past 12 months. The latest accolade for the Medmerry Managed Realignment Scheme in West Sussex came in the CIPR Pride Awards for the south of England, which were presented on 21
Penglai Jutal Offshore Engineering Heavy Industries received a confirmation letter for the Yamal LNG modules construction deal.
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully installed and hooked up a permanent mooring system for the Delta House field floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The mooring lines were deployed and installed on time and without incident, despite the challenging circumstances. Proje
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has stated that they won’t pursue the South Stream pipeline project for gas from the Black Sea to Europe. Durining his latest visit to Turkey Russia’s president stated: “Taking into account the European Commission’s position, which is not conducive to implementin
For the third year, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), in collaboration with The Water Institute of the Gulf, is offering two programs focused on fostering applied research and identifying innovations that will enable CPRA to more effectively protect and restore coastal Louisia
MODEC, Inc. and its Brazilian partner Schahin Group will deliver a Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Petrobras’ Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Mestica fields in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The FPSO will be deployed at the Petrobras owned BM‐ C‐36 block in water de
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with Statoil worth USD 10 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in Norway. After adjustment for partner’s share of the revenues, EMGS net revenue will amount to approximately USD 7 m
