HKND Group has announced the successful competition of the “Census of Persons, Families and Assets Attached to Land, Directly Benefited by the Construction of the Nicaragua Canal Project”. The Census recognition ceremony was held October 16th in the auditorium of the Secretariat of the Presidency (S
Igor Sechin, CEO of Russian oil giant Rosneft, has said that the company will continue its Arctic drilling operation with or without ExxonMobil. According to Reuters, Sechin today said: “We will continue drilling in any case, on our own, always and everywhere. If partners can take part – that’s good
Statoil continues to expand in Australia, with the award of 100% equity share in a large exploration permit located in the prolific Northern Carnarvon Basin on the Northwest shelf of Australia. This is Statoil’s third asset in Australia, adding to the onshore operatorship in the Northern Territory’s
Ezra Holdings Limited’s Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has won multiple new contracts from various energy companies valued at over US$70 million. The scope of work includes subsea installation of umbilicals, flowlines and jumpers, as well as provision of services to support rigs. Work has comme
LLOG Bluewater (LLOG) has installed its Delta House floating production system (FPS) in Mississippi Canyon 254, in the Gulf of Mexico. LLOG Bluewater is a joint venture between LLOG Exploration L.L.C. and Blackstone Energy Partners and its affiliates. Delta House FPS reached its location in mid-Sept
The Westmoreland Park ecosystem restoration project is completed and all that is left to do now is to attend the park grand reopening ceremony on October 25th 2014. The park was closed to the public in June 2013 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the Portland Bureau of Environmenta
Deep Sea Supply, a Cyprus-based owner of offshore support vessels, has on Thursday October 23 taken delivery of the newbuilding Platform Supply Vessel ‘Sea Swift’. The vessel ‘Sea Swift’ is a Ulstein PX 105 design built at Sinopacific Shipyard. Main characteristics of the vessel are: 4.700 dwt, 1000
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has awarded a $498,973.45 contract for aquatic and riverbank ecosystem restoration throughout Strawberry, Boom, Blueberry, and Little Blueberry islands within the Menominee River area of concern (AOC) located between Marinette, WI and Menomi
Fluor Corporation, in a joint venture with Technip, was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Petronas RAPID project located in Pengerang, Malaysia. Under the contract, the Fluor and Technip joint venture will be responsible for the utilities, interconnecti
Atkins has been appointed by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to assess the opportunity of incorporating a marina into the proposed 2.5sqkm mixed use Colombo Port City development in Sri Lanka. The study is multifaceted and will establish the overall demand for marina facilities, the size of
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, was awarded a $47.9 million firm-fixed-price contract to stabilize Fire Island by placing 2,500,000 cubic yards of sand for initial construction of the Smith Point County Park reach of the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point project area. Dutra Group, made up
The next project shortlisted for this year’s ESPO comes from Lisbon and looks at new ways to preserve the natural environment around the port, while improving its economic prospects and collaboration with society and stakeholders. The 2014 ESPO Awards celebrate the role that ports can play in mainta
SEA, a Cohort company, has been awarded an initial contract by BAE Systems to provide its innovative External Communications System (ECS) for the whole of the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet. The value of this new contract is approximately $37 million (£23 million), covering long lead procurement out t
IEV Holdings unit IEV Gas has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Maxpower to collaborate on LNG supply for the purpose of remote power generation in North Sumatera, Indonesia. The MOU will initiate a feasibility study covering the review of the procurement, transport and delivery of LNG
