Stockton Port annual dredging program for deepening of the port’s five ship berths along the Rough and Ready Island waterfront has been given the green light by the Port Commission. According to the port officials, the Commission on Monday authorized the spending of up to $1.9 million for the dredgi
Panoro Energy ASA, together with the Joint Venture partners, has taken a Final Investment Decision to develop the Aje Cenomanian oil reservoir in the OML 113 licence in Nigeria. The Aje Field Development Plan was submitted to Department of Petroleum Resources earlier this year, and approval to dev
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $2.5 million to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana to improve coastal wetlands in Louisiana. The project will create 300 acres of barrier marsh and nourish 130 acres of developing marsh near Bayou Moreau using dredged ma
The city of Saint-Hyacinthe and Gaz Métro concluded a draft agreement for the purchase and injection of renewable natural gas produced in the city’s biomethanation centre. Under the agreement, Gaz Métro will purchase up to 13 million cubic metres of renewable natural gas per year for a 20-year perio
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has been appointed by Weatherford Secure Drilling services to manage the design and delivery of the riser equipment for its Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) system. The project award follows a successful feasibility study carried out by 2H Offshore, which outlined mult
The Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company said it has been awarded a major contract to supply critical process modules to the Yamal LNG project in Russia. Located in Sabetta, north-east of the Yamal Peninsula, the Yamal LNG is the first LNG development venture in the Arctic. “Following a competitive tende
Brazil’s Petrobras has confirmed the extension of hydrocarbons accumulation in Espírito Santo Basin post-salt ultra-deep waters, off the coast of the Espírito Santo state. The extension of hydrocarbons accumulation was confirmed through the drilling of the extension well 3-BRSA-1253D-ESS (ANP nome
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad has announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Norway AS has completed the acquisition of a 5% stake each in PL591 and PL591B, located in the Norwegian Sea. North Energy signed a purchase and sale agreement with Lime Petroleum Norway in June 2014. The tran
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Nantong Shipyard (Keppel Nantong) have secured contracts from repeat customers worth a total of S$153 million ($ 120 mill.). Keppel Shipyard’s contract is for the conversion of a Floating P
Wintershall has awarded its first significant subsea contract for Maria development to FMC Technologies’ Norwegian subsidiary FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 1.8 billion ($280 million ). “Maria is our first subsea development in Norway and we are consequently
AF Gruppen ASA (AFG), in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, named Heerema-AF Consortium, has signed a contract with CNR International (U.K) Limited, for the removal and disposal of the Murchison Platform in the North Sea. The Murchison oil field straddles the UK/Norway median
AXYS Technologies (AXYS) has been awarded a supply contract by an Eastern United States energy company for WindSentinel floating LiDAR system. The system will be used as part of a research and development project supporting offshore wind generation. “One of the key objectives of this project is demo
Roc Oil (China) Company has informed that drilling has started on the second of two exploration wells in Beibu Gulf Block 22/12, offshore China. The second well, WZ12-10-2, is targeting the T42 and Weizhou formations, adjacent to the WZ12-8 West field in the WZ12-8 Development Area. Drilling from
Cairn Energy together with its joint venture partners has announced that the FAN-1 exploration well, offshore Senegal, has discovered oil. The well, located in 1,427 metres water depth and approximately 100 kilometres offshore in the Sangomar Deep block, has reached a Target Depth of 4,927 m and was
