Brazil’s Petrobras has announced the discovery of new gas accumulation at Espírito Santo Basin post-salt, off the coast of the Espírito Santo state. The discovery took place during drilling of well 3-BRSA-1259-ESS (ANP nomenclature) / 3-ESS-222 (Petrobras nomenclature), informally known as Tangani
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated soil and sediment at the Lower Ley Creek area of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site located in the City of Syracuse and Town of Salina, Onondaga County, New York. Discharges from nearby industries and a landfill h
Dredging project at the Hastings River, aimed to widen the river and improve navigation conditions adjacent to Port Macquarie’s Town Green, is set to begin this month. Sand that will be removed during the project will be used to replenish Town Beach between the Breakwall and Sea Rescue building. As
1. EMAS Offshore Launches Singapore IPO EMAS Offshore, formerly known as EOC, has launched public offering of shares following the registration of its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in conjunction with the proposed listing on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Secur
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is about to continue dredging works on the Scarborough River channel, according to the Corps chief of navigation Ed O’Donnell. Earlier in September, the $2.3 million contract for the removal of sand deposits from the Scarborough River was award
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has issued a tender for seabed surveys to be carried out at a number of locations offshore France. The company requires side-scan sonar and multi-beam echo-sounder survey services to execute seabed clearance on appr
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel. The total value of the contract is close to NOK 300 million ($46 million). The vessel is
Teledyne Oil & Gas group has been awarded a contract by Aker Solutions for materials and engineering support covering subsea electrical and optical wet-mate interconnects. Shipments are expected to start late in the fourth quarter of 2014 and continue throughout 2015. In April 2014, Aker Solutions a
Mubadala Petroleum, operator of the Manora oil development offshore Thailand, has spudded the fourth and fifth of 15 planned development wells, MNA-04 and MNA-05.
The Federal Administrative Court (FAC) in Leipzig has decided to prolong its final decision on the deepening and widening of the navigation channel on the Lower and Outer Elbe River. The Court in Leipzig yesterday adjourned the proceedings by the BUND and NABU environmental associations against the
TOTE Shipholdings and Sea Star Line signed a deal on the charter of the two new Marlin Class vessels being built at NASSCO in San Diego, CA. The new Marlin Class ships will be the first liquefied natural gas powered containerships in the world and will almost double the cargo capacity available to P
Northstar Industries executed an EPC deal with New Jersey Natural Gas to place in service a 10 MMSCFD liquefaction addition at NJNG’s Howell LNG facility, and has signed an agreement with Cosmodyne to supply the project’s nitrogen recycle liquefier. “Cosmodyne is proud to have been selected by North
DeepOcean AS, subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a contract for Seabed Survey Services for 2015 by Statoil. The Contract awarded by Statoil, covers services on Norwegian Continental Shelf and supports DeepOcean’s position as a provider of advanced light construction and seabe
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are working on one-of-a-kind projects that will help inform similar projects at sites across the Great Lakes and the nation. The main aim of the project is to control growth of four invasive plants at Times Beach
