MEO Australia Limited has informed that Apache Northwest Pty Ltd has elected not to exercise its option to farm-in to the AC/P50 and AC/P51 exploration permits, offshore Australia. Under the Option Agreement signed in June, 2014, Apache had until 30th September 2014 to elect to potentially acquire a
Deepening the Savannah harbor is one step closer, with officials from the Corps of Engineers and the State of Georgia contract signing of a Project Partnership Agreement scheduled for Oct. 8. The signing of the PPA allows the Corps of Engineers to accept bids for the first contracts to be awarded un
Maintenance dredging of a portion of the Guilford Harbor in Guilford, Conn., will be completed under the terms of a $2.2 million contract recently signed between Coastline Consulting and Development, LLC, of Madison, Conn., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Dredging is sche
Malaysia’s Petra Energy has started the topside major maintenance services (TMM) contract for Petronas’ Sabah operation earlier than planned. The contract was first awarded on 21 May 2013 for five years effective from 21 May 2013 and will expire on 20 May 2018. The TMM Services was originally schedu
Virginia-based 3PSC is being issued a $14,9 million modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to exercise a 182-day option for the operation and maintenance of five U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ships (T-AGS). Military Sealift Command’s Special Mission program supports world
Construction has begun on a £8 million project to increase the resilience of the sea wall in Dawlish, UK. Mott MacDonald is providing project and commercial management on the project, which will also see the lower coastal walkway replaced at high level, on behalf of Network Rail. In February 2014, t
FoundOcean and Ranger Offshore have signed a strategic agreement this month. The partnership will offer clients a competitive, design-to-installation solution for a range of projects. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Ranger Offshore provides marine and subsea construction support services including
WesternGeco, a land and marine seismic acquisition technologies provider, declared its option to extend the Time Charter for Geco Bluefin seismic vessel. The extension agreed with Norwegian Volstad Maritime is for one year from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015. Geco Bluefin is an 80 meter long DP
Spain’s Enagás will acquire 16% of Total and E.ON’s stake in the company that is developing the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project. Belgium’s Fluxys will buy an additional 3% share, lifting its ownership to 19%. The TAP project is part of the Southern Gas Corridor which is to supply Europe with g
The Government of Gibraltar has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Shell related to the possible supply and storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Gibraltar. The purpose of the MOU is to allow Shell to undertake a study into the establishment of an LNG storage facility on the Detache
The NSW Government has agreed to certify the Greater Taree Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) prepared by council, subject to minor amendments, but has not supported the additional idea to construct a rock revetment wall at Old Bar. Environment Minister Rob Stokes certified the plan following exami
Stone Energy Corporation has provided an operational update on its Cardona development project in the Gulf of Mexico, and capital expenditure update. In the deep water, the Cardona development project in the Gulf of Mexico, has been proceeding ahead of schedule. It is now expected to begin initial p
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently evaluating sediment flushing at Gavins Point Dam in Phase II of its Lewis and Clark Lake Sediment Management Study (LCLSMS) in support of the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP). The Corps initiated the Phase II study in late 2012 and has completed th
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Statoil consent for exploration drilling with the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea. The consent includes the drilling of exploration well 7227 / 10-1 in production licence 230 in the Barents Sea. The name
