Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC, Oak Brook, Illinois, has been awarded a $17 million modification to a previously awarded contract for dredging shoaled material in the New York harbor. The work will be performed along the Newark Bay Port Elizabeth Channel, Newark Bay north and south areas,
Unique Maritime Group (UMG), one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, announces a pivotal strategic equity investment from Blue Water Energy. Founded in 1993, UMG is a specialist in the provision of services, and the sale and rental of equipment for the m
Fluor was awarded a contract by Gate Terminal, a unit of Dutch Vopak and Gasunie, to design and build an LNG break bulk terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Fluor did not reveal the contract value. The Texas-based engineering company will provide engineering, procurement and construction manageme
Shell has announced its third major discovery in the Norphlet play in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico with the successful Rydberg exploration well. After more than 10 years of exploration activities in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Shell continues to lead industry in exploring this Jurassic play
Antelope Oil Tool & Manufacturing Co., LLC (“Antelope”) has acquired Advanced Composite Standoff SRL and Advanced Composite Systems SRL (“Advanced Composites”). Led by Dave Levie and Richard Baynham, Advanced Composites is a manufacturer and supplier of composite centralizers and other composite pro
On 29 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Premier Oil’s management of the early phase of the Bream project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and decisions in the
DCD Marine Cape Town was awarded the contract by a leading global driller to carry out the SPS (special periodic survey) and upgrade on its ultra-deepwater rig. “It is gratifying to have gained recognition for the quality turnkey service we provide, and once again our experienced project management
Saipem has been awarded contracts for the extension of leasing and upgrading works of the Cidade de Vitoria FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel) in Brazil. The company has also been awarded a lease extension and operation contract for the Gimboa FPSO in Angola. These contracts ar
Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett has announced $250,000 to help fund the dredging of Milford Pond to restore open water habitat suitable for resident fish species and water birds. “Milford Pond has long been a piece of the town’s history as a place for resident
Atlantic Petroleum has announced that the initial production testing from the Blackbird Field second production well, 20/02a-B3, has achieved sustained rates of over 7,000 bbls/day (c. 660 bbls/day net to Atlantic Petroleum), which was constrained by surface equipment. The well is being drilled and
DP World Vice Chairman HE Jamal Majid bin Thaniah has visited the Port of Aktau to meet the Honorable Prime Minister of Kazakhstan HE Karim Masimov as part of their review of Kazakhstan’s infrastructure development at the Port of Aktau, and in Khorgos in the east of the country. A special ceremony h
Wärtsilä has signed technical management agreements with four Greek liquefied natural gas ship owners, Maran Gas Maritime, Dynagas, TMS Cardiff Gas and Thenamaris LNG covering condition based maintenance for a total of 80 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines for a five year period. The agreements have be
Norshore Atlantic has successfully completed of its first contract with BlueSky Langsa. The work has been a combination of ROV inspection and well intervention work on 2 subsea wells on the Langsa Field in Indonesia. The vessel as well as the crew has performed very well and to our client’s satisfac
Norshore Atlantic has recently successfully completed its first contract with BlueSky Langsa. The technical uptime for the complete operation was 98.3%. The work has been a combination of ROV inspection and well intervention work on 2 subsea wells on the Langsa Field in Indonesia. The well intervent
