Global subsea equipment solutions specialist, Ashtead Technology has secured a global agreement with US photogrammetry and software firm, DimEye, for the provision of subsea 3D modelling services to the offshore oil and gas industry. The collaboration will see Ashtead Technology supply high definiti
Italy’s Eni has achieved the important production goal of 25,000 barrels of oil per day at the Nikaitchuq field, in which the company is operator with a 100% interest.
Ensco plc, a global provider of offshore drilling services to the petroleum industry, has secured a contract for its DS-8 ultra-deepwater drillship. The drillship, based on the GF12000 hull design, has been contracted by Total in Angola. The contract adds approximately $1.2 billion to Ensco’s revenu
On behalf of its client, Highland Group Holding Limited and its partners, K2 Management is developing the 210MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm with the aim to reach financial close in Q2 2015. Suppliers have been pre-qualified and the project is now ready to send out Invitation to Tender (ITT). “
Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that it has started the first well in its 2014 Malaysian drilling campaign with the spud of the Tembakau-2 appraisal well in Block PM307, offshore Malaysia.
The Danish Energy Agency has issued preliminary tender documents for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind to four pre-qualified bidders: Vattenfall, Dong Energy, E.ON and Statoil. The comprehensive tender documents contain preliminary specifications, a draft of concession agreement, model licenses and auth
Fight for the Reef campaigners have welcomed the decision by the World Heritage Committee to maintain pressure on Australia to improve protection of the Great Barrier Reef and address threats from industrial port development, dredging, dumping, and poor water quality. The World Heritage Committee is
The Port of Palm Beach has announced its support to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) decision to withdraw Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Permit for Lake Worth Inlet Dredging project. Due to a rapidly-approaching deadline and additional funding needed for further resea
IKM Consultants AS has won a new 5-year framework contract with BP Norway for the provision of consulting services. “The company has had a long-standing contractual relationship with BP Norway and are pleased to be able to continue this cooperation through this new contract,” says General Manager Pe
The Brazilian built ‘CBO Ipanema’, a platform supply vessel of the PX105 design from Ulstein, was delivered to CBO on 7 June 2014.
CWind has been awarded a contract by Technip Offshore Wind, for the provision of cable pull-in services, complete with crew transfer vessel, to transport CWind technicians on site and support the cable pull-in. Building on previous project scopes, CWind is now project managing the entire tower side
The World Heritage Committee has tonight given the Abbott and Newman Governments one more chance to stop destroying the Great Barrier Reef or it will be placed on the World Heritage ‘In Danger’ list next year. “This is the third and probably the final warning from the World Heritage Committee for th
GTT announced the notification of two LNGCs to be built by Japanese shipbuilder Imabari. These large vessels will be equipped with the innovative Mark III Flex containment system pioneered by GTT and also includes a new MEGI propulsion system. Vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2017. These vessel
The Australian Greens congratulated the Royal Bank of Scotland on their recent decision not to finance the Abbot Point coal port expansion, coming just before the World Heritage Committee is due to decide the fate of the Great Barrier Reef. “The Royal Bank of Scotland joins Deutsche Bank and HSBC in
