Foster Wheeler announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been selected by Rosneft and ExxonMobil to undertake the initial phase of the front-end engineering design (FEED) for a proposed Russian Far East liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Foster Wheeler is one
SOCO announces that it has entered an agreement with PA Resources Congo SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of PA Resources AB, to farm-in to a 60% working interest in the Mer Profonde Sud permit, offshore the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The Mer Profond Sud permit comprises the exploration area of th
Gasum Oy invites tenders for the selection of an EPM Partner for the Balticconnector offshore pipeline services project. Balticconector is a project targeted to build an offshore pipeline (Balticconnector) between Finland and Estonia. The design work is divided into two phases, a basic planning phas
Geological Survey of Ireland announced a tender for the supply of a shallow-water multi-beam (MB) echo sounder and related systems for deployment on a small vessel during near-shore mapping exercises. It should be suitable for a 7.5m inshore craft. The contract has a value between 130,000 and 150,00
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF), a Norway-based owner of offshore support vessels, completed the sale and delivery of the CSV “Normand Clough” to SapuraClough Offshore Pty Ltd. The sale of “Normand Clough” was announced in August and was completed after closing hours on the Oslo Stock Exhange on the 1st
The NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and the German Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are going to intensify their collaborative efforts. This was officially ratified by signing a document recording their joint interests by chair of the b
Otto Energy Limited, the operator of the producing Galoc oilfield joint venture offshore the Philippines has provided an update on the Galoc Phase II project in SC14C. During the period from 0600 hours (AWST) on 21st October 2013 to 0600 hours (AWST) on 4th November 2013, the Galoc- 6H well was secu
JSC Yamal LNG and GAS NATURAL FENOSA announced the conclusion of a long-term contract for the supply of 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum, which is equivalent to 3.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Natural gas will be supplied from the South-Tambeyskoye field located on
Organismos Limenos Irakleioy invites tenders for the wreck removal services in the port of Heraklion, Crete. The contract is for the removal of a dangerous wreck due to immobility of the vessel “Golden Prince” on the east side of pier no. IV-V. The contract has a value of 490,000 EUR, and it is expe
Sterling Energy Plc, the AIM listed independent oil & gas exploration and production company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterling Energy (UK) Limited, has signed a Farm-out Agreement for the Production Sharing Contract of the Ambilobe Block, located offshore Madagascar, with P
Downer EDI Limited announced today that it has secured a contract with Bechtel for two electrical and instrumentation (E&I) packages for the downstream portion of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The contract, valued at approximately A$400 million, will commence onsite l
Dolphin has been awarded two additional 4D seismic contracts over producing fields in the North Sea. The contracts have been entered into with an undisclosed International Oil company. Dolphin will utilise the 3D vessel Artemis Arctic for these two surveys that are scheduled to start in April 2014.
Finnish survey company FCG (Finnish Consulting Group) Ltd. has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, U.K. The 14-meter catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. today announced that the Company has received a $2.6 million contract from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (“MES”) to provide the final design and supply of key components of a PowerBuoy system intended for deployment off the coast of Japan to demonstrate i
