Offshore drilling solutions provider AGR Enhanced Drilling has further secured its position in the Caspian after BP signed a two-year contract extension with the Norwegian company. The extension, which runs from January 1, 2013 and was signed by BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd, will see Enhanced Dr
At 06:00 WST on the 2nd of August preparations were being made to sidetrack the Proteus-1ST1 borehole. Since the last update the 6-1/2” hole section was drilled from 4583 mRT to 4937 mRT. After a stuck drill string and repeated failure at recovery a decision was made to sidetrack the well. Sidetrack
Teekay LNG Partners said that it has agreed to acquire a 155,900 cubic meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier newbuilding from Awilco LNG, a Norwegian-based owner and operator of LNG carriers. The vessel, which is currently under construction by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of
Technip was awarded by Total E&P Congo an important engineering, procurement, and supply contract for the Moho Nord project, the largest development ever in the Republic of Congo, located 75 kilometers offshore Pointe Noire. The Moho Nord project consists of two developments: Moho Phase 1bis and Moh
Doedijns from the Netherlands has been awarded for the delivery of a major part of the Rig-less Intervention System for the BC-10 FPSO production facility by SBM Offshore Malaysia. Shell’s BC-10 Development in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil implemented a new method of subsea-separation and boostin
Today Van Oord announced its intention to acquire an equity stake of 10% in the Gemini offshore wind park. Yesterday, Northland Power Inc. (NPI), the Canadian producer of sustainable energy, announced that together with Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (Siemens), HVC N.V., Typhoon Offshore B.V. and Van
KKB Engineering Berhad said that it has on Thursday signed an Acceptance of Order from JGC (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. for the shop fabrication of steel structures for the proposed Petronas LNG Train 9 Project, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. The completion date for the contract shall be on 15 November 2014 wi
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management contract by Cardon IV S.A., for new production facilities for the Perla Field in the Gulf of Venezuela. Cardon IV S.A. is a joint venture company owned by Eni Ve
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has recently been awarded a new contract containing two Engineering Services scopes with BP Angola under the BP Global agreement awarded to WGK in 2007. The contract involves Subsea Operations Support: one is for work associated with the Block 18 Greater Plutonio Operations gr
Golar LNG Limited said that a firm FSRU time charter with the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, represented by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has been concluded and was executed on Wednesday. The FSRU Golar Eskimo will be moored at a purpose built structure that is to be c
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin the final stage of cleanup work on Portage Creek, which flows into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. Approximately 4,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment will be removed from the creek. EPA expects to complete the Portage Creek cleanup thi
Gladstone residents are being urged to take a last look at the East Shores waterfront this weekend before it receives a major facelift. Construction of the $45 million Gladstone Coal Exporter’s Maritime Precinct started on Monday, July 29. The major community project, which is being delivered by Wig
Octanex N.L. has been advised by Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd that the Palta-1 exploration well, operated by Shell and situated within the WA-384-P permit, has reached total depth and logging results confirm that it did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons. The well is currently being plug
Piedroba Consulting Group, a company based in Miami, Florida, announced today it has been contracted by the Miami-Dade County Seaport (PortMiami) to perform professional services on Port of Miami Deep Dredge Project. It will be Piedroba’s responsibility to provide strategic, contract administrative,
