U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has notified a federal engineering agency that its plans to dredge a shoal off the St. Augustine Inlet could be linked to severe beach erosion several miles to its north in Vilano and South Ponte Vedra beaches. Nelson, D-Fla., wrote the Jacksonville district commander of the Ar
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search on Friday for 11 workers missing after an oil rig exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico earlier this week. The 11 workers — who were likely on the deck of the oil rig in the vicinity of the explosion — are presumed dead, the Coast Guard […]
Chevron Corp. announced that the Perdido deepwater project, located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, has started crude oil and natural gas production. According to a release, production from the Great White, Silvertip and Tobago fields utilizing the Perdido hub is expected to reach full capacity of 130,0
Saudi-based Shoaibi Group, a leading provider of oil and gas technology products and services, has appointed David Malone, a former Schlumberger executive, as its new chief technology officer. Malone, who has spent over 25 years at Schlumberger, will lead Shoaibi Group investment activities in oil a
As a major oil spill in waters off Louisiana tripled in size Monday, a growing task force kept trying and failing to plug a leaking well… [mappress] SanFranciscoChronicle,April 27, 2010;
Ensco plc announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has sold ENSCO 57, a F&G L-780 MOD II-C design jackup drilling rig built in the early 1980s. The sale price was approximately $47 million. As of 31 March 2010, the net book value for ENSCO 57 was approximately $30 million. The rig will be [&
A federal judge ruled that New Jersey’s lawsuit opposing dredging of the Delaware River shipping channel by the Army Corps of Engineers should be heard in the Garden State. The Corps of Engineers had sought to have the case moved to Delaware, where a judge ruled in February that the project could be
Holden Beach has received a 4,500-foot long, 150-foot wide stretch of new sand thanks to the dredging of the Lockwood Folly Inlet between Holden and Oak Island, according to Holden Beach Town Manager David Hewett… [mappress] Source:thesunnews,April 27,2010;
Today, Federal Environment Minister Dr. Norbert Röttgen together with Chief Executive Officers Dr. Werner Brinker of EWE, Dr. Wulf Bernotat of E.ON and Tuomo Hatakka of Vattenfall Europe are commissioning Germany’s first offshore wind farm during a ceremony in Norddeich. Alpha ventus is the first op
Taipei, April 27 The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced Tuesday that it will push a policy of establishing offshore wind power… [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, April 27, 2010;
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed a multi-year frame agreement with BG Norge, a subsidiary of BG Group, to provide subsea systems for offshore projects. The five-year contract includes provisions for two additional five-year extensions. The agreement also includes an immediat
Deep Down, Inc. an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, today announced that it has completed the design and has begun construction of a 3,200 metric ton Carousel System, which is scheduled for completion
The Nord Stream consortium has contracted the Dutch joint venture Boskalis-Tideway Offshore for post-lay rock placement. Work on the $133-million contract is due to start in 2011 and should be completed in 2012. Various pipelay contractors are installing the Nord Stream trunklines, which will take g
Nexans has completed a 3 million Euro contract for SBM Offshore (Single Buoy Moorings) to manufacture and supply the specialized offshore power, control and instrumentation cables for the conversion of the Espirito Santo FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel serving the BC-10 deep
