The global move to offshore wind farm development is enabling nations to accelerate wind energy adoption while reducing reliance on land-… [mappress] Source: prminds, April 22, 2010;
The Port Authority of Zadar and the Austrian construction group Strabag signed a contract for phase II of the new Gaženica ferry terminal at Zadar, Croatia. The contract is worth € 93 million and covers maritime structures, access roads and basic infrastructure of the new terminal… [mappress] Source
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency last week issued a water quality certification to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that allows for the disposal of up to 800.000 cubic yards of dredged sediment from the Toledo Harbor into the open lake… [mappress] Source:presspublications,April 23,2010;
Although all signs point to the federal government not picking up the responsibility of dredging the Red River again after abandoning the process in the late 1990s, they are far from leaving the North Red River region high and dry when it comes to helping out with flood mitigation, according to Selk
Aban Offshore today announced that `Venture Drilling (a 50% indirect joint venture of the company) and Maersk Oil Angola (Maersk 0il) have reached a mutual agreement to amend their drilling contract relating to drillship Deep Venture, bringing the specified term of the contract to midnight of Apr. 2
Northern Offshore UK, a subsidiary of Northern Offshore, which is engaged in the provision of offshore contract drilling equipment and operating services for offshore oil and gas operators, has received a contract from Perenco UK, for the jackup Energy Enhancer. The contract is for a one-well progra
Crews searched by air and water for 11 workers still missing from the Deepwater Horizon, though one relative said family members have been told it’s unlikely anyone survived Tuesday night’s blast. Supply vessels had been shooting water into the rig try to control the flames enough to keep it afloat,
Nine major oil rig fires have killed at least two people and seriously injured 12 since 2006 in the Gulf of Mexico, a lonely, high-risk… Source: Houston Chronicle ,April 22, 2010
Somali pirates were responsible for 35 of the 67 piracy incidents reported worldwide during the first quarter of the year, said a report by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The number of incidents represents a sharp drop from the 102 attacks reported during the first quarter of last year
At approximately 10 p.m. (CST) Tuesday night, an explosion rocked Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible drilling rig in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the search continues for 11 workers still missing following what could be one of the nation’s deadliest offshor
General Electric Co., the world’s second-biggest maker of wind turbines, plans to introduce a 4 megawatt gearless wind turbine for offshore… [mappress] Source: businessweek, April 22, 2010;
MUSKEGON COUNTY — County commissioners saw a Scandia development team’s vision of Muskegon Lake as an “epicenter” for renewable energy… [mappress] Source: mlive, April 22, 2010;
Skykon has recently acquired facilities of 100,000 square metres at Lindoe Shipyard, the most advanced former shipyard in Europe, for the… [mappress] Source: ecofriendnews, April 22, 2010;
April 20, 2010 Rockwell Automation’s EtherNet/IP-based Wind Park Management solution offers a speed of response so fast that not only does it remove the need for millions of euro’s worth of capacitor banks, but it also surpasses the requirements of proposed 2013 utility-end-user requirements
