Italian oilfield services player Saipem said that two of its subsidiaries are being investigated by Brazilian administrative authority over supposed irregularities in a contract award back in 2011. The alleged irregularities include Saipem’s French and Brazilian units, who were awarded a €56-million
SunStone Ships’ latest newbuilding is scheduled for delivery from Hong Kong in September 2021.
Dolphin Drilling has elected a new chairman following the resignation of its board members and termination of the entire management team amid financial restructuring.
The City of Key West, Florida, has officially begun the sand replenishment operations on their white sandy beaches. The project started on May 21, with beach fill work on Smather’s Beach on South Roosevelt Blvd. The scheme, which is expected to last about two weeks, is a painstakingly careful projec
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS), a Norwegian geophysical services company, has given its interim chief executive officer a permanent role.
Nortek has opened a new office in Melbourne, Australia, to facilitate access to Doppler instrumentation for researchers and engineers in Australia and New Zealand. This is the company’s first office in the region, creating a strong local point of contact for sales and support, Nortek said. The Port
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and Old Dominion University (ODU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the state’s offshore wind projects. The agreement, signed between ODU President John R. Broderick and DMME Director John Warren, is based on providing research and
Carnarvon said that a new 3D seismic survey has started over the Dorado and Roc discoveries and a number of nearby prospects. Prior to the award of WA-435-P, WA-436-P, WA-437-P and WA-438-P to Carnarvon and its partner, no 3D seismic existed in these permits. Three 3D surveys were subsequently acqui
The Welsh Government is supporting marine energy developer Minesto with the award of €14.9 million of EU funding for the next phase of its tidal energy scheme in Wales. Commenting on the funding decision, Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund said: “This is a key contribution to the commercialization of ou
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.3 million to the Ohio EPA to continue restoration work at four highly contaminated sites on the Great Lakes and to coordinate the state’s management plan for Lake Erie. This EPA funding is the first installment of an approximately $3.7 million
The 158,600 dwt crude oil tanker Nordic Zenith would be chartered for a period of twelve to fifteen months.
Helix Energy Solutions has acquired a majority stake in Subsea Technologies Group Limited (STL), an Aberdeen-based subsea engineering company. STL specializes in the design and manufacture of world-class subsea pressure control equipment, including well intervention, well control and subsea control
The Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District contractor, Norfolk Dredging, began the latest work on the Pinellas County shore protection project on Monday, May 27, on Upham Beach, Florida. By Wednesday, crews had placed 23,000 cubic yards of sand on the north end of the beach, said USACE in it
Teekay Offshore Partners hired an independent legal counsel and a financial advisor to evaluate the offer.
