2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has appointed Mark Nolet as Principal Engineer of its Houston office. Mark transferred from Acteon company, Intermoor, where he was Engineering Manager, and brings with him 18 years of offshore industry experience. He has worked in a variety of structural engineering
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District started work on four New Jersey beaches as part of previously contracted work to include renourishment for three projects and repair to one project that was damaged by Hurricane Irene. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District awar
Neptune announces the signing of a framework agreement with BP in the UK to provide subsea engineering services and support. This contract is a significant milestone for Neptune in the UK, signifying the first agreement of this kind with a major subsea operator in the region. The agreement provides
DeepOcean has been awarded extensions and additional work under long term Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) contract with Statoil. The awarded work includes a 1 year option for the Edda Fauna and a 7 months option for Edda Fonn. The award represents an addition of several hundred million kron
Ruia-owned port company Essar Ports has its hands full with expansion projects at its ports and is not looking for further expansion into new ones, its top executive said, adding that the company’s new iron-ore terminal in Orissa will be commissioned by the end of the month. “At the moment, we are n
Finland’s Cargotec has secured a new contract from an international owner for a comprehensive MacGregor module handling equipment package. The equipment is destined for an offshore vessel and is scheduled for delivery next year. It will be designed, manufactured and tested in Kristiansand, Norway, i
Dolphin Geophysical has signed a framework agreement for Offshore Marine Services with OMV Petrom SA in Romania. It was declared and acknowledged by both parties recently, that following awards elsewhere, the Dolphin vessels offered for the work in Romania were unavailable for OMV Petrom surveys thi
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and EXMAR NV today announced an agreement in principle to create a new 50/50 joint venture which will operate in the LPG Carrier segment with a primary focus on Midsize Gas Carriers. EXMAR and Teekay LNG seek to expand the joint venture by taking advantage of the current and
Clacton’s main holiday beach is getting important maintenance work carried out to the seawall. Tendring District Council (TDC) is undertaking the improvements at West Beach at the same time as drainage is being upgraded along the Lower Promenade in a similar location. The Council’s own engineering s
Allseas, a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, has awarded Veripos a further three-year contract for continuing provision of specialist GNSS positioning services for its entire fleet of vessels headed by the world’s largest pipelaying vessel, the 300m Solitaire.
The oil and gas industry has lacked adequate and transparent design practices for floating structures in ice-covered Arctic waters. Now, DNV and key industry players have developed an enhanced design framework for such structures, adapted from existing and established design practices used for open
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the start of a four-month project at the Zawtika gas field off the coast of Myanmar. Working in partnership with a major offshore construction contractor, Hallin is providing its Penrith DP2 offshore support vessel complete with a third-pa
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the commencement of a four-month project at the Zawtika gas field off the coast of Myanmar. Working in partnership with a major offshore construction contractor, Hallin is providing its Penrith DP2 offshore support vessel complete with a t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a small business contract to Baton Rouge, La.-based Quaternary Resource Investigations LLC in the estimated amount of $3 million for geotechnical services including soils investigations (core borings, soils sampling) and lab testing. Acco
